Educational background

2009/11-2013/11 Technische Universität Berlin, Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering

2007/09-2009/10 Tongji University, M.S. in Railway Engineering

2003/09-2007/07 China University of Mining and Technology, B.S. in Transportation Engineering

Work experience

2023/12-now Tongji University, College of Transportation, Professor

2018/12-now Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Structure Durability and System Safety, Deputy Director

2017/12-2023/11 Tongji University, College of Transportation Engineering, Associate Professor (Tenured)

2014/12-2016/11 Shanghai Urban Construction Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd., Senior Engineer (part-time)

2014/03-2017/11 Tongji University, College of Transportation Engineering, Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)

Research interests

Theoretical: Computational methods in transportation geotechnics; Structure-soil interactions; Multi-scale analysis; Hybrid physics-data-driven model.

Technical: Risk control technologies for constructions near existing railway infrastructures

Grants

[1]PI: China Railway Construction Co., Ltd, General Program, No. 2025111, “Research on the construction technology of fully enclosed concrete sound barriers for busy railway main lines”, 2024/01-2026/12, 1,530,000¥.

[2]PI: China State Railway Group Shanghai Bureau Co., Ltd., General Program, No. 20241111, “Research on key technologies of railway-related engineering design in the Yangtze River Delta Region”, 2024/11-2026/06, 400,000¥.

[3]PI: NSFC, International (Regional) Cooperation and Exchange Program, No. W2421014, “Inverse analysis methods on dynamic parameters of high-speed railway subgrade under dynamic train loads”, 2024.09-2026.02, 30,000¥.

[4]PI: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), General Program, No. 52378458, “Characteristics and calculation methods of multi-interface scattered wave fields of 400km/h and above high-speed railway subgrades”, 2024/01-2027/12, 500,000¥.

[5]PI: China Railway Construction Co., Ltd, General Program, No. TJ2023861181, “Research on the technology of safety risk control and management for construction adjacent to existing operating railway lines”, 2023/10-2025/12, 600,000¥.

[6]PI: Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd., General Program, No. CX-GL22R008-WT-23060, “Safety risk prevention and control technology for rail transit protection zones”, 2023/07-2025/12, 305,000¥.

[7]PI: Nanjing Metro Group Co., Ltd, General Program, No. JS-D.004.2-XY05-00-2207-0171, “Research on key technologies for intelligent construction of super-deep underground structures with a semi-sequential and semi-reverse method in high-pressure confined water sandy strata near the river in the second-phase project of Nanjing Metro Line 4”, 2022/08-2025/12, 615,000¥.

[8]PI: International Union of Railways (UIC), International Cooperation Project, No. 3RASIRCTCV, "Risk control technologies on constructions in the vicinity of existing railway tracks", 2022/02-2023/06, 30,000€.

[9]PI: Shanghai Jiading Transportation Development Group Co., Ltd., General Program, No. TJ2023403571, “Safety demonstration of the node design scheme for the new road and bridge project of Bai'an Highway (from Hejing Road to 70m North of Wutang River) passing under high-speed railway and involving Metro Line 11”, 2022/12-2024/12, 375,000¥.

[10]PI: China State Railway Group Shanghai Bureau Co., Ltd., General Program, “Research on the stratum deformation caused by the construction of high-pressure jet grouting piles in the deep soft soil area and its influence on the existing adjacent high-speed railway”, 2021/08-2022/12, 350,000¥.

[11]PI: China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co., Ltd., General Program, No. TJ2021250131, “Experimental study on the propagation and attenuation characteristics of elastic waves in the stratum affected by the excitation frequency”, 2021.03-2022.12, 171,000¥.

[12]PI: China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co., Ltd., General Program, No. TJ2020423791, “Experimental study on the damping characteristics of soil affected by the excitation frequency”, 2020.11-2022.12, 250,000¥.

[13]PI: Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co., Ltd., General Program, No. CX-GL20R009-WT-20038, “Research on the technological innovation and development strategy of urban rail transit”, 2020/09-2021/09, 179,300¥.

[14]PI: Tongji University, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, No. 22120180098, “Research on the diffraction and coherence effects of vehicle-induced elastic waves when the subway passes under the high-speed railway”, 2018.03-2019.12, 200,000¥.

[15]Co-PI: NSFC, International (Regional) Cooperation and Exchange Program, NSFC-DFG Sino-German Joint Fund, No. 51761135109, "Research on the dynamic response characteristics of high - speed railway sub - track foundation layered systems based on material nonlinearity", 2018/01-2020/12, 1,800,000¥.

[16]PI: NSFC, Youth Fund, No. 51708424, "Transition radiation energy of elastic waves excited by a train in high-speed railway transition zones”, 2018/01-2020/12, 200,000¥.

[17]PI: China Railway Construction Co., Ltd, General Program, No. 2018-05, “Research on construction and monitoring technology of pile-supported subgrade adjacent to existing high-speed railways”, 2018/01-2020/12, 1,839,000¥.

[18]PI: Nanjing Qixia District People's Government, General Program, “Scheme design consultation for the project of risk elimination and reinforcement of Baishui River Embankment in Nanjing, adjacent to the Xianxi connecting line of Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway”, 2017.03-2018.12, 300,000¥.

[19]PI: Tongji University, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, No. 20161062, “Research on the limit values of uneven settlement of the subgrade for modern trams”, 2016/05-2017/12, 100,000¥.

[20]PI: China Railway Jinan Group Co., Ltd., General Program, “Research on the risk control technology of the subway tunnel of Jinan Rail Transit Line R1 adjacent to Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway bridge”, 2016.01-2018.12, 100,000¥.

[21]PI: Shanghai Urban Construction Design & Research Institute (Group) Co., Ltd., General Program, “Key technologies for the under-rail foundation of trams to meet operational requirements in deep soft soil areas”, 2016.01-2017.07, 280,000¥.

[22]PI: Nanjing Dongmen Shantytown Transformation and Construction Co., Ltd., “Consultation on the design scheme of the foundation pit of the affordable housing in Plot 1 of Dongmen, Taishan Sub-district, Nanjing City, adjacent to the existing high-speed railways”, 2016.01-2017.12, 280,000¥.

[23]PI: Jinan Rail Transit Group Construction Investment Co., Ltd., General Program, No. 20160397, “Research on the dynamic influence of the shield tunnels of Jinan Rail Transit Lines R1 and R2 passing under the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway”, 2015/12-2017/12, 400,000¥.

[24]PI: Design and Research Institute of China Railway Fourth Engineering Group Co., Ltd., General Program, No. 20153429, “Consultation on the design scheme of the protection culvert project for the sewage pipeline on Qingxi Road in Hefei City passing under the high-speed railway”, 2015/11-2016/12, 200,000¥.

[25]PI: Zhejiang Deqing Transportation Investment Group Co., Ltd., No. 20150567, “Consultation on the design scheme of the tunnel of the reconstruction project of the Deqing Section of National Highway 104 crossing over the Xuancheng-Hangzhou Railway”, 2015.03-2016.12, 250,000¥.

[26]PI: Tongji University, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, No. 20153562, “Calculation method for the dynamic development of uneven settlement at bridge-embankment transition zones of high-speed railways”, 2015.01-2016.12, 200,000¥.

[27]PI: Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, Shanghai Young Science and Technology Talent Program, No. 15YF1412800, “Research on the optimization of the rail support stiffness under low excitation frequencies”, 2015/01-2017/12, 100,000¥.

Honors & Awards

2025 Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers

2024 Feitian Scholar of Gansu Province

2024 Excellence of Reviewing Award, Computers and Geotechnics, 2023

2023 Second-class Award of Science and Technology of China Railway Society (ranked 1st), "Key technologies and equipment for the connection of high - speed railways without suspension of operation in soft soil areas", 2022

2016 First-class Award of Science and Technology Progress of the Ministry of Education (ranked 12th), "Theoretical and technical research on the control of uneven settlement of high-speed railway subgrades", 2015

Publications

Journal articles:

1.Li, J.,Shan, Y.^*, Yan, Y., Zhou, S., Ji, X., Shu, Z., and Xiang, K. (2026). Extension and applications of dependent cohesive zone models to mixed mode damage. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 141, Part A, 105250.

2.Li, J.,Shan, Y.^*, Yan, Y., Zhou, S., Ji, X., Shu, Z., and Xiang, K. (2025). A gerneralized rate-dependent cohesive zone model with energy-driven damage evolution mode: development and application.Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 329, 111635.

3.Wang, G.,Shan, Y.*, Lin, W., Tian, Z., Zhou, S., Alberti, G. S., Detmann, B., Zhou, T., and Chen, J. (2025). A lightweight physics-data-driven method for real-time prediction of subgrade settlements induced by shield tunneling.Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Vol. 40 (21), 3259-3278.

4.Sun, W., Dong, Y., Tang, J., Zhang, L., Meng, Y.,Shan, Y.^*, Yin, X., Shi, G. (2025). Identifying 3D key parameters of truck cranes for online overturning supervision in railway-involved constructions.Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Vol. 40 (23), 3812-3832.

5.Shan, Y.^*, Wang, G., Lin, W., Zhou, S., Rackwitz, F. (2025). Analytical solution of the evolution of railway subgrade settlement induced by shield tunnelling beneath considering soil stress release.Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Vol. 162, 106607.

6.Hu, B.,Shan, Y.^*, Zhao, Y., Wang, B., Zhou, S., Alberti, G. S., Ma, W., Detmann, B., and Briançon, L. (2025).Tunneling beneath the pile-raft foundations of high-speed railways: Progressive arching deformation and pile settlement behavior.Underground Space, Vol. 25, 54-73.

7.Li, J.,Shan, Y.^*, Yan, Y., Zhou, S., Ji, X., and Shu, Z. (2025). A time-dependent viscoelastic cohesive zone model and inversion method for analyzing interface damage of embedded tram track.Fatigure & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, Vol. 48(7), 2894-2907.

8.Li, J.,Shan, Y.^*, Zhou, S., Ji, X., and Li, M. (2025). Interface damage between rail wrapping material and asphalt concrete for embedded tram track.Journal of the China Railway Society. DOI:https://link.cnki.net/urlid/11.2104.u.20250107.1415.002(Top Journal in Chinese)

9.Li, X.,Shan, Y.^*, and Zhou, S. (2025). The scattered energy solution of two elastic layers coupled through an inclined interface realizing by a hybrid method.Chinese Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics,Vol. 57(4), 1-18. (Top Journal in Chinese)

10.Wang, G.,Shan, Y.*, Detmann, B., and Lin, W. (2024). Physics-based data-driven modelling for predicting subgrade settlement induced by shield tunnelling beneath an existing railway subgrade.Transportation Geotechnics, Vol. 49, 101409.

11.Hu, B.,Shan, Y.^*, Zhao, Y., Wang, B., Zhou, S., Alberti, G. S., Ma, W., and Detmann, B. (2024).Experimental study on tunneling-induced soil arching evolution in pile-raft foundations.Transportation Geotechnics, Vol. 48, 101340.

12.Tian, Z., Zhou, S., Lee, A.,Shan, Y., Detmann, B. (2024). How to identify earth pressures on in-service tunnel linings: Insights from Bayesian inversion to address non-uniqueness.Transportation Geotechnics, Vol. 48, 101344.

13.Shan, Y., Li, J., Ji, X, Liu, S., Zhou, S., Li, L., Deng, H., Li, Y., and Liu, K. (2024). FEM and field tests to study the dynamic response of composite pavement surrounding embedded tram tracks to moving loading: implications to fatigue cracking.Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 421, 135778.

14.Shan, Y.^*, Luo, J., Wang, B., Zhou, S., and Zhang, B. (2024). Critical application zone of the jet grouting piles in the vicinity of existing high-speed railway bridge in deep soft soils with medium sensibility.Soils and Foundations, Vol. 64(1), 101407.

15.Shan, Y.^*, Li, X., and Zhou, S. (2023). Multi-objective optimisation methodology for stiffness combination design of bridge-embankment transition zones in high-speed railways.Computers and Geotechnics, Vol. 155, 105242.

16.Zhou, S,Shan, Y.^*, Wu, Z., Zhao, W., Yang, L., and Lin, Y. (2023). Lateral deformation of high-speed railway foundation induced by adjacent embankment construction in soft soils: Numerical and field study.Transportation Geotechnics, Vol. 41, 101005.

17.Shan, Y.^*, Li, X., and Zhou, S. (2023).The mode and scattered energy distribution of guided waves propagating in two coupled plane-strain layers with rigid base. Chinese Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Vol.55(5): 111-123. (Top Journal in Chinese)

18.Shan, Y.^*, Chen, P.,Zhou, S., Ye, W., and Dai, N. (2023). Experimental study on residual shear strength of sand under high-frequency cyclic loading. Journal of the China Railway Society, Vol. 45(8), 147-155. (Top Journal in Chinese)

19.Xiao, F.,Shan, Y.*, Zhou, G., Lin, W., and Li, J. (2023). Critical transverse differential settlement between modern tram pile-plank-supported subgrade and surrounding pavement subgrade.Transportation Geotechnics, Vol. 38, 100896.

20.Zhou, S., Jiang, H., Fu, L.,Shan, Y., Ye, W., and Guo, P. (2023). Experimental study on deformation and strength characteristics of granular soil-structure interface under coupled monotonic shear and vibration using a modified direct shear apparatus.Acta Geotechnica, Vol. 18(6), 2899-2913.

21.Jiang, H., Zhou, S., Fu, L.,Shan, Y., Dai, N., Guo, P. (2023).Vibro-induced weakening of interface friction between granular materials and textured surfaces: An experimental study with a modified direct shear apparatus.Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 158, 107289.

22.Huang, S., Qian, Y., andShan, Y. (2023). Effect of flexible membrane in large-scale triaxial test DEM simulations.Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 370, 130608.

23.Shan, Y.*, Xiao, W., Ma, W., Liu, J., and Xiang, K. (2023). Influence of developed Benoto piling on deformation of adjacent high-speed railway subgrade in soft soil area. Journal of Railway Science and Engineering, Vol. 20(7), 2372-2384. (in Chinese)

24.Dai, N.,Shan, Y.*, Fu, L., Ye, W., Guo, P., Zhou, S., Rackwitz, F., and Stolle, D. (2022). Vibro-fluidization of sand under coupled static loading and high-frequency cyclic loading.Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol.59(1), 101-110.

25.Shan, Y.*, Xiao, W., Xiang, K., Wang, B., and Zhou, S. (2022). Semi-automatic construction of pile-supported subgrade adjacent to existing railway.Automation in Construction, Vol. 134, 104085.

26.Shan, Y.*, Ma, W., Xiang, K., Wang, B., Zhou, S., and Guo, H. (2022).Vertical dynamic response of a floating pile in unsaturated poroelastic media based on the fictitious unsaturated soil pile model.Applied Mathematical Modelling, Vol. 109, 209-228.

27.Liu, C.,Shan, Y.*, Wang, B., Zhou, S., and Wang, C. (2022). Reinforcement load in geosynthetic-reinforced pile-supported model embankments.Geotextiles and Geomembranes, Vol. 50(6), 1135-1146.

28.Ma, W.,Shan, Y.*, Xiang, K., Wang, B., Zhou, S. (2022).Torsional dynamic response of a pipe pile in homogeneous unsaturated soils.Computers and Geotechnics, Vol. 143(7-8), 104607.

29.Ma, W.,Shan, Y.*, Xiang, K., Wang, B., Zhou, S. (2022).Vertical dynamic impedance of end-bearing pile groups embedded in homogeneous unsaturated soils.International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol. 46(6), 1154-1176.

30.Zhou, S.,Shan, Y.*, Wang, C., Yao, Q., Jia, Y., and Lin, Z. (2022). Theoretical method for additional horizontal stress of isolation piles due to adjacent loading.International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics,Vol. 46(9), 1581-1606.

31.Wu, Y.,Shan, Y.*, Lai, Y., and Zhou, S. (2022). Method of calculating land surface temperatures based on the low-altitude UAV thermal infrared remote sensing data and the near-ground meteorological data.Sustainable Cities and Society, Vol. 78, 103615.

32.Wu, Y.,Shan, Y.*, Zhou, S., Lai, Y., and Xiao, J. (2022). Estimating anthropogenic heat from an urban rail transit station: A case study of Qingsheng metro station, Guangzhou, China.Sustainable Cities and Society, Vol. 82, 103895.

33.Ma, W.,Shan, Y.*, Wang, B., Zhou, S., and Wang, C. (2022).Analytical solution for torsional vibration of an end-bearing pile in nonhomogeneous unsaturated soil.Journal of Building Engineering, Vol. 57, 104863.

34.Shan, Y.*, Huang, A., Qian, X., Zhou, S., Zhou, X. (2022). Long-term in-situ monitoring on foundation settlement and service performance of a novel pile-plank-supported ballastless tram track in soft soil regions.Transportation Geotechnics, Vol. 36, 100821.

35.Ye, W., Fu, L.,Shan, Y., Dai, N., Guo, P., Zhou, S., and Rackwitz, F. (2022). Experimental study on dynamic characteristics of granular materials under axial high-frequency vibration.Acta Geotechnica, Vol. 17(6), 3211-3227.

36.Zhou, S.,Shan, Y.*, Wang, B., Wang, C., Wang, J., and Jia, L. (2022). Semianalytical model of unloading-induced pore-water pressure and consequent consolidation settlement of surcharge preloading railway subgrade.International Journal of Geomechanics, Vol. 22(11), 04022188.

37.Zhou, S., Jiang, H., Fu, L.,Shan, Y., and Guo, P. (2022). An improved apparatus for testing the friction variation of soil-structure interface induced by one-dimensional vibration.Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 45(2), 20210199.

38.Ma, W.,Shan, Y.*, Wang, B., Zhou, S. (2022).Torsional vibration of a pile in transversely isotropic saturated soil considering its construction disturbance effect.International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, Vol. 22(7), 2250044.

39.Shan, Y.*, Cheng, G., Gu, X., Zhou, S., Xiao, F. (2021). Optimization of design parameters of displacement isolation piles constructed between a high-speed railway bridge and a double-line metro tunnel: From the view point of vibration isolation effect.Computers and Geotechnics, Vol. 140(3), 104460.

40.Shan, Y.*, Zhou, X., and Zhou, S. (2021). One-dimensional semi-analytical model on longitudinal thermal loads of a tram track pile-plank structure buried beneath the pavement.Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 21(1), 36.

41.Shan, Y.*, Wang, B., Zhang, J., and Zhou, S. (2021). The influence of dynamic loading and thermal conditions on tram track slab damage resulting from subgrade differential settlement.Engineering Failure Analysis. Vol. 128(2), 105610.

42.Shan, Y.*, Zhou, X., Cheng, G., Jiang, Z., and Zhou, S. (2021). In-situ test on impact loads of a five-module 100% low-floor tram and the prediction of damage characteristics of a pile-plank-supported tram track.Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 277 (11-12), 122320.

43.Shan, Y.*, Zhou, S., Wang, B., and Ho, C. L. (2020). Differential settlement prediction of ballasted tracks in bridge-embankment transition zones.Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 146(9), 04020075.

44.Zhou, S., Wang, B., andShan, Y.*(2020). Review of research on high-speed railway subgrade settlement in soft soil area.Railway Engineering Science, Vol. 28(1), 129-145.

45.Gu, X., Liang, X.,Shan, Y., Huang, X, and Tessari, A. (2020). Discrete element modeling of shear wave propagation using bender elements in confined granular materials of different grain sizes.Computers and Geotechnics, Vol. 125(11), 103672.

46.Shan, Y.*, Wang, B., Zhou, S., Zhang, J., and Huang, A. (2020). Dynamic analysis of tram vehicles coupled with the track system based on staggered iterative algorithm.Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics, Vol. 15(6), 061002.

47.Shan, Y.*, Su, L., and Zhou, S. (2020). Transition radiation in elastic mediums coupled by an inclined interface.Chinese Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Vol. 52(1), 111-123. (Top journal in Chinese)

48.Shan, Y.*, Lu, Y., Zhou, S., and Wang, B. (2020). Centrifugal model test study on lateral differential settlement between the tram pile-plank subgrade and the road subgrade.Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering,Vol. 39(5), 1049-1060. (Top Journal in Chinese)

49.Shan, Y.*, Zhou, S. and Shu, Y. (2018). Differential settlement and soil dynamic stress of a culvert-embankment transition zone due to an adjacent shield tunnel construction.KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 22, 2325-2333.

50.Shan, Y.*, Detmann, B. Zhou, S. H. and Savidis, S. A. (2017). Investigation on the sensitive and insensitive zones of the rail support stiffness for the dynamic response of a vehicle system under low excitation frequencies.Vehicle System Dynamics, Vol. 55(1), 23-40.

51.Shan, Y.*, Shu, Y. and Zhou, S. H. (2017). Finite-infinite element coupled analysis on the influence of material parameters on the dynamic properties of transition zones.Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 148, 548-558.

52.Shan, Y.*, Zhou, S, H., Zhou, H. C., Wang, B. L., Zhao, Z. C., Shu, Y. and Yu, Z. (2017). Iterative method for predicting uneven settlement caused by high-speed train loads in transition-zone subgrade.Transportation Research Record, Vol. 2607, 7-14.

53.Zhang, X.,Shan, Y.and Yang, X. (2017). Effect of bridge-pier differential settlement on the dynamic response of a high-speed railway train-track-bridge system.Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Vol. 2017, 1-13.

54.He, C., Zhou, S. H., Di, H. G. andShan, Y.*(2017). A 2.5-D coupled FE–BE model for the dynamic interaction between saturated soil and longitudinally invariant structures.Computers and Geotechnics, Vol. 82, 211-222.

55.Shu, Y.,Shan, Y.*, Zhou, S, and Yang, X. (2017). Influence on vehicle-track-subgrade system dynamic response induced by track stiffness variation.Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science), Vol. 45(5), 721-731 (in Chinese)

56.Di, H., Zhou, S.,Shan, Y., and He, C. (2016). Solution for dynamic stress of saturated soil surrounding shield tunnel based on modified shell-cylinder model.Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science), Vol. 44(09), 1384-1390 (in Chinese)

57.Shan, Y.*, Zhou, S., Gong, Q., Wang, B., Shu, Y. and Zhao, Z. (2016). Soil dynamic stress of a transition zone influenced by the shield tunnel beneath a railroad.Transportation Research Record, Vol. 2579, 40-47.

58.Shan, Y.*, Zhou, S., Gong, Q., Xiao, J., Wang, C., Zhang, X., Xu, S. and Yu, Z. (2016). Some predictions of deformations from tram track construction in a structure-embankment transition zone.Procedia Engineering, Vol. 143, 1160-1168.

59.Shan, Y.*, Detmann, B. and Savidis, S. A. (2013). Influence of different transition zones on the dynamic response of track-subgrade systems.Computers and Geotechnics, Vol. 48, 21-28.

Books

[1]Zhai, W., Zhou, S., Wang, K. C. P.,Shan, Y., Zhu, S., He, C., and Wang, C. (2025). Proceedings of the third international conference on rail transportation. American Society of Civil Engineers. 639 pp. eISBN: 9780784485941.

[2]Chen, L., Xu, X., Wang, H., Li, C., Li, X., Wang, Q.,Shan, Y.^*, and Liao, W. (2024). Risk control technologies on constructions in the vicinity of existing railway tracks. Beijing. China Railway Publishing House. 390 pp. ISBN: 978-7-113-30866-7.

[3]Shan, Y.^*(2013). Numerical Investigation of Dynamic Railway Vehicle-Track-Subgrade Interaction. Berlin. Shaker Verlag. 130 pp. ISBN: 978-3-8440-2294-0.

Patents

1.Shan, Y., Zhou, S., Cheng, G. and Zhou, Y. (2022): A novel simulation test device for circular vibration of rail transit. Chinese Invention Patent, Reference No.: ZL 2021 1 0828686.3.

2.Jiang, H.,Shan, Y., He, C., Di, H., Fu, L., Zhang, X., Ye, W., Guo, P. and Zhou, S. (2022): A novel device for conducting shear tests on the interface between soils and structures that can achieve bidirectional high-frequency vibration. Chinese Invention Patent, Reference No.: Patent No ZL 2021 1 0206795.1.

3.Gong, N., Liu, S.,Shan, Y., Xiang, K., Wu, L., Wang, J., Mao, Z., Yu, R., Guo, Y., Peng, J., Zhao, F., Xie, S., Chu, H., Liu, J. and Feng, J. (2021): A low clearance casing rotary excavation system and construction method. Chinese Invention Patent, Reference No.: Patent No ZL 2019 1 1423401.7.

4.Zhou, S., Wu, Y., Xiao, J.,Shan, Y., and Cheng, G. (2025). An enhanced nested ground-source heat pump underground heat exchange system. Chinese Invention Patent, Reference No.: ZL 2021 1 0042725.7.

5.Zhou, S., Guo, P., Dai, N., Wang, B.,Shan, Y., Di, H., Fu, L., and Ye, W. (2024). A triaxial apparatus for realizing the coupled action of static load and high-frequency cyclic load. Chinese Invention Patent, Reference No.: ZL 2022 1 0158067.2.

6.Di, H., Zhou, S., Zhou, X.,Shan, Y., and Xia, J. (2024): A specially designed shield tunnel segment with variable thickness steel ring. China Patent (Patent No ZL 2018 1 0368789.3).

7.Zhou, S., Wang, B., Gong, Q., Yang, L., Xiao, J., Wang, C.,Shan, Y., Ji, C., Deng, X. and Song, F. (2020): Arrangement of railway deformation monitoring points when tunneling beneath existing railways. Chinese Invention Patent, Reference No.: ZL 2016 1 1138948.9.

8.Yu, Z., Zhou, S., Gong, Q., Yang, L., Xiao, J. andShan, Y.(2019): A positioning connection device and construction method for grid frame and lock bolt. Chinese Invention Patent, Reference No.: ZL 2017 1 0256524.0.

9.Zhou, S., Wang, B., Gong, Q., Yang, L., Xiao, J., Wang, C.,Shan, Y., Ji, C., Yang, Y. and Song, F. (2019): Settlement deformation monitoring pier and its support construction method. Chinese Invention Patent, Reference No.: ZL 2016 1 1140011.5.

10.Zhou, S., Ji, C. Shu, Y., Yang, X. andShan, Y.(2018):Measurement system and method for performance parameters of synchronous grouting slurry in shield tunnels. Chinese Invention Patent, Reference No.: ZL 2016 1 0297033.6.

Professional Memberships

1.International Society for the Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics

2.Urban Transportation Professional Committee of China Engineering Construction Standardization Association

3.Transportation Geotechnical Engineering Committee of the Geotechnical Engineering Branch of the Chinese Civil Engineering Society

4.Railway Engineering Special Committee of Shanghai Civil Engineering Society

Editorial Board Memberships

2025/07- Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports (IF: 3.9)

2025/04-2027/04 Young Editorial Board Member for Journal of Zhejiang University - SCIENCE A (IF: 3.4)

2024/01-2026/01 Young Editorial Board Member for Journal of Central South University (IF: 3.7)

2024/01-2025/12 Young Editorial Board Member for Deep Underground Science and Engineering

2024/04-2026/04 Young Editorial Board Member for Geohazard Mechanics

2021/04-2022/03 Guest Editor for Construction and Building Materials (IF: 7.4)

Reviewer

Comput. Geotech. (IF: 5.3), J. Rock Mech. Geotech. Eng. (IF: 9.4), Acta Geotech. (IF: 5.6), Eng. Appl. Artif. Intell. (IF: 7.5), Transp. Geotech. (IF: 4.9), Int. J. Numer. Anal. Methods Geomech. (IF: 3.4), Adv. Eng. Softw. (IF: 4.0), Eng. Struct. (IF: 5.6), Soil Dyn. Earthq. Eng. (IF: 4.2), Appl. Math. Model. (IF: 4.4), Veh. Syst. Dyn. (IF: 3.5), Railway Eng. Sci. (IF: 4.4), Sust. Cities Soc. (IF: 10.5), Powder Technol. (IF: 4.5), Constr. Build. Mater. (IF: 7.4), Structures (IF: 3.9), Arch. Civ. Mech. Eng. (IF: 4.4), Alex. Eng. J. (IF: 6.2), Results Eng. (IF: 6.0), Int. J. Struct. Stab. Dyn. (IF: 3.0), Int. J. Rail Transp. (IF: 3.4), Can. Geotech. J. (IF: 3.0), Civ. Eng. Environ. Syst. (IF: 1.7), Geotech. Lett. (IF: 1.5), Geomech. Eng. (IF: 2.5), J. Traffic Transp. Eng.-Engl. Ed. (IF: 7.4), Transp. Saf. Environ. (IF: 2.7), Commun. Earth Environ. (IF: 8.1), Sci Rep (IF: 3.8), Geotech. Geol. Eng. (IF: 1.7), Int. Commun. Heat Mass Transf. (IF: 6.4), Int. J. Pavement Res. Technol. (IF: 3.0), Continuum Mech. Thermodyn. (IF: 1.9), Int. J. Geotech. Eng. (IF: 2.3), Adv. Struct. Eng. (IF: 2.1), Ain Shams Eng. J. (IF: 6.0).

Organization

1.The 13^thInternational Heavy Haul Association Conference (IHHA 2025), Nov. 2025, Colorado Springs, USA, Session Chair.

2.Railway Engineering 2025, Jun. 2025, Edinburgh, UK, Session Chair.

3.5^thInternational Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG 2024), Nov. 2024, Sydney, Australia, Session Chair.

4.The 3^rdInternational Conference on Rail Transportation(ICRT 2024), Aug. 2024, Shanghai, China, Chairman of the Organization Committee.

5.The 5^thInternational Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG 2024), Sep. 2024, Sydney, Australia. Session Chair.

6.Railway Engineering 2023, Jun. 2023, Edinburgh, UK, Session Chair.

Conference talks

1.Railway Engineering 2025, an international conference. "Resilience increasing technique of high-speed railway subgrade subjected to adjacent construction-induced disturbance", 2025, Edinburgh, UK.Invitedpresentation.

2.Infra & TTI Sectors Commen Meeting of UIC, an international conference. "Risk control technologies for the construction adjacent to existing railways", 2023, Paris, France.Keynote speaker.

3.Eurodyn 2023, an international conference. "Transition radiation excited by a surface load moving over an inclined interface of wedge-shaped configuration transition zones of high-speed railways", 2023, Delft, the Netherlands.Invitedpresentation.

4.Railway Engineering 2023, an international conference. "Multi–objective optimisation methodology for stiffness combination design of bridge–embankment transition zones in high–speed railways", 2023, Edinburgh, UK.Invitedpresentation.

5.6th International Conference on Railway Engineering, an international conference. "Transition radiation of elastic waves excited by trains in high-speed railway transition zones", 2023, Beijing. Presentation at a parallel session.

6.National Conference on Railway Engineering Geology and Subgrade Engineering, a national conference of a first-class academic society. "Key Technologies and Equipment for Connecting Projects of High-speed Railways without Suspending Operation in Soft Soil Areas", 2023, Wuhan.Invitedpresentation.

7.The 14th National Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, a national conference of a first-class academic society. "Low-clearance Construction Equipment and Intelligent Monitoring System for Subgrade Engineering of High-speed Rail Connecting Projects", 2023, Wuhan. Presentation at a parallel session.

8.The 4th National Conference on Transportation Geotechnical Engineering, a national conference of a second-class academic society. "Vehicle-induced Elastic Wave Transition Radiation Energy in High-speed Railway Transition Zones", 2023, Lanzhou.Invitedpresentation.

9.4th International Conference on Performance-based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, an international conference. "Vibro-fluidization of sand under coupled static loading and high-frequency cyclic loading", 2022, Beijing. Presentation at a parallel session.

10.The 5th Ganjiang Academic Forum on Civil Engineering, a national conference. "Low-clearance Construction Equipment and Intelligent Monitoring System for High-speed Rail Merging Projects", 2021, Nanchang.Invitedpresentation.

11.Transportation Research Congress (TRC 2021), an international conference. "Transition radiation of elastic waves excited by trains in high-speed railway transition zones", 2021, Hangzhou.Invitedpresentation at a parallel session.

12.The 4th National Forum on Railway Engineering Major in Universities, a national conference. "Vehicle-induced Elastic Wave Transition Radiation Energy in High-speed Railway Transition Zones", 2021, Changsha. Presentation at a parallel session.

13.99th Transportation Research Board (TRB 2020), an international conference. "Capacity enlarging modification measures for existing railroads in China", 2020, Washington, D.C., USA.Invitedpresentation at a parallel symposium.

14.The Fifth International Conference on Railway Technology (Railways 2020), an international conference. "Semi-automatic construction technique of a pile-supported subgrade extremely adjacent to an existing high-speed railway", 2020, Mallorca, Spain. Presentation at a parallel session.

15.4th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG 2020), an international conference. "Prediction of dynamic response and long-term service performance of overlapping tunnels", 2020, Chicago, USA. Presentation at a parallel session.

16.World Transportation Convention (WTC), an international conference. "Research on dynamic and settlement issues of transition zones", 2019, Beijing. Presentation at a parallel session.

17.ASME 2018 Joint Rail Conference, an international conference. "Dynamic analysis of tram vehicles coupled with the track system based on staggered iterative algorithm", 2018, Pittsburgh, USA. Report at a parallel session.

18.10th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (10th BCRRA), an international conference. "Roadbed improvement of an existing railroad located in cold region by reusing the crushed deteriorated ballast", 2017, Athens, Greece. Report at a parallel session.

19.International Conference of Rail Transportation (ICRT 2017), an international conference. "Deformation response of metro tunnels to adjacent tram track construction", 2017, Chengdu. Report at a parallel session.

20.3rd International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics, an international conference. "Influences of subgrade form and ground stiffness on dynamic responses of railway subgrade under train loading: field testing case study", 2016, Guimarães, Portugal. Invited report.

21.95th Transportation Research Board (TRB 2016), an international conference. "Influence of the shield tunnel construction beneath a railroad on a culvert-embankment transition zone", 2016, Washington, D.C., USA. Report at a parallel session.

Supervision

PhD students: Wenjie Ma (2020-2024), Xinran Li (2019-2025), Botao Hu (2019-2025), Jia Li (2021-now), Wei Liu (2022-now), Wen Sun (2022-now), Guankai Wang (2022-now), Yacheng Dong (2023-now), Zhou Tong (2024-now), Dong Liu (2025).

MSc students: Jiwei Ning (2013 co-supervision), Yi Lu (2016), Li Su (2016), Xiangliang Zhou (2017), Guohui Cheng (2018), Ping Chen (2018), Weixiong Xiao (2019), Xinghao You (2020), Weifan Lin (2020), Zihan Lin (2021), Xi Liu (2022), Meng Li (2022), Yuan Cao (2023), Yi Xiao (2024), Liukang Ye (2024).

Teaching

Undergraduate: Railway Subgrade, Rail Transit Engineering, Railway Engineering (English), Urban Rail Transit Equipment Systems and Architecture.

Postgraduate: Railway Engineering (English), Nonlinear Finite Element Method,High-Speed Railway Subgrade and Track Engineering, Safety and Durability of Transportation Infrastructure (English), Dynamic Calculation Methods for Rail Transit Infrastructures.