Associate Professor and Master's Supervisor
State Key Laboratory of Precision Blasting
Jianghan University, Wuhan, China
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
Email: zhangzhen@jhun.edu.cn | QQ: 896956489
1.Education and Academic Appointments
Sep 2023 – Present Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Precision Blasting, Jianghan University
Aug 2020 – Aug 2023 Lecturer, State Key Laboratory of Precision Blasting, Jianghan University
Mar 2019 – Mar 2020 Visiting Ph.D. Student, Joint Doctoral Training Program in Civil Engineering, University of Wollongong, Australia
Sep 2014 – Aug 2020 Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
Sep 2010 – Jun 2014 Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China)
2.Research Interests
Propagation of blasting stress waves; dynamic responses of structures to blasting; safety control of structures subjected to blasting; and assessment of the impact and blast resistance of critical infrastructure.
3.Research Achievements
Dr. Zhang has led five research projects: a Young Scientists Fund project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), a subproject under the National Key Research and Development Program of China, a General Program project funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province, a Shuguang Program project under the Knowledge Innovation Program of Wuhan, and an Open Fund project supported by the Engineering Research Center of Rock-Soil Drilling & Excavation and Protection, Ministry of Education. He has also participated as a core researcher in five national, provincial, and ministerial research projects, including projects under the national and Hubei key research and development programs, and serves as a key researcher in a Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Team project.
He has published more than 20 research papers in SCI- and EI-indexed journals, including Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, contributed to one academic monograph, and been granted five patents. He serves on the council of the Hubei Underground Engineering Society and reviews for journals including Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, and Journal of Vibration and Shock. His published work has been selected for the F5000 Top Academic Articles in Leading Chinese Scientific and Technical Journals. In 2024, he was selected as an Outstanding Young Talent under the Wuhan Talent Program.
4.Selected Research Projects
Principal investigator
1. National Natural Science Foundation of China — Young Scientists Fund. Strength deterioration of pile-soil interface of building bored pile subjected to blasting excavation of subway tunnel.
2. National Key Research and Development Program of China — Subproject. Precision blasting technology for XXXX.
3. General Program of Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation. Evolution of pre-existing cracks in the lining of adjacent tunnels under blasting disturbance from a newly constructed tunnel.
4. Knowledge Innovation Program of Wuhan. Evolution of blast-induced cracks around perimeter holes in tunnels under high in-situ stress.
5. Engineering Research Center of Rock-Soil Drilling & Excavation and Protection, Ministry of Education — Open Fund. Propagation of blast-induced cracks around smooth-blasting holes in tunnels under high in-situ stress with eccentric decoupled charges.
Project participant
6. National Key Research and Development Program of China. Intelligent, safe, and efficient precision blasting technology for XXXX tunnels.
7. National Natural Science Foundation of China — General Program. Cumulative damage mechanisms of early-age shotcrete under cyclic blasting disturbance in deeply buried tunnels with high ground temperatures.
8. National Natural Science Foundation of China — General Program. Generation and propagation mechanisms of ground-impact vibration caused by falling debris during the directional blasting demolition of high-rise buildings.
9. National Natural Science Foundation of China — General Program. Vibration effects on pile foundations induced by tunnel undercrossing blasting in urban soil–rock strata.
10. Hubei Provincial Key Research and Development Program. Theory and key technologies for intelligent blasting in deeply buried drill-and-blast tunnels.
5.Selected Publications
1. Junhao Wang, Zhen Zhang, Jinshan Sun, et al. Shear strength degradation of pile-soil interface under blasting disturbance: experimental study. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2025.
2. Zhen Zhang, Yingkang Yao, Nan Jiang, et al. Theoretical study of the vibration characteristic in geological layer under blasting excavation of metro tunnel. Journal of Vibration and Control, 2024, 10775463241274589.
3. Zhen Zhang, Jinshan Sun, Yongsheng Jia, et al. Blasting effects of the borehole considering decoupled eccentric charge. Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2024, 88: 116-125.
4. Zhen Zhang, Yingkang Yao, Yongsheng Jia, et al. Experimental and Numerical Study on Damage Characteristics of the Shield Tunnel Segment Under Blast Impact Loading. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 2024, 24(07): 2450079.
5. Zhen Zhang, Chuanbo Zhou, Nan Jiang, et al. Spatial Variation Law of Blasting Vibration in Layered Strata under Blasting Excavation of Subway Tunnel. Shock and Vibration, 2023, 2023(1): 8080987.
6. Zhen Zhang, Chuanbo Zhou, Alex Remmenikov, et al. Dynamic response and safety control of civil air defense tunnel under excavation blasting of subway tunnel. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2021, 112: 103879.
7. Zhen Zhang, Jianhong Jia, Shiwei Lu, et al. Dynamic response and safety criterion of surrounding rock of a circular tunnel subjected to cylindrical P-waves. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022, 15(9): 1-7.
8. Jinshan Sun, Yongsheng Jia, Zhen Zhang, et al. Study on blast-induced ground vibration velocity limits for slope rock masses. Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023, 10: 1098630.
9. Shiwei Lu, Chuanbo Zhou, Zhen Zhang, et al. Theoretical study on dynamic responses of an unlined circular tunnel subjected to blasting P-waves. Journal of Mechanics, 2021, 37: 242-252.
10. Shiwei Lu, Chuanbo Zhou, Zhen Zhang, et al. PPV Criterion of a Rock Slope Imbedded with a Fault subjected to Blasting P-Waves. Shock and Vibration, 2020, 2020(1): 8865981.
11. Shiwei Lu, Chuanbo Zhou, Zhen Zhang, et al. Particle velocity response of surrounding rock of a circular tunnel subjected to cylindrical P-waves. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2019, 83: 393-400.
12. Shiwei Lu, Chuanbo Zhou, Zhen Zhang, et al. Dynamic stress concentration of surrounding rock of a circular tunnel subjected to blasting cylindrical P-waves. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2019, 37: 2363-2371.
13. Xianzhong Meng, Chuanbo Zhou, Nan Jiang, Zhen Zhang, et al. Propagation characteristics of stress waves induced by underground blasting under the influence of rock-soil interfaces. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2025.
14. Zhen Zhang, Yingkang Yao, Yongsheng Jia, et al. Damage Characteristics of the Shield Segment of the Subway Tunnel under Impact Loading. Chinese Journal of Underground Space and Engineering, 2024, 20(2): 488–496. (In Chinese.)
15. 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. Journal of Central South University (Science and Technology), 2017, 48(8): 2119–2125. (In Chinese.)
16. Zhen Zhang, Chuanbo Zhou, Shiwei Lu, Nan Jiang, Chao Wu. Dynamic response characteristic of adjacent buried concrete pipeline subjected to blasting vibration. Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology, 2017, 49(9): 79–84. (In Chinese.)
17. Xiang-ping Li, Wei-yi Gong, Zhen Zhang*. Smooth Blasting Technology for Tunnel Inverted Arch and its Engineering Application. Blasting, 2023, 40(2): 69–74. (In Chinese.)
18. Ling Ji, Chuanbo Zhou, Ganping Liu, Zhen Zhang. Investigation and application of inverted T cut blasting for super-large cross section tunnel excavation. Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Natural Science Edition), 2020, 48(2): 54–60. (In Chinese.)
19. Xianzhong Meng, Chuanbo Zhou, Nan Jiang, Yuqi Zhang, Zhen Zhang, Di Wu. Generation mechanism and propagation characteristics of blasting seismic waves on tunnel surface. Explosion and Shock Waves, 2024, 44(2): 025201. (In Chinese.)
20. Nan Jiang, Chuanbo Zhou, Yingkang Yao, Xuedong Luo, Zhen Zhang. Blast Vibration Control and Engineering Applications for Adjacent Buried Pipelines in Urban Areas. Wuhan University Press, 2023. (In Chinese.)
6.Patents and Software Copyrights
Invention patents
1. Method and apparatus for correcting data. China Patent No. CN106291708B.
2. Apparatus, specimen mold, and test method for simulating pile-rock interface shear tests. China Patent No. CN110146390B.
Registered software copyrights
1. Software for calculating the distribution of dynamic stress concentration factors in tunnel surrounding rock subjected to blasting seismic waves. Registration No. 2017SR179611.
2. Software for analyzing and calculating the dynamic response characteristics of pipelines subjected to blasting seismic waves. Registration No. 2017SR178496.
3. Software for calculating the ultimate shear dilation displacement and shear stress drop ratio considering pile–rock interface bonding in rock-socketed piles. Registration No. 2019SR0350188.
7.Professional Service
Council Member, Hubei Underground Engineering Society.
Registered Expert, Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Expert Database.
Registered Expert, Wuhan Municipal Science and Technology Expert Database.
Reviewer for Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, Journal of Vibration and Shock, and other journals.
8.Honors and Awards
Outstanding Young Talent, Wuhan Talent Program, 2024.
F5000 Top Academic Articles in Leading Chinese Scientific and Technical Journals.
9.Prospective Graduate Students
Dr. Zhang welcomes applications from prospective master's students in Civil and Hydraulic Engineering. Research opportunities focus on the dynamic effects of blasting and interdisciplinary studies combining blasting engineering with computer science and related fields.
