1.     颗粒物质力学


2.     地质灾害防治 

3.     环境工程地质 

4.     行星工程地质

1. 国家自然科学基金面上项目，低气压环境中岩土颗粒流动性态研究，2013-2026，主持.

 2. 国家自然科学基金面上项目，考虑颗粒变形的岩土松散体宏/细观强度关联性及其跨尺度模型，2017-2020，主持.

3. 江苏省自然科学基金青年项目，2014-2018，主持.

部分代表性论文（*为通讯作者）

1. Zhou, Z., Wang, Z., Li, S., Shen, Q., Chen, M., & Zheng, H.* (2021). Determination of nonlinear seepage slope for dislocation interface by in situ tests. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 80(3), 2765-2775.

2. Wang, D., Dijksman, J. A., Barés, J., Ren, J., & Zheng, H.*(2020). Sheared Amorphous Packings Display Two Separate Particle Transport Mechanisms. Physical Review Letters, 125(13), 138001.

3. Jian, Q., Wang, H., Zhou, J., Mao, W., & Zheng, H. *(2020). Liquefaction potential evaluation for iron ore fines based on a correlation between moisture content and cyclic strength. Applied Ocean Research, 103, 102327.

4. Chen, D. Z., Zheng, H.*, Wang, D., & Behringer, R. P. (2019). Discontinuous rate-stiffening in a granular composite modeled after cornstarch and water. Nature communications, 10(1), 1-6.

5. Zhao, Y.*, Barés, J.*, Zheng, H.*, Socolar, J. E.*, & Behringer, R. P. (2019). Shear-jammed, fragile, and steady states in homogeneously strained granular materials. Physical review letters, 123(15), 158001.

6. Zhao, Y., Zheng, H.*, Wang, D., Wang, M., & Behringer, R. P. (2019). Particle scale force sensor based on intensity gradient method in granular photoelastic experiments. New Journal of Physics, 21(2), 023009.

7. Zheng, H., Wang, D.*, & Behringer, R. P. (2019). Experimental study on granular biaxial test based on photoelastic technique. Engineering Geology, 260, 105208.

8. Wang, D., Ren, J., Dijksman, J. A., Zheng, H.*, & Behringer, R. P. (2018). Microscopic origins of shear jamming for 2d frictional grains. Physical review letters, 120(20), 208004.

9. Zheng, H.*, Wang, D., Chen, D. Z., Wang, M., & Behringer, R. P. (2018). Intruder friction effects on granular impact dynamics. Physical Review E, 98(3), 032904.

10. Zheng, H., Wang, D., Barés, J., & Behringer, R. P.* (2018). Sinking in a bed of grains activated by shearing. Physical Review E(R), 98(1), 010901.