Zhaoxia Tong | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award

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 Assoc Prof Dr. Zhaoxia Tong | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Industry Collaboration:
  • Zhaoxia Tong has completed five consultancy projects with prominent organizations like China Three Gorges Corporation, and holds a patent, demonstrating a strong connection between her research and its practical application in the industry.
 Assoc Prof Dr. Zhaoxia Tong, Beihang University, China

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🎓Early Academic Pursuits

  • Zhaoxia Tong began her academic journey at Tsinghua University, where she completed her Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Ph.D. degrees in geotechnical engineering. She further expanded her expertise by participating in a one-year research program as a visiting scholar at the University of California, Davis, broadening her international exposure and solidifying her foundation in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering.

💼Professional Endeavors

  • Currently an Associate Professor at Beihang University, Zhaoxia Tong has led over ten prominent research projects, including grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Beijing Natural Science Foundation. She has made significant strides in education, being awarded the Second Prize for Higher Education Teaching Achievement in Beijing. Zhaoxia has also served as the chief editor for two textbooks under the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development’s 14th Five-Year Plan.

🔬 CONTRIBUTIONS AND RESEARCH FOCUS

  • Her research delves deeply into the macro-micro deformation characteristics of anisotropic sands, especially under cyclic rotation of principal stress axes. Zhaoxia pioneered experimental work to establish a strong correlation between peak friction angle and bedding plane inclination angle. Her innovative research on soil dynamics and disaster prevention in geotechnical engineering is pivotal, particularly in relation to the deformation and flow behavior of sands. These findings have been published in 35 high-impact journals, and one of her notable works earned the Best Paper Award from Acta Geotechnica (Q1 journal).

🌍Impact and Influence

  • With 231 citations in SCI and an H-index of 4, Zhaoxia Tong’s research has resonated within the scientific community, contributing valuable insights to soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. Her consultancy projects with institutions like Tsinghua University and the China Three Gorges Corporation have demonstrated her expertise in applying theoretical research to real-world engineering challenges.

🏅ACADEMIC CITES 

  • Zhaoxia has published two major textbooks with ISBN numbers 978-7-112-29764-1 and 978-7-112-28437-5, contributing to the academic field through educational literature. She also holds one published patent (ZL 2011 1 0394600.7), underlining her commitment to practical innovations in engineering.

 📚LEGACY AND FUTURE CONTRIBUTIONS

  • As a member of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSGME) and Secretary on Soil Strength and Constitutive Modeling for the Chinese Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (CSSMGE), Zhaoxia Tong continues to influence both academia and industry. Her future work aims to further investigate soil dynamics and disaster prevention mechanisms in geotechnical engineering, leaving a lasting legacy in these critical areas of research.

📰PUBLICATIONS

  •  Dynamic response of dry sands subjected to dual patch impact loads of a wheeled helicopter
    Authors: Liu, K., Feng, J., Yu, Z., Tong, Z., Du, B.
    Journal: Transportation Geotechnics, 2024, 48, 101345
  •  Model testing of dynamic response of loess to impact load from helicopter landing
    Authors: Hao, Z., Feng, J., Xu, G., Tong, Z., Deng, L.
    Journal: Geomechanics and Geoengineering, 2024
  • Dynamic analysis on cement concrete pavement with initial cracks under impact loading
    Authors: Chen, Y., Tong, Z., Feng, J., Gao, Z.
    Journal: Beijing Hangkong Hangtian Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2019, 45(7), pp. 1474–1480
  •  The Effect of Truss Rigidity on the Deformation of Three-Pile Foundation
    Authors: Xue, Z., Tong, Z., Feng, J.
    Journal: Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Advances in Soil Dynamics and Foundation Engineering, 2018, pp. 829–836
  • Centrifugal Model Test Study of Five-Pile Foundations for Offshore Wind Turbine
    Authors: Tong, Z., Chen, Y., Zuo, Z., Feng, J.
    Journal: Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Advances in Soil Dynamics and Foundation Engineering, 2018, pp. 802–809

Prof Dr.Xiaochun Qin | Traffic landscape | Best Researcher Award | 1077

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Prof Dr.Xiaochun Qin | Traffic landscape | Best Researcher Award

Prof Dr.Xiaochun Qin,Beijing Jiaotong University , China

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Academic and Professional Background

Prof. Qin Xiaochun is a distinguished professor at the School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, and the director of the Research Center for Green Transportation and Landscape Environment. She has dedicated her career to advancing highway landscape design, transportation environmental protection, and the integration of human reality with virtual reality. Prof. Qin’s research focuses on the ecological and landscape design of traffic infrastructure, developing low-carbon, quantitative, and standardized methods. Her innovative work has significantly contributed to the emergence of traffic landscape engineering and digital research, fostering a new branch of traffic landscape studies in road and railway engineering.

Research and Innovations

  • Completed/Ongoing Research Projects: 12
  • Citation Index: 1459
  • Consultancy/Industry Projects: 50
  • Books Published (ISBN): 9
  • Patents Published/Under Process: 25
  • Journals Published (SCI, Scopus, etc.): 96

Editorial Appointments

  • Journal of Transportation Engineering, Youth Editorial Board
  • Highway Traffic Technology (English version), Youth Editorial Board
  • Technical Committee of Intelligent Highway Energy Integration of Highway Engineering Division of the third Division of the World Transportation Congress, Vice-Chairman

Collaborations

  • Ministry of Ecology and Environment, PRC
  • Research Institute of Highway Science Ministry of Transport
  • China Highway and Transportation Society
  • China Academy of Transportation Sciences
  • China Railway Science and Industry Corporation Limited Company

Professional Memberships

  • The International Panel of the European Committee on Infrastructure and Ecological Networks (IENE), Member
  • Highway Branch of China Engineering Construction Standardization Association, Member of a Council
  • Environment and Sustainable Development Branch of China Highway Society, Member of a Council
  • Technical Committee of Standardization of Environmental Protection, Ministry of Transport, Committee Member
  • Green Development Professional Committee of China Transport Association, Committee Member
  • Tourism and Transportation Working Committee of China Highway Society, Committee Member
  • The Fifth and Sixth Youth Expert Committee of China Highway Society, Committee Member
  • Expert Database of Environmental Impact Assessment of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Member

Contributions 

Prof. Qin Xiaochun has pioneered the development of a dynamic perception model and attraction strength mechanism for road landscapes, addressing the limitations of traditional perception methods. Her innovative approach enables the automatic identification and quantification of landscape features, providing a precise and efficient tool for road landscape design. In traffic ecology, she has developed methods for evaluating and identifying the ecological impacts of roads, addressing long-term cumulative effects. Additionally, her work on functional materials and technologies for slope ecological restoration has provided solutions for soil erosion and steep slope stabilization in areas prone to heavy rainfall and sandstorms.

NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS

Framework for Geometric Information Extraction and Digital Modeling from LiDAR Data of Road Scenarios

 Citation-3

Numerical modeling and field test of sonic crystal acoustic barriers

 Citation-8

Quantitative evaluation of attraction intensity of highway landscape visual elements based on dynamic perception

 Citation-13

The characteristics of noise propagation and distribution on the ultra-wide cross section of highways: A case study in Guangdong Province

 Citation-1

Pavement Performance and Ice-Melting Characteristics of Asphalt Mixtures Incorporating Slow-Release Deicing Agent

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