Publications

Li, L. (2014) A generalized solution for mining backfill design. ASCE International Journal of Geomechanics (available online).

Li, L. (2014) An analytical solution for determining the required strength of a side-exposed mine backfill containing a plug. Canadian Geotechnical Journal (available online).

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (2014) A modified solution to assess the required strength of backfill in mine stopes. Elsevier International Journal of Mining Science and Technology (in press).

Li, L., Aubertin, J.D., Dubé, J.-S. (2014) Stress distribution in a cohesionless backfill poured in a silo. The Open Civil Engineering Journal 8: 1-8.

El Mkadmi, N., Aubertin, M.,Li, L. (2014) Effect of drainage and sequential filling on the behavior of backfill in mine stopes. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 51(1): 1-15.

Li, L. (2013) A new concept of backfill design — Application of wick drains in backfilled stopes. Elsevier International Journal of Mining Science and Technology 23(5): 763-770.

Li, L. (2013) A simple solution to assess pore-water pressure in barricades made of waste rock. CIM Journal 4(1): 53-60.

Li, L. (2013) Application of wick drains in backfilled stopes for accelerating the drainage. Proceedings of the 23rd World Mining Congress, 11-15 August 2013, Montreal. CIM.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (2013) Recent solutions to evaluate the required strength of cemented backfill. Proceedings of the 23rd World Mining Congress, 11-15 August 2013, Montreal. CIM.

Li, L., Alvarez, I.C., Aubertin, J.D. (2013) Self-weight consolidation of a slurried deposition: Tests and interpretation. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering 7(2): 205-213.

Li, L., Dubé, J.-S., Aubertin, M. (2013) An extension of Marston’s solution for estimating stresses in trenches with inclined walls. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 31:1027-1039.

Li, L., Aubertin, M., El Mkadmi, N., Jahanbakhshzadeh, A. (2013) An evaluation of influence factors that affect pressures in backfilled trenches. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris 2013. (article evaluated by CGS committee and ICSMGE committee, accepted and included in the Proceedings).

Li, L. (2012) Beneficial experience from teaching and education to research and development. Creative Education 3(7B): 148-153.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (2012) A modified solution to assess the required strength of exposed backfill in mine stopes. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 49(8): 994-1002.

Li, L., Aubertin, J.D., Dubé, J.-S. (2012) Pressure measurement in a silo backfilled with a cohesionless soil. The 2012 International Conference on Geomechanics and Engineering (ICGE’12)/The 2012 World Congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental, and Materials Research (ACEM’12), 26-29 August 2012, Seoul, Korea, pp. 1921-1933.

Li, L., Dubé, J.-S., Zangeneh-Madar, Z. (2012) Estimation of total and effective stresses in trenches with inclined walls. International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering 6(4): 525-538.

Aubertin, M., Li, L., El Mkadmi, N., Jahanbakhshzadeh, A., Bussière, B. (2011) Analyse de la réponse des remblais formés de rejets miniers pour la conception sécuritaire des chantiers et barricades. Symposium 2011 sur l’environnement et les mines, 6-9 novembre 2011, Rouyn-Noranda, Qc, Canada. CIM.

El Mkadmi, N., Aubertin, M., Li, L. (2011) The effect of transient drainage on the stress state in backfilled mine stopes. 2011 Pan-Am CGS Geotechnical Conference, 2-6 October 2011, Toronto.

El Mkadmi, N., Aubertin, M., Li, L. (2011) Numerical analysis of the early response of paste backfill in a vertical stope. Mines without borders, CIM Conference & Exhibition, 22-25 May 2011, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (2011) Limit equilibrium analysis for the design of backfilled stope barricades made of waste rock. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 48(11): 1713-1728.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (2010) An analytical solution for the nonlinear distribution of effective and total stresses in vertical backfilled stopes. Geomechanics and Geoengineering: An International Journal 5(4): 237 — 245.

Li, L., Aubertin, M., Shirazi, A. (2010) Implementation and application of a new elasto-plastic model based on a multiaxial criterion to assess the stress state near underground openings. ASCE International Journal of Geomechanics 10(1): 13-21.

Saleh-Mbemba, F., Aubertin, M., Mbonimpa, M., Li, L. (2010) A new testing procedure to assess shrinkage of paste tailings. Paste 2010: Proceedings of the 13th International Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings, 3-6 May 2010, Toronto.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (2009) An elastoplastic evaluation of the stress state around cylindrical openings based on a closed multiaxial yield surface. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics 33(2): 193-213.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (2009) Horizontal pressure on barricades for backfilled stopes. Part I: Fully drained conditions. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 46(1): 37-46.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (2009) Horizontal pressure on barricades for backfilled stopes. Part II: Submerged conditions. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 46(1): 47-56.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (2009) A three-dimensional analysis of the total and effective stresses in submerged backfilled stopes. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 27(4): 559–569.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (2009) Influence of water pressure on the stress state in stopes with cohesionless backfill. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 27(1): 1-11.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (2009) Numerical investigation of the stress state in inclined backfilled stopes. International Journal of Geomechanics 9(2): 52-62.

Li, L., Ouellet, S., Aubertin, M. (2009) A method to evaluate the size of backfilled stope barricades made of waste rock. GeoHalifax2009: 62nd Canadian Geotechnical Conference and 10th Joint CGS/ IAH-CNC Groundwater Specialty Conference, 20-24 September 2009, Halifax, Nova Scotia, pp. 497-503.

Li, L., Ouellet, S., Aubertin, M. (2009) An improved definition of rock quality designation, RQD_c. Rock Engineering in Difficult Conditions: Proceedings of the 3rd Canada-US Rock Mechanics Symposium, 9-15 May 2009, Toronto, M. Diederichs, G. Grasselli (eds.). pp. 107-108 (full paper on CD-ROM).

Aubertin, M., Li, L., Belem, T., Simon, R. (2008) Évaluation des pressions dans les chantiers remblays et sur les barricades. Symposium 2008 sur l'environnement et les mines, 2-5 novembre 2008, Rouyn-Noranda, Canada. CIM.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (2008) An improved analytical solution to estimate the stress state in sub-vertical backfilled stopes. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 45(10): 1487-1496.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (2008) An investigation of the stress state in inclined backfilled stopes using FLAC-2D. Technical report EPM-RT-2008-01, École Polytechnique de Montréal.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (2007) An improved method for estimating the stress state in sub-vertical backfilled stopes. Proceedings of 60th Canadian Geotechnical Conference and the 8th Joint CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater Conference, 21-24 October 2007, Ottawa, pp. 2199-2206.

Li, L., Aubertin, M., Shirazi, A., Belem, T., Simon, R. (2007) Stress distribution in inclined backfilled stopes. 9th International Symposium in Mining with Backfill, April 29-May 2, 2007, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM).

Li, L., Aubertin, M., Simon, R., Deng, D., Labrie, D. (2007) Influence of scale on the uniaxial compressive strength of brittle rock. Rock Mechanics: Meeting Society's Challenges and Demands, Eberhardt, E., Stead, D., Morrison, T. (eds.). Taylor & Francis, vol. 1, pp. 785-792.

Simon, R., Deng, D., Aubertin, M., Li, L. (2006) Investigation of scale effects in hard rocks. Sea to Sky Geotechnique 2006: Proceedings of 59th Canadian Geotechnical Conference and 7th Joint CGS/IAH Groundwater Specialty Conference, 1-4 October 2006, Vancouver, BC, Canada, pp. 504-509.

Li, L., Aubertin, M., Belem, T. (2005) Formulation of a three dimensional analytical solution to evaluate stress in backfilled vertical narrow openings. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 42(6): 1705-1717 (with Erratum 2006;43(3): 338-339).

Li, L., Aubertin, M., Simon, R., Bussière, B. (2005) Formulation and application of a general inelastic locus for geomaterials with variable porosity. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 42(2): 601–623.

Aubertin, M., Li, L., Belem T., Simon R., Harvey, A., James, M., Benzaazoua, M., Bussière, B. (2005) Présentation invitée: Méthodes d’estimation des pressions induites dans les chantiers remblayés. Compte-rendu : Symposium Rouyn-Noranda: L’Environnement et les Mines, 15-18 mai 2005, Rouyn-Noranda, Canada. CIM.

Li, L., Aubertin, M., Belem, T. (2005) Development of a 3D analytical solution to evaluate stresses in backfilled vertical openings. Technical report EPM-RT-2005-04, École Polytechnique de Montréal.

Aubertin, M., Li, L. (2004) A porosity-dependent inelastic criterion for engineering materials. International Journal of Plasticity 20(12): 2179-2208 (un des 25 plus souvent consultés dans le domaine de l’année 2004).

Li, L., Cornet, F.H. (2004) Three dimensional consideration of flat jack tests. International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences 41(Supplement 1): 255-260.

James, M., Li, L., Aubertin, M. (2004) Evaluation of the earth pressures in backfilled stopes using limit equilibrium analysis. 57th Canadian Geotechnical Conference and the 5th joint CGS-IAH Conference, 24-27 October 2004, Quebec City, Session 6F, pp. 33-40.

Li, L., Aubertin, M., Belem, T., Simon, R., James, M., Bussière, B. (2004) A 3D analytical solution for evaluating earth pressures in vertical backfilled stopes. Proceedings of 57th Canadian Geotechnical Conference and the 5th joint CGS-IAH Conference, 24-27 October 2004, Quebec City, Session 6F, pp. 41-48.

Cornet, F.H., Li, L., Hulin, J.-P., Ippolito, I., Kurowski, P. (2003) The hydromechanical behaviour of a fracture: an in situ experimental case study. International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences 40: 1257–1270.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (2003) A general relationship between porosity and uniaxial strength of engineering materials. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 30(4): 644–658.

Aubertin, M., Li, L. (2003) A unified multiaxial formulation to describe yielding, plastic potential, and limit states of engineering materials. Dislocations, Plasticity and Metal Forming: Proceedings of PLASTICITY'03: 10th Int. Symp. Plasticity and its Current Applications, A.A. Khan, R. Kazmi, J. Zhou (eds.), pp. 570-572. Maryland: NEAT Press.

Aubertin, M., Li, L., Arnoldi S., Belem T., Bussière, B., Benzaazoua, M., Simon, R. (2003) Interaction between backfill and rock mass in narrow stopes. Soil and Rock America 2003: Proceedings of 12th Panamerican Conf. Soil Mech. Geotech. Eng. and 39th U.S. Rock Mech. Symp., 22-26 June 2003, Cambridge, Mass., P.J. Culligan, H.H. Einstein, A.J. Whittle (eds.), vol. 1, pp. 1157-1164. VERLAG GÜCKAUF GMBH (VGE), ESSEN.

Li, L., Aubertin M., Simon, R., Bussière, B., Belem, T. (2003) Modeling arching effects in narrow backfilled stopes with FLAC. Proceedings of 3rd International Symposium on FLAC and FLAC3D Numerical Modeling in Geomechanics, R. Brummer, P. Andreux, C. Detournay, R. Hart (eds.), Sudbury, pp. 211-219. A.A.Balkema Publishers.

Aubertin, M., Li, L., Simon, R., Bussière, B. (2003) Un critère de plasticité et de rupture pour les géomatériaux à porosité variable. 56th Annual Canadian Geotechnical Conference and 4th Joint IAH-CNC and CGS Groundwater Specialty Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 29 September –1 October 2003. Comptes-Rendus sur CD-ROM, 9p.

Aubertin, M., Li, L., Simon, R., Bussière, B. (2003) A general plasticity and failure criterion for materials of variable porosity. Rapport Technique EPM-RT-2003-11, École Polytechnique de Montréal.

Aubertin, M., Li, L., Simon, R., Bussière, B. (2003) Un critère de plasticité et de rupture pour les matériaux à porosité variable. Rapport Technique EPM-RT-2003-06, École Polytechnique de Montréal.

Aubertin, M., Li, L., Arnoldi, S., Belem, T., Bussière, B., Benzaazoua, M., Simon, R. (2003) Modélisation numérique des interactions entre le remblai minier et le massif rocheux de chantiers étroits remblayés. Compte-rendu : 18e Colloque en Contrôle de Terrain, Val-d'Or, QC, 18-19 mars 2003. Association Minière du Québec.

Aubertin, M., Bussière, B., Bernier, L., Chapuis, R., Julien, M., Belem, T., Simon, R., Mbonimpa, M., Benzaazoua, M., Li, L. (2002) La gestion des rejets miniers dans un contexte de développement durable et de protection de l'environnement. Proceedings of Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, Montréal, Québec, Canada, 5-8 June 2002. Paper No.GE-045 /Article No. GE-045.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (2002) A crack-induced stress approach to describe the tensile strength of transversely isotropic rocks. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 39(1): 1–13.

Aubertin M., Li, L., Simon R. (2002) Effet de l’endommagement sur la stabilité des excavations souterraines en roche dure. IRSST, Montréal, R-312 (ISBN 2-551-21632-x).

Aubertin, M., Li, L., Simon, R. (2001) Evaluating the large scale strength of rock mass with the MSDPu criterion. DC Rocks 2001: Rock Mechanics in the National Interest - Proceedings, 38th US Rock Mechanics Symposium, 7-10 July 2001, Washington, DC., D. Elsworth, J.P. Tinucci, K.A. Heasley (eds.), vol. 2, pp. 1209-1216. Lisse: A.A. Balkema.

Li, L., Aubertin, M., Simon, R. (2001) Stability analyses of underground openings using a multiaxial failure criterion with scale effects. Frontiers of Rock Mechanics and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century - Proceedings of the 2nd Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium, 11-14 September 2001, Beijing, China, S. Wang, B. Fu, Z. Li (eds), pp. 251-256. Lisse: A.A.Balkema.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. Simon, R. (2000) Analyses de la stabilité d'un tunnel non supporté avec un nouveau critère de rupture multiaxial. Journal of Canadian Tunnelling 2000: 119-130.

Li, L., Gamache, M., Aubertin, M. (2000) Parameter determination for nonlinear stress criteria using a simple regression tool. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 37: 1332-1347.

Aubertin, M., Li, L., Simon, R. (2000) A multiaxial criterion for short term and long term strength of rock media. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 37: 1169-1193.

Li, L., Aubertin, M., Simon, R. (2000) Maximum and minimum horizontal stress evaluation based on the geometry of a single borehole breakout. Proceedings, 4th North America Rock Mechanics Symposium, 31 July – 3 August 2000, Seattle, Wash., J. Girard, M. Liebman, C. Breeds, T. Doe (eds), pp. 865-871. Rotterdam: A.A.Balkema.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (2000) Un critère de rupture multiaxial pour les roches avec une anisotropie planaire. Proceedings, 52nd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, 15-18 October 2000, Montreal, Quebec, vol. 1, pp. 357-364. CGS.

Aubertin, M., Li, L., Simon, R., Khalfi, S. (1999) Formulation and application of a short-term strength criterion for isotropic rocks. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 36: 947-960.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (1999) Estimation des contraintes dans les roches à partir de l'écaillage autour de trous de forage. Revue Française de Géotechnique 89: 3-11.

Aubertin M., Li, L., Simon, R., Khalfi, S. (1999) A unified representation of the damage and failure criteria for rocks and rock masses. Proceedings, 9th International Congress on Rock Mechanics, 25-28 August 1999, Paris, G. Vouille, P. Berest (eds), vol. 2, pp. 843-848. Rotterdam: A.A.Balkema.

Li, L., Aubertin, M., Simon, R. (1999) A multiaxial failure criterion with time and size effects for intact rock. Rock Mechanics for Industry: Proceedings, 37th US Rock Mechanics Symposium, 6-9 June 1999, Vail, Amadei, Kranz, Scott, Smeallie (eds), vol. 2, pp. 653-659. Rotterdam: A.A.Balkema.

Li, L., Aubertin, M., Simon, R. (1999) Stability analyses of underground openings using a multiaxial failure criterion. Geo-Engineering for Underground Facilities: Proceedings, 3rd National Conference of the Geo-Institute of ASCE, 13-17 June 1999, Urbana-Champaign, Fernandez, Bauer (eds), pp. 471-482. ASCE.

Li, L., Aubertin, M. (1999) Evaluation of in situ stresses based on analysis of borehole breakouts in rocks. Proceedings, 52nd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, 25-27 October 1999, Regina, Saskatchewan, pp. 593-599. Richmond: BiTech Publishers.

Aubertin, M., Julien, M.R., Li, L. (1998) Keynote lecture: The semi-brittle behavior of low porosity rocks. Proceedings, 3rd North America Rock Mechanics Symposium, 3-5 June 1998, Cancun, vol. 2, pp. 65-90. SMMR/ICA/ISRM.