Zhiming (Patrick) Chao Associate Professor

Faculty of Harbor, Coastal and Offshore Engineering

Schoolof Ocean Science and Engineering

Shanghai Maritime University

Tel：+86(0)19965595212 |Email: zmchao@shmtu.edu.cn

Zhiming Chao, male, born in 1991, PhD, associate professor, master supervisor, recipient of Excellent Scholar Project of China Society and Technology Association, Shanghai Overseas Excellent Youth Scholar Project, Shanghai Talent Reservation Project，Excellent Youth Scholar Project of Chinese Navigation Society, Shanghai Outstanding Talent Project. In 2021, I obtained my PhD degree in the major of Engineering in the University of Warwick, UK, with being supervised by Reader Gary Fowmes (The former chairman of International Geosynthetics Society UK Chapter). In the same year, after I obtained the PhD degree, I was directly hired as an associated professor in Shanghai Maritime University, China. Now, I am also conducted part-time post-doctoral research in Hohai University under the supervision of Professor Jinhai Zheng (The vice head of Hohai University). Additionally, I am the committee member of International Geosynthetics Society Young Member Committee and China Geosynthetics Society Young Member Committee.

My research directions include: the interaction between soil and geosynthetics interfaces, the application of artificial intelligence techniques in geosynthetics. Up to now, I have published more than tens of SCI and EI papers, among which I am the first author or corresponding author for more than twenty SCI papers (including several ESI highly cited paper, nearly twenty JCR Q1 papers), nearly ten EI papers. I am authorized more than ten invention patents, among which I am the first inventor for about ten invention patents. Also, I have presided nearly fifteen scientific research projects, including National Natural Science Foundation of China project, China Postdoctoral Foundation project, and nearly ten provincial and ministerial projects, with the total scientific research funding over 300 million RMB. I am the reviewer for many high-quality international journals, including Geotextiles and Geomembranes, Geosynthetics International, etc.

Associate Professor                                           July 2021 - present

The School of Ocean Science and Engineering

Shanghai Maritime University, China        

Part-time Post-doctor                                     December 2022 - present

Major of Hydraulic Engineering (Ranking the Top 1 in China) 

Supervisor: Professor Jinhai Zheng (The vice president of Hohai University)

Hohai University, China                                 

the Director of the Headmaster's Office                      December 2022 - present

Shanghai Maritime University, China                                 

PhD in Engineering                                    September 2017 - June 2021

The University of Warwick, UK

Doctoral Supervisor: Reader Gary Fowmes (The former chairman of International Geosynthetics Society UK Chapter)

Research Master in Engineering                         September 2014 - June 2017

Major of Harbor, Coastal and Offshore Engineering

Hohai University, China                             

I have presided over nearly fifteen scientific research projects, including  National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Fund, and nearly ten provincial and ministerial scientific research projects, with total scientific research funding over 3 million RMB.

(1)    National Natural Science Foundation of China: Research on the mechanical properties of calcareous sand-geogrid interface with considering temperature effect. (300 thousand RMB, presided)

(2)    Shanghai Overseas Excellent Youth Scholar Project: Study of the interaction mechanism between ocean soil and geosynthetics considering the temperature effect.(1 million RMB, presided)

(3)    Excellent Scholar Project of China Society and Technology Association: Research on the effect mechanism of the coupling effects between temperature and drying-wetting cycles on the stability of geogrid-reinforced soft soil foundation. (300 thousand RMB, presided)

(4)    China Postdoctoral Funding Project :The mechanical response of marine soft soil-geogrid interfaces with considering the coupling effects between temperature and drying-wetting cycles. (80 thousand RMB, presided)

(5)    Excellent Youth Scholar Project of Chinese Navigation Society: The application of 3D printing geosynthteics technology in reinforcing harbour foundations. (30 thousand RMB, presided)

(6)    Shanghai City Talent Reservation Project: Study on the influence of drying-wetting cycles on the mechanical properties of soil-geogrid interfaces. (0.5 million RMB, presided)

(7)    Shanghai Natural Science Foundation Project: Stability analysis of geogrid-reinforced slopes under the coupling effects of temperature and drying-wetting cycles.(200 thousand RMB, presided)

(8)    Soft Science Research Project of Shanghai Natural Science Foundation:The research on the reclaimation routine of offshore landfills in Shanghai City. (50 thousand RMB, presided)

(9)    Shanghai Sailing Science Project: The stability analysis of geogrid-reinforced offshore foundation under the effects of wave dynamic loading. (200 thousand RMB, presided)

(10)Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory of Disaster Mechanics and Engineering Disaster Prevention (Sichuan University) Project：Study on the mechanism of sliding and instability along the interface of geogrid reinforced expansion soil slope.(30 thousand RMB, presided)

(11)The Key Laboratory of Estuary and Coast Industry Project: The stability analysis of geogrid-reinforced sand embankment under the effects of wave dynamic loading. (50 thousand RMB, presided)

(12)The Key Laboratory of Coastal Disaster and Protection of the Ministry of Education (Hohai University) Project: Stability analysis of geogrid reinforced calcareous sand foundation under wave load.(40 thousand RMB, presided)

(13)Shanghai Maritime University Talent Introduction Research Project:The mechanical response of geomembrane in elevated temperature. (150 thousand RMB, presided)

Building Materials, 2022, 348: 128660. (SCI, IF=7.693, JCR Q1)

5.     Zhiming Chao, Bin Gong, et al.Experimental study on stress-dependent gas permeability and porosity of artificially cracked cement mortar[J].Construction and Building Materials. (Accepted) (SCI,IF=7.693,JCR Q1)

6.     Zhiming Chao, Guotao Ma, Meng Wang. Experimental and numerical modelling of the mechanical behaviour of low-permeability sandstone considering hydromechanics[J]. Mechanics of Materials, 2020, 148: 103454. (SCI, IF=4.137, JCR Q1)

7.     Zhiming Chao, Guotao Ma, Kun He, et al. Investigating low-permeability sandstone based on physical experiments and predictive modelling[J]. Underground Space, 2021, 6(4): 364-378. (SCI, IF=5.327, JCR Q1)

8.     Zhiming Chao, Guotao Ma, Xiewen Hu, et al. Experimental research on stress-dependent permeability and porosity of compact sandstone with different moisture saturations[J]. Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering, 2020, 84: 103639. (SCI, IF=5.285, JCR Q1)

9.     Zhiming Chao, Guotao Ma, Xiewen Hu, et al. Research on anisotropic permeability and porosity of columnar jointed rock masses during cyclic loading and unloading based on physical model experiments[J]. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2020, 79(10): 5433-5454. (SCI, IF=4.130, JCR Q1)

10.  Zhiming Chao, Dang Y, Pan Y, et al. Prediction of the shale gas permeability: A data mining approach[J]. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 2023, 33: 100435.(SCI,IF=4.604,JCR Q1, ESI highly cited paper)

11.  Shi D D, Niu J Z, Zhang J, Zhiming Chao*(Corresponding Author), et al. Effects of particle breakage on the mechanical characteristics of geogrid-reinforced granular soils under triaxial shear: A DEM investigation [J]. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 2023: 100446. (SCI,IF=4.604,JCR Q1)

12.  Zhiming Chao, Gary Fowmes. The influence of drying-wetting cycles on the hydro-mechanical behaviour of clayey soil with considering vertical confining pressure[J]. Environmental Geotechnics.  (SCI, IF=2.516, JCR Q2)

13.  Zhiming Chao, Guotao Ma, Meng Wang. The investigation of seepage model for columnar jointed rock masses during cyclic loading and unloading of confining pressure[J].Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020, 13(14): 1-12. (SCI, IF=1.827, JCR Q3)

14.  Zhiming Chao, Guotao Ma, Xiewen Hu, et al. Experimental research on stress-dependent permeability and porosity of rock-like materials with different thicknesses of smooth hidden joints[J]. International Journal of Modern Physics B, 2020, 34(12): 2050117. (SCI, IF=1.404, JCR Q3)

15.  Zhiming Chao, Yang C, Zhang W, et al. Predicting the Gas Permeability of Sustainable Cement Mortar Containing Internal Cracks by Combining Physical Experiments and Hybrid Ensemble Artificial Intelligence Algorithms[J]. Materials, 2023, 16(15): 5330.(SCI,IF=3.50,JCR Q1)

16.  Zhiming Chao,Tang P, Zhang W, Wang H, et al. Analysis of the Hydromechanical Properties of Compact Sandstone and Engineering Application[J]. Water, 2023, 15(11): 2011.(SCI,IF=3.40,JCR Q1)

17.  Zhiming Chao, Gary Fowmes. Comparative study of hybrid artificial intelligence approaches for predicting peak shear strength along soil-geocomposite drain layer interfaces[J]. International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, 2021, 7(3): 1-19. (EI)

18.  Guotao Ma, Zhiming Chao*(Corresponding Author), Kun He. Predictive models for permeability of cracked rock masses based on support vector machine techniques[J]. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2021, 39(2): 1023-1031. (Corresponding Author) (ESCI, EI)

19.  Zhiming Chao,HuanlingWang, et al. Model tests on permeability of columnar jointed rock mass[J] (in Chinese). Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2016, 38(8): 1407-1416. (EI)

20.  Zhiming Chao,HuanlingWang, et al. A rapid method for preparing rock samples with different water saturations[J] (in Chinese). Rock and Soil Mechanics, 2018, 39(3): 1109-1114. (EI)

21.  Zhiming Chao,Huanling Wang, et al. Evolution law research of permeability and porosity of columnar jointed rock mass under cyclic loading and unloading[J] (in Chinese). Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 2017, 36(1): 124-141. (EI)

22.  Zhiming Chao,HuanlingWang, et al. Research on the evolution law between permeability, porosity and stress of low-permeability sandstones with different water saturations[J] (in Chinese).Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 2017, 36(3): 665-680. (EI)

23.  Zhiming Chao,HuanlingWang, et al. Research on the gas klinkenberg effect of low-permeability rocks with different water saturations[J] (in Chinese). Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2017, 39(12): 2287-2295. (EI)

I have been authorised nearly fifteeninvention patents, among them I am the first inventor for nearly teninvention patents.

1.     Zhiming Chao, Huanling Wang, et al. A method for rapid preparation of samples with different water saturations: CN201510364803.X[P]. Date of authorization: 22/12/2017.

2.     Zhiming Chao, Huanling Wang, et al. A method for determining the sensitivity of different directional permeability of fractured rock mass to porosity: CN201610064275.0[P]. Date of authorization: 06/02/2018.

3.     Zhiming Chao, Huanling Wang, et al. A method for preparing non - though rock mass samples based on 3d printing technology: CN201511019619.8[P]. Date of authorization: 19/06/2018.

4.     Zhiming Chao, Huanling Wang, et al. A method for preparing the columnar joint rock mass samples with filling blind joint: CN201511023783.6[P]. Date of authorization: 19/06/2018.

5.     Zhiming Chao, Huanling Wang, et al. A method for preparing the columnar joint rock mass samples with no-filling blind joints: CN201511016772.5[P]. Date of authorization: 19/06/2018.

6.     Zhiming Chao, Huanling Wang, et al. A method of determining the sensitivity of the permeability and porosity of fractured rock mass to effective stress: CN201610064446.X[P]. Date of authorization: 24/07/2018.

7.     Zhiming Chao, Huanling Wang, et al. A method for determining the volume of characterized unit of fractured rock mass: CN201511022607.0[P]. Date of authorization: 03/11/2017.

8.     Zhiming Chao, Huanling Wang, et al. A method for preparing though fractured rock mass samples based on 3d printing technology: CN201511018137.0[P]. Date of authorization: 19/06/2018.

9.     Zhiming Chao, Huanling Wang, et al. A method for quantitatively determining permeability anisotropy of fractured rock mass: CN201610065036.7[P]. Date of authorization: 11/05/2018.