Selected Work
- Gou, L.*, and W. J. Likos. 2026. δHT4P: A Differentiable Physical Modeling Framework for Thermal Evolution of Permafrost. Computers and Geotechnics. 196.
- Gou, L., W. J. Likos*, and N. Lu. 2026. Water Potential in Frozen Soil. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 152(8).
- Gou, L., M. Xiao*, T. Zhu, E. Martin, Z. Wang, G. Santos, D. Nicolsky, and X. Ji. 2026. Physics-Informed Digital Twin for Predicting Permafrost Thermodynamic Characteristics Under an Embankment Road in Utqiaġvik, Alaska. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 131(4).
- Ren Y., L. Gou*, M. Xiao, Z. Liu and C. Shen. 2026. DMFS: Differentiable Modeling for Frozen Soil Thermodynamic Characteristics. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 63.
- Yi, X., C. Zhang, L. Gou*, Q. Huang*, P. Zhou, and R. Chen. 2026. Synchrotron Small Angle X-Ray Scattering of Nanoscale Porosity Evolution in Kaolinite and Montmorillonite. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. In Press.
- Gou, L*, M. Xiao, M. Hallissey, C. Park, M. Dogan, D. Nicolsky, A. Garland, and C. Wright. 2025. Failure Mechanisms of Permafrost Bluff in Utqiaġvik, Alaska. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 151(11).
- Gou, L., N. Lu, S. Hu, A. R. A. Calderon, and C. Zhang*. 2024. Suction Stress of Soil in Slurry State. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 151(2).
- Gou, L., and C. Zhang*. 2024. A Closed-Form Solution for Film Flow in Nanoscale Pores with Spatially Varying Viscosity. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 150(9).
- Zhang, Y., L. Gou*, C. Zhang*, Z. Qiu, and R. Chen. 2024. Role of Iron Oxide Cementation on the Mechanical Properties of Granite Residual Soil in the Full Suction Range. Acta Geotechnica. 19, 3199-3211.
- Gou, L., C. Zhang*, N. Lu+, and S. Hu. 2023. A Soil Hydraulic Conductivity Equation Incorporating Adsorption and Capillarity. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 149(8).
- Gou, L., C. Zhang*, S. Hu, R. Chen, and Y. Dong. 2023. Semi-Analytical Solutions for Soil Consolidation Induced by Drying. Acta Geotechnica, 18(2), 739-755.
- Zhang, C., L. Gou, S. Hu*, and N. Lu. 2022. A Thermodynamic Formulation of Water Potential in Soil. Water Resources Research, 58(9), 1-20.