Professors

Yuchuan Zhang

Personal Information
Name: Yuchuan Zhang
 
Date of Birth: Nov. 12,1963
Nationality: China
Institution: College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University
Address: 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
Fax: +86(0)0931 8910123
Email: zhangshch@lzu.edu.cn
Education
Sept. 1987-Jun. 1990    M.E. in Solid Mechanics, School of Industrial and Civil buildings,
Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xian, China
Sept. 1980-Jun. 1984    B.E. in Solid Mechanics, School of Mathematics and Mechanics, 
Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
Appointments
Jun. 2006-present       Associate Professor, College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics,
Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
May 1990-May 2005    Director of geotechnical engineering instituteAssistant chief engineer.
Engineers (1992),Senior engineer (1997), National certified supervision,
engineer (1997), chief supervision engineer (2002),The state registered civil engineer (rock) (2003),The state registered consulting engineer (investment) (2003),Gansu Academy of Architectural Sciences
Jun. 1984-Sept. 1987   Research assistant, Institute of membrane science and technology in Gansu province
Research Areas
Foundation   Special soil  Building quality inspection 
Visiting Positions
1. Director of Civil Building Society of Gansu Province.
2. Major Project Construction Management Consulting Expert of 7 Gansu Province.
Members and Activities
1.  Committee member of Branch of Committee On Collapsible Soils, China Association for Engineering Construction Standardization.
2.  Committee member of Branch of foundation, China Association for Engineering Construction Standardization.
3.  Committee member of Chinese Institution of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, China Civil Engineering Society.
4.  Deputy director of Foundation Academic Committee of Civil Engineering Society, Gansu Civil Engineering Society.
5.  Member of the Professional Committee of Geotechnical Engineering of Gansu Province Construction Science and Technology Eommittee.
6.  Member of Unsaturated Soils and Special SoilsCommittee, Chinese Institution of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.
7.  Member of Building Diagnosis and Treatment Academic Committee of Civil Architecture Society of Gansu Province.
Awards 
2006   Second Class Prizes of Scientific and Technological Progress Award of Gansu province.
1999   Advanced workers in Gansu province.
1996   Model workers in Gansu Provincial Construction Engineering Corporation
Research Grants
Sept. 2005-present: Lanzhou University
2014-2016  Base water pressure monitoring of underground garage of LiangChi Carnival, LiangZhi industrial Group Ltd, PI
2012-2013  Study on bearing deformation mechanism of composite foundation with large thickness collapsible loess by spiral compaction pile method, Gansu Civil Engineering Research Institute, PI
2010-2012  Technical specification for ground treatment of collapsible loess with great thickness, Urban and Rural Housing Construction in GanSu Province, Co-I
2009-2012  Experimental study on water resistance of foundation treated with compacted soil in collapsible loess site, Urban and Rural Housing Construction in GanSu Province, PI
2010-2011  Technical specification for inspection of pumped concrete compressive strength by Rebound Method in LanZhou, Urban and Rural Housing Construction in GanSu Province, PI
2009-2011  Research on elastic buffer materials for solving diseases of filling culverts, GanSu Provincial Communications Department, Co-I
2008-2009  Study on relationship between treatment thickness and residual collapsibility of collapsible loess foundation, Key Laboratory of Mechanics on Western Disaster and Environment, PI
2008-2008  Pile test of the social welfare center in Anning District, Civil Affairs Bureau of Anning District, PI
Feb. 2001-Sept. 2005: GanSu Building Research Institute
2001-2003  Code for building construction in collapsible loess regions, CECS, Co- XII
Refereed Publications
2017
1.   Yu-chuan Zhang,Yong-guo Yao,An-gang Ma,et al. In situ tests on improvement of collapsible loess with large thickness by down-hole dynamic compaction pile[J]. European Journal of Environmental & Civil Engineering, 2017:1-15.
2016
2.   ZHANG Yuchuan,Liu Chenlin,LU Lianchang,et al.Research on influence of the Pore Fofmig Type on Pile Side Friction Rsistance[J].Journal of Taiyuan University of Technology, 2016, 47(1):36-40.
2014
3.   ZHOU Hong,ZAHNG Yu-chuan,ZHANG Ze et al. Changing rule of long-term strength of frozen loess cohesion under impact of freeze-thaw cycle[J]. Rock and Soil Mechanics, 2014, 35(8):2241-2246.
2013
4.   ZHANG Yuchuan,XIN Ming-jing,WANG Yajun. Effect of piling-up weights on shallow plate load test[J]. Journal of Chang’an University(Natural Science Edition) 2013, 33 (3)55-61.
5.   ZHANG Yuchuan,WANG Yajun,WANG Maojie et al. Experimental study on pressure strength curve of pumping concrete by rebound test[J]. Concrete, 2013(7):144-148.
2012
6.   ZHANG Yuchuan,DU Weifei. Research on the Role of Reinforced Soil with Tires to Reduce theVertical Earth Pressure above the Roof-Culvert[J]. Journal of Shenyang Jianzhu University ( Natural Science), 2012, 28(1):104-109.
2011
7.   ZHANG Yuchuan, YANG Qun-fang ZHANG Xing-yuan,et al. Microstructure of loess in collapsibility and seismic subsidence[J]. Journal of Lanzhou University (Natural Sciences), 2011, 47(2):72-76.
8.   ZHANG Yuchuan,LI Bin. Prediction of Dynamic Compaction Settlementin Collapsible Loess Area[J]. Subgrade Engineering, 2011,154..67-69.
9.   ZHANG Yuchuan,ZHANG Ke. Mechanical Behavior of Prestressed CompositeSoil Nailing under Construction[J]. Journal of Shenyang Jianzhu University ( Natural Science), 2011, 27(5):891-897.
2010
10. ZHANG Yuchuan,YANG Qun-fang,ZHANG Xing-yuan et al. Foundation design of collapse loess with large thickness[J]. Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 201032s2),263-266.
2009
11. ZHANG Yuchuan,ZHAO Wei,XIONG Jinhui. Reasonable treatment depth for foundation of collapsing loess with a large thiekness[J]. Journal of Lanzhou University (Natural Sciences), 2009, 45 (2):31-35.
2006
12. ZHANG Yuchuan,LIU Xu. Serial and parallel elastic mechanical models of saturated soils[J]. Journal of Changan University(Natural Science Edition), 2006, 26 (4):8-10.