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Scopus Author ID: 56564409300

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Railway track, Ballast, Transportation geotechnics, Discrete element method, Vehicle-Track Coupled Dynamics, Train induced vibration

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China

Biography

2007-2011, Southwest Jiaotong University, Bachelor
2011-2017, Southwest Jiaotong University, Ph.D.
2017-present, Guangdong University of Technology, Lecturer

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Guangdong University of Technology: Guangzhou, Guangdong, CN

2017-12 to present
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Xu Zhang

Education and qualifications (1)

Southwest Jiaotong University: Chengdu, Sichuan, CN

2011-09 to 2017-12 (State Key Laboratory of Traction Power)
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Xu Zhang

Works (28)

A comparison on the effects of coal fines and sand fouling on the shear behaviors of railway ballast using large scale direct shear tests

Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition)
2025-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtte.2022.09.003
Contributors: Xu Zhang; Shunying Ji; Yang Feng; Yongjun Li; Chunfa Zhao
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A critical review on the vertical stiffness irregularity of railway ballasted track

Construction and Building Materials
2023-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.132715
Contributors: Can Shi; Yu Zhou; Lei Xu; Xu Zhang; Yunlong Guo
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Ballasted Track Behaviour Induced by Absent Sleeper Support and its Detection Based on a Convolutional Neural Network Using Track Data

Urban Rail Transit
2023-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s40864-023-00187-0
Part of ISSN: 2199-6687
Part of ISSN: 2199-6679
Contributors: Dawei Zhang; Peijuan Xu; Yiyang Tian; Chen Zhong; Xu Zhang
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A novel laboratory investigation to characterize the mechanical behaviors of polyurethane-ballast bonds under complex stress states

Transportation Geotechnics
2023-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.trgeo.2023.100958
Contributors: Xu Zhang; Jiale Xie; Guoqing Jing; Chuangbo Xu
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A Novel Laboratory Investigation to Characterize the Mechanical Behaviors of Polyurethane-Ballast Bonds Under Complex Stress States

SSRN
2022 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85134941602

Part of ISSN: 15565068
Contributors: Zhang, X.; Xie, J.; Jing, G.; Xu, C.
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An Experimental Study to Identify the Micro-Mechanical Parameters of the Bonds in the Polyurethane Stabilized Ballast

ICRT 2021 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Rail Transportation
2022 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1061/9780784483886.015
EID:

2-s2.0-85125666993

Part of ISBN: 9780784483886
Contributors: Zhang, X.; Xie, J.; Jing, G.; Zou, C.
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Analysis of Railway Ballasted Track Stiffness and Behavior with a Hybrid Discrete–Continuum Approach

International Journal of Geomechanics
2021-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0001941
Part of ISSN: 1532-3641
Part of ISSN: 1943-5622
Contributors: Can Shi; Chunfa Zhao; Yang Yang; Yunlong Guo; Xu Zhang
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Macro-meso dynamic analysis of railway transition zone: Hybrid DEM/FDM simulation and experimental validation

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
2020-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2020.106191
Part of ISSN: 0267-7261
Contributors: Can Shi; Chunfa Zhao; Yang Yang; Yunlong Guo; Xu Zhang; Yang Feng
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Vibration isolation of over-track buildings in a metro depot by using trackside wave barriers

Journal of Building Engineering
2020-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101270
Part of ISSN: 2352-7102
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Analysis on dynamic performance of different track transition forms using the discrete element/finite difference hybrid method

Computers & Structures
2020-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2019.106187
Part of ISSN: 0045-7949
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Long-term evolution mechanism of the rail weld irregularity in metro lines based on the wear theory

Wear
2020-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2019.203160
Part of ISSN: 0043-1648
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Experimental investigation on the characteristics of the dynamic rail pad force and its stress distribution in the time and frequency domain

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit
2020-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/0954409719838116
Contributors: Xu Zhang; Chunfa Zhao; Xiaobo Ren; Yang Feng; Can Shi; Wanming Zhai
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Coupled discrete-continuum approach for railway ballast track and subgrade macro-meso analysis

International Journal of Pavement Engineering
2020-02-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/10298436.2020.1721498
Part of ISSN: 1029-8436
Part of ISSN: 1477-268X
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Discrete Element Simulation and Field Test on Dynamic Behavior of Heavy Haul Railway Ballast,重载铁路有砟道床动态行为的离散元模拟与试验研究

Tiedao Xuebao/Journal of the China Railway Society
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-8360.2019.04.022
EID:

2-s2.0-85073662329

Part of ISSN: 10018360
Contributors: Zhang, X.; Zhao, C.; Zhai, W.; Zhang, D.
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Lateral resistance of polyurethane-reinforced ballast with the application of new bonding schemes: Laboratory tests and discrete element simulations

Construction and Building Materials
2019-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.06.114
Contributors: Guoqing Jing; Xu Zhang; Wenli Jia
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Investigation of track settlement and ballast degradation in the high-speed railway using a full-scale laboratory test

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit
2019-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/0954409718812231
Contributors: Xu Zhang; Chunfa Zhao; Wanming Zhai; Can Shi; Yang Feng
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Importance of load frequency in applying cyclic loads to investigate ballast deformation under high-speed train loads

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
2019-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2019.01.023
Part of ISSN: 0267-7261
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Coupled DEM/FDM simulation for subgrade stress analysis under moving load

ICRT 2017: Railway Development, Operations, and Maintenance - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Rail Transportation 2017
2018 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1061/9780784481257.061
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2-s2.0-85048709514

Part of ISBN: 9780784481257
Contributors: Shi, C.; Zhao, C.; Zhang, X.
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Influence of friction factor of aggregate particles on deformation behavior of high-speed railway ballast under dynamic train loads

ICRT 2017: Railway Development, Operations, and Maintenance - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Rail Transportation 2017
2018 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1061/9780784481257.066
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2-s2.0-85048718531

Part of ISBN: 9780784481257
Contributors: Zhang, X.; Zhao, C.; Zhai, W.; Shi, C.
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DEM Analysis of Ballast Breakage Under Train Loads and Its Effect on Mechanical Behaviour of Railway Track

Springer Proceedings in Physics
2017 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-1926-5_136
Part of ISBN: 9789811019258
Part of ISBN: 9789811019265
Part of ISSN: 0930-8989
Part of ISSN: 1867-4941
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Discrete element simulation and its validation on vibration and deformation of railway ballast

Yantu Lixue/Rock and Soil Mechanics
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.16285/j.rsm.2017.05.031
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2-s2.0-85028702226

Part of ISSN: 10007598
Contributors: Zhang, X.; Zhao, C.-F.; Zhai, W.-M.; Feng, Y.
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Finite element model on stress distribution of ballasted railway subgrade and its validation

Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields, BCRRA 2017
2017 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1201/9781315100333-284
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2-s2.0-85058573273

Part of ISBN: 9781138295957
Contributors: Feng, Y.; Zhao, C.H.; Zhang, X.
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Influence of Cyclic Loading Frequency on Accumulated Deformation Behavior of High-Speed Railway Ballast Bed

Zhongguo Tiedao Kexue/China Railway Science
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-4632.2017.01.01
EID:

2-s2.0-85018918156

Part of ISSN: 10014632
Contributors: Zhang, X.; Zhao, C.; Zhai, W.
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Dynamic Behavior Analysis of High-Speed Railway Ballast under Moving Vehicle Loads Using Discrete Element Method

International Journal of Geomechanics
2017-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0000871
Part of ISSN: 1532-3641
Part of ISSN: 1943-5622
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A 2D dem analysis of railway ballast vibration under cyclic loads

Stephenson Conference Research for Railways 2015
2015 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85051812827

Part of ISBN: 9781510855830
Contributors: Zhang, X.; Zhao, C.; Zhai, W.
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A discrete element simulation of high-speed railway ballast vibration

Jisuan Lixue Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Computational Mechanics
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.7511/jslx201505016
EID:

2-s2.0-84958675887

Part of ISSN: 10074708
Contributors: Zhao, C.-F.; Zhang, X.; Zhai, W.-M.
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Numerical analysis of static crushed behavior of railway ballast

Xinan Jiaotong Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0258-2724.2015.01.020
EID:

2-s2.0-84925298730

Part of ISSN: 02582724
Contributors: Zhang, X.; Zhao, C.; Zhai, W.
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TMD-control research of the vibration of a simply supported bridge

Sichuan Daxue Xuebao (Gongcheng Kexue Ban)/Journal of Sichuan University (Engineering Science Edition)
2011 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-81355153826

Part of ISSN: 10093087
Contributors: Zhang, X.; Shen, H.-M.; Li, H.; Zhang, B.-Q.
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Peer review (12 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for Granular matter. (1)
Review activity for Railway Engineering Science. (2)
Review activity for Soil dynamics and earthquake engineering. (2)
Review activity for Transportation geotechnics. (7)
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