Education Background

1995.9-1999.6 Anhui University of Science &Technology Bachelor of Engineering

1999.9-2002.6 Anhui University of Science &Technology Master of Engineering

2002.9-2007.6  Beijing Jiaotong Unversity  Doctor of Engineering

Work Experience

2007.8-2009.8 Beijing University of Technology  Postdoctor

2009.9-2019.7 Beijing University of Technology  Associate Professor

2016.8-2017.7   Cardiff University (United Kingdom)   Visiting Scholar

2019.8-now  Beijing University of Technology Professor

Teaching Courses

Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering, Theory and Method of Rock and Soil Seepage

Research Interests

Geo-environmental engineering (multi-field coupling model)

Analysis and evaluation of slope stability

Mechanical properties of geotechnical media under complex environmental conditions

Research Projects

(1) Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research (STEP) Program of China: Study on the distribution characteristics and evolution process of frozen soil freezing and thawing disasters in the key area of three rivers sources (Nov., 2018 - Oct., 2021)

(2) National Key R&D Program of China: Technical research on ecological reconstruction of gabion support system for partial mountain cutting surface (Aug., 2018 - Dec., 2021)

(3) National Natural Science Foundation of China: Research on transport mechanism and model of multicomponent solutes under multifield and three-scaled conditions (Jan., 2017 - Dec., 2020)

(4) National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program): The major disaster mechanism and disaster chain evolution law of loess (Jan., 2016 - Dec., 2018)

(5) National Natural Science Foundation of China: Research on micro/meso-structure and macroscopical mechanical properties of soil polluted by heavy soil (Jan., 2014 - Dec., 2017)

(6) National Natural Science Foundation of China: Research on coupled model with soil solidation deformation and contaminant transport (Jan., 2011 - Dec., 2013)

Professional Service

Director, Environmental Geotechnical Engineering Branch of Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering

Member, Environmental Geotechnical Professional Committee of the Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Branch of the Chinese Civil Engineering Society

Academic Achievement

Prof. Zhang has published over 70 journal papers, among them over 20 are published in esteemed journals in geotechnical engineering research area including Engineering Geology, Computers and Geotechnics, Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, Geomechanics and Engineering, Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, China Civil Engineering Journal. The representative publications are as follows:

(1) Zhihong Zhang, Shakil A. Masum, Gailei Tian, Hywel R. Thomas. Modelling non-isothermal volume change and solute transport behaviors of a semi- permeable clay soil under the combined influence of mechanical loading, chemical-osmosis, and thermo-osmosis. Engineering Geology, 2021

(2) Zhi Zhihong Zhang, Fan Yang, Yanyan Li. An optimized method based on fractal theory to calculate particle size distribution. Geomechanics and Engineering, 2021

(3) Zhihong Zhang, Jiacheng LI. Experimental investigation on strength and failure Characteristics of cemented tailing backfill. Frontiers in Materials, 2021

(4) Zhihong Zhang, Lin Han, Manhui Wang. Influence of variable membrane behavior of clay on solute transport. Environmental Engineering Science, 2021

(5) Zhihong Zhang, Qingshuo Lv, Lin Han. A multi-ion diffusion model under combined action through clay membrane barrier. Rock and Soil Mechanics, 2021

(6) Gailei Tian, Zhihong Zhang. The coupled model of contaminant diffusion, osmosis and consolidation in soil considering thermal effect. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2021

(7) Zhihong Zhang, Yanchen Guo, Qihui Fan, Qinxi Zhang. Calculation Method for Land Subsidence Induced by Dewatering of Foundation Pit with Suspended Waterproof Curtains. Journal of Northeastern University (Natural Science), 2021

(8) Zhibao Nie, Zhihong Zhang, Hong Zheng, Shan Lin. Stability analysis of landslides using BEM and variational inequality based contact model. Computers and Geotechnics, 2020

(9) Zhihong Zhang，Yang Chen, Jianghua Fang, Fei Guo. Study on shear behavior of kaolinite contaminated by heavy metal Cu(II). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019

(10) Zhihong Zhang，Jiapei Zhang. Adsorption model for multi-component heavy metal ions on clay based on non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2019