一、主要研究方向

地下水资源利用及灾害防控；孔裂隙介质中颗粒运移机理；岩土工程失稳机制与灾害防治

二、近五年主持或承担主要科研项目

1.湖北省“楚天学者计划”人才专项，水文学及水资源，主持

2.国家自然科学基金项目，地下水源热泵复合回灌堵塞物脱离机理及对地层环境的影响，主持

3.湖北省自然科学基金面上项目，水位-温度-沉积协同作用下砂层回灌淤堵区宏细观演化特征，主持

4.湖北省自然科学基金面上项目，考虑回灌沉积影响的地下水源热泵地下水位变幅带THM耦合机理研究，主持

5.中央财政支持地方高校发展专项，地下水资源开采及灾害防控实验室建设，主持

6.中南勘察设计院委托项目，宜都至来凤高速公路5标段高边坡及隧道监控及稳定性分析，主持

三、代表性论文

[1] Cui X, Wu D, Wang H, et al.Pore features and seepage characteristics of natural gap graded sand with two size distributions [J].Géotechnique,2022,doi:10.1680/jgeot.21.00213.

[2] Cui X, Li J, Fei W, et al. Migration and deposition behavior of silica powder in saturated sand: coupled effects of temperature and flow rate[J]. Granular Matter, 2022, 24(3): 1-14.

[3] Cui X, Wen T, Li J, et al. Migration and Deposition Characteristics of Particles in Sand Layers with Fluctuating Water Levels[J]. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2022, 233(4):139. 1-14.

[4] Cui X, Fan Y, Wang H, et al. Ground environment characteristics during the operation of GWHP considering the particle deposition effect [J]. Energy and Buildings, 2020, 206: 109593.

[5] Cui X, Fan Y, Wang H, et al. Experimental investigation of suspended particles transport in porous medium under variable temperatures [J]. Hydrological Processes, 2019, 33(7): 1117-1126.

[6] Cui X, Fan Y, Wang H, et al. Effects of Temperature on the Transport of Suspended Particles Through Sand Layer During Groundwater Recharge [J]. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2019, 230(10): 251.

[7] Cui X, Liu Q, Zhang C, et al. Land subsidence due to groundwater pumping and recharge: considering the particle-deposition effect in ground-source heat-pump engineering [J]. Hydrogeology Journal, 2018, 26(3): 789-802.

[8] Cui X, Liu Q, Zhang C. Detachment Characteristics of Deposited Particles in Porous Medium: Experimentation and Modeling [J]. Transport in Porous Media, 2017, 119(3): 633-647.