
Dr Zhen Zhang
Associate Professor
State key laboratory of precision blasting
Hubei (Wuhan) Institute of Explosion and Blasting Technology
*zhangzhen@jhun.edu.cn; zhangzhen9168@163.com
Educational Background
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan. Sept. 2016 - Aug. 2020.
Joint PhD. Student. Civil Engineering, University of Wollongong, Australia. Mar. 2019 – Apr. 2020.
Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao. Sep. 2010 - Jul. 2014.
Work Experience
Sept. 2023- Present, Jianghan University, Hubei (Wuhan) Institute of Explosion and Blasting Technology, Associate Professor
Aug. 2020- Aug. 2023, Jianghan University, Hubei (Wuhan) Institute of Explosion and Blasting Technology, Lecturer
Teaching Courses
“Soil Mechanics”, specialised course for undergraduates
“Advanced Soil Mechanics”, specialised course for postgraduates
Research Interests
Response of structures to blasting loads
Blasting wave propagation
Blasting seismic wave-structure interaction
Research Projects
Youth Project of the National Natural Science Fund of China, Principal Investigator
General Program of Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation, Principal Investigator
Knowledge Innovation Program of Wuhan, Principal Investigator
Sub-project of the National Key R&D Program of China, Principal Investigator
Research Project of the National Key Research and Development Program of China, Member
General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Member
Hubei Provincial Key Research and Development Program, Member
Professional Service
Council Member of Hubei Underground Engineering Society
Academic Achievement
Zhen Zhang, Jinshan Sun, Yongsheng Jia, et al. Blasting effects of the borehole considering decoupled eccentric charge[J]. Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2024, 88: 116-125.
Zhen Zhang, Yingkang Yao, Nan Jiang, et al. Theoretical study of the vibration characteristic in geological layer under blasting excavation of metro tunnel[J]. Journal of Vibration and Control, 2024: 10775463241274589.
Zhen Zhang, Yingkang Yao, Yongsheng Jia, et al. Experimental and Numerical Study on Damage Characteristics of the Shield Tunnel Segment Under Blast Impact Loading[J]. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 2024, 24(07): 2450079.
Zhen Zhang, Yingkang Yao, Yongsheng Jia, et al. Damage Characteristics of the Shield Segment of the Subway Tunnel under Impact Loading [J].Chinese Journal of Underground Space and Engineering,2024,20(02):488-496.
Zhen Zhang, Chuanbo Zhou, Nan Jiang, et al. Spatial Variation Law of Blasting Vibration in Layered Strata under Blasting Excavation of Subway Tunnel[J]. Shock and Vibration, 2023, 2023(1): 8080987.
Xiangping Li, Weiyi Gong, Zhen Zhang *.Smooth Blasting Technology for Tunnel Inverted Arch and its Engineering Application [J]. Blasting,2023,40(02):69-74.
Zhen Zhang, Chuanbo Zhou, Alex Remennikov, Tingyao Wu, Shiwei Lu, Yuqing Xia. Dynamic response and safety control of civil air defense tunnel under excavation blasting of subway tunnel [J]. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2021, 112: 103879.
Zhen Zhang, Jianhong Jia, Shiwei Lu, Qian Dong. Dynamic response and safety criterion of surrounding rock of a circular tunnel subjected to cylindrical P-waves [J]. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022, 15(9): 1-7.
Zhen Zhang, Chuanbo Zhou, Shiwei Lu, Chao Wu, Chao Wang. Propagation characteristics of ground vibration induced by subsurface blasting excavation in an ultra-shallow buried underpass [J]. Journal of Central South University (Science and Technology), 2017, 8, 2119-2125.
Zhen Zhang, Chuanbo Zhou, Shiwei Lu, Nan Jiang, Chao Wu. Dynamic response of adjacent buried pipeline subjected to blasting vibration [J]. Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology, 2017, 9, 79-84.
Shiwei Lu, Chuanbo Zhou, Zhen Zhang, Nan Jiang. Particle velocity response of surrounding rock of a circular tunnel subjected to cylindrical P-waves[J]. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2019, 83: 393-400.
Nan Jiang, Chuanbo Zhou, Yingkang Yao, Xuedong Luo, Zhen Zhang.Blast Vibration Control and Engineering Applications for Adjacent Buried Pipelines in Urban Areas [M].Wuhan University Press, 2023.

