Wenbin XUis an associate professor working at the China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing). He is born in in 1985, Jiangxi Province, China, W.B. Xu received his BA, MA and P.h.D (MiningEngineering) at Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing in 2008, 2010 and 2013. He served as an Associate Professor at School of Energy and Mining Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing since 2013, and also as a visiting scholar at University of Ottawa (Canada). Xu has extensive experience on a range of mining projects, and has taken more than 20 researchand mining projects in China. His research interests include CPB technology, analysis of slope stability, mine waste disposal, ground control in coal mining, etc. Dr. Xu has authored 2 books and over 50 refereed journal papers, including selected 10 papers as follows:

[1] Wenbin Xu, Wei Chen, Mingming Tian, Lijie Guo. Effect of temperature on time-dependent rheological and compressive strength of fresh cemented paste backfill containingflocculants, Construction and Building Materials, 2021,267,121038.

[2] Wenbin Xu, Yalun Zhang, Xiaohua Zuo, Ming Hong. Time-dependent rheological and mechanical properties of silica fume modified cemented tailings backfill in low temperature environment, Cement, Concrete and Composites, 2020,114,103804.

[3] Wenbin Xu, Yalun Zhang, Bin Liu. Influence of silica fume and low curing temperature on mechanical property of cemented tailings backfill, Construction and Building Materials, 2020, 254, 119305.

[4] Wenbin Xu, Qianlong Li. Coupledeffect of curing temperature and curing age on compressive strength, microstructure evolution and failure pattern of cemented tailings backfill, Construction and Building Materials, 2020,237:117738.

[5] Wenbin Xu, Mingming Tian, Qianlong Li. Time-dependent rheological properties and mechanical performance of fresh cemented tailings backfill containing flocculants [J]. Minerals Engineering, 2020, 145:106064.

[6] Wenbin Xu, Qianlong Li, Yalun Zhang. Influence of temperature on compressive strength, microstructure properties and failure pattern of fiber-reinforced cemented tailings backfill [J]. Construction and Building Materials, 2019 (222)776-785.

[7] Wenbin Xu, Yang Cao, Binghua Liu. Strength efficiency evaluation of cemented tailings backfill with different stratified structures [J]. Engineering structure, 2019,180：18-28.

[8] Wenbin Xu, Peiwang Cao.Fracture behaviour of cemented tailing backfill with pre-existing crack and thermal treatment under three-point bending loading: experimental study and particle flow code simulation [J]. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2018, 195(5)129-141.

[9] Wenbin Xu, Xichun Tian, Peiwang Cao.Assessment of hydration process and mechanical properties of cemented paste backfill by electrical resistivity measurement [J].Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 2018, 33(2)198-212.

[10] Xu Wenbin, Wang Xiaochun.Effect of freeze-thaw cycles on mechanical strength and microstructure of silty clay in the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, Journal of Cold Regions Engineering, 2022, 36(1):04021018.

Contact: Dr. Wenbin XU, Associate Professor

School of Energy and Mining Engineering

China University of Mining and Technology- Beijing

Xueyuan Road D11, Beijing 100083, PR China

Tel: +86-18612987658

E-mail:xuwb08@163.com and xuwenbin@cumtb.edu.cn