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Keywords

Complex site effect; Basin effects; Long-period ground motion, Ground motion model, Seismic hazard

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United Kingdom

Biography

I specialize in geotechnical engineering and engineering seismology, focusing on characterizing earthquake-induced ground shaking, including source rupture, the attenuation effects from the source to an observation site, and
the effects of near-surface soil/rock materials), as well as downstream applications in seismic hazard analyses. I am also intrigued by emerging techniques, e.g., physics-informed machine learning, which can potentially change our approaches to mitigate the impact of earthquake hazards on our built environment.

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Employment (4)

Northumbria University: N/A, GB

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Northumbria University

Northumbria University: Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

2024-06-01 to present | Assistant Professor
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Zhu, C

University of Canterbury: Christchurch, NZ

2022-09-01 to 2024-05-31 (Civil and Natural Resources Engineering)
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Zhu, C

Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences: Potsdam, Brandenburg, DE

2018-10-15 to 2022-07-31
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Zhu, C

Education and qualifications (1)

Queensland University of Technology: Brisbane, QLD, AU

2014 to 2018 | PhD Candidate (Built Environment and Civil Engineering School)
Education
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Zhu, C

Professional activities (3)

Seismological Society of America: Albany, California, US

2018 to present
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Zhu, C

Queensland University of Technology: Brisbane, QLD, AU

2019 | Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award
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Queensland University of Technology: Brisbane, QLD, AU

2017 | High Achiever HDR Student
Distinction
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Works (36)

Site-response high-frequency frontiers and the added value of site-specific earthquake record-based measurements of velocity and attenuation

Earthquake Spectra
2025-01-13 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1177/87552930241311312
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Contributors: Marco Pilz; Fabrice Cotton; Zhu, C
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Northumbria University

Methods to account for shallow site effects in hybrid broadband ground-motion simulations

Earthquake Spectra
2025-01-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/87552930241301059
Contributors: Felipe Kuncar; Brendon A Bradley; Christopher A de la Torre; Adrian Rodriguez-Marek; Chuanbin Zhu; Robin L Lee
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Site database for national strong motion stations in mainland China

Engineering Geology
2024-09-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2024.107651
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EID:

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Contributors: Kun Ji; Yefei Ren; Zhu, C; Yuting Zhang; Xinxin Yao; Daren Wang; Peng Zhang; Hongjun Si; Tadahiro Kishida; Ye Liu et al.
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Northumbria University

Spectral decomposition of ground motions in New Zealand using the generalized inversion technique

Geophysical Journal International
2024-05-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggae163
Contributors: Chuanbin Zhu; Sanjay Bora; Brendon A Bradley; Dino Bindi
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An open-source site database of strong-motion stations in Japan: K-NET and KiK-net (v1.0.0)

2024-03-14 | Dataset | Author
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.12591854
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12591854
Contributors: Zhu, C
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Nonpara_GIT_NZ_v1

2024-03-14 | Dataset | Author
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.24312685
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24312685
Contributors: Zhu, C
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The 2023 New Zealand Ground-Motion Database

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
2024-02-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1785/0120230184
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EID:

2-s2.0-85184451546
Contributors: Jesse A. Hutchinson; Zhu, C; Brendon A, Bradley; Robin L. Lee; Liam M. Wotherspoon; Michael Dupuis; Claudio Schill; Jason Motha; Elena Manea; Anna Kaiser
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Northumbria University

SeismAmp

2023-10-15 | Interactive resource | Author
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21341712
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21341712
Contributors: Zhu, C
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Site classification using deep-learning-based image recognition techniques

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics
2023-07-10 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1002/eqe.3801
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EID:

2-s2.0-85145030713
Contributors: Kun Ji; Zhu, C; Saman Yaghmaei-Sabegh; Jianqi Lu; Yefei Ren; Ruizhi Wen
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Northumbria University

Separating broad-band site response from single-station seismograms

Geophysical Journal International
2023-04-27 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggad187
Contributors: Chuanbin Zhu; Fabrice Cotton; Hiroshi Kawase; Brendon Bradley
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Testing SeismAmp at 145 Sites

2023-04-03 | Interactive resource | Author
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21341703
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Deriving Site Effect-Free Hard-Rock Time Histories in Japan from the Generalized Inversion Technique

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
2023-04-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1785/0120220155
Contributors: Marco Pilz; Fabrice Cotton; Chuanbin Zhu; Kenichi Nakano; Hiroshi Kawase
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How well can we predict earthquake site response so far? Machine learning vs physics-based modeling

Earthquake Spectra
2023-02-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1177/87552930221116399
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Contributors: Zhu, C; Fabrice Cotton; Hiroshi Kawase; Kenichi Nakano
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Northumbria University

Complementary Dense Datasets Acquired in a Low-to-Moderate Seismicity Area for Characterizing Site Effects

Seismological Research Letters
2023-01-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1785/0220220244
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2-s2.0-85145593080
Contributors: Bérénice Froment; Andrés Olivar-Castaño; Matthias Ohrnberger; Loic Gisselbrecht; Katrin Hannemann; Edward Marc Cushing; Pierre Boué; Céline Gélis; Annabel Haendel; Marco Pilz et al.
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Northumbria University

How well can we predict earthquake site response so far? Site-specific approaches

Earthquake Spectra
2022-05-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1177/87552930211060859
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2-s2.0-85122940370
Contributors: Zhu, C; Fabrice Cotton; Hiroshi Kawase; Annabel Haendel; Marco Pilz; Kenichi Nakano
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Northumbria University

Within-site variability in earthquake site response

Geophysical Journal International
2022-02-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggab481
Contributors: Chuanbin Zhu; Fabrice Cotton; Dong-Youp Kwak; Kun Ji; Hiroshi Kawase; Marco Pilz
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How much are sites affected by 2-D and 3-D site effects? A study based on single-station earthquake records and implications for ground motion modelling

Geophysical Journal International
2021-12-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggab454
Contributors: Marco Pilz; Fabrice Cotton; Chuanbin Zhu
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Discussion of “Epistemic Uncertainty in Site Response as Derived from One-Dimensional Ground Response Analyses” by Jonathan P. Stewart and Kioumars Afshari

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
2021-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002614
Contributors: Chuanbin Zhu
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Stress Reorientation by Earthquakes Near the Ganzi-Yushu Strike-Slip Fault and Interpretation with Discrete Element Modelling

Rock Mech Rock Eng
2021-04-03 | Journal article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-021-02443-w
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Zhu, C

An Open-Source Site Database of Strong-Motion Stations in Japan: K-NET and KiK-net (v1.0.0)

Earthquake Spectra
2021-02-02 | Journal article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/8755293020988028
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Zhu, C
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Evaluation of a Novel Application of Earthquake HVSR in Site-Specific Amplification Estimation

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
2020-12-01 | Journal article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2020.106301
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Detecting Site Resonant Frequency Using HVSR: Fourier versus Response Spectrum and the First versus the Highest Peak Frequency

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
2020-03-03 | Journal article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120190186
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Which is a better proxy, site period or depth to bedrock, in modelling linear site response in addition to the average shear-wave velocity?

Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
2020-02-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10518-019-00738-6
Contributors: Chuanbin Zhu; Marco Pilz; Fabrice Cotton
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Testing the Depths to 1.0 and 2.5 km/s Velocity Isosurfaces in a Velocity Model for Japan and Implications for Ground Motion Modelling

Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
2019 | Journal article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120190016
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Quantifying the edge-induced seismic aggravation in shallow basins relative to the 1D SH modelling

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
2018 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2018.08.025
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Contributors: Zhu, C; Francisco Chávez-García; David Thambiratnam; Chaminda Gallage
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Northumbria University

Seismic Aggravation in Shallow Basins in Addition to One-dimensional Site Amplification

Journal of Earthquake Engineering
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/13632469.2018.1472679
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2-s2.0-85046657441
Contributors: Zhu, C.; Riga, E.; Pitilakis, K.; Zhang, J.; Thambiratnam, D.
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Statistical analysis of the additional amplification in deep basins relative to the 1D approach

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2017.09.003
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2-s2.0-85033660902
Contributors: Zhu, C.; Thambiratnam, D.; Gallage, C.
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Inherent Characteristics of 2D Alluvial Formations Subjected to In-Plane Motion

Journal of Earthquake Engineering
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/13632469.2017.1387199
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2-s2.0-85033716290
Contributors: Zhu, C.; Thambiratnam, D.; Gallage, C.
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Interaction of geometry and mechanical property of trapezoidal sedimentary basins with incident SH waves

Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
2016-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10518-016-9938-z
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Response of sedimentary basin to obliquely incident SH waves

Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
2016-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10518-015-9856-5
Contributors: Chuanbin Zhu; David P. Thambiratnam; Jian Zhang
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Improvement of pseudo-static method for slope stability analysis

Journal of Mountain Science
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-013-2756-8
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2-s2.0-84900819691
Contributors: Yang, C.-W.; Zhang, J.-J.; Fu, X.; Zhu, C.-B.; Bi, J.-W.
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Zhu, C via Scopus - Elsevier
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Time-domain nonlinear seismic response analysis of basin surface due to inclined SH wave

Chinese Journal of Underground Space and Engineering
2014 | Journal article
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Zhu, C

Seismic Response of Sedimentary Basin Subjected to Obliquely Incident SH Waves

6th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering
2014-11 | Conference paper
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Zhu, C

Numerical analysis for effect of incident angle of seismic wave on seismic response of basin

Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering
2014-01 | Journal article
DOI: DOI 10.13722/j.cnki.jrme.2014.s1.019
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2-s2.0-84900487204
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Dynamic responses of bridge-approach embankment transition section of high-speed rail

Journal of Central South University
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11771-013-1803-5
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Analysis of dynamic responses of bridge-subgrade transition of high-speed railway

Applied Mechanics and Materials
2011 | Book
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.90-93.189
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2-s2.0-80053249360
Contributors: Yang, C.; Zhang, J.; Zhu, C.
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Zhu, C via Scopus - Elsevier

Peer review (20 reviews for 8 publications/grants)

Review activity for Bulletin of earthquake engineering. (2)
Review activity for Data in brief. (1)
Review activity for Earth, planets and space. (1)
Review activity for Journal of applied geophysics. (1)
Review activity for Journal of seismology. (1)
Review activity for Natural hazards. (1)
Review activity for Pure and applied geophysics : (1)
Review activity for Soil dynamics and earthquake engineering. (12)
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