Zhao, H.
Profile
Education and Working Experiences
2009.9-2013.1 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D. Student in Geotechnical Engineering
Thesis: Behavior of saturated and unsaturated coarse widely graded soils under low confining pressures
2013.5-2014.5 Post-doctoral Fellow, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI)
Research Experiences
2014.10 - present Monitoring systems to assess geotechnical infrastructure subjected to climatic hazards.
2013.5-2014.5 Thermo-Hydro-mechanical behaviour of soft soils.
2009.9-2013.1, Rapid identification of hazardous loose coarse landslide soil (Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, No. 622210).
2010.5-2013.1, Theory and technologies for warning against earthquake-induced geohazards along PR303 near the epicenter of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake (Sichuan Department of Transportation and Communications).
Publications
Journal papers
- Zhao, H.F., Zhang, L.M., and Chang, D.S. (2013). Behavior of coarse widely graded soil under low confining pressures. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 139 (1), 35-48. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000755. 119.
- Zhao, H.F., Zhang, L.M., and Fredlund, D.G. (2013). Bimodal shear strength behavior of unsaturated coarse-grained soils. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 139(12), 2070-2081. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000937
- Zhao, H.F., and Zhang, L.M. (2014). Effect of coarse content on the shear behaviour of unsaturated widely graded soils. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 51(12), 1371-1383 doi: 10.1139/cgj-2012-0292.
- Zhao, H.F., and Zhang, L.M. (2013). Instability of saturated and unsaturated coarse granular soils. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, online 3 June 2013. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000976.
- Zhao, H.F., Zhang, L.M., Xu, Y., and Chang, D.S. (2013). Variability of geotechnical properties of a fresh landslide soil deposit. Engineering Geology, 166, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2013.08.006.
- Zhao, H.F., Zhang, L.M., and Chang, D.S. (2014). Closure to “Behavior of coarse widely graded soil under low confining pressures”. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 140(2), 07013002. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001048.
- Zhang, S., Zhang, L.M., Peng, M., Zhang, L. L., Zhao, H.F., and Chen, H. X. (2012). Assessment of risks of loose landslide deposits formed by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 12, 1381–1392.
Conference Papers
- Zhao, H. F., and Zhang, L. M. (2011). Effect of compaction density on behavior coarse graded soils. The Twenty-Fourth KKCNN Symposium on Civil Engineering, 14 – 16 Dec 2011, Hyogo, Japan.
- Zhao. H. F., & Zhang, L. M. (2009). Reliability of loose landslide deposits formed during Wenchuan earthquake. GeoRisk 2011: Proceedings of the Geotechnical Risk Assessment and Management, Atlanta, USA, 460-467. ASCE, Reston.
- Zhang, L.M., Zhang, S., Zhao, H. F., and Peng, M. (2012). Assessment of risks of soil deposits formed during Wenchuan earthquake. Proc. 14th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 23-27 May 2011, Hong Kong.
Hongfen Zhao
Postdoc
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