Huiming Tang

Prof. Dr. Huiming Tang

Vice-President of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)

Vice-President for China National Group of IAEG

Address: No. 388 Lumo Rd. Wuhan, Hubei, China

Tel (Fax): 86-27-67883968

E-mail: tanghm@cug.edu.cn

http://www.cug.edu.cn/info/10446/88394.htm

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since 2016-	Chair Professor, School of Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan).
Since 2007- 1994-2007	Vice-President, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan). Dean, School of Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan).
Since 1994-	Full Professor, School of Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan).
1994-1995	Research Fellow, Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College, London, UK.
1991-1994	Associate Professor, Department of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan).
1989-1990	Visiting Scholar, Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College, London, UK.
1988-1991	Lecturer, Department of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan).

HONORS AND AWARDS

Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, China, 2016.

National Science and Technology Progress Award, China, 2013.

Li Sukuang Prize for Geological Sciences, China, 2011.

Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, China, 2011.

National Teaching Master Award, 2009.

National Science and Technology Progress Award, China, 2008.

Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, China, 2003.

Special Government Allowances of the State Council, 2000.

High Level Talents of Ministry of Education, China, 1992.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Vice-President for China National Group of IAEG, since 2007.

Director of Teaching Guidance Committee of Applied Geosciences of National Ministry of Education, since 2010.

Vice-President of Ground Rock Engineering Committee of Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering, since 2011.

Vice-President of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology of Geological Society of Hubei Province, since 2008.

Vice-President of Engineering Investigation of Civil Engineering Society of Hubei Province, since 2007.

Senior Advisor of the International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction (ICGdR), since 2014.

Executive Committee member of the International University Consortium in Earth Science, since 2012.

Convener of Disciplinary Review Group of “Geological Resources and Geological Engineering” of the State Council, since 2010.

Associate Editor of ASCE Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice, since 2014.

Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Earth Science, since 2010.

SELECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS

Key Prevention Technology and Standard System of Landslide Based on the Evolution Process, National Key Research and Development Program of China (NKRD Program), 2018-2020.

Study on Evolution Process and Stability of Reservoir Landslide by Multi-dimensional Diagnosis, Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China (K-NSFC), 2013-2017.

Early Identification and Prevention of Landslide, cooperation Project with the United States, 2014-2016.

Engineering Design Code for Anti-slide Pile Treatment for Geological Hazards, funded by National Ministry of Land and Resources, 2014-2015.

Basic Terminology for the Prevention and Control of Geological Hazards, funded by National Ministry of Land and Resources, 2014-2015.

Design Code for Drainage Treatment for Geological Hazards, funded by National Ministry of Land and Resources, 2014-2015.

Basic Research on Evolution and Control of Disaster Landslide Induced by Great Engineering, National Key Basic Research Program of China ("973" Project), 2011- 2015.

Research on the Prevention and Control of Geological Hazards in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, funded by Office of the Committee of the State Council on the Construction of the Three Gorges Project, 2013-2014.

Research on the Mechanism of High-Speed and Long-Distance Landslide, funded by National Ministry of Land and Resources, 2012- 2014.

Directional Sampling of Landslides, cooperation Project with Russia, 2010-2011.

Chief scientist of the Model District of the National Comprehensive Geohazards Control in Three Gorges Area, since 2009.

Research on Formation Mechanism and Prevention of Landslides in Enshi Area, Western part of Hubei province, funded by National Ministry of Land and Resources, 2005-2007.

Engineering Geology Research on the Cooperative Working of the Upper and Lower Parts of Buildings, cooperation Project with the United Kingdom, 2004-2006.

The Establishment and Comprehensive Demonstration Study of the Experimental Site of Geohazards in Badong County, Three Gorges Reservoir area, funded by Office of the Committee of the State Council on the Construction of the Three Gorges Project, 2003-2005.

Study on Characteristics and Stability of Typical Landslides in Three Gorges Reservoir Area with NMR, General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2001-2003.

Research on Modification of Slope Rock Mass, cooperation Project with Japan, 1999-2000.

Experimental Study on Long Distance Shear of Rock Mass, cooperation Project with the United Kingdom, 1994-1996.

A Follow-up Study of HOOP Experiment, cooperation Project with the United Kingdom, 1990-1991.

PUBLICATIONS

309 ISI journal papers, including 83 indexed by SCI

[1] Tang, H.M., Zou, Z.X., Xiong, C.R., Wu, Y.P., Hu, X.L., Wang, L.Q., Lu, S., Criss, R.E. and Li, C.D., 2015. An evolution model of large consequent bedding rockslides, with particular reference to the Jiweishan rockslide in Southwest China. Engineering Geology, 186: 17-27.

[2] Tang, H.M., Hu, X.L., Xu, C., Li, C.D., Yong, R. and Wang, L.Q., 2014. A novel approach for determining landslide pushing force based on landslide-pile interactions. Engineering Geology, 182: 15-24.

[3] Tang, H.M., Li, C.D., Hu, X.L., Su, A.J., Wang, L.Q., Wu, Y.P., Criss, R., Xiong, C.R. and Li, Y.A., 2015. Evolution characteristics of the Huangtupo landslide based on in situ tunneling and monitoring. Landslides, 12(3): 511-521.

[4] Tang, H.M., Li, C.D., Hu, X.L., Wang, L.Q., Criss, R., Su, A.J., Wu, Y.P. and Xiong, C.R., 2015. Deformation response of the Huangtupo landslide to rainfall and the changing levels of the Three Gorges Reservoir. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 74(3): 933-942.

[5] Tang, H.M., Liu, X., Xiong, C.R., Wang, Z.Y. and Eldin, M., 2016. Proof of Nondeterministic Polynomial-Time Complete Problem for Soil Slope-Stability Evaluation. International Journal of Geomechanics, 16(5), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000595.

[6] Tang, H.M., Liu, X., Hu, X.L. and Griffiths, D.V., 2015. Evaluation of landslide mechanisms characterized by high-speed mass ejection and long-run-out based on events following the Wenchuan earthquake. Engineering Geology, 194: 12-24.

[7] Tang, H.M., Huang, L., Juang, C.H. and Zhang, J.R., 2017. Optimizing the Terzaghi Estimator of the 3D Distribution of Rock Fracture Orientations. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 50(8): 2085-2099.

[8] Tang, H.M., Jia, H.B., Hu, X.L., Li, D.W. and Xiong, C.R., 2010. Characteristics of Landslides Induced by the Great Wenchuan Earthquake. Journal of Earth Science, 21(1): 104-113.

[9] Tang, H.M., Yong, R. and Eldin, M., 2017. Stability analysis of stratified rock slopes with spatially variable strength parameters: the case of Qianjiangping landslide. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 76(3): 839-853.

[10] Tang, H.M., Zhang, Y.Q., Li, C.D., Liu, X.W., Wu, J.J., Chen, F., Wang, X.Y. and Yan, J.F., 2016. Development and Application of In Situ Plate-Loading Test Apparatus for Landslide-Stabilizing Pile Holes. Geotechnical Testing Journal, 39(5): 757-768.

[11] Tang, H.M., Ge, Y.F., Wang, L.Q., Yuan, Y., Huang, L. and Sun, M.J., 2012. Study on Estimation Method of Rock Mass Discontinuity Shear Strength Based on Three-Dimensional Laser Scanning and Image Technique. Journal of Earth Science, 23(6): 908-913.

[12] Tang, H.M., Huang, L., Bobet, A., EzEldin, M.A.M., Wang, L.Q., Wu, Y.P. and Hu, X.L., 2016. Identification and Mitigation of Error in the Terzaghi Bias Correction for Inhomogeneous Material Discontinuities. Strength of Materials, 48(6): 825-833.

[13] Tang, H.M., Crosta, G.B. and Wang, F.W., 2014. Special Issue on "Advances in engineering geology for landslides and slope stability problems: Part I". Engineering Geology, 182: 1-2.

[14] Tang, H.M., Yan, T.Z. and Xu, G.L., 1997. A study on the genetic relationship between ground fractures and landform in Xi'an, China. Engineering Geology and the Environment, 1-3: 1507-1510.

[15] Tang, H.M., Crosta, G.B. and Wang, F.W., 2015. Preface to Special Issue on "Advances in engineering geology for landslides and slope stability problems: Part II" Preface. Engineering Geology, 186: 1-2.

[16] Cai, Y., Tang, H.M., Wang, D.J. and Wen, T., 2018. A Method for Estimating the Surface Roughness of Rock Discontinuities. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, DOI:10.1155/2018/9835341.

[17] Lian, C., Zhu, L.Z., Zeng, Z.G., Su, Y.X., Yao, W. and Tang, H.M., 2018. Constructing prediction intervals for landslide displacement using bootstrapping random vector functional link networks selective ensemble with neural networks switched. Neurocomputing, 291: 1-10.

[18] Ma, J.W., Tang, H.M., Liu, X., Wen, T., Zhang, J.R., Tan, Q.W., Fan, Z.Q., 2018. Probabilistic forecasting of landslide displacement accounting for epistemic uncertainty: a case study in the Three Gorges Reservoir area, China. Landslides, DOI: 10.1007/s10346-017-0941-5.

[19] Tan, Q.W., Tang, H.M., Huang, L., Li, C.D. and Kou, T., 2018. LSP methodology for determining the optimal stabilizing pile location for step-shaped soil sliding. Engineering Geology, 232: 56-67.

[20] Wen, T., Tang, H.M., Ma, J.W. and Wang, Y.K., 2018. Evaluation of methods for determining crack initiation stress under compression. Engineering Geology, 235: 81-97.

[21] Wu, Q., Tang, H.M., Ma, X.H., Wu, Y.P., Hu, X.L., Wang, L.Q., Criss, R., Yuan, Y., Xu, Y.J., 2018. Identification of movement characteristics and causal factors of the Shuping landslide based on monitored displacements. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, DOI: 10.1007/s10064-018-1237-2.

[22] Zhang, Z.L., Wang, T., Wu, S.R., Tang, H.M., Liang, C.Y., 2018. Dynamics characteristic of red clay in a deep-seated landslide, Northwest China: An experiment study. Engineering Geology. DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2018.04.005.

[23] Zhang, Y.Q., Tang, H.M., Li, C.D., Lu, G.Y., Cai, Y., Zhang, J.R. and Tan, F.L., 2018. Design and Testing of a Flexible Inclinometer Probe for Model Tests of Landslide Deep Displacement Measurement. Sensors, 18(1), DOI: 10.3390/s18010224.

[24] Gong, W.P., Juang, C.H., Martin, J.R., Tang, H.M., Wang, Q.Q. and Huang, H.W., 2018. Probabilistic analysis of tunnel longitudinal performance based upon conditional random field simulation of soil properties. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 73: 1-14.

[25] Ma, J.W., Tang, H.M., Hu, X.L., Bobet, A., Yong, R. and Eldin, M., 2017. Model testing of the spatial-temporal evolution of a landslide failure. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 76(1): 323-339.

[26] Ma, J.W., Tang, H.M., Hu, X.L., Bobet, A., Zhang, M., Zhu, T.W., Song, Y.J. and Eldin, M., 2017. Identification of causal factors for the Majiagou landslide using modern data mining methods. Landslides, 14(1): 311-322.

[27] Zou, Z.X., Tang, H.M., Xiong, C.R., Su, A.J. and Criss, R.E., 2017. Kinetic characteristics of debris flows as exemplified by field investigations and discrete element simulation of the catastrophic Jiweishan rockslide, China. Geomorphology, 295: 1-15.

[28] Ma, J.W., Tang, H.M., Liu, X., Hu, X.L., Sun, M.J. and Song, Y.J., 2017. Establishment of a deformation forecasting model for a step-like landslide based on decision tree C5.0 and two-step cluster algorithms: a case study in the Three Gorges Reservoir area, China. Landslides, 14(3): 1275-1281.

[29] Wang, D.J., Tang, H.M., Zhang, Y.H., Li, C.D. and Huang, L., 2017. An improved approach for evaluating the time-dependent stability of colluvial landslides during intense rainfall. Environmental Earth Sciences, 76(8), DOI:10.1007/s12665-017-6639-0.

[30] Ge, Y.F., Tang, H.M., Eldin, M., Wang, L.Q., Wu, Q. and Xiong, C.R., 2017. Evolution Process of Natural Rock Joint Roughness during Direct Shear Tests. International Journal of Geomechanics, 17(5), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000694.

[31] Wen, T., Tang, H.M., Wang, Y.K., Lin, C.Y. and Xiong, C.R., 2017. Landslide displacement prediction using the GA-LSSVM model and time series analysis: a case study of Three Gorges Reservoir, China. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 17(12): 2181-2198.

[32] Li, C.D., Wang, X.Y., Tang, H.M., Lei, G.P., Yan, J.F. and Zhang, Y.Q., 2017. A preliminary study on the location of the stabilizing piles for colluvial landslides with interbedding hard and soft bedrocks. Engineering Geology, 224: 15-28.

[33] Zhang, G.C., Karakus, M., Tang, H.M., Ge, Y.F. and Jiang, Q.Q., 2017. Estimation of Joint Roughness Coefficient from Three-Dimensional Discontinuity Surface. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 50(9): 2535-2546.

[34] Hu, X.L., Tan, F.L., Tang, H.M., Zhang, G.C., Su, A.J., Xu, C., Zhang, Y.M. and Xiong, C.R., 2017. In-situ monitoring platform and preliminary analysis of monitoring data of Majiagou landslide with stabilizing piles. Engineering Geology, 228: 323-336.

[35] Zou, Z.X., Xiong, C.R., Tang, H.M., Criss, R.E., Su, A.J. and Liu, X., 2017. Prediction of landslide runout based on influencing factor analysis. Environmental Earth Sciences, 76(21), DOI: 10.1007/s12665-017-7075-x.

[36] Zhang, Z.L., Wang, T., Wu, S.R., Tang, H.M. and Liang, C.Y., 2017. Investigation of dormant landslides in earthquake conditions using a physical model. Landslides, 14(3): 1181-1193.

[37] Zhang, Z.L., Wang, T., Wu, S.R., Tang, H.M. and Liang, C.Y., 2017. The role of seismic triggering in a deep-seated mudstone landslide, China: Historical reconstruction and mechanism analysis. Engineering Geology, 226: 122-135.

[38] Zhang, Z.L., Wang, T., Wu, S.R., Tang, H.M. and Liang, C.Y., 2017. Seismic performance of loess-mudstone slope by centrifuge tests. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 76(2): 671-679.

[39] Zhang, Z.L., Wang, T., Wu, S.R., Tang, H.M. and Liang, C.Y., 2017. Seismic performance of loess-mudstone slope in Tianshui - Centrifuge model tests and numerical analysis. Engineering Geology, 222: 225-235.

[40] Zhang, Z.L., Wang, T., Wu, S.R., Tang, H.M., Xin, P. and Liang, C.Y., 2017. Dynamics stress-strain behavior of Tianshui soils. Landslides, 14(1): 323-335.

[41] Fan, L., Zhang, G.C., Li, B. and Tang, H.M., 2017. Deformation and failure of the Xiaochatou Landslide under rapid drawdown of the reservoir water level based on centrifuge tests. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 76(3): 891-900.

[42] Deng, Q.L., Fu, M., Ren, X.W., Liu, F.Z. and Tang, H.M., 2017. Precedent long-term gravitational deformation of large scale landslides in the Three Gorges reservoir area, China. Engineering Geology, 221: 170-183.

[43] Huang, L., Tang, H.M., Tan, Q.W., Wang, D.J., Wang, L.Q., Eldin, M., Li, C.D. and Wu, Q., 2016. A novel method for correcting scanline-observational bias of discontinuity orientation. Scientific Reports, DOI:10.1038/srep22942.

[44] Sun, M.J., Tang, H.M., Wang, M.Y., Shan, Z.G. and Hu, X.L., 2016. Creep behavior of slip zone soil of the Majiagou landslide in the Three Gorges area. Environmental Earth Sciences, 75(16), DOI: 10.1007/s12665-016-6002-x.

[45] Li, C.D., Wu, J.J., Tang, H.M., Hu, X.L., Liu, X.W., Wang, C.Q., Liu, T. and Zhang, Y.Q., 2016. Model testing of the response of stabilizing piles in landslides with upper hard and lower weak bedrock. Engineering Geology, 204: 65-76.

[46] Sun, G.H., Zheng, H., Tang, H.M. and Dai, F.C., 2016. Huangtupo landslide stability under water level fluctuations of the Three Gorges reservoir. Landslides, 13(5): 1167-1179.

[47] Wang, X.G., Hu, B., Tang, H.M., Hu, X.L., Wang, J.D. and Huang, L., 2016. A constitutive model of granite shear creep under moisture. Journal of Earth Science, 27(4): 677-685.

[48] Chen, J.J., Zeng, Z.G., Jiang, P. and Tang, H.M., 2016. Application of multi-gene genetic programming based on separable functional network for landslide displacement prediction. Neural Computing & Applications, 27(6): 1771-1784.

[49] Lian, C., Zeng, Z.G., Yao, W., Tang, H.M. and Chen, C.L.P., 2016. Landslide Displacement Prediction With Uncertainty Based on Neural Networks With Random Hidden Weights. IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 27(12): 2683-2695.

[50] Zhang, Z.L., Wang, T., Wu, S.R. and Tang, H.M., 2016. Rock toppling failure mode influenced by local response to earthquakes. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 75(4): 1361-1375.

[51] Lian, C., Chen, C.L.P., Zeng, Z.G., Yao, W. and Tang, H.M., 2016. Prediction Intervals for Landslide Displacement Based on Switched Neural Networks. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 65(3): 1483-1495.

[52] Juang, C.H., Carranza-Torres, C., Crosta, G., Dong, J.J., Gokceoglu, C., Jibson, R.W., Shakoor, A., Tang, H.M., van Asch, T.W.J. and Wasowski, J., 2016. Engineering geology - A fifty year perspective. Engineering Geology, 201: 67-70.

[53] Zhang, G.C., Tang, H.M., Xiang, X., Karakus, M. and Wu, J.P., 2015. Theoretical study of rock all impacts based on logistic curves. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 78: 133-143.

[54] Zhang, S., Tang, H.M., Zhan, H.B., Lei, G.P. and Cheng, H., 2015. Investigation of scale effect of numerical unconfined compression strengths of virtual colluvial-deluvial soil-rock mixture. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 77: 208-219.

[55] Ge, Y.F., Tang, H.M., Eldin, M., Chen, P.Y., Wang, L.Q. and Wang, J.G., 2015. A Description for Rock Joint Roughness Based on Terrestrial Laser Scanner and Image Analysis. Scientific Reports, 5, DOI: 10.1038/srep16999.

[56] Li, C.D., Wu, J.J., Tang, H.M., Wang, J., Chen, F. and Liang, D.M., 2015. A novel optimal plane arrangement of stabilizing piles based on soil arching effect and stability limit for 3D colluvial landslides. Engineering Geology, 195: 236-247.

[57] Zhang, G.C., Xie, N., Tang, H.M., Zhang, L. and Wu, J.P., 2015. Survey and cause analyses of ground surface deformation near a foundation pit slope: a case study in the Three Gorges area, China. Natural Hazards, 75(1): 13-31.

[58] Lian, C., Zeng, Z.G., Yao, W. and Tang, H.M., 2015. Multiple neural networks switched prediction for landslide displacement. Engineering Geology, 186: 91-99.

[59] Yao, W., Zeng, Z.G., Lian, C. and Tang, H.M., 2015. Training enhanced reservoir computing predictor for landslide displacement. Engineering Geology, 188: 101-109.

[60] Zhang, Z.L., Liu, G., Wu, S.R., Tang, H.M., Wang, T., Li, G.Y. and Liang, C.Y., 2015. Rock slope deformation mechanism in the Cihaxia Hydropower Station, Northwest China. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 74(3): 943-958.

[61] Chen, H.Q., Zeng, Z.G. and Tang, H.M., 2015. Landslide Deformation Prediction Based on Recurrent Neural Network. Neural Processing Letters, 41(2): 169-178.

[62] Chen, J.J., Zeng, Z.G., Jiang, P. and Tang, H.M., 2015. Deformation prediction of landslide based on functional network. Neurocomputing, 149: 151-157.

[63] Jiao, Y.Y., Tian, H.N., Wu, H.Z., Li, H.B. and Tang, H.M., 2015. Numerical and experimental investigation on the stability of slopes threatened by earthquakes. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 8(7): 4353-4364.

[64] Li, C.D., Tang, H.M., Ge, Y.F., Hu, X.L. and Wang, L.Q., 2014. Application of back-propagation neural network on bank destruction forecasting for accumulative landslides in the three Gorges Reservoir Region, China. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 28(6): 1465-1477.

[65] Liu, J.Q., Tang, H.M., Zhang, J.Q. and Shi, T.T., 2014. Glass landslide: the 3D visualization makes study of landslide transparent and virtualized. Environmental Earth Sciences, 72(10): 3847-3856.

[66] Ni, W.D., Tang, H.M., Liu, X., Yong, R. and Zou, Z.X., 2014. Dynamic Stability Analysis of Wedge in Rock Slope Based on Kinetic Vector Method. Journal of Earth Science, 25(4): 749-756.

[67] Ge, Y.F., Kulatilake, P., Tang, H.M. and Xiong, C.R., 2014. Investigation of natural rock joint roughness. Computers and Geotechnics, 55: 290-305.

[68] Jiao, Y.Y., Song, L., Tang, H.M. and Li, Y.A., 2014. Material Weakening of Slip Zone Soils Induced by Water Level Fluctuation in the Ancient Landslides of Three Gorges Reservoir. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, DOI: 10.1155/2014/202340.

[69] Jiao, Y.Y., Zhang, H.Q., Tang, H.M., Zhang, X.L., Adoko, A.C. and Tian, H.N., 2014. Simulating the process of reservoir-impoundment-induced landslide using the extended DDA method. Engineering Geology, 182: 37-48.

[70] Zhang, G.C., Karakus, M., Tang, H.M., Ge, Y.F. and Zhang, L., 2014. A new method estimating the 2D Joint Roughness Coefficient for discontinuity surfaces in rock masses. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 72: 191-198.

[71] Lian, C., Zeng, Z.G., Yao, W. and Tang, H.M., 2014. Ensemble of extreme learning machine for landslide displacement prediction based on time series analysis. Neural Computing & Applications, 24(1): 99-107.

[72] Lian, C., Zeng, Z.G., Yao, W. and Tang, H.M., 2014. Extreme learning machine for the displacement prediction of landslide under rainfall and reservoir level. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 28(8): 1957-1972.

[73] Li, C.D., Tang, H.M., Hu, X.L. and Wang, L.Q., 2013. Numerical modelling study of the load sharing law of anti-sliding piles based on the soil arching effect for Erliban landslide, China. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 17(6): 1251-1262.

[74] Lian, C., Zeng, Z.G., Yao, W. and Tang, H.M., 2013. Displacement prediction model of landslide based on a modified ensemble empirical mode decomposition and extreme learning machine. Natural Hazards, 66(2): 759-771.

[75] Hu, X.L., Tang, H.M., Li, C.D. and Sun, R.X., 2012. Stability of Huangtupo riverside slumping mass II# under water level fluctuation of Three Gorges Reservoir. Journal of Earth Science, 23(3): 326-334.

[76] Li, C.D., Hu, X.L., Tang, H.M., Fan, F.S. and Wang, L.Q., 2012. Evaluation and Control Study on Reservoir Bank Landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region, China. Disaster Advances, 5(4): 1501-1507.

[77] Wang, L.Q., Kulatilake, P., Tang, H.M. and Liang, Y., 2012. Stability Evaluation of Yujian River Dam Site Diversion Tunnel Perimeter using Block Theory Analyses. Disaster Advances, 5(4): 622-630.

[78] Kulatilake, P., Wang, L.Q., Tang, H.M. and Liang, Y., 2011. Evaluation of rock slope stability for Yujian River dam site by kinematic and block theory analyses. Computers and Geotechnics, 38(6): 846-860.

[79] Wu, Q., Kulatilake, P. and Tang, H.M., 2011. Comparison of rock discontinuity mean trace length and density estimation methods using discontinuity data from an outcrop in Wenchuan area, China. Computers and Geotechnics, 38(2): 258-268.

[80] Zhang, G.C., Xiang, X. and Tang, H.M., 2011. Time Series Prediction of Chimney Foundation Settlement by Neural Networks. International Journal of Geomechanics, 11(3): 154-158.

[81] Li, C.D., Tang, H.M., Hu, X.L., Li, D.M. and Hu, B., 2009. Landslide prediction based on wavelet analysis and cusp catastrophe. Journal of Earth Science, 20(6): 971-977.

[82] Liu, G.R., Zhang, H.T. and Tang, H.M., 2007. The multiple geoscience-effect of the collision of a celestial body with the earth. Journal of China University of Geosciences, 18: 230-230.

[83] Yan, T.Z., Yang, S.N., Tang, H.M. and Yan, L., 1997. 'Easy sliding theory' and prognoses with Poisson or binomial distribution of landslides. Engineering Geology and the Environment, 1-3: 1137-1142.