Associate Professors

Zhonghu Zhao

Name:Zhonghu Zhao
Date of Birth:
Nationality:China
Institution:College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University
Address:No. 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, PRC
Tel:+86-931-8914560
Fax: +86-931-891-4561
Email:zhaozhh@lzu.edu.cn; 76144148@qq.com
Education
Sep 2004- Dec 2007 Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering, College of water resources and hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China Supervisor: Prof. Heping Xie
Sep 2001- Jun 2004 M.E. in Structural Engineering, School of mechanics and architectural engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China Supervisor: Prof. Yang Ju
Sep 1997- Jun 2001 B.E. in Civil engineering, School of civil engineering, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang, China
Appointments
May 2011- present Associate Professor, College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics,Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
Oct 2016 - Oct 2017 Visiting Scholar, Department of Mining and Geological Engineering,the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Apr 2008- Apr 2011 Lecturer, College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
Research Areas
Theory of rock energy; Underground engineering; Geological hazards;
Mechanical model analysis; Rock mechanics and rock engineering
Visiting Positions
Members and Activities
Awards
Main Courses
Research Grants

2011-2013  The development of the maglev support of the direct tension machine, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant No.: 41002099, PI.

2011-2014  Design and production of magnetic suspended Equipment for direct tensile test and development of Control program, funded by Science and Technology Planning Project of Gansu Province of China, Grant No.: 1104GKCA059, PI.

2011-2013  The study of energy strength criterion on rocks, funded by Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China, Grant No.: 2010021112003, PI.

2013-2014  The Analysis on the Stability of Tunnel Surrounding Rock in Fold Region, funded by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China, Grant No.: lzujbky-2013-24, PI.

2011-2014  Development and control program development of rock direct tensile test system based on magnetic suspension principle, fund for China Post-doctoral Science Foundation Special Funding Projects, Grant No.: 201104344, PI.

2012-2014  The Innovative Research Group of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant No.: 11121202, Co-I.

2014-2018  The National Key Project of Scientific Instrument and Equipment Development, Grant No.: 11327802, Co-I.

Refereed Publications
  1. Beibei Zhu, Lanning Sun, Zhonghu Zhao. The golden ratio of a class of 2-dof system vibration. Mechanics and Practice, 2017, 39(2): 172~174
  2. Lanning Sun, Zhonghu Zhao. The study on movement of underground water and its effect on the stability of surrounding rocks. Advanced Materials Research, 2014, 838-841: 726~732
  3. Zhonghu Zhao, Lanning Sun. The new design idea about rock direct tensile testing machines based on the magnetic levitation principle. Advanced Materials Research, 2014, 909: 148~153
  4. Zhonghu Zhao. A new method to test the fracture energy based on direct tension. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2012, 105-107: 1376~1379
  5. Zhonghu Zhao. A new direct tension machine and its application. Advanced Materials Research, 2011, 250-253: 1448~1451
  6. Zhonghu Zhao, Xie Heping. Energy transfer and energy dissipation in rock deformation and fracture. Journal of Sichuan University (Engineering Science Edition), 2008, 40(2): 26~31 (in Chinese)
  7. Zhonghu Zhao, Lu Rui, Zhang Guoqing. Analysis of energy principles in rock destabilization and fracture. Metal Mine, 2006, (10): 17~20 (in Chinese)
  8. Zhonghu Zhao, Lu Rui, Zhang Guoqing. Analysis on energy transformation for rock in the whole Process of deformation and Fracture. Mining Research and Development. 2006, 26(5): 8~11 (in Chinese)
  9. Zhang Ru, Tu Yangju, Fei Wenping, Zhonghu Zhao. Effect of vibration frequency on dynamic properties of saturated cohesive soil, Rock and Soil Mechanics, 2006, 27(5): 699~704 (in Chinese)
  10. Zhang Yuhui, Zhonghu Zhao, Ju Yang. Numerical simulation of collapse of RC frame under earthquake loads. Industrial, Construction, 2004, 34(3): 57~61 (in Chinese)
    Patent for Invention
  1. Zhonghu Zhao, Xiaojing Zheng, Youhe Zhou. Magnetic suspension supporter of direct tension test apparatus. America: 13/127397
  2. Zhonghu Zhao, Gaosheng Yang, Jieyang Xu. An electromagnetic soil sample extraction instrument. China: ZL201310527831.X
  3. Zhonghu Zhao, Beibei Zhu, Shaomei Ding. A flexible magnetic shielding device. China:  ZL201210548723.6
  4. Zhonghu Zhao, Shaomei Ding, Beibei Zhu. A lever type soil ring cutter device. China:  ZL201210247607.0