Updated on Oct. 30, 2018
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International journal papers
- Zuo J., Li Y., Zhang X., Zhao Z., Wang T. 2018. The effects of thermal treatments on the subcritical crack growth of Pingdingshan sandstone at elevated high temperatures. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 51: 3439-3454.
- Zhao Z.*, Guo T., Ning Z., Dou Z., Dai F., Yang Q. 2018. Numerical modeling of stability of fractured reservoir bank slopes subjected to water-rock interactions. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 51: 2517-2531.
- Zhao X., Zhao Z., Guo Z., Cai M., Li X., Li P-F., Chen L., Wang J. 2018. Influence of thermal treatment on the thermal conductivity of Beishan granite. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 51: 2055-2074.
- Zhao Z.*, Peng H., Wu W., Chen Y-F. 2018. Characteristics of shear-induced asperity degradation of rock fractures and implications for solute retardation. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 105: 53-61.
- Wang Y., Song E.-x., Zhao Z.* 2018. Particle mechanics modeling of the effect of aggregate shape on creep of durable rockfills. Computers and Geotechnics. 98: 114-131.
- Zhao Z.*, Liu Z., Pu H., Li X. 2018. Effect of Thermal Treatment on Brazilian Tensile Strength of Granites with Different Grain Size Distributions. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 51: 1293-1303.
- Zhao Z.*, Yang J., Zhou D., Chen Y. 2017. Experimental investigation on the wetting-induced weakening of sandstone joints. Engineering Geology. 225: 61-67.
- Wu W., Zhao Z., Duan K. 2017. Unloading-induced instability of a simulated granular fault and implications for excavation-induced seismicity. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 63: 154-161.
- Zhao Z.*, Yang J., Zhang D., Peng H. 2017. Effects of wetting and cyclic wetting-drying on tensile strength of sandstone with a low clay mineral content. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 50: 485-491.
- Zhao Z., Yang J., Zhang D., Peng H. 2016. Effects of wetting and cyclic wetting–drying on tensile strength of sandstone with a low clay mineral content. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. doi: 10.1007/s00603-016-1087-9 (online publication)
- Zhao Z., Zhou Z. 2016. Mechanical properties and failure modes of rock samples with grout-infilled flaws: A particle mechanics modeling. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 34: 702-715.
- Luo S., Zhao Z., Peng H., Pu H. 2016. The role of fracture surface roughness in macroscopic fluid flow and heat transfer in fractured rocks. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 87: 29-38.
- Kleine B.I., Zhao Z., Skelton A. 2016. Rapid fluid flow along fractures at greenschist-faices conditions on Syros, Greece. American Journal of Science. 316: 169-201.
- Zhao Z. 2016. Thermal influence on mechanical properties of granite: A micro-cracking perspective. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 49: 747-762.
- Li B., Zhao Z., Jiang Y., Jing L. 2015. Contact mechanism of a rock fracture subjected to normal loading and its impact on fast closure behavior during initial stage of fluid flow experiment. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 39: 1431-1449
- Zhao Z., Song E-x. 2015. Particle mechanics modeling of creep behavior of rockfill materials under dry and wet conditions. Computers and Geotechnics. 68: 137-146.
- Zhao Z., Skelton A. 2014 An assessment of the role of non-linear reaction kinetics in parameterization of metamorphic fluid flow. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 119: 6249-6262.
- Zhao Z., Li B., Jiang Y. 2014. Effects of fracture surface roughness on macroscopic fluid flow and solute transport in fracture networks. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 47: 2279-2286.
- Zhao Z. 2014. On the heat transfer coefficient between rock fracture walls and flowing fluid. Computers and Geotechnics. 59: 105-111.
- Zhao Z., Liu L., Neretnieks I., Jing L. 2014. Solute transport in a single fracture: impacted by chemically mediated changes. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 66: 69-75.
- Zhao Z., Jing L., Neretnieks I., Moreno L. 2014. A new numerical method of considering local longitudinal dispersion in single fractures. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical methods in Geomechanics. 38: 20-36.
- Bidgoli M.N., Zhao Z., Jing L. 2013. Numerical evaluation of strength and deformability of fractured rocks. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 5: 419-430.
- Zhao Z. 2013. Gouge particle evolution in a rock fracture undergoing shear: A microsocopic DEM study. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 46: 1461-1479.
- Zhao Z., Skelton A. 2013. Simultaneous calculation of metamorphic fluid fluxes, reaction rates and fluid-rock interaction timescales using a novel inverse modeling. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 373: 217-227.
- Zhao Z., Rutqvist J., Leung C., Hokr M., Liu Q., Neretnieks I., Hoch A., Havlíček J., Wang Y., Wang Z., Wu Y., Zimmerman R. 2013. Impact of stress on solute transport in a fracture network: A comparison study. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 5: 110-123.
- Jing L., Min K.B., Baghbanan A., Zhao Z. 2013. Understanding coupled stress, flow and transport processes in fractured rocks.Geosystem Engineering. 16: 2-25.
- Cheng Y.M., Zhao Z., Sun Y.J. 2012. Closure to "Evaluation of interslice force function and discussion on convergence in slope stability analysis by the lower bound method" by Y.M. Cheng, Z. Zhao, and Y.J. Sun. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 138: 562.
- Zhao Z., Jing L., Neretnieks I. 2012. Particle mechanics model for the effects of shear on solute retardation coefficient in rock fractures.International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 52: 92-102.
- Zhao Z., Jing L., Neretnieks I., Moreno L. 2011. Analytical solution of coupled stress-flow-transport processes in a single fracture.Computers and Geosciences. 37: 1437-1449.
- Zhao Z., Jing L., Neretnieks I., Moreno L. 2011. Numerical modeling of stress effects on solute transport in fractured rocks. Computers and Geotechnics. 38: 113-126.
- Cheng Y.M., Zhao Z., Sun Y.J. 2010. Evaluation of interslice force function and discussion on convergence in slope stability analysis by the lower bound method. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 136: 1103-1113.
- Zhao Z., Jing L., Neretnieks I. 2010. Evaluation of hydrodynamic dispersion parameters in fractured rocks. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 2:243-254.
Conference papers
- Zhao Z., Zhou D., Pu H. 2016. Shear Behavior of Heat-treated Fractures in Beishan Granite. ARMS9, Bali, Indonesia.
- Zhao Z. 2016. DEM Modeling of Creep Behavior of Rockfill Materials. ACEM16, Jeju Island, Korea.
- Zhou D., Zhao Z. 2016. DEM modeling of crack coalescence in rock specimens with two infilled flaws. DEM7, Dalian, China.
- Zhou D., Zhao Z. 2016. Particle mechanics modeling of brittle behavior of rock specimens with an infilled flaw. Geosafe2016, Xian, China.
- Zhao Z., Li B. 2015. On the role of fracture surface roughness in fluid flow and solute transport through fractured rocks. In: ISRM2015, Montreal, Canada.
- Zhao Z. 2014. Insights from DEM modeling of thermal effects on mechanical properties of crystalline rocks. In: ARMS8, Sapporo, Japan.
- Zhao Z. 2013. Discrete element simulation of fracture surface damage and gouge particle evolution in a rock fracture segment. In: Sinorock2013, Shanghai, China, pp 385-390.
- Jing L., Koyama T., Zhao Z., Li B. 2013. Stress and shear effects on fluid flow and solute transport in rock fractures. (Keynote lecture). In: Sinorock2013, Shanghai, China, pp 33-44.
- Zhao Z., Jing L., Neretnieks I. 2010. Stress effects on nuclide transport in fractured rocks: a numerical study. In: Proceeding of European rock mechanics symposium (EUROCK2010), Lausanne, Switzerland, pp 783-786.
- Vesipa R., Zhao Z., Jing L. 2009. Estimating hydraulic permeability of fractured crystalline rocks using geometrical parameters. In: The 9th international conference on analysis of discontinuous deformation (ICADD9), Singapore, pp 685-692.
Conference abstracts
- Zhao Z., Skelton, A. 2012. Using inverse modeling to quantify the unknown parameters pertaining to metamorphic fluid flow. AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco.
- Jing L., Min K.B., Baghbanan A., Zhao Z. 2012. Understanding coupled stress, flow and transport processes in fractured rocks. (Keynote lecture). The 7th Asian rock mechanics symposium (ARMS7), Seoul, Korea.
Oral Presentations
- ISRM2015 in Montreal, Canada (May 2015)
- ARMS8 in Sapporo, Japan (Oct. 2014)
- SINOROCK2013 in Shanghai, China (Jun. 2013)
- EUROCK2011 in Lausanne, Switzerland (Jun. 2010)
- DECOVALEX2011 project workshope in Gyeongju, South Korea (Apr. 2009), Prague, Czech Republic (Oct. 2009), Mont Terri, Switzerland (Apr. 2010), Wuhan, China (Oct. 2010), Helsinki, Finland (Apr. 2011), Oskarshamn, Sweden (Oct. 2011).
Chinese publications
- Zhou D., Zhao Z. Zhao J. 2016. Prediction of excavation damage zone of a deep tunnel with large size subjected to high in-situ stress. Chinese J. Geot. Eng., 2016, 38: 67-72.
- Zhao Z., Jing L., Song E-x. 2014. Discrete element modeling of coupled mechanical-flow-transport processes in fractured rocks. Chinese Journal of Underground Space and Engineering. 10: 1023-1029.
- Cheng Y.M., Zhao Z., Wang J.-A. 2008. Factor of safety in accordance with Pan's extremum principle by optimization methods. Chinese journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering. 27: 93-96.
- Wang J.-A., Zhao Z. Hou Z.Y. 2007. Study on the catastrophic surface land collapse induced by mining under shallow hard rock strata.Journal of China Coal Society. 32: 1051-1056.
- Zhao Z., Wang J.-A. 2006. The study and application of automadesign system of the bolt and mesh support for tunnel. China Mining Magazine. 15: 48-51.