Zhaochuang

【Personal Profile】

Born in October 1981, Ph.D. in Science. Research interests include computational mechanics, focusing on the mechanical properties of granular materials, granular material design, solid-liquid-gas multiphase coupling, and seismic wave propagation theory. Engaged in computer simulations of complex systems, development and optimization of discrete element method (DEM) programs, and exploration of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) algorithms.

【Academic Background】

- June 2003: Bachelor of Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China

- June 2011: Doctor of Science, University of Science and Technology of China

- September 2011 – February 2014: Lecturer, School of Science, Guizhou University

- February 2014 – February 2015: Visiting Scholar, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

- March 2015 – December 2016: Lecturer, School of Science and School of Physics, Guizhou University

- January 2017 – Present: Associate Professor, School of Physics, Guizhou University

【Academic Achievements】

Principal Investigator of four projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC):

1.,12262005, Study on the Properties of Elastic Waves in Systems of Particles with Different Shapes, January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2026

2. 11962003, Discrete Element Simulation of Systems of Concave Particles, January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2023

3.11602062, Study of Discrete Element Models for Rolling Resistance Between Particles, January 2017 - December 2019

4.11547009, Effects of Packing and Stress Structures on Sound Velocity in Granular Media, January 2016 - December 2018

【Representative Publications】

First-author Papers:

[1] Zhao, C., Zhang, X., Gao, Q., & Li, C. (2022). Discrete element simulation of particles defined by cardioids. Powder Technology,404, 117460.

[2] Zhao, C., Gao, Q., Chen, Y., & Li, C. (2021). Application of parametric function in construction of particle shape and discrete element simulation. Powder Technology, 387, 481-493.

[3] Zhao, C., Cheng, X., Peng, Y., & Li, C. (2020). Discrete element simulations of heart-shaped particle systems. Powder Technology, 375, 369-383.

[4] Zhao, C., Li, C., & Hu, L. (2018). Rolling and sliding between non-spherical particles. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 492, 181-191.

[5] Zhao, C., Luo, Y., Hu, L., & Li, C. (2018). Suitable rolling resistance model for quasi-static shear tests of non-spherical particles via discrete element method. Granular Matter, 20, 1-14.

[6] Zhao, C., Li, C. B., & Bao, L. (2018). Influence of particle packing structure on sound velocity. Chinese Physics B,27(10), 104501.

[7] Zhao, C., & Li, C. (2016). Influence of rolling resistance on the shear curve of granular particles. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 460, 44-53.

Corresponding-author Papers:

[1] Chen,M.,Chen, X., Li, C., Gao, Q., & Zhao, C^*. (2023). Influence of boundary condition on the sound velocity in granular assembly: Spiral tube versus cylinder. Advanced Powder Technology, 34(1), 103887.

[2] Chen, X., Peng, Y., Li, C., & Zhao, C^*. (2022). Simulation of sound propagation and calculation of its velocity in spherical and superellipsoidal particle systems. Powder Technology, 407, 117657.

Gao, Q., Chen, Y., & Zhao, C^*. (2022). Self-similarity of density and velocity profiles in a 2D hopper flow of elliptical particles: Discrete element simulation. Powder Technology, 402, 117338.

[3] Cheng, X., Li, C., Peng, Y., & Zhao, C^*. (2021). Discrete element simulation of super-ellipse systems. Granular Matter, 23, 1-14.

[4] Li, C., Peng, Y., Zhang, P., & Zhao, C^*. (2019). The contact detection for heart-shaped particles. Powder Technology, 346, 85-96.

Version date: September 2024