Journal Papers:

1. Liu, A., Kwok, C. Y., Li, W., Cheung, K. T., Wong, P. C., Kwan, S. H., & Tang, P. H. (2025). The effectiveness of waste ash in stabilizing different host materials. Construction and Building Materials, 493, 143027. 

2. Dai, Q., Duan, K., & Kwok, C. Y.* (2025). Fully coupled implicit hydro-mechanical multiphase flow simulation in deformable porous media using DEM. Journal of Computational Physics, 114253.

3. Shao, Y., Yang, Y., Ng, S. T., Xing, J., & Kwok, C. Y. (2025). Revelation and Enhancement for Pedestrian Evacuation at Metro Station: Metamodeling-Based Simulation Optimization Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 151(2), 04024198.

4. Liu, A. S., Li, W., & Kwok, C. Y.* (2025). Seawater effects on ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS)-stabilized marine deposits in land reclamation. Acta Geotechnica, 1-17.

5. Ke, F., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Duan, K. (2025). Impact of intergranular bonds on morphology transition of two-phase fluid-induced deformation. Physical Review Fluids, 10(1), 013902.

6. Sun, Y., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Duan, K. (2025) Thermal effect on long-term behaviors of rocks: a DEM Study. Computers and Geotechnics,  177, 106839. 

7. Ke, F., Dai, Q., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Duan, K. (2024). Visualization and characterization of capillary-to-viscous transition in fluid-induced granular deformation. Physics of Fluids, 36(12).

8. Shao, Y., Ng, S. T.*, Xing, J., Zhang, Y., Kwok, C. Y., & Cheng, R. (2024). Dynamic station criticality assessment of urban metro networks considering predictive passenger flow. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 154, 106088. 

9. Wang, Z., Peng, J., Kwok, F. C., Xu, C., Wang, L., & Dai, B. (2024). Numerical simulation of failure and micro-cracking behavior of non-persistent rock joint under direct shear. Engineering Geology, 342, 107760.

10. Shi, A. N., Yang, G. C., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Jiang, M. J. (2024). Enhanced mobility of granular avalanches with fractal particle size distributions: Insights from discrete element analyses. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 642, 118835. (Nature Index Journal)

11. Sun, Y., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Duan, K. (2024). Rate effect of rocks: Insights from DEM modeling. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 181, 105857.

12. Sun, Y., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Duan, K. (2024). Size effects on crystalline rock masses: Insights from grain-based DEM modeling. Computers and Geotechnics, 171, 106376.

13. Gao, D., Peng, J*., Kwok, F. C., Wang, H., & Wang, L. (2024). Influence of Intermediate Principal Stress on Mechanical and Failure Properties of Anisotropic Sandstone. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 1-18.

14. Liu, A. S., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Li, W. (2024).  Low carbon stabilization of Hong Kong marine deposits by sewage sludge ash for land reclamation. Journal of Cleaner Production, 142110.

15. Li, W., & Kwok, C. Y.* (2024). Engineering behaviour of in situ cored deep cement mixed marine deposits subjected to undrained and drained shearing. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 16(5), 1749-1760.

16. Dao, J., Ng, S. T.*, & Kwok, C. Y. (2024). Interlinking BIM and GIS data for a semantic pedestrian network and applications in high-density cities. Developments in the Built Environment, 100367.

17. Yang, G. C., Qiao, F., Lu, Y., Yao, Q. H., & Kwok, C. Y. (2024). Discrete element modeling of rock-filled gabions under successive boulder impacts. Computers and Geotechnics, 167, 106092.

18. Liu, A., Kwok, C., Li, W., & Jiang, M. (2023). Strain rate effects on intact deep-sea sediments under different confining pressures and overconsolidation ratios. Engineering Geology, 327, 107357.

19. Yang, G., Huang, Y., Lu, Y., Kwok, C.*, Sobral, Y., & Yao, Q. (2023). Frictional boundary condition for lattice Boltzmann modelling of dense granular flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 973, A21.

20. Li, W., Liu, A. S., Kwok, C. Y.*, Sit, C. Y., & Shiu, H. K. (2023). Mechanical behaviour of Hong Kong marine deposits stabilized with high content of coal fly ash. Construction and Building Materials, 392, 131837.

21. Huo, Y.F. Leung*, Kwok, C. Y. (2023) Micro-mechanical perspective on the role of particle shape in shearing of sands. Canadian Geotechnical Journal,  60(10): 1515-1531.

22. Yang, G., Yang, S., Jing, L., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Sobral, Y. D. (2023) Efficient Lattice Boltzmann Simulation of Free-Surface Granular Flows with Μ (I)-Rheology. Journal of Computational Physics, 479, 111956.

23. Yao, T., Yang, H., Lourenço, S. D.*, Baudet, B. A., & Kwok, C. Y. (2022). Multi-scale particle morphology evolution in rotating drum tests: Role of particle shape and pore fluid. Engineering Geology, 106669.

24. Yang, G. C., Jing, L., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Sobral, Y. D. (2021). Size effects in underwater granular collapses: Experiments and coupled lattice Boltzmann and discrete element method simulations. Physical Review Fluids, 6(11), 114302.

25. Duan, K., Li, X., Kwok, C. Y., Zhang, Q.*, & Wang, L. (2021). Modeling the orientation-and stress-dependent permeability of anisotropic rock with particle-based discrete element method. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 147, 104884.

26. Meng, Y., Primkulov, B. K., Yang, Z., Kwok, C. Y., & Juanes, R.* (2020). Jamming transition and emergence of fracturing in wet granular media. Physical Review Research, 2(2), 022012.

27. Huang, X., Liu, W., Zhang, Z.*, Zhuang, Q., Zhu, Y., Wang, Q., Kwok, C. Y. & Wang, S. (2020). Structural behavior of segmental tunnel linings for a large stormwater storage tunnel: Insight from full-scale loading tests. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 99, 103376.

28. Faizi, S. A., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Duan, K. (2020). The effects of intermediate principle stress on the mechanical behavior of transversely isotropic rocks: Insights from DEM simulations. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 44(9), 1262-1280.

29. Yang, G. C., Jing, L., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Sobral, Y. D. (2020). Pore‐Scale Simulation of Immersed Granular Collapse: Implications to Submarine Landslides. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 125(1), e2019JF005044.

30. Duan, K., Kwok, C. Y.*, Zhang, Q.*, & Shang, J. (2020). On the initiation, propagation and reorientation of simultaneously-induced multiple hydraulic fractures. Computers and Geotechnics, 117, 103226. 

31. Kwok, C. Y., Duan, K.,* & Pierce, M. (2020). Modeling hydraulic fracturing in jointed shale formation with the use of fully coupled discrete element method. Acta Geotechnica, 15(1), 245-264.

32. Li, W., Kwok, C. Y.* & Senetakis, K. (2020). Effects of Inclusion of Granulated Rubber Tyres on the Mechanical Behaviour of a Compressive Sand. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 57(5) 763-769.

33. Huang, X.*, Hanley, K. J., Zhang, Z., & Kwok, C. Y. (2019). Structural degradation of sands during cyclic liquefaction: Insight from DEM simulations. Computers and Geotechnics, 114, 103139.

34. Yang, G. C., Jing, L., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Sobral Y.D. (2019) A comprehensive parametric study of LBM-DEM for immersed granular flows. Computers and Geotechnics. 114, 103100.

35. Liu, S., Wang, J.*, & Kwok, C. Y. (2019). DEM simulation of creep in one-dimensional compression of crushable sand. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 145(10), 04019060.

36. Zhang, Z. X., Liu, W., Zhuang, Q. W., Huang, X.*, Wang, S. F., Zhang, C., Zhu, Y. T. & Kwok, C. Y. (2019). A novel testing setup for determining the flexural properties of tunnel segmental joints: Development and application. Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, 19(3), 724-738.

37. Huang, X.*, Hanley, K. J., Zhang, Z., Kwok, C. Y., & Xu, M. (2019). Jamming analysis on the behaviours of liquefied sand and virgin sand subject to monotonic undrained shearing. Computers and Geotechnics, 111, 112-125.

38. Jing, L., Yang, G. C., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Sobral, Y. D. (2019). Flow regimes and dynamic similarity of immersed granular collapse: A CFD-DEM investigation. Powder Technology, 345, 532-543.

39. Jing L., Kwok C. Y.* and Zhao T. (2019). Understanding dynamics of submarine landslide with coupled CFD-DEM. Rock and Soil Mechanics, 40(1), 388-394.

40. Duan K., Ji, Y., Wu, W.* & Kwok C. Y. (2019). Unloading-induced failure of brittle rocks and implications for excavation-induced strain burst. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 84, 495-506.

41. Li W., Kwok C. Y.*, Sandeep C. S. and Senetakis K. (2019). Sand type effect on the behaviour of sand-granulated rubber mixtures: Integrated study from micro- to macro-scales. Powder Technology, 342, 907-916.

42. Jing, L., Yang, G. C., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Sobral, Y. D. (2018). Dynamics and scaling laws of underwater granular collapse with varying aspect ratios. Physical Review E, 98(4), 042901.

43. Yang G. C., Kwok C. Y.*, & Sobral Y. D. (2018). The effects of bed form roughness on total suspended load via the Lattice Boltzmann Method. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 63, 591-610.

44. Jing, L., Kwok, C. Y.*, Leung, Y. F., Zhang, Z. & Dai, L. (2018). Runout scaling and deposit morphology of rapid mudflows. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 123(8), 2004-2023.

45. Jiang, M.*, Liu, J., Kwok, C. Y., & Shen, Z. (2018). Exploring the undrained cyclic behavior of methane-hydrate-bearing sediments using CFD–DEM. Comptes Rendus Mecanique, 346(9), 815-832.

46. Duan, K., Wu, W., & Kwok, C. Y.* (2018). Discrete element modelling of stress-induced instability of directional drilling boreholes in anisotropic rock. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 81, 55-67.

47. Meng, Y., Zhu, H., Kwok, C. Y.*, Kuo, M., Jing, L., & Huang, X. (2018). Effect of coefficient of friction on arch network in shearing process under low confinement. Powder Technology, 335, 1-10.

48. Huang, X.*, Kwok, C. Y., Hanley, K. J., & Zhang, Z. (2018). DEM analysis of the onset of flow deformation of sands: linking monotonic and cyclic undrained behaviours. Acta Geotechnica, 13(5), 1061-1074.

49. Duan, K., Kwok, C. Y.*, Wu, W., & Jing, L. (2018). DEM modeling of hydraulic fracturing in permeable rock: influence of viscosity, injection rate and in situ states. Acta Geotechnica, 13(5), 1187-1202.

50. Hu, W., Kwok, C. Y., Duan, K., & Wang, T.* (2018). Parametric study of the smooth-joint contact model on the mechanical behavior of jointed rock. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 42(2), 358-376.

51. Lopera Perez, J. C., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Senetakis, K. (2018). Effect of rubber content on the unstable behaviour of sand–rubber mixtures under static loading: a micro-mechanical study. Géotechnique, 68(7), 561-574.

52. Jing, L., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Leung, Y. F. (2017). Micromechanical origin of particle size segregation. Physical Review Letters, 118(11), 118001. (Nature Index Journal)

53. Lopera Perez, J. L., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Senetakis, K. (2017). Micromechanical analyses of the effect of rubber size and content on sand-rubber mixtures at the critical state. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 45(2), 81-97.

54. Lopera Perez, J. C., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Senetakis, K. (2017). Investigation of the micro-mechanics of sand–rubber mixtures at very small strains. Geosynthetics International, 24(1), 30-44.

55. Huang, X.*, Hanley, K. J., O’Sullivan, C., & Kwok, C. Y. (2017). Implementation of rotational resistance models: a critical appraisal. Particuology, 34, 14-23.

56. Liu, C., Zhang, Z. X.*, Kwok, C. Y., Jiang, H. Q., & Teng, L. (2017). Ground responses to tunneling in soft soil using the URUP method. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 143(7), 04017023.

57. Duan, K., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Ma, X. (2017). DEM simulations of sandstone under true triaxial compressive tests. Acta Geotechnica, 12(3), 495-510.

58. Zhang, Z. X.*, Wang, S. F., Huang, X., & Kwok, C. Y. (2017). TBM–block interaction during TBM tunneling in rock masses: block classification and identification. International Journal of Geomechanics, 17(5), E4016001.

59. Huang, X., O’Sullivan, C.*, Hanley, K. J., & Kwok, C. Y. (2017). Partition of the contact force network obtained in discrete element simulations of element tests. Computational Particle Mechanics, 4(2), 145-152.

60. Jing, L., Kwok, C. Y.*, Leung, Y. F., & Sobral, Y. D. (2016). Characterization of base roughness for granular chute flows. Physical Review E, 94(5), 052901.

61. Duan, K., & Kwok, C. Y.* (2016). Evolution of stress‐induced borehole breakout in inherently anisotropic rock: Insights from discrete element modeling. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 121(4), 2361-2381. (Nature Index Journal)

62. Lopera Perez, J. C., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Senetakis, K. (2016). Effect of rubber size on the behaviour of sand-rubber mixtures: A numerical investigation. Computers and Geotechnics, 80, 199-214.

63. Lopera Perez, J. C., Kwok, C. Y.*, O'Sullivan, C., Huang, X., & Hanley, K. J. (2016). Exploring the micro-mechanics of triaxial instability in granular materials. Géotechnique, 66(9), 725-740.

64. Zhang, Z. X.*, Liu, C., Huang, X., Kwok, C. Y., & Teng, L. (2016). Three-dimensional finite-element analysis on ground responses during twin-tunnel construction using the URUP method. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 58, 133-146.

65. Duan, K., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Pierce, M. (2016). Discrete element method modeling of inherently anisotropic rocks under uniaxial compression loading. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 40(8), 1150-1183.

66. Lopera Perez, J. C., Kwok, C. Y.*, Huang, X., & Hanley, K. J. (2016). Assessing the quasi-static conditions for shearing in granular media within the critical state soil mechanics framework. Soils and Foundations, 56(1), 152-159.

67. Jing, L., Kwok, C. Y.*, Leung, Y. F., & Sobral, Y. D. (2016). Extended CFD–DEM for free‐surface flow with multi‐size granules. International journal for numerical and analytical methods in geomechanics, 40(1), 62-79. (The most assessed article at IJNAMG in 2016)

68. Duan, K., & Kwok, C. Y.* (2015). Discrete element modeling of anisotropic rock under Brazilian test conditions. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 78, 46-56.

69. Lopera Perez, J. C., Kwok, C. Y.*, O'Sullivan, C., Huang, X., & Hanley, K. J. (2015). Numerical study of one-dimensional compression in granular materials. Géotechnique Letters, 5(3), 96-103.

70. Hon, R. J., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Lee, T. H. (2015). Embodied energy evaluation for the Hong Kong MTR South Island line. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Geotechnical Engineering, 168(2), 172-186.

71. Wu, J., Zhang, Z. X.*, & Kwok, C. Y. (2015). Stability analysis of rock blocks around a cross-harbor tunnel using the improved morphological visualization method. Engineering Geology, 187, 10-31.

72. Duan, K., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Tham, L. G. (2015). Micromechanical analysis of the failure process of brittle rock. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 39(6), 618-634.

73. Goodarzi, M., Kwok, C. Y.*, & Tham, L. G. (2015). A continuum‐discrete model using Darcy's law: formulation and verification. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 39(3), 327-342.

74. Huang, X., O'sullivan, C.*, Hanley, K. J., & Kwok, C. Y. (2014). Discrete-element method analysis of the state parameter. Géotechnique, 64(12), 954-965.

75. Huang, X., Hanley, K. J., O’Sullivan, C.*, Kwok, C. Y., & Wadee, M. A. (2014). DEM analysis of the influence of the intermediate stress ratio on the critical-state behaviour of granular materials. Granular Matter, 16(5), 641-655.

76. Huang, X., Hanley, K. J., O'Sullivan, C.*, & Kwok, C. Y. (2014). Exploring the influence of interparticle friction on critical state behaviour using DEM. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 38(12), 1276-1297.

77. Hanley, K. J.*, Huang, X., O’Sullivan, C., & Kwok, C. Y. (2014). Temporal variation of contact networks in granular materials. Granular Matter, 16(1), 41-54.

78. Huang, X., Hanley, K. J.*, O'Sullivan, C., & Kwok, C. Y. (2014). Effect of sample size on the response of DEM samples with a realistic grading. Particuology, 15, 107-115.

79. Kwok, C. Y.*, & Bolton, M. D. (2013). DEM simulations of soil creep due to particle crushing. Géotechnique, 63(16), 1365-1376.

80. Kwok, C. Y., & Bolton, M. D.* (2010). DEM simulations of thermally activated creep in soils. Géotechnique, 60(6), 425-433.

Referred Conference Papers:

[C38] Shao, Y., Ng, S. T., Kwok, C. Y., Fan, S., & Cheng, R. (2024). Underground Railway Station Passenger Flow Prediction Based on Long Short-Term Memory Neural Network. In Computing in Civil Engineering 2023 (pp. 133-140).

[C37] Dai, Q., Meng, Y., Duan, K., & Kwok, C. Y. (2023, June). Development of multiphase flow simulation method in DEM under a fixed-grain condition. In ARMA US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium (pp. ARMA-2023). ARMA.

[C36] Kwok C.Y.*, Yang G. C., Jing L. & Sobral Y. D. (2021) Experimental study of volume effects in geophysical flows. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Sydney 2021.

[C35] Yang, S., Jing, L., Kwok, C. Y.*, Yang, G., & Sobral, Y. D. (2021). Image-based study of granular column collapse over controlled-roughness surfaces. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Sydney 2021.

[C34] Yang G.C., Jing L., Kwok C.Y.* & Sobral Y. D. (2019) A question of scaling in immersed granular collapses. Second International Conference on the Material Point Method (MPM2019), 8-10 January 2019, Cambridge, UK. 

[C33] Yang G.C., Jing L., Kwok C.Y.* & Sobral Y. D. (2018) Simulation of pore pressure effects on granular flow dynamics. Second JTC1 Workshop on Triggering and Propagation of Rapid Flow-like Landslides. 3-5 December 2018, Hong Kong.

[C32] Yang G.C., Jing L., Kwok C.Y.* & Sobral Y. D. (2018) Effects of dilation and contraction on immersed granular column collapse. Micro to Macro Mathematical Modelling in Soil Mechanics, 29 May – 1 June 2018, Reggio Calabria, Italy. 

[C31] Jing L., Yang G., Kwok C.Y.* & Sobral Y.D. (2018) Coupled fluid-particle modelling of submerged granular collapse. Micro to Macro Mathematical Modelling in Soil Mechanics, 29 May – 1 June 2018, Reggio Calabria, Italy. 

[C30] Li W., Kwok C.Y., Sandeep C.S. & Senetakis K. (2018) Effect of rubber inclusion on the friction angle at critical state for different host sands. Micro to Macro Mathematical Modelling in Soil Mechanics, 29 May – 1 June 2018, Reggio Calabria, Italy. 

[C29] Jing, L, Kwok, C.Y., Zhao, T & Zhou J. (2018) Effect of Particle size segregation in debris flow deposition. GeoSahnghai International Conference,  27-30 May 2018, Shanghai, China.

[C28] Yang G. C., Kwok C. Y.*, & Sobral Y. D. (2017) The role of fluid viscosity in an immersed granular collapse. Powders and Grains, 3-7 July 2017, Montpellier, France.

[C27] Jing, L., Kwok, C.Y.*, Leung, A.Y.F. & Sobral Y.D. (2017) Effect of geometric base roughness on size segregation. Powders and Grains, 3-7 July 2017, Montpellier, France.

[C26] Duan, K. & Kwok, C.Y.* (2016) DEM modelling of hydraulic fracturing in fractured shale formation: effect of inherent anisotropy and induced anisotropy. 1st International Conference on Energy Geotechnics, 29-31 August 2016, Kiel, Germany. 

[C25] Huang, X.*, O’Sullivan, C., Zhang, Z., Kwok C.Y. & Hanley K.J. (2016) Exploring the Undrained Cyclic Behaviour of Sand Using DEM. 7th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods. 1-4 August 2016, Dalian, China.

[C24] Jing, L., Kwok, C.Y.*, Leung, A.Y.F. & Sobral Y.D. (2016) Basal Effect in Mono- and Bi-Disperse Chute Flows. 7th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods. 1-4 August 2016, Dalian, China.

[C23] Kwok, C.Y. & Duan, K.* (2016) DEM modeling of the propagation of stress-induced borehole breakout in shale sample. 50th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, 26-29 June 2016, Houston, USA.

[C22] Hu, W., Wang, T.*, Kwok, C.Y. & Duan, K. (2016) The effect of smooth-joint parameters on the mechanical behaviour of jointed rock. 50th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, 26-29 June 2016, Houston, USA.

[C21] Duan, K. & Kwok, C.Y.*(2016) DEM simulation of stress-induced borehole breakouts in anisotropic rock formations. 4th Itasca Symposium on Applied Numerical Modeling, 7-9 March, 2016, Lima, Peru.

[C20] Jing, L., Kwok, C.Y.* & Leung, A.Y.F. (2015) Discrete element modelling of grain size segregation in bi-disperse granular flows down chute. IV International Conference on Particle-Based Methods (PARTICLES 2015). 28-30 September 2015, Barcelona, Spain.

[C19] Yim, I.P.H., Koo, R.K.H., Pappin J.W., Kwan J.S.H. & Kwok C.Y. (2015) Numerical Stability Assessment for Slopes and Boulders Subjected to Blasting. XVI European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 13-17 September 2015, Edinburgh, UK.   https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/ecsmge.60678.vol4.291

[C18] Kwok, C.Y.*&  Duan, K (2015) DEM simulation of fracture process of inherently anisotropic rock under Brazilian test condition. 49th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, 28 June - 1 July 2015, San Francisco, USA. 

[C17] Duan, K. & Kwok, C.Y.* (2015) Parametric study of smooth joint parameters on the behavior of inherently anisotropic rock under uniaxial compression condition. 49th US Rock Mechanics/ Geomechanics Symposium, 28 June - 1 July 2015, San Francisco, USA. 

[C16] Jing, L., Kwok, C.Y.* & Leung, A.Y.F. (2014) A coupled CFD-DEM model for fluid-particle flows with free surface: formulation and validation. International Symposium on Geomechanics from Micro to Macro (IS-Cambridge 2014). 1-3 September 2014, Cambridge, UK.

[C15] Huang, X., O’Sullivan, C.*, Hanley, K.J., & Kwok, C.Y. (2014). Capturing the state-dependent nature of soil response using DEM. International Symposium on Geomechanics from Micro to Macro (IS-Cambridge 2014). 1-3 September 2014, Cambridge, UK.

[C14] Lopera Perez, J.C., Kwok, C.Y.*, O’Sullivan, C., Hanley, K.J., & Huang, X. (2014). Instability in granular materials - a micromechanical investigation. International Symposium on Geomechanics from Micro to Macro (IS-Cambridge 2014). 1-3 September 2014, Cambridge, UK.

[C13] Kwok, C.Y.,  Duan, K* & Tham, L.G. (2014) Numerical simulation of strength and deformation behaviour of inherently anisotropic rocks. 48th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, 1-4 June 2014, Minneapolis, USA. 

[C12] Duan, K., Kwok, C.Y.* & Tham, L.G. (2014) Discrete element modelling of the failure process of brittle rock. 48th US Rock Mechanics/ Geomechanics Symposium, 1-4 June 2014, Minneapolis, USA. 

[C11] Lopera Perez, J.C., Kwok, C.Y.*,  O’Sullivan, C., Hanley, K.J. & Huang, X. (2014) Static liquefaction and instability in granular media subjected to monotonic loading. 10th International Workshop on Bifurcation & Degradation in Geomaterials. 28-30 May 2014, Hong Kong, pp. 270-212. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-13506-9_30

[C10] Huang, X., Hanley, K.J., O’Sullivan, C., Kwok, C.Y. & Tham, L.G. (2013). Effects of inter-particle friction on critical state behaviour of granular materials: a numerical study. III International Conference on Particle-based Methods – Fundamentals and Applications, 18-20 September 2013, Stuttgart, Germany.

[C9] Kwok, C.Y.*, Goodarzi, M. & Tham, L.G. (2013). A comparison between DDA and DEM for simulating fluid-particle interactions. 6th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods (DEM6), 5-6 August 2013, Golden, USA.

[C8] Hanley, K.J., Huang, X., O’Sullivan, C. & Kwok, C.Y. (2013). Challenges Of Simulating Undrained Tests Using The Constant Volume Method In DEM. Powders and Grains, 8-12 July 2013, Sydney, Australia, pp. 277-280 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4811921

[C7] Goodarzi, M., Kwok, C.Y.*, Tham, L.G. & Chen, F. (2013). Fluid coupling in DEM simulation using Darcy's law: Formulation, and Verification. Powders and Grains, 8-12 July 2013, Sydney, Australia. pp. 1134-1137 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4812136

[C6] Duan, K., Tham, L.G. & Kwok, C.Y.. (2013). The behavior of brittle rocks. Keynote lecture, 3rd ISRM Symposium on Rock Mechanics (SINOROCK 2013). 18-20 June 2013,Shanghai, China.

[C5] Huang, X., Hanley, K.J., O’Sullivan, C. & Kwok, C.Y. (2013). Micro-scale study on specimen size effects in DEM simulations of granular assemblies subjected to triaxial loading. Experimental Micromechanics for Geomaterials, Joint workshop of the ISSMGE TC101-TC105. 23-24 May 2013, Hong Kong.

[C4] Huang, X., Kwok, C.Y.*,  O’Sullivan C. & Tham, L.G. (2012). A micro mechanical study on the critical behavior of a granular assemblage with a realistic grading. International Conference on Geomechanics and Engineering, 26-29 August 2012, Seoul, Korea. Huang et al 2012 DEM modelling of the critical state behaviour of a granular material M4C-4.pdf

[C3] Kwok, C.Y.* & Pierce, M. (2011). Time-dependent compaction in caving rock. 45th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, 26-29 June 2011, San Francisco, USA.

[C2] Kwok, C.Y. & Bolton, M.D.* (2011). The role of particle breakage in soil creep. 2nd International FLAC/DEM Symposium on Numerical Modeling, 14-16 February 2011, Melbourne, Australia, pp.701-706.

[C1] Kwok, C.Y., Bolton, M.D.* & Cheng Y.P. (2008). Discrete element simulation of crack growth in a single grain. 1st International FLAC/DEM Symposium on Numerical Modeling, 25-27 August 2008, Minneapolis, USA, pp.157-164.

Technical Reports & Theses:

[R4] Kwok, C.Y. (2015). Carbon Footprint Assessment of Trenchless vs. Traditional Pipe Laying Approaches. Technical report to Towngas.

[R3] Position Paper on "Modelling of debris flow impact on barriers” Prepared by Focus Group on Debris Flow Modelling Working Group on Application of Innovative Technology in Geotechnical Engineering The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers - Geotechnical Division (2014)

[R2] Kwok, C.Y. (2009). Micromechanical modelling of soil creep. PhD Thesis, University of Cambridge, UK

[R1] Kwok, C.Y. (2002). Interpretation of effects of driven pile installation in bay mud. MEng Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Invited Talks:

[T18] Effect of Inter-particle Friction and Surface Roughness in Granular Fluid. International workshop on Physics of Nanofriction and Tribology, University of Science and Technology China, Hefei China (10 November 2017)

[T17] Computational geo-mechanics: energy, environment and sustainability. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (18 August 2017)

[T16] Geo-environmental engineering and sustainability: future directions. University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (4 August 2017) 

[T15] Computational geo-mechanics: energy, environment and sustainability. State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China (24 February 2017)

[T14] Numerical modelling of debris flow, mudflow and grain segregation. Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China (8 December 2016)

[T13] Experimental and numerical study of depositional mechanism of mudflows. Invited talk, 3rd International Symposium on Multi-scale Geomechanics and Geo-engineering (MSGG-Tongji 2016), 9-13 November, 2016, Shanghai, China. (10 November 2016)

Jing, L., Kwok, C.Y.* & Leung, A.Y.F. (2016) Experimental and numerical study of depositional mechanism of mudflows. International Geotechnics Symposium, 14-17 December, 2016, Hong Kong.

 Lopera Perez, J.C., Kwok, C.Y.*& Senetakis, K. (2016) Influence of rubber content on static liquefaction of sand-rubber mixtures. The 2016 World Congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental, and Materials Research (ACEM16), 28 August – 1 September 2016, Jeju Island, Korea. 

[T12] Modelling of Debris Flow Impact on Barriers. Public lecture organised by The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) Geotechnical Division. (28 October 2016)

[T11] Numerical and physical modelling of debris flow. Public lecture organised by Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Hong Kong Association. (9 December 2015)

[T10] Flume test and CFD-DEM modelling of debris flow. Tongji University, China (2 December 2015)

[T9] Micromechanical modeling of anisotropic rock. Wuhan University, China (26 November 2015) 

[T8] Micromechanical modeling of true traxial test of rock. Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China (25 November 2015)

[T7] Coupled Fluid-Particle Modelling of Debris Flow, Public lecture organised by The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) Geotechnical Division, Kuala Lumper, Malaysia.  (18 September 2015)

[T6] Carbon Footprint Assessment of Trenchless vs. Traditional Pipe Laying Approaches. Seminar organised by Towngas (4 August 2014)

[T5] Embodied energy evaluation for sections of the MTR South Island Line. Seminar organised by MTR in (September 2013). 

[T4] The behaviour of brittle rocks. Keynote lecture, SINOROCK 2013, Shanghai, China (June 2013)

[T3] Discrete element modeling in geo-mechanics. Seminar organised by AECOM (3 October 2012)

[T2] Micromechanical modelling of soil creep. Seminar organised by Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) (August 2010)

[T1] Micromechanical modeling of soil creep with PFC3D. Warren Lecture Series, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA (October 2009)