Prof. Wu received his B.E., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in Mining Engineering from Central South University of Technology, Changsha, China, in 1983, 1986, and 1991, respectively. Since Aug. 2006, Prof. Wu has been in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing.

Prof. Wu was elected as the professor specially engaged under Chang Jiang Scholars Program, the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, and first- and second-level candidates of National 'Millions of Talents Project.. Prof. Wu was assigned as the director of State Key Laboratory of High-Efficient Mining and Safety of Metal Mines under the Ministry of Education, a specialist in resources and environment of 'Program 863,' a consulting expert in National Key Research and Development Program, the director of International Sci-Tech Cooperation Base (Beijing) for Green Mining Technology of Paste Backfill, and the chief leader of Innovation Team under the Ministry of Education. Meanwhile, he holds a concurrent position as the director of Mining Institute in China Metal Society, the deputy director of Mining Academic Committee of China Nonferrous Metals Institute, and a member in editorial board of Journal of Mining and Safety Engineering and Metal Mine.Prof. Wu has long adhered to the frontline of teaching and research. He has devoted himself to the theoretical and technical research on safe, efficient, and green mining of metal mines, with the research area of granular dynamic theory, paste backfill, continuous mining. He has engaged in more than 50 projects, including those from National Science and Technology Support Program of China, 'Program 973,' the National Natural Science Foundation of China Key Program, and many projects supported by mining enterprises. Due to his academic achievements, Prof. Wu has obtained four second prizes of State Science and Technology Advancement Award and seven first prizes of Provincial andMinisterial Award. Prof. Wu obtained more than 20 Chinese invention patents and published more than 200 papers and four monographs. He was awarded the Outstanding Contribution Award of Rheology in China, National Excellent Scientific and Technological Worker, National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor, and Baosteel Excellent Teacher Award.

Introduces the rheological behaviors that occur in the four processes of cemented paste backfil

Analyzes the steady-state thickening mechanism of tailings under continuous shear

Provides a calculation method for predicting the transportation resistance of paste in the pipeline

Preface.- Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Paste Rheology in Metal Mines.- Chapter 3 Measurement of the Rheological Properties of Paste.- Chapter 4 Rheological Behaviors of Full Tailings in Deep Thickening.- Chapter 5 Rheological Behavior of Paste in the Mixing Process.- Chapter 6 Rheological Behavior of Paste in pipe Transportation.- Chapter 7 Rheological Behavior of the Filling Body.- Chapter 8 Numerical Simulation of the Rheological Behavior of Paste.