1. Failure mechanism and hazard control of spatially random colluvium slope Using data integration and probabilistic calibration. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Project No. 51679135, 2017-2020, 630k RMB, P.I.

2. National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Project No. 51422905, 2015-2017, 1 Million RMB, P.I.

3. Stability of colluvium soil slopes under long term rainfall and evaporation cycles and evolution of risk. National Program for support of Top-notch Young Professionals, 2013-2016, 2.4 Million RMB, P.I.

4. Coupled analysis of colluvium soil slopes under rainfall infiltration and information integration. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Project No. 41172252, 2012-2015, 700k RMB, P.I.

5. Internal instability of spatial heterogeneous soils and its influence on rainfall induced landslide. Science and Technology Committee of Shanghai, Project No. 12QA1401800, 2012-2014, 200k RMB, P.I.

6. Effects of rainfall on coupled deformation and flow in colluvium slopes. Shanghai Jiaotong University, Cheng Xing Young Researcher Program, 2012-2014, 80k RMB, P.I.

7. Uncertainty reduction of rainfall-induced slope failure based on field monitoring. National Natural Science Foundation of China, Project No. 50809038, 2008-2011, 150k RMB, P.I.

8. Model calibration of rainfall-induced slope failure. Ministry of Education of China, Project No. 200802481128, 2008-2011, 36k RMB, P.I.

9. Probabilistic study of rainfall-induced landslide and its application. Shanghai Educational Development Foundation, Project No. 2008CG17, 2008-2010, 60k RMB, P.I.

Books & chapters

1.      Zhang L.L., Li, J.H., Li, X., Zhang, J., Zhu, H. (2016). Rainfall-induced Soil Slope Failure: Stability Analysis and Probabilistic Assessment. Taylor & Francis CRC Press. 374 Pages.

2.      Zhang, L.L., Zhang J., Li, X. and Xu, Y. (2011). Reliability Methods in Geotechnical Engineering. Tongji University Press, Shanghai. In Chinese.

3.      Wang, J.H., Zhang, L.L., Chen, J.J. (2011). Soil Mechanics and Foundations. China Building Industry Press, Beijing. In Chinese.

4.      Zhang, L.L. (2009). Chapter 6 Analysis of retaining structures. Design Manual of Deep Excavation. LIU GB & WANG WD (eds). China Building Industry Press, Beijing. In Chinese.

5.      Hu, W.C., Lam, H., Zhang, J., and Zhang, L.L. (2006). Solution Manual to Probability Concepts in Engineering: Emphasis on Applications to Civil and Environmental Engineering, by A. H.-S. Ang and W. H. Tang, John Wiley and Sons, New York.

Journal papers

1.    Peng, X.Y., Zhang, L.L., Jeng, D.S., Chen, L.H., Liao, C.C., & Yang, H.Q. (2017). Effects of cross-correlated multiple spatially random soil properties on wave-induced oscillatory seabed response. Applied Ocean Research. 62: 57-69

2.    Ma, J.Z., Zhang, J., Huang, H.W., Zhang, L.L., & Huang, J.S. (2017). Identification of representative slip surfaces for reliability analysis of soil slopes based on shear strength reduction. Computers and Geotechnics, 85, 199-206.

3.    Cheng, Y., Zhang, L.L., Li, J.H., Zhang, L.M., Wang, J.H., & Wang, D.Y. (2016). Consolidation in spatially random unsaturated soils based on coupled flow-deformation simulation. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. DOI: 10.1002/nag.2572

4.    Li, J.H., Zhou, Y., Zhang, L.L., Tian, Y., Cassidy, M.J., & Zhang, L.M. (2016). Random finite element method for spudcan foundations in spatially variable soils. Engineering Geology. 205: 146-155.

5.    Zhang, L.L., Cheng, Y., Li, J.H., Zhou, X.L., Jeng, D.S., & Peng, X.Y. (2016) Wave-induced oscillatory response in a randomly heterogeneous porous seabed. Ocean Engineering. 111: 116-127

6.    Liao, C. C., Jeng, D. S., & Zhang, L.L. (2015). An analytical approximation for dynamic soil response of a porous seabed due to combined wave and current loading. Journal of Coastal Research, 31(5), 1120-1128.

7.    Wang, W., Zhang, L. L., Chen, J.J., & Wang, J. H. (2015). Parameter estimation for coupled hydromechanical simulation of dynamic compaction based on Pareto multiobjective optimization. Shock and Vibration, 2015. Article ID 127878, doi:10.1155/2015/127878.

8.    Wu, C.J., Ye, G.L., Zhang, L.L., Bishop, D., Wang, J.H. (2015). Depositional environment and geotechnical properties of Shanghai clay: a comparison with Ariake and Bangkok clays. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 74(3): 717-732.

9.    Zhang, L.L., Fredlund, M., Fredlund, D.G., Lu, H.H., & Wilson, G.W. (2015). The influence of the unsaturated soil zone on 2-D and 3-D slope stability analyses. Engineering Geology. 193: 374-383.

10.  Huang, Z.H., Zhang, L.L., Cheng, S.Y., Zhang, J., & Xia, X.H. (2015). Back-analysis and parameter identification for deep excavation based on Pareto multiobjective optimization. Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 28(6), A4014007.

11.  Zhang, L.L., Fredlund, D.G., Fredlund, M., & Wilson, G.W. (2014). Modeling the Unsaturated Soil Zone in Slope Stability Analysis. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 51: 1-15.

12.  Zhang, L.L., Zheng, Y.F., Zhang, L.M., Li, X., and Wang, J.H. (2014). Probabilistic model calibration for soil slope under rainfall: effects of measurement duration and frequency in field monitoring. Geotechnique. 64(5), 365 –378.

13.  Zhao, B.D., Zhang, L.L., Jeng, D. S., Wang, J. H., Chen, J. J. (2014). Inverse analysis of deep excavation using differential evolution algorithm. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 39(2):115-134.

14.  Ismail, A., Jeng, D.S., Zhang, L.L., Zhang, J.S. (2013). Predictions of bridge scour: application of a feed-forward neural network with an adaptive activation function. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 26, 1540–1549.

15.  Ismail, A., Jeng, D.S., Zhang, L.L., Zhang, J.S. (2013). Empirical model for the prediction of lateral stability coefficient for un-trenched submarine pipes based on self-evolving artificial neural network (SEANN). Ocean Engineering. 72, 167-175. 

16.  Ismail, A., Jeng, D. S., & Zhang, L. L. (2013). An optimised product-unit neural network with a novel PSO–BP hybrid training algorithm: Applications to load–deformation analysis of axially loaded piles. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 26(10), 2305-2314.

17.  Zhang, L.L., Zuo, Z.B., Ye, G.L., Jeng, D.S., and Wang, J.H. (2013). Probabilistic parameter estimation and predictive uncertainty based on field measurements for unsaturated soil slope. Computers and Geotechnics. 48, 72–81.

18.  Zhu, H., Zhang, L.M., Zhang, L.L., and Zhou, C.B. (2013). Two-dimensional probabilistic infiltration analysis with a spatially varying permeability function. Computers and Geotechnics. 48, 249–259. 

19.  Zhang, S., Zhang, L.M., Peng, M., Zhang, L.L., Zhao, H.F. and Chen, H.X. (2012). Assessment of risks of loose landslide deposits formed by the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 12(1):1-12.

20.  Zhang, L.L., Zhang, J., Zhang, L.M., and Tang, W.H. (2011). Stability analysis of rainfall-induced slope failure: a review. ICE Proceedings: Geotechnical Engineering, 164(GE5), 299-316.

21.  Zhang, L.L., Zhang, J., Zhang, L.M., and Tang, W.H. (2010). Back analysis of slope failure with Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation. Computers and Geotechnics, 37(7-8), 905-912.

22.  Zhang, L.L., Tang, W,H., and Zhang, L.M. (2009). Bayesian model calibration using geotechnical centrifuge tests. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 135(2): 291-299.

23.  Zhang, L.L., Zhang, L.M., and Tang, W.H. (2009). Uncertainty of field pullout resistance of soil nails. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 135(7): 966-972.

24.  Liu, F.Q., Wang, J.H., and Zhang, L.L. (2009). Axi-symmetric active earth pressure obtained by the slip line method with a general tangential stress coefficient. Computers and Geotechnics, 36(1-2): 352-358.

25.  Liu, F.Q., Wang, J.H., and Zhang, L.L. (2009). Analytical solution of general axisymmetric active earth pressure. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 33(4): 551-565.

26.  Hou, Y.M., Wang, J.H., Zhang, L.L. (2009). Finite-element modeling of a complex deep excavation in Shanghai. Acta Geotechnica, 4(1), 7-16.

27.  Zhang, L.L., Zhang, L.M., and Tang, W.H. (2008). Similarity of soil variability in centrifuge models. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 45(8): 1118-1129. 

28.  Liu, F.Q., Wang, J.H., and Zhang, L.L. (2008). Discussion of “General Axisymmetric Active Earth Pressure by Method of Characteristics—Theory and Numerical Formulation” by Y. M. Cheng, Y. Y. Hu, and W. B. Wei. International Journal of Geomechanics, 8(5): 325-326. 

29.  Zhang, L.L., Zhang, L.M., and Tang, W.H. (2005). Rainfall-induced slope failure considering variability of soil properties. Geotechnique, 55(2): 183-188.

30.  Zhang, L.L., Fredlund, D.G., Zhang, L.M., and Tang, W.H. (2004). Numerical study of soil conditions under which matric suction can be maintained. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 41(4), 569-582.

31.  Zhang, L.M., Tang, W.H., Zhang, L.L., and Zheng, J.G. (2004). Reducing uncertainty of predictions from empirical correlations. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 130(5), 526-534.

Ø  Geosnet Young Researcher Award, 2017

Ø  Winner of National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2014

Ø  Winner of National Program for support of Top-notch Young Professionals, 2012

Ø  Winner of Qi Ming Xing Scholar Talent Program, Science and Technology Committee of Shanghai, 2012

Ø  First Prize of Natural Science, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic China, 2011

Ø  Winner of Chengguang Scholar Talent Program, Shanghai Educational Development Foundation, 2008

Ø  CERRA Fellowship, CERRA in ICASP9 conference, 2003