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Li Li
BScA (North China U Sci Techno), MScA (CIMR), PhD (IPGP-Paris 7)
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Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering
Phone: (514) 340-4711 Ext. 2408 Fax: (514) 340-3981 Room: A-353
Areas of expertise
Geotechnical engineering (including engineering geology) Mining engineering Rock mechanics
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Research interests and affiliations

Research interests
  • Geotechnical engineering (rock, soil and backfill mechanics; foundations)
  • Numerical modeling (mining and civil)
  • Analytical solution development (mining and civil)
  • Stability analysis of slopes
  • Stress estimation in backfilled openings (backfilled stope, civil trenches, powder silos)
  • Elasto-plastic analysis of underground structures (tunnels, boreholes, drifts and stopes).
Affiliation(s)
Expertise type(s) (NSERC subjects)
  • 1002 Geotechnical engineering (including engineering geology)
  • 1401 Mining engineering
  • 1403 Rock mechanics

Publications

Recent publications
Journal article
Deiminiat, A., Li, L. & Zeng, F. (2022). Experimental Study on the Minimum Required Specimen Width to Maximum Particle Size Ratio in Direct Shear Tests. CivilEng, 3(1), 66-84. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3390/civileng3010005
Journal article
Zeng, F., Li, L., Aubertin, M. & Simon, R. (2022). Implementation of the non-associated elastoplastic MSDPu Model in FLAC3D and application for stress analysis of backfilled stopes. Processes, 10(6), 22 pages. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10061130
Journal article
Zhou, S. & Li, L. (2022). Numerical Investigation on the Impact of Tailings Slurry on Catch Dams Built at the Downstream of a Breached Tailings Pond. Processes, 10(5), 19 pages. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10050898
Journal article
Wang, R. & Li, L. (2022). Time-Dependent Stability Analyses of Side-Exposed Backfill Considering Creep of Surrounding Rock Mass. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 25 pages. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-022-02776-0
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Biography

Dr. Li is a registered engineer in Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ). He obtained a bachelor degree and a M.Sc.A. degree both in mining engineering in China, and a doctorate degree in France.

Dr. Li has been working in geotechnical engineering for many years. He passed about 4 years as post-doc and 7 years as Research Associate in geomechanics at Polytechnique Montréal. After then, he passed two years in Genivar (now WSP) as consulting engineer in geotechnics. From 2010 to 2012, he was an Associate Professor in geotechnics at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS). Since 2012, he becomes Associate Professor in mining engineering at Polytechnique Montréal.

Dr Li is interested in several fields in geotechnical engineering (rock and soil mechanics). Since last ten years, he is particularly active in research on mine backfilled stopes for estimating the stresses in backfilled stopes and pressures on backfill barricades, sizing barricades made of waste rock, and assessing the required strength of cemented backfill with exposed faces.

Currently, he is Guest Editor of  a Special Issue entitled "Experimental Works in Geotechnical Engineering: Challenges on Innovation and Reliability" for the open access journal Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; Impact Factor=2.838). More information can be found at:  https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/special_issues/3A0120HY87

Teaching

  • MIN3116 Underground Mining Methods  (Person in charge and teacher)
  • MIN4966 Integrator Projet 4 (Person in charge, coordinator and teacher)
  • GML6003 Seminar of geomaterials (in part)
  • GML6603 Mining Backfill (Coordinator since winter 2013)
  • GML6953B/GML8301 Underground mining methods with backfill (created and given for ths first time in Winter 2017).

Méritas. Pr. Li is delighted to be awarded the Meritas at the "Soirée Méritas" held on April 4, 2016.

Supervision at Polytechnique

IN PROGRESS

  • Post-doctoral fellowship (1)

    • Yang, Pengyu. Study of the hydrogeotechnical behavior of in-pit tailings and their interaction with the contact structures.

COMPLETED

  • Ph.D. Thesis (8)

    • Deiminiat, A. (2022). Evaluating Hydro-Mechanical Properties of Waste Rocks by Considering Scale Effect (Ph.D. Thesis, Polytechnique Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/10263/
    • Wang, R. (2021). Numerical Analyses of the Stability and Geomechanical Behavior of Side-exposed Backfill Associated with Closure of Rock Walls (Ph.D. Thesis, Polytechnique Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/9961/
    • Zhai, Y. (2021). Design of Barricades Made of Waste Rocks for Backfilled Stopes (Ph.D. Thesis, Polytechnique Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/9991/
    • Jaouhar, E.M. (2019). Études analytiques, numériques et expérimentales pour évaluer les contraintes et les pressions dans les chantiers remblayés et sur les barricades (Ph.D. Thesis, Polytechnique Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/5219/
    • Zheng, J. (2018). Numerical, Analytical and Experimental Studies of the Hydrogeotechnical Behaviors of Slurried Materials (Ph.D. Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/3760/
    • Jahanbakhshzadeh, A. (2016). Analyse du comportement géomécanique des remblais miniers dans des excavations souterraines inclinées (Ph.D. Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/2259/
    • Yang, P. (2016). Investigation of the geomechanical behavior of mine backfill and its interaction with rock walls and barricades (Ph.D. Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/2388/
    • Falaknaz, N. (2014). Analysis of the Geomechanical Behavior of Two Adjacent Backfilled Stopes Based on Two and Three Dimensional Numerical Simulations (Ph.D. Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/1610

  • Master's Thesis (9)

    • Chai, S. (2020). Analytical and Numerical Studies on the Stresses in Backfilled Stopes and the Stability of Side-Exposed Backfill in Inclined Stopes (Master's Thesis, Polytechnique Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/5222/
    • Keita, A.M.T. (2020). Analyse numérique des mécanismes de rupture critiques des semelles en remblai cimenté excavées à la base en plusieurs séquences (Master's Thesis, Polytechnique Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/5220/
    • Qin, J. (2020). Analytical and Experimental Evaluation of the Settlement and Volume Variation of Tailings Slurry Deposited in Containment Structures (Master's Thesis, Polytechnique Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/5247/
    • Dalcé, J.B. (2018). Étude expérimentale des propriétés géotechniques d'un remblai hydraulique en lien avec la ségrégation des particules (Master's Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/3784/
    • Pagé, P. (2018). Évaluation numérique de la stabilité des chantiers : contraintes élastiques autour des chantiers et résistance nécessaire des piliers-semelles en remblai cimenté (Master's Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/3180/
    • Tardif-Drolet, M. (2018). Encadrement législatif et réglementaire de la valorisation des résidus miniers hors site au Québec (Master's Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/3792/
    • Oulbacha, Z. (2014). Analyse numérique de la stabilité des piliers-dalles en remblai cimenté : une vérification des modèles de Mitchell (Master's Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/1584
    • Sobhi, M.A. (2014). Analyse numérique visant l'évaluation du coefficient de pression des terres et des contraintes dans des chantiers remblayés au-dessus d'un pilier-dalle (Master's Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/1575
    • El Mkadmi, N. (2012). Simulations du comportement géotechnique des remblais dans les chantiers miniers: effets du drainage et de la consolidation (Master's Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/781