Zhuping Sheng, PhD, P.E, P.HG.
Assistant Professor, Hydrogeology

Additional Publications and Activities

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Assadian, N. C. Gogel, Z. Sheng, and U.V. Figueroa. 2003. Heavy Metal Distribution in Open Canals and Drains in the Upper Rio Grande Basin, Int. Journal of Soil and Sediment Contamination, Vol. 12, No. 3, in press.

Liu, Z., Z. Sheng, J. Lu, and B. Yao. 1996. Numerical Simulation of the Mining Area Stability of Sanshandao Gold Mine, Journal of Engineering Geology (in Chinese), Vol. 4. No. 2, pp.24-30.

Zhang, C., Sheng, Z. and B. Yao. 1990. Experimental investigation on the Kaiser effect of acoustic emission using the core of the stress-measuring hole at an underground plant of Ertan Project, Journal of Hydroelectric Engineering (in Chinese), Vol. 29, No. 2, pp.72-81.

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Non-Referred, Editor-Reviewed Journal

Fahy, M.P., Z. Sheng, and S. Reinert. 2001. Wellhead protection program safeguards groundwater, AWWA Opflow, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp.10-14.

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Sheng, Z., J. P. King, L. Brown and N. Ronquillo. 2002. Estimate of seepage losses from canals in the Paso Del Norte region using ponding tests, in Proceedings, New Mexico Water Research Symposium, Socorro, New Mexico, August 13, 2002, pp.D39.

Brown, L. Z. Sheng, N. Ronquillo, and L. S. Aristizabal. 2002. Benefits of lining the Franklin Canal in El Paso, Texas, in Proceedings, New Mexico Water Research Symposium, Socorro, New Mexico, August 13, 2002, pp.D8.

Li, J. and Z. Sheng. 2002. Sensitivity analysis of nonlinear elastic solutions for land subsidence caused by ASR applications, in P.J. Dilon, ed., Management of Aquifer Recharge for Sustainability, the Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Artificial Recharge of Groundwater at South Australia, Australia, (ISBN 90-5809-527-4), A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam: pp. 367-373.

Sheng, Z. 2002. Options for preservation of a transboundary aquifer, Hueco Bolson in the Paso del Norte region. In Proceedings, Integrated Transboundary Water Management, Joint UCOWR, EWRI, NGWA, COE-IWR Conference, Traverse City, Michigan, July 23-26, 2002, pp.86-94.

Mace, R.E. and Z. Sheng. 2002. Groundwater models of west Texas. Symposia Sessions for the South-Central Section of GSA - 36th Annual Meeting, April 11-12, 2002, http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2002SC/finalprogram/abstract_32982.htm.

Sheng, Z., D.C. Helm, and J. Li. 2001. Mechanisms of earth fissuring caused by ground water withdrawal, U.S. Geological Survey Land Subsidence and Aquifer Mechanics Interest Group Meeting, Galveston, Texas, Nov. 27-29, 2001.

Sheng, Z. and A. Michelsen. 2001. Wastewater reuse strategies in the Paso Del Norte region, in Proceedings, American Water Resources Association’s Annual Water Resources Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Nov. 12-15, 2001, AWRA, Middleburg, VA, p.160

Li, J. and Z. Sheng. 2001. A nonlinear viscous model for land subsidence caused by ASR, in Proceedings, American Water Resources Association’s Annual Water Resources Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Nov. 12-15, 2001, AWRA, Middleburg, VA, p.76.

Sheng, Z., M.P. Fahy, S. Reinert, and J. Hernandez. 2001. Case study: aquifer storage and recovery system for the reclaimed water in El Paso, in Proceedings, Geology: Centeral to Society’s Needs, Association of Engineering Geologists (AEG) and American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) Joint Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2001, AEG News, 44/4, July 2001, p.75.

Li, J. and Z. Sheng, 2001. Comparing the elastic analytical solution to the inelastic solution in prediction of land subsidence caused by aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) applications, in Proceedings, Geology: Centeral to Society’s Needs, Association of Engineering Geologists(AEG) and American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) Joint Meeting, St. Luis, Missouri, Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2001, AEG News, 44/4, July 2001, p.67.

Burkstaller J., Z. Sheng, E. Fierro, and S. Morgan. 2001. Elements of a brackish water resource master plan for El Paso, Texas, in Proceedings, New Horizons In Drinking Water, AWWA 2001 Annual Conference, Washington D.C., June 17-21, 2001, CD ROM, AWWA, Denver, CO, 11p.

Fahy, M.P., F. Rico, Z. Sheng, and R. Sperka. 2001. Application of groundwater models in optimization of wellfield operations, in Proceedings, New Horizons In Drinking Water, Proc. of AWWA 2001 Annual Conference, Washington D.C., June 17-21, 2001, CD ROM, AWWA, Denver, CO, 9p.

Sheng, Z., M.P. Fahy, and J. Devere. 2001. Management strategies for the Hueco Bolson in the El Paso, Texas, USA and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico region, in Bridging the Gap, Proc. of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, Orlando, Florida, May 20-24, 2001, CD ROM, ASCE, Reston, VA, 10p.

Reinert, S., Z. Sheng. and M. P. Fahy. 2001. Synopsis of the El Paso-Las Cruces Regional Sustainable Water Project, in Bridging the Gap, Proc. of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, Orlando, Florida, May 20-24, 2001, CD ROM, ASCE, Reston, VA, 9p.

Sheng, Z., S. Reinert, R. Sperka, and C. Heywood. 2000. The Comprehensive groundwater model (MODFLOW/MT3D) for the Hueco Bolson and its applications, in Ground Water: A Transboundary, Strategic, and Geopolitical Resource, Proc. of the Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers (AGWSE) Annual Meeting and Conference of National Ground Water Association (NGWA), Las Vegas, Nevada, December 13-14, 2000, NGWA, Waterville, OH, p.25.

Sheng, Z., J. Li, and D. C. Helm. 2000. Aquifer mechanics: concepts and theories, in Geological Society of America (GSA) Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 32, No. 7, GSA 2000 Annual Meeting, Reno, Nevada, Nov. 13-16, 2000, p.A282.

Fahy, M.P., Z. Sheng, and S. Reinert. 2000. Wellhead protection program for the City of El Paso, in Step up to the Future: Innovation for the New Millennium, Proc. of the AWWA 2000 Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado, June 11-15, 2000, CD-ROM. AWWA, Denver, CO, 6p.

Fahy, M.P., Z. Sheng, J. Devere, and R. Sperka. 1999. Conceptual design of proposed aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) well system in the Hueco Bolson, El Paso, Texas, in Extending Our Horizons, Program and Abstract of the 42^nd AEG Annual Meeting, Salt Lake, Utah, Sept. 26-29, 1999, p.64.

Li, J., Helm, D.C. and Z. Sheng. 1998. Estimate of subsidence risk due to pump-injection with analytic approach, in Engineering Geology - Knowledge for Better Decisions, Program and Abstract of the 41^st AEG Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, September 30 to October 3, 1998, p.106.

Li, J., Helm, D.C. and Z. Sheng. 1998. Further development of earth fissuring caused by fluctuation of groundwater level, in Engineering Geology - Knowledge for Better Decisions, Program and Abstract of the 41^st AEG Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, September 30 to October 3, 1998, p.106.

Sheng, Z., D.C. Helm, and J. Li. 1998. Controlling factors for earth fissures caused by groundwater withdrawal, in Proc. of 8th Inter. Congress of the International Assoc. of Engineering Geology, Vancouver, Canada, Sept. 21-25, 1998, Balkema, Rotterdam, pp.2373-80.

Sheng, Z. and D.C. Helm, 1998. Multiple steps of earth fissuring caused by groundwater withdrawal, in Current Research and Case Studies of Land Subsidence, Proc. of the Joseph F. Poland Symp., Sacramento, CA, October, 1995, Star Publishing, Belmont, CA, pp.149-154.

Yao, B., Sheng, Z., Liu, Z. and J. Yang. 1996. Investigation on stability of the mine area of Sanshan Island and Gold Mine, in Advances in Engineering Geology, ed. by Wang, S. and B. Xu, China Three Gorges Publishing House, Beijing, pp.43-50.

Sheng, Z. and B. Yao. 1996. Environmental and geological engineering problems in mining areas in China, Proc. of Fifth Conference of Engineering Geology (in Chinese), Beijing, Feb. 1996, Geological Press, Beijing, pp.37-42.

Sheng, Z. and D.C. Helm. 1995. Conceptual models for earth fissuring in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, in Land Subsidence - Proc. of the Fifth Int. Symp. on Land Subsidence, ed. by Barends, F.B.J., Brouwer, F.J.J. and F.H., Schroder, The Hague, The Netherlands, October 16-20, 1995, International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), Publ. No. 234, pp.381-387.

Sheng, Z. and Z. Liu. 1995. Analysis of the landslide at a limestone open pit mine in China, in Proc. of 8^th Int. Sci. of Rock Mechanics, ed. by Fujii, T., Vol. 1, Tokyo, Japan, October 1995, pp.437-439.

Sheng, Z. 1994. The role of a sudden increase of local porewater pressure in fissuring associated with ground water withdrawal, Proc. of the Chinese Young Scholar Symp. on Geomechanics and Engineering Application, Wuhan, China, Dec. 23-25, 1994, Scientific Publisher, Beijing, pp.764-769.

Sheng, Z. and D.C. Helm. 1994. Displacement discontinuity modeling of fissures caused by ground water withdrawal, Proc. of the 8th Int. Conf. on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, ed. by Siriwardane, H.J., Vol. 2, Morgantown, WV, USA, May 22-28, 1994, Balkema, Rotterdam, pp.1263-68.

Sheng, Z., G. Sun, and N. Zhang. 1993. Revival of old landslides and prevention of bank slopes, in Advances in Treatment and Reinforcement of Surface Rock Masses (in Chinese), Proc. of Symposium on Treatment and Reinforcement of Surface Rock Masses, Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, Beijing, October 30-Nov. 2, 1990, Chinese Scientific and Technological Press, Beijing, pp.143-149.

 Sheng, Z., N. Zhang, and G. Sun. 1993. Analysis of mountain geological hazards in the Yangtze Gorges?reservoir area, in Advances in Treatment and Reinforcement of Surface Rock Masses (in Chinese), Proc. of Symposium on Treatment and Reinforcement of Surface Rock Masses, Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, Beijing, October 30-Nov. 2, 1990, Chinese Scientific and Technological Press, Beijing, pp.170-176.

Yao, B. and Z. Sheng. 1993. Recent advances in surface engineering of rock masses, in Advances in Treatment and Reinforcement of Surface Rock Masses (in Chinese), Proc. of Symposium on Treatment and Reinforcement of Surface Rock Masses, Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, Beijing, October 30-Nov. 2, 1990, Chinese Scientific and Technological Press, Beijing, pp.1-13.

Zhou, R., Z. Sheng, and J. Yu. 1992. Rock mechanical mechanism for control of coal and gas outburst by fluid injection and gas extraction, in Proc. of Fourth Conference of Engineering Geology (in Chinese), Vol. 2, Chengdu, China, August 1992, Ocean Publisher, Beijing, pp.777-782.

Sheng, Z. and N. Zhang. 1992. Stability analysis of old landslides, in Landslides, Proc. of the Sixth Int. Symp. of Landslides, ed. by Bell, D.H., New Zealand, Feb. 10-14, 1992, Balkema, Rotterdam, pp.1205-09.

Zhang, N. and Z. Sheng. 1992. Probability analysis of rain-related occurrence and revival of landslides in Yunyang-Fengjie area, east Sichuan, in Landslides, Proc. of the Sixth Int. Symp. of Landslides, ed. by Bell, D.H., New Zealand, Feb. 10-14, 1992, Balkema, Rotterdam, pp.1077-83.

Zhang, J., and Z. Sheng. 1991. Analysis of forming conditions of landslides and their failure patterns on consequent bankslope around Anping town, Proc. of Landslide and Geotechnics (II), Wuhan, China, May 21-23, 1991, Huazhong University of Sciences and Technology Press, Wuhan, pp.80-85.

Sheng, Z. 1989. Effects of loading control in rock mechanical tests and their engineering application, in Application of Rock Mechanics in Engineering (in Chinese), Proc. of the 2^nd Conference of Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, Guanzhou, China, December 1989, Knowledge Press, Beijing, pp.357-364.

Yao, B., G. Sun, Z. Sheng, and S. Zhang. 1989. Stability assessment of an office building foundation over the underground mining area, in Application of Rock Mechanics in Engineering (in Chinese), Proc. of the 2^nd Conference of Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, Guanzhou, China, December 1989, Knowledge Press, Beijing, pp.62-70.

Sheng, Z. 1996. Conceptual and Numerical Models for the Mechanics of Fissuring Caused by Ground water Withdrawal, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Nevada, Reno, A Bell and Howell Company, Ann Arbor, MI, 308p.

Sheng, Z., Z. Liu, and B. Yao. 1994. Numerical models (Chapter 7), in Investigation on Stability of Underground Mining (in Chinese), ed. by Yao, B. Liu, Z. and C. Li, Chinese Scientific and Technological Press, Beijing, pp.141-168.

Guo, Z., Z. Sheng, and B. Yao. 1994. Rock mechanical tests (Chapter 5), in Investigation on Stability of Underground Mining (in Chinese), ed. by Yao, B. Liu, Z. and C. Li, Chinese Scientific and Technological Press, Beijing, pp.79-112.

Sheng, Z. and B. Yao. 1994. Major hydrologic and geological hazards in the mining areas in China, in Advances in Engineering Geomechanics (Monograph in Chinese), ed. by Wang S. and B. Xu, Seismology Press, Beijing, pp.112-117.

Sheng, Z. and Z. Liu. 1994. Major causes of a large landslide at the Baguanhe open pit mine, in Advances in Engineering Geomechanics (Monograph in Chinese), ed. by Wang S. and B. Xu, Seismology Press, Beijing, pp.144-149.

Zhang, N., Z. Sheng, G. Sun, and X. Wang. 1993. Investigation on Stability of High Dip Bankslopes for Yangtze Gorges' Key Water Control Project (in Chinese), Seismology Press, Beijing, 226p.

Yao, B., Z. Sheng, and Z. Liu. 1993. Overview of coal and gas outbursts and their investigation (Chapter 1), in Treatment and Control of Coal and Gas Outbursts (in Chinese), ed. by Yao, B., Sun, G. and X. Luo, Chinese Scientific and Technological Press, Beijing, pp.1-45.

Yao, B., Z. Liu, D. Yin, Z. Li, and Z. Sheng, 1993. Engineering geological conditions and mining operations in Nantong coal mine (Chapter 2), in Treatment and Control of Coal and Gas Outbursts (in Chinese), ed. by Yao, B., Sun, G. and X. Luo, Chinese Scientific and Technological Press, Beijing, pp.46-92.

Zhou, R., G. Sun, J. Xu, and Z. Sheng. 1993. Control of coal and gas outburst by fluid injection and gas extraction (Chapter 8) , in Treatment and Control of Coal and Gas Outbursts (in Chinese), ed. by Yao, B., Sun, G. and X. Luo, Chinese Scientific and Technological Press, Beijing, pp.286-317.

Sheng, Z. 1987. Experimental study on the effects of loading control on mechanical properties of rock masses (Master Thesis, in Chinese), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 77p.

Sheng, Z. and L. Brown, 2002. Franklin canal seepage losses and the Ascarate Lake diversion, final report submitted to El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1 and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, TA&MU Agricultural Research and Extension Center, El Paso, December 2002, 32p.

Sheng, Z., J.P. King, L. Brown and N. Ronquillo, 2002. Estimate of seepage losses from canals in the Paso del Norte region using ponding tests, TWRI special report 2002-047, June 2002: http://twri.tamu.edu/reports/2002/2002-047/index.html.

Sheng, Z. and L. Brown, 2002. Franklin canal seepage and the Ascarate Lake diversion, interim report submitted to El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1 and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, TA&MU Agricultural Research and Extension Center, El Paso, May 2002, 12p.

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Hydraulic Injection Device for Control of Gas and Rock Outburst of Coal Mines; transferred to Nantong Coal Mine, Sichuan, China, 1990.

Hydraulic Fracturing Packers for Falling the Hard Roof in Coal Mines; transferred to Datong Coal Mine, Shanxi, China, 1985.

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Honors and Awards

Certificate of Recognition for Protection and Preservation of the Environment, awarded to EPWU Old Mesa Well Field Project, by Paso del Norte–MISSION POSSIBLE, 2000.

Outstanding People of the Twentieth Century Award For Achievement, honored by International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England, 1999.

Who’s Who in America, Marquis Who’s Who, New Jersey, USA, 1999.

Scholarship and Fellowship, awarded by University of Nevada, Reno, the Las Vegas Valley Water District, and the State Water Research Institute, 1991-1996.

Certificate of Achievement for contribution to the research project on comprehensive control of outbursts of gas and coal in coal mines, awarded by the National Scientific and Technological Commission, China, 1996.

Honorary Certificate of Achievement for the advanced research group on stability analysis of bankslopes in Yangtze Gorges?reservoir area, honored by the China State Planning Commission, National Scientific and Technological Commission, and the Ministry of Finance, China, 1991.

Certificate of Achievement for the advanced research group on stability analysis of bankslopes in Yangtze Gorges?reservoir area by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1991.

Certificate of Achievement for the advanced research group on comprehensive control of outbursts of gas and coal in coal mines by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1991.

Scientific and Technological Award for the advanced research on comprehensive control of outbursts of gas and coal in coal mines, awarded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1994.

Scientific and Technological Award for the advanced research on the theories andtechniques of falling a roof by controlled hydraulic fracturing, awarded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1987.

Professional Engineer License in Texas.

International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)

International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics

Association of Engineering Geologists (AEG)

Geological Society of America (GSA)

National Ground Water Association (NGWA)

Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Chair of the Task Committee for Guide on Economics of Development of Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Environmental Impact Report (EIR)/Environmental Assessment (EA), 2001-03,Author & Reviewer, Task Committee on Manual of Well Hydraulics, 2001-03,

Member, Groundwater Hydrology Committee, 2001-03,

Member, Artificial Recharge Committee, 2002-03,

Member, Land Subsidence Committee, 2002-03.

American Water Resources Association, Chair of Technical Committee on Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR), 2002-03.

Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE)/National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)

Rule Expert for MathCounts of El Paso Chapter,

Coach for the Hornedo Middle School Team: The first place in the El Paso Chapter in February 2002 and participated in the State Competition held in Austin, TX on March 23, 2002.

Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, Member of the Technical Committee on Surface Rock Engineering, 1990-91.

National Academy of Sciences, Reviewer, the Aquifer Storage and Recovery system for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Florida, 2000 and 2002.

Journal of Hydrology, Reviewer, 2002.

Environmental Modeling and Software Journal, Reviewer, 2001.

Association of Engineering Geologists and American Institute of Professional Geologists Joint Meeting, Moderator of the Technical Session on Aquifer Storage and Recovery at Sept. 30 - Oct. 6, 2001.

International Symposium on Advances in Geological Engineering, Secretariat of the Organizing Committee, Beijing, August 28-31, 1990.

Texas A&M University (TAMU), Search Committee for the Faculty Position in water and soil salinity management, El Paso Research and Extension Center, 2002.

TA&MU, Search Committee for the Faculty Position in urban landscape and water conservation, El Paso Research and Extension Center, June 2002.

TA&MU, Search Committee for the Environmental Microbiologist, El Paso Research and Extension Center, August 2001.

University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), Judge of the Senior Design Presentation of the Department of Civil Engineering, December 1999.

UTEP, Judge of Annual Geological Symposium, Department of Geology, May 2000.

University of Nevada Reno, Association of Chinese Scholars and Students, Vice President, 1995-96.

Paso del Norte Watershed Council

Member, 2001-02, Executive Member 2002-03,

Co-chair of the Technical Committee on Coordinated Database and GIS, 2002-03.

Far West Texas Water Planning Group of Texas Water Resources Plan (Texas Senate Bill 2), Alternate non-voting member, 2001-03.

The Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Act Collaborative Program, Proposal reviewer, 2002.

Texas Water Development Board Stakeholders Advisory Forum on Groundwater Availability Model (GAM), Member, 2001-03.

Source Water Protection in El Paso (Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement), Technical Consultant, 2001-03.

Upper Rio Grande Water Operation Model Technical Review Committee, Member, 1998-2003.

International Boundary and Water Commission and U.S. Geological Survey, Member and Coordinator of the Technical Committee for the Binational Groundwater Model for the Hueco Bolson Aquifer, 1998-2001.

Tour for the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research Delegation on irrigation efficiency, December 16-17, 2002.

Tour for the Central Asian Delegation from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, USDA Cochran Program, November 18, 2002.

Tour for the Chinese Ministry of Water Resources Delegation on Irrigation Efficiency, sponsored by USDA, April 27-28, 2001. 

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