1) Distributed fiber optic sensing for geoengineering monitoring
2) Forcasting and Early warning of geological hazards
3) Peformance evaluation of underground pipelines and tunnels

Undergraduate Courses
Engineering Mechanics (Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2017, Fall 2018)
Theory of Elasticity (Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022)
Structural Mechanics (Spring 2011, Fall 2013, Fall 2015)
Design and Treatment in Foundation Engineering (Spring 2011)

Graduate Courses
Numerical Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering (Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022)
Selected Topics in Modern Engineering Geology (Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020)
*The lecture notes (in Chinese) can be downloaded here

• Equipment and technology development of real-time massive landslide monitoring with integrated underground multi-source and multi-field sensing (National Key Research and Development Program of China, Principal Investigator (on-going)

• Accurate field monitoring and distribution analysis of soil ice content in  permafrost regions (Open Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering), Principal Investigator (on-going)

• Smart sensing of time-dependent deformation and failure analysis of underground pipelines in land subsidence areas (General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China), Principal Investigator

• Engineering geology (Excellent Young Scientists Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China), Principal Investigator

• Development of intelligent monitoring and safety evaluation system for utility tunnels in urban areas (Suzhou Technology Innovation Project for Key Industry), Principal Investigator

• Strain field reconstruction and stability evaluation of fill slope based on distributed information (Young Scientists Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China), Principal Investigator

• Study on the evolution of internal strain field during rainfall-induced landslide (Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China), Principal Investigator

• Time-dependent characterization and catastrophic mechanism of the interaction of soft clay slope and soil nail (Fundamental Research Fund for the Central Universities of China), Principal Investigator

• Experimental study on landslide mechanism based on high accuracy fiber optic displacement monitoring (Open Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic and Mountain River Engineering), Principal Investigator

• Impending failure identification of soil nailed slopes based on monitoring data (Open Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection), Principal Investigator

• Deformation response and catastrophic mechanism of soil structure system under the effect of multi-fields using distributed sensing technologies (Key Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China), Co-Principal Investigator

• Loading experimental effect of rainfall on slope stability analysis and its applications (Young Scientists Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China), Co-Principal Investigator

• Development and demonstration of optical fiber sensing technologies for geological hazards (National Key Technology R&D Program of China), Co-Principal Investigator

• Study on the field pullout resistance of soil nails with comprehensive instrumentation in a soil slope (Research Grant Council of the Hong Kong SAR Government), Participant

• Study of the pullout resistance of pressure-grouted soil nails in a completely decomposed granite soil (Research Grant Council of the Hong Kong SAR Government), Participant

Zhang, C.-X., Zhu, H.-H.*, Zhang, W., Li, H.-J., Liu, W. (2022). Modeling uplift failure of pipes buried in sand using material point method. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 119, 104203.

Cao, D.F., Zhu, H.-H.*, Wu, B., Wang, J.C., Shukla, S.K. (2021). Investigating temperature and moisture profiles of seasonally frozen soil under different land covers using actively heated fiber Bragg grating sensors. Engineering Geology, 290, 106197.

Wu, B., Zhu, H.-H.*, Cao, D.F., Xu, L., Shi, B. (2021). Feasibility study on ice content measurement of frozen soil using actively heated FBG sensors. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 189, 103332.

Zhang, L., Shi, B.*, Zhu, H.-H.*, Yu, X.B., Han, H., Fan, X. (2021). PSO-SVM-based deep displacement prediction of Majiagou landslide considering the deformation hysteresis effect. Landslides, 18(1), 179-193.

Wu, H., Zhu, H.-H.*, Zhang, C.-C., et al. (2020). Strain integration-based soil shear displacement measurement using high resolution strain sensing technology. Measurement, 166, 108210.

Zhang, C.-C., Zhu, H.-H.*, Liu, S.-P., et al. (2020). Quantifying progressive failure of micro-anchored fiber optic cable–sand interface via high-resolution distributed strain sensing. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 57(6), 871-881.

Zhang, L., Shi, B.*, Zhu, H.-H.*, Yu, X., and Wei, G.Q. (2020). A machine learning method for inclinometer lateral deflection calculation based on distributed strain sensing technology.Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 79, 3383-3401.

Cao, D., Shi, B.*, Zhu, H.-H.*, et al. (2019). A field study on the application of distributed temperature sensing technology in thermal response tests for borehole heat exchangers.Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 78, 3901–3915.

Zhang, C.-C., Zhu, H.-H.*, Chen, D.-D., Xu, X.-Y., Shi, B., and Chen, X.-P. (2019). Feasibility study of anchored fiber-optic strain-sensing arrays for monitoring soil deformation beneath model foundation. Geotechnical Testing Journal, 42(4). (SCI, EI)

Cao, D., Shi, B., Wei, G.-Q., Chen, S.E., and Zhu, H.-H. (2018). An improved distributed sensing method for monitoring soil moisture profile using heated carbon fibers. Measurement, 123, 175-184.

Zhang, C.-C., Zhu, H.-H.*, Liu, S.-P., Shi, B.*, and Zhang, D. (2018). A kinematic method for calculating shear displacements of landslides using distributed fiber optic strain measurements. Engineering Geology, 234, 83–96. 

Zhang, C.-C., Zhu, H.-H.*, Shi, B., and Fatahi, B. (2018). A long term evaluation of circular mat foundations on clay deposits using fractional derivatives. Computers and Geotechnics, 94, 72-82.

Zhu, H.-H., Zhang, C.-C., Mei, G.-X., Shi, B., and Gao, L. (2017). Prediction of one-dimensional compression behavior of Nansha clay using fractional derivatives.Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, 35(5), 688-697. 

Zhu, H.-H., Shi, B., and Zhang, C.-C. (2017). FBG-based monitoring of geohazards: current status and trends. Sensors, 17(3), 452. 

Zhu, H.-H., Wang, Z.-Y.,Shi, B., and Wong, J.K.W. (2016). Feasibility study of strain based stability evaluation of locally loaded slopes: insights from physical and numerical modeling. Engineering Geology, 208, 39-50. 

Chen, X.-P., Zhu, H.-H., Huang, J.-W., and Liu, D. (2016). Stability analysis of an ancient landslide considering shear strength reduction behavior of slip zone soil. Landslides, 13(1), 173-181. 

Zhang, C.-C., Zhu, H.-H.*, Shi, B., She, J.-K., and Zhang, D. (2016). Performance evaluation of soil-embedded plastic optical fiber sensors for geotechnical monitoring. Smart Structures and Systems, 17(2), 297-311. 

Zhu, H.-H., She, J.-K., Zhang, C.-C., and Shi, B. (2015). Experimental study on pullout performance of sensing optical fibers in compacted sand. Measurement, 73, 284-294.  

Zhu, H.-H., Shi, B., Yan, J.F., Zhang, J., and Wang, J. (2015). Investigation of the evolutionary process of a reinforced model slope using a fiber-optic monitoring network. Engineering Geology, 186, 34-43. 

Zhang, C.-C., Zhu, H.-H.*, Xu, Q., Shi, B., and Mei, G.-X. (2015). Time-dependent pullout behavior of GFRP soil nail in sand. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 52(6), 671–681. 

Weng, X., Zhu, H.-H.*, Chen, J., Liang, D., Shi, B., and Zhang, C.-C. (2015). Experimental investigation of pavement behavior after embankment widening using a fiber optic sensor network. Structural Health Monitoring, 14(1), 46-56.

Zhu, H.-H., Shi, B., Yan, J.F., Zhang, J., Zhang, C.-C., and Wang, B.-J. (2014). Fiber Bragg grating-based performance monitoring of a slope model subjected to seepage. Smart Materials and Structures, 23, 095027.

Zhu, H.-H., Zhang, C.-C., Tang, C.-S., Shi, B., and Wang, B.-J. (2014). Modeling the pullout behavior of short fiber in reinforced soil. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 42(4), 329-338. 

Zhang, C.-C., Zhu, H.-H.*, Shi, B., and She, J.K. (2014). Interfacial characterization of soil-embedded optical fiber for ground deformation measurement. Smart Materials and Structures, 23, 095022. 

Zhu, H.-H., Shi, B., Zhang, J., Yan, J.F., and Zhang, C.-C. (2014). Distributed fiber optic monitoring and stability analysis of a model slope under surcharge loading. Journal of Mountain Science, 11(4), 979-989.

Zhu, H. -H., Ho, A. N. L., Yin, J. -H., Sun, H. W., Pei, H. –F., and Hong, C. -Y. (2012). An optical fibre monitoring system for evaluating the performance of a soil nailed slope. Smart Structures and Systems, 9(5), 393-410.

Zhu, H. -H., Liu, L. C., Pei, H. F., and Shi, B. (2012). Settlement analysis of viscoelastic foundation under vertical line load using a fractional Kelvin-Voigt model.Geomechanics and Engineering, 4(1), 67-78. (SCI, EI)

Zhu, H. -H., Yin, J. -H., Yeung, A. T., and Jin, W. (2011). Field pullout testing and performance evaluation of GFRP soil nails. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 137(7), 633-641.

Zhu, H. -H., Yin, J. -H., Zhang, L., Jin, W., and Dong J. -H. (2010). Monitoring internal displacements of a model dam using FBG sensing bars. Advances in Structural Engineering, 13(2), 249-261.

Zhu, H. -H., Yin, J. -H., Dong, J. -H., and Zhang, L. (2010). Physical modelling of sliding failure of concrete gravity dam under overloading condition. Geomechanics and Engineering, 2(2), 89-106. 

2024 Stanford University World’s Top 2% Scientists
2023 Elsevier Highly Cited Chinese Scholars in Geology Resources and Geological Engineering
2020 Science & Technology Progress Award of Engineering Construction, First Prize (2nd rank)
2020 Science & Technology Progress Award of Engineering Construction, First Prize (2nd rank)
2018 National Science & Technology Progress Award of China, First Prize (6th rank)
2017 Supervisor of Excellent Master Thesis Award of Jiangsu Province, China
2016 Vansting Teaching Award, granted by School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University
2015 Sliver Hammer Prize for Young Scholars in Geoscience, granted by China Geology Society
2014 Dezhen Gu Prize for Young Scholars, granted by Engineering Geology Commission of China Geology Society
2012 National Innovation Achievement Award of Industry-University-Research Institute Collaboration (6th rank), granted by Industry-University-Research Institute Collaboration Association of China

• PhD Students

Photo	Name	Year of Admission
	Xiao Ye	2020
	De-Yang Wang	2020
	Yu-Xin Gao	2020
	Bing Wu	2018
	Hao-Jie Li	2017

• Master Students

Photo	Name	Year of Admission
	Xu-Yan Ren	2023
	Hai-Hao Yu	2023
	Xu-Hui Guo	2022
	Xin-Fei Jiang	2022
	Feng Tian	2022
	Ning Ma	2022
	Le-Le Hu	2021
	Wen-Zhao Yu	2021