Associate Professors

Tongwei Zhang

Name:Tongwei Zhang
Date of Birth:Oct 11, 1983
Nationality:China
Institution:College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University
Address:222 Tinashe Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
Tel:+86-189-1985-4155
Fax:
Email:ztw@lzu.edu.cn
Education
Sep 2013-Dec 2017 Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering, School of Transportation,Southeast University, Najing, China Supervisor: Prof. Yong-Feng Deng
Dec 2014-Dec 2015 Doctoral Research Student at Navier laboratory,école des Ponts ParisTech, France Supervisor: Prof. Yu-Jun Cui
Sep 2006-Jun 2009 M.E. in Geotechnical Engineering, School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China Supervisor: Prof. Li-Guan Wang
Sep 2002-Jun 2006 B.E. in Civil Engineering, School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China
Appointments
July 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
Research Areas
Hydro-Chemo-Mechanical Behavior of Soil;
Dynamic Behavior of Saline Soil;
Geopolymer Materials
Visiting Positions
Members and Activities
Nov2017-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
Awards
Sep 2015-Sep 2016 Chinese National Scholarship for doctoral student
Dec 2014-Dec 2015 China Scholarship Council Fund For visiting doctoral student
Main Courses
Research Grants

July 2017-present: Lanzhou University

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

Dec 2014-Dec 2015: École des Ponts ParisTech

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

Mar 2013-Sep 2017: Southeast University

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

Refereed Publications

2018

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-WeiDeng 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

2017

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 bentonite 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).

2014

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.