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Geotechnical Engineering, Granular materials

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Employment (4)

Zhejiang University: Hangzhou, CN

2022-01-01 to present
Employment
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Chaofa Zhao

University of Twente: Enschede, NL

2019-07-01 to 2021-07-01
Employment
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Chaofa Zhao

Université de La Rochelle: La Rochelle, FR

2018-04-01 to 2019-06-30
Employment
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Chaofa Zhao

University of Twente: Enschede, NL

2018-01-01 to 2018-03-31
Employment
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Chaofa Zhao

Education and qualifications (3)

Ecole Centrale de Nantes: Nantes, Pays de la Loire, FR

2014-10-10 to 2017-12-13 | Ph.D. (Geotechnical Engineering )
Education
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Chaofa Zhao

Zhejiang University: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, CN

2011-09-01 to 2014-03-31 | M.Sc. (Geotechnical Engineering )
Education
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Chaofa Zhao

Huazhong University of Science and Technology: Wuhan, Hubei, CN

2007-09-01 to 2011-06-30 | B.Sc. (Civil Engineering )
Education
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Chaofa Zhao

Works (18)

An exact equation for the average interparticle forces at contacts with similar orientations in granular materials

Computers and Geotechnics
2025-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.107039
Contributors: Ge Duan; Chaofa Zhao; Kun Pan; Yanni Chen
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Modeling the Swelling Behavior of Clayey Geomaterials Across Scales: Advances and Challenges

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
2025-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/nag.3881
Contributors: Hamza Mhamdi Alaoui; Chaofa Zhao; Wenbo Niu; Pierre‐Yves Hicher
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Investigating temperature effects on the shear behavior of clays: molecular dynamics simulations

Canadian Geotechnical Journal
2025-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1139/cgj-2024-0471
Contributors: Hamza Mhamdi Alaoui; Chaofa Zhao; Wenbo Niu; Zhongxuan Yang
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Effects of particle overall regularity and surface roughness on fabric evolution of granular materials: DEM simulations

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
2024-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/nag.3792
Contributors: Jing Chen; Chaofa Zhao; Yanni Chen; Zhongxuan Yang
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Synthesising microstructures of a partially frozen salty sand using voxel-based 3D generative adversarial networks

Computers and Geotechnics
2024-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.106247
Contributors: Albert Argilaga; Chaofa Zhao; Hanze Li; Liang Lei
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Fabric response to stress probing in granular materials: Two-dimensional, anisotropic systems

Computers and Geotechnics
2022-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2022.104695
Contributors: Chaofa Zhao; Niels P. Kruyt; Mehdi Pouragha; Richard Wan
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Particle and Continuum Rotations of Granular Materials: Discrete-Element Method Simulations and Experiment

Journal of Engineering Mechanics
2021-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0001997
Contributors: Chao-Fa Zhao; Niels P. Kruyt
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An evolution law for fabric anisotropy and its application in micromechanical modelling of granular materials

International Journal of Solids and Structures
2020-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2020.04.007
Contributors: Chao-Fa Zhao; Niels P. Kruyt
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A Case Study on the Microstructure of Fibrous Peat (West Lake, China)

IAEG/AEG Annual Meeting Proceedings, San Francisco, California, 2018-Volume 2
2019 | Conference paper
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Chaofa Zhao

Capillary bridges between spherical particles under suction control: rupture distances and capillary forces

Powder Technology
2019-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2019.09.093
Part of ISSN: 0032-5910
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Chaofa Zhao

Capillary bridges between unequal-sized spherical particles: Rupture distances and capillary forces

Powder Technology
2019-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2019.02.015
Contributors: Chao-Fa Zhao; Niels P. Kruyt; Olivier Millet
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A multiscale approach for investigating the effect of microstructural instability on global failure in granular materials

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/nag.2842
EID:

2-s2.0-85052463534
Contributors: Zhao, C.-F.; Yin, Z.-Y.; Hicher, P.-Y.
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Chaofa Zhao via Scopus - Elsevier

Capillary bridge force between non-perfectly wettable spherical particles: An analytical theory for the pendular regime

Powder Technology
2018 | Journal article
Source: Self-asserted source
Chaofa Zhao

Implementation of a Micromechanical Model for BVPs

GeoShanghai International Conference
2018 | Conference paper
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Chaofa Zhao

Integrating a micromechanical model for multiscale analyses

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/nme.5735
EID:

2-s2.0-85040778486
Contributors: Zhao, C.-F.; Yin, Z.-Y.; Hicher, P.-Y.
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Chaofa Zhao via Scopus - Elsevier

Thermomechanical formulation for micromechanical elasto-plasticity in granular materials

International Journal of Solids and Structures
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2017.12.029
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2-s2.0-85041094850
Contributors: Zhao, C.-F.; Yin, Z.-Y.; Misra, A.; Hicher, P.-Y.
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Chaofa Zhao via Scopus - Elsevier

A Micromechanical Model for Unsaturated Soils Based on Thermodynamics

Poromechanics 2017 - Proceedings of the 6th Biot Conference on Poromechanics
2017 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1061/9780784480779.073
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2-s2.0-85026313337
Contributors: Zhao, C.; Salami, Y.; Yin, Z.-Y.; Hicher, P.-Y.
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Chaofa Zhao via Scopus - Elsevier

Modelling the engineering behaviour of fibrous peat formed due to rapid anthropogenic terrestrialization in Hangzhou, China

Engineering Geology
2016 | Journal article
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Chaofa Zhao

Peer review (10 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for Acta Geotechnica (1)
Review activity for International journal of geomechanics. (4)
Review activity for Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. (4)
Review activity for Journal of Zhejiang University. (1)
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