Department of Petroleum Geology
Dr. Liao Zonghu
Professor, Geomechanics
TEL: (+86)-132-6018-8886.
Address: 205 Geology Building, 18 Fuxue Rd,
Changping, Beijing 102249, China
Education
2012-2013, PhD in Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma
2011-2012, MS in Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma
2008-2010, MS student in Civil Engineering, University of Oklahoma
2004-2008, BE in Exploration, Fuzhou University
Work Experiences
2014, Research Scientist, Oklahoma Geological Survey
2013-2014, Research Associate (Post-doc), University of Oklahoma
2008-2013, Research Assistant, University of Oklahoma
Research
Faults/Fractures mechanisms, Geomechanics, Unconventionals, Earthquakes/Landslides
Courses
Geomechanics, Structure geology, Unconventional geology
Professional Affiliations
AGU/ EGU/ AAPG/ SEG/ SSA
Publications :
(Journals/Book chapters)
Liao, Z., J. Chang, and Z. Reches (2014), Fault strength evolution during high velocity friction experiments with slip-pulse and constant-velocity loading, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 406:93-101.
Liao, Z., N. Gupta, Z. Reches, and K. Marfurt (2014), Characterizing a fault-zone and associated fractures using lab experiments and attribute-based seismic analysis: an example from Woodford Shale, Anadarko basin, Oklahoma, AAPG bulletin, in preparation.
Liao, Z., and Z. Reches (2012), Modeling dynamic-weakening and dynamic-strengthening of granite fault in high-velocity slip experiments, in S. D’Amico, eds., Earthquake Research and Analysis, Rijeka, Croatia: InTech, 107-125.
Liao, Z., Y. Hong, D. Kirschbaum, R. Adler, J. Gourley, and R. Wooten (2011), Evaluation of TRIGRS’s Predictive Skill for Hurricane-triggered Landslides: A Case Study in Macon County, North Carolina, Natural Hazards., 58(1), 325-339.
Liao, Z., Y. Hong, J. Wang, H. Fukuoka, K. Sassa, D. Karnawati, and F. Fathani (2010), Prototyping an experimental early warning system for rainfall-induced landslides in Indonesia using satellite remote sensing and geospatial datasets, Landslides, 7(3): 317-324.
Liao, Z., Y. Hong, D. Kirschbaum, and C. Liu (2010), Assessment of shallow landslides from hurricane Mitch in central America using a physically based model, Environmental Earth Sciences, 66(6), 1697-1705.
Hong, Y., Z. Liao, and R. Adler (2010), Satellite Remote Sensing for Landslide Prediction, in N.B. Chang, eds., Environmental Remote Sensing and System Analysis, Taylor & Francis Group CRC press, 191-208
Liao, Z., Y. Hong, R. Adler, and D. Kirschbaum (2010) A physically based SLIDE model for landslide hazard assessments using remotely sensed data sets, in Jiang et al. eds., Geomechanics and Geotechnics From Micro to Macro, Taylor & Francis Group CRC press, 807-813
Liao, Z., Y. Hong, H. Fukuoka, K. Sassa, and D. Kirschbaum (2009), Prototyping an early warning system for rainfall-induced landslides: case studies in Java Island in Indonesia and North Carolina in USA, in Sassa K, Fukuoka H et al.,eds., Early Warning of Landslides, Springer.
(Abstracts/Presentations)
Liao, Z., P. Debapriya, Z. Reches, and K. Marfurt (2015), Analysis of a pull-apart basin and its associated fractures in the Woodford Shale, Central Oklahoma, AAPG annual meeting, Houston, 6-9 April (in preparation).
Reches, Z., Z. Liao, and J. C. Chang (2014) Earthquake energy dissipation in light of high-velocity, slip-pulse shear experiments, poster at AGU annual meeting, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 Dec.
Xiaoxue Z. Liu, Z. Liao, and Z. Reches (2014), Fracture patterns in synclinal folds, Miaofengshan, Beijing, poster at AGU annual meeting, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 Dec.
Liao, Z., J. Chang, and Z. Reches (2014), Fault strength evolution during high velocity friction experiments with slip-pulse and constant-velocity loading, poster at AGU annual meeting, San Francisco, Calif., 15 Dec.
Liao, Z., Z. Reches (2014), Frictional strength of faults during earthquake-like experiments, invited oral presentation at 1st annual World Congress of Geophysics (WCG), Taiyuan, China, 16-18 Sept.
Liao, Z., Z. Reches (2014), Frictional strength evolution during earthquake-like shear experiments, oral presentation at EGU annual meeting, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr.-02 May.
Liao, Z., J. Chang, and Z. Reches (2013), Dynamic rupture simulation with an experimentally-determined friction law leads to slip-pulse propagation, oral presentation at AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., 8-14 Dec.
Liao, Z., N. Gupta, K. Marfurt, and Z. Reches (2013), Characterizing a fault-zone and associated fractures using lab experiments and attribute-based seismic analysis: an example from Woodford Shale, Anadarko basin, Oklahoma, oral presentation at SEG annual meeting, Houston, TX, 22-27 Sept.
Liao, Z., and Z. Reches (2013), Rupture modeling by an experimental-based friction model, oral presentation at Rock Friction and Wear, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, 4-17 May.
Liao, Z., and Z. Reches (2013) Shear rupture along a fault with an experimentally-determined frictional strength, poster at 2013 SSA annual meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, 17 Apr.
Liao, Z., and Z. Reches (2013) Application of high-velocity friction experiments to the shear rupture of a fault in an elastic half-space, oral presentation at EGU annual meeting, Vienna, Austria, 07-12 Apr.
Liao, Z., and Z. Reches (2013) Earthquake rupture: Modeling with experimental-based friction law, poster at AAPG/SEG EXPO, Norman, O.K., 14-15 Mar.
Liao, Z. (2013) Shear rupture along a fault with an experimentally-determined friction strength, oral presentation at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif., 5 Feb.
Liao, Z. and Z. Reches (2013) Shear rupture along a fault with an experimentally-determined friction strength, oral presentation at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., 4 Feb.
Liao, Z., S. Kalra, J. Nordvik, and Y. Ma (2012) Geological analysis of natural fractures for horizontal well planning within Woodford Shale within central-west Oklahoma, Advanced Drilling Consortium, Norman, OK, 6 Dec.
Liao, Z., and Z. Reches (2012) Modeling dynamic Weakening-Strengthening (WEST) of a granite fault under high slip-velocity experiments, poster at AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec.
Liao, Z., and Z. Reches (2012) Dynamic fault strengthening at high-velocity shear experiments, oral presentation at Institute of Geology, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing, China, 18 May.
Liao, Z., J. Chang, Y. Boneh, X. Chen, and Z. Reches (2011) Dynamic strengthening during high velocity shear experiments with siliceous rocks, poster at AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., 5-9 Dec.
Liao, Z., Y. Hong, D. Kirschbaum, H. Fukuoka, K. Sassa, D. Karnawati, and F. Fathani (2010) Prototyping an early-warning system for rainfall-triggered landslides on a regional scale using a physical-based model and remote sensing datasets, poster at AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., 13-17 Dec.
Hong, Y., and Z. Liao (2010) Monitoring and early warning in complex terrains under changing climate, oral presentation at National Geological Engineering (ENGGEO) annual meeting, Fuzhou, China, 19 Nov.
Liao, Z., Y. Hong, R. Adler, and D. Kirschbaum (2010) A physically based SLIDE model for landslide hazard assessments using remotely sensed data sets, oral presentation at International Symposium on Geomechanics and Geotechnics: From Micro to Macro (IS-Shanghai 2010), Shanghai, China, 10 Oct.
Liao, Z., Y. Hong, H. Fukuoka, and K. Sassa (2009) Evaluation of physically-based model’s predictive skill for hurricane-triggered landslides: Case study in North Carolina and Indonesia, poster at AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 Dec.
Liao, Z., Y. Hong, H. Fukuoka, K. Sassa, D. Kirschbaum (2008) Prototyping an early warning system for rainfall-induced landslides: Case studies in Java Island in Indonesia and North Carolina in USA, oral presentation at Early Warning for Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction in the Eastern Asian Region, Kunming, China, 30 Nov.-5 Dec.
Hong, Y., J. J. Gourley, H. Vergara, Z. Liao, S. V. Cooten, and K. Kelleber (2009) Prototyping a hurricane-flood-landslide continuum prediction system: a CI-FLOW contribution to north Carolina & broader coaster regions, oral presentation at Hurricane Floyd Symposium, Greenville, N.C., 18 Sept.
