Associate Professors

Sept. 2013-Dec. 2017     Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering, School of Transportation,
Southeast University, Nanjing, China
Supervisor: Prof. Yong-Feng Deng
Dec. 2014-Dec. 2015     Doctoral Research Student at Navier laboratory,
cole des Ponts ParisTech, France
Supervisor: Prof. Yu-Jun Cui
Sept. 2006-Jun. 2009   M.E. in Geotechnical Engineering, School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
Supervisor: Prof. Li-Guan Wang
Sept. 2002-Jun. 2006    B.E. in Civil Engineering, School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaSupervisor: Prof. Li-Guan Wang
Sept. 2002-Jun. 2006    B.E. in Civil Engineering, School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China

Supervisor: Prof. Li-Guan Wang

Sept. 2002-Jun. 2006    B.E. in Civil Engineering, School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China

Jul. 2017-present       Lecturer, College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics,

Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China

Dec. 2014-Dec. 2015    Doctoral Research Student at Navier laboratory,

école des Ponts ParisTech, France

Hydro-Chemo-Mechanical Behavior of Soil;

Dynamic Behavior of Saline Soil;

Geopolymer Materials 

Nov. 2017-Present      Member of International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG)

Oct. 2017-Present      Member of the youth working committee in Chinese professional board in engineering geology

Sept. 2015-Sept. 2016     Chinese National Scholarship for doctoral student

Dec. 2014-Dec. 2015     China Scholarship Council Funded For visiting doctoral student

2018-2019  Experimental study on the micro-structure of unsaturated soil in the process of saline water transportation, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, PI

2014-2015  Study on the impact of train speed on the behavior of conventional tracks, SNCF (French Railway Company)

2014-2017  Pore water effect on the hydro-mechanical behavior of natural soft clays under desalination condition, NSFC, Co-V

1.  Zhang T. W., Cui Y. J.*, Lamas-Lopez F., et al. Compacted soil behaviour through changes of density, suction, and stiffness of soils with remoulding water content. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2018, 55(2): 182-190.

2.  Zhang Tong-Wei，Deng Yong-Feng*, Wu Zi-Long, Liu Song-Yu, Liu Yao, Engineering Behavior and Constitutive Model of Artificial Soft Clay Considering Pore Water Salinity Effect, Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering , 2018, online

3.  Zhang T.W., Lamas-Lopez F. *, Cui Y.J., N. Calon, S. Costa D’Aguiar. Development of a simple 2D model for railway track-bed mechanical behaviour based on field data, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering., 2017, 99: 203-212

4.  Deng Y. F, Zhang T. W., Zhao Y., Liu Q.W., Wang Q.，Mechanical Behavior and Microstructure of Steel Slag-based Composite and Its Application for Soft Clay Stabilization. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering. 2017, 1-16

5.  Lamas-Lopez F, Cui Y J, Calon N, D'Aguiar, S. C., Zhang, T. W. Impact of train speed on the mechanical behaviours of track-bed materials. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2017, 9(5): 818-829.

6.  Zhang T.W., Deng Y.F., Liu Y. Experimental investigation and mechanism of the salinity effect on desiccation crack behavior of ben tonite and kaolinite. The 4th International Syposium on Unsaturated Soil Mechanics and Waste Disposal.2017. Shanghai, China

2016
7.  Zhang T.W., Cui Y. J.*, Lamas-Lopez F., Calon N., D’Aguiar S. Costa. Modelling stress distribution in substructure of French conventional railway tracks. Construction and Building Materials, 2016, 116: 326-334.
8.  Lamas-Lopez, F., Cui, Y. J. *, Calon, N., D’Aguiar, S. C., De Oliveira, M. P., Zhang, T. W. Track-bed mechanical behaviour under the impact of train at different speeds. Soils and Foundations,2016, 56(4), 627-639.
9.  Lamas-Lopez F., Cui Y.J.*, Zhang T.W., Dupla J.C. N. Calon, S. Costa D’Aguiar. Carnon J., Tang A.M. Cyclic Strain Amplitude Impact on the Soil Dynamic Parameters of Conventional Railway Track-Bed Materials. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Railway Technology: Research. 2016, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
2015

10. Zhang, T. W.*, Deng, Y. F., Liu, S. Y., Zhang, D. W. Preliminary Study of Pore Water Chemistry Effect on the Physical and Mechanical Behaviour of Artificial Mixed Soil. International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo 2015 (ASCE). 2015. 133-141.San Antonio, USA

11. Zhang, T. W., Xu, H. B., & Deng, Y. F.*. A study of the correlation between the damage variable and disturbance degree of structural soft clay. Rock and Soil Mechanics, 2015, 36(4), 958-964.

12. Deng, Y. F.*, Yue, X. B., Zhang, T. W., Liu, S. Y., Yang, Z. C. Consolidation behaviors of soft marine clay in lianyungang under desalination environment of pore water. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2015, 37(1).

13. Zhang T. W., Yue X.B., Deng Y.F.*, et al. Mechanical behaviour and micro-structure of cement-stabilised marine clay with a metakaolin agent. Construction and Building Materials, 2014, 73:51-57.

14. Zhang, T. W., Deng, Y. F.*, Zhang, D. W., Liu, S. Y.. Preliminary Study of Pore Water Salinity Effects on the Swelling Behavior of Ca-Bentonite. Geo-Shanghai International Congress: Soil Behavior and Geomechanics (ASCE) 2014. 54-64. Shanghai, China

15. Zhang, T. W., Deng, Y. F.*, Liu S. Y. Experimental investigation of osmotic suction effect on hydro-mechanical behaviour of remolded clay. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2015, 36(12), 2260-2266.