Position:Associate professor
Degree: Doctoral Degree
Macro-and-mirco geomechanis, Structure design and safety control of tunnelling engineering, Discontinous rock mechanics
(1)Macro-and-micro geomechanics
Xiaoqiang Gu, Jiachen Zhang, Xin Huang* (2020). DEM analysis of monotonic and cyclic behaviors of sand based on critical state soil mechanics framework. Computers and Geotechnics. 128: 103787.
Mingze Xu, Zixin Zhang, Xin Huang*, Kevin Hanley. Investigating the non-uniqueness of critical solid fraction considering boundary conditions and loading rate effects. Particuology, 2020 (SCI, 录用待刊)
Xin Huang; Qinghua Lei; Zixin Zhang; Hui Qin*. A tensor-based analysis of stress variability in granular media subjected to various loading conditions, Powder Technology, 2019, 356: 581-593 (SCI,录用待刊)
Xin Huang*, Kevin J Hanley, Zixin Zhang, Chung-yee Kwok. (2019) Structural degradation of sands during cyclic liquefaction: insight from DEM simulations. Computers and Geotechnics. 2019, 114: 0-UNSP103139(SCI)
Xin Huang*, Kevin J Hanley, Zixin Zhang, Chungyee Kowk, Mingze Xu. (2019) Jamming analysis on the behaviours of liquefied sand and virgin sand subject to monotonic undrained shearing. Computers and Geotechnics. 111: 112-125(SCI)
Xin Huang*, Chung-yee Kwok, K.J. Hanley, Z.X. Zhang (2018) DEM analysis of the onset of flow deformation of sands: linking monotonic and cyclic undrained behaviours. Acta Geotechnica. 13(5): 1061-1074. (SCI)
Xin Huang*, Kevin J Hanley, Catherine O'Sullivan, Chung-yee Kwok. (2017). Implementation of rotational resistance models: a critical appraisal. Particuology. 34,14-23 (SCI)
Xin Huang, Kevin J Hanley, Catherine O'Sullivan*, Chung-yee Kwok. (2017). Partition of the contact force network obtained in discrete element simulations of element tests. Computational Particle Mechanics. 4(2), 147-152 (SCI)
Xin Huang, Kevin J Hanley, Catherine O'Sullivan*, Chung-yee Kwok. (2014) Effect of sample size on the response of DEM samples with a realistic grading. Particuology, 15, 107-115. (SCI)
Xin Huang, Kevin J Hanley, Catherine O'Sullivan*, Chung-yee Kwok. (2014) Exploring the influence of interparticle friction on critical state behaviour using DEM. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 38(12), 1276-1297. (SCI)
Xin Huang, Kevin J Hanley, Catherine O'Sullivan*, Chung-yee Kwok. (2014) DEM analysis of the influence of the intermediate stress ratio on the critical-state behaviour of granular materials. Granular Matter. 16, 641-655. (SCI)
Xin Huang, Kevin J Hanley, Catherine O'Sullivan*, Chung-yee Kwok. (2014) Discrete-element method analysis of the state parameter. Géotechnique. 64(12), 954-965. (SCI)
(2)Structural design and safety control of tunnelling engineering
Xin Huang, Wei Liu, Zixin Zhang, Qianwei Zhuang, Qi Wang, Chungyee Kwok, Shuaifeng Wang. (2020) Structural behavior of segmental tunnel linings for a large stormwater storage tunnel: Insight from full-scale loading tests. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 99: 103376. (SCI)
Xin Huang, Wei Liu; Zixin Zhang*; Qianwei Zhuang; Yanfei Zhu; Qi Wang; Chung-yee Kwok; Shuaifeng Wang; Structural behavior of segmental tunnel linings for a large stormwater storage tunnel: insight from full-scale loading tests, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2020, 99: 103376. (SCI)
Xin Huang, Wei Liu, Zixin Zhang*, Qi Wang et al. (2019) Exploring the three-dimensional response of a water storage and sewage tunnel based on full-scale loading tests. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 88:156-168(SCI)
Yeting Zhu; Zixin Zhang; Xin Huang*; Yanfei Zhu; Shuaifeng Wang; Exploring the progressive failure characteristics of a large special-shaped shield tunnel lining based on 'standing' prototype loading tests,Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2019, 93: 0-103107. (SCI)
Zixin Zhang, Tong Yin, Xin Huang*, Fan Zhang, Yeting Zhu and Wei Liu. (2019) Identification and Visualization of the Full-Ring Deformation Characteristics of a Large Stormwater Sewage and Storage Tunnel Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning Technology. Energies. 12(7), 1304(SCI)
Zixin Zhang, Yeting Zhu, Xin Huang*, Yanfei Zhu, Wei Liu. (2019) ‘Standing’ full-scale loading tests on the mechanical behavior of a special shape shield lining under shallowly-buried conditions. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 86: 34-50(SCI)
Zixin Zhang, Tong Yin, Xin Huang*, Daniel Dias. (2019) Slurry filtration process and filter cake formation during shield tunnelling: Insight from coupled CFD-DEM simulations of slurry filtration column test. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 87: 64-77(SCI)
Zixin. Zhang, Wei Liu, Qianwei Zhuang, Xin Huang*, Shuaifeng Wang, Chi Zhang, Yeting Zhu, Chungyee Kwok. (2019) A novel testing setup for determining the flexural properties of tunnel segmental joints: Development and application. Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. 19: 1-15(SCI)
Xin Huang, Yeting Zhu, Zixin Zhang, Yanfei Zhu, Shuaifeng Wang, Qianwei Zhuang. (2018) Mechanical behaviour of segmental lining of a sub-rectangular shield tunnel under self-weight. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 74,131-144 (SCI)
Xin Huang, Fan Zhang, Zixin. Zhang, Huiming Wu (2018) Visualization analysis of tunnel face stability during shield tunnelling in soft grounds. Environmental Earth Sciences. 77(4):132 (SCI)
(三)Discontinuous rock mechanics
ShuaifengWang, Zixin Zhang, Xin Huang*, Yu Huang, Qinghua Lei. (2021) A generalized joint pyramid method for removability analysis of rock blocks: theoretical formulation and numerical implementation. Computers and Geotechnics. 132: 103972
Zinxin. Zhang, Shuaifeng Wang, Xin Huang*. (2018) Analysis on the evolution of rock block behavior during TBM tunneling considering the TBM-block interaction. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 51(7):2317-2319(SCI)
Zixin Zhang, Jia Wu, Xin Huang*. (2017) Application of vertex chain operation algorithm on topological analysis of three-dimensional fractured rock masses. Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering. 11(2), 187-208 (SCI)