Faculty - ZHAN Liangtong
ZHAN Liangtong
Professor
Institute of Geotechnical Engineering
88208638
Research Interest
Waste mechanics and Geoenvironmental engineering: Geotechnical properties of municipal solid waste and sewage sludge; Landfill cover and barrier; Remediation of contaminated soils etc.
Unsaturated soil mechanics and hazards mitigation: Air and water flow; Thermo-Hydro - Mechanical coupled modelling; Mitigation of natural hazards induced by extreme climate conditions etc.
Research Activities
2013-2016 Centrifuge modelling of performance of HDPE geomembrane-bentonite composite barrier wall and its assessment method. National Natural and Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (No.51376466)
2012-2016 Bio-hydro-Thermo-chemical-mechanical coupled behaviour of MSW landfills and its conditioning through liquid and air media. National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (No. 2012CB719802)
2009-2011 Moisture transfer mechanism between atmosphere and alternative earthen cover. National Natural and Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (No.50878194)
2005-2007 Physical and numerical modelling of gas and water flow in landfills of municipal solid waste, National Natural and Science Foundation of China (No. 50408023)
2006-2009 Geo-environmental aspects of solid-liquid-gas interactions in landfills of municipal solid waste, Key projects from National Natural and Science Foundation of China (No. 50538080)
2006-2010 Mitigation of geological hazards in rural areas, National Key Technology R&D Program funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2006BAJ06B02)
2008-2009 Slope stabilization for the Xiaping landfill of municipal solid wastes in Shenzhen (Consultant and design), Industrial funding.
2006-2009 Geotechnical aspects associated with expansion of the Qizhishan landfill of municipal solid wastes in Suzhou (Consultant), Industrial funding.
Education
Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 2003
Master in Geotechnical Engineering Hohai University China 1996
B.Eng. in Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology Hohai University China 1995
Professional Employment
Visiting scholar 2011.1-2011.6 University of Alberta Canada
Professor 2007-present Zhejiang University China
Associate Professor 2003-2007 Zhejiang University China
Research Assistant 2000-2003 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Teacher Assistant 1995-1996 Hohai University China
Selected Publication
1. T.L.T. Zhan, Q.Y. Mu, Y.M. Chen and H. Ke. Evaluation of measurement sensitivity and design improvement for time domain reflectometry penetrometers. Water Resources Research, 51(4): 2994-3006, 2015.
2. T.L.T. Zhan, X.B. Xu, Y.M. Chen, X.F. Ma and J.W. Lan. Dependence of gas collection efficiency on leachate level at wet municipal solid waste landfills and its improvement methods in China. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 141(4), 2015.
3. T.L.T. Zhan, H. Li, G.W. Jia, Y.M. Chen and D.G. Fredlund. Reply to the discussion by Liu et al. on “Physical and numerical study of lateral diversion by three-layer inclined capillary barrier covers under humid climatic conditions”. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 52 (4): 532-533, 2015.
4. X.B. Xu, T.L.T. Zhan* and Y.M. Chen. Parameter determination of a compression model for landfilled municipal solid waste: an experimental study. Waste Management & Research,33(2): 199-210, 2015.
5. X.J. Zhan, W.A. Lin, T.L.T. Zhan* and Y.M. Chen. Field implementation of FeCl3-conditioning and vacuum preloading for sewage sludge disposed in a sludge lagoon: a case study. Geosynthetics International, 22(4): 327 –338, 2015.
6. T.L.T. Zhan, H Li, G.W. Jia, Y.M. Chen and D.G. Fredlund. Physical and numerical study of lateral diversion by three-layer inclined capillary barrier covers under humid climatic conditions. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 51(12): 1438–1448, 2014.
7. T.L.T. Zhan, Y.B. Yang, R. Chen, C.W.W. Ng and Y.M. Chen. Influence of clod size and water content on gas permeability of a compacted loess. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 51(12): 1468–1474, 2014.
8. X.B. Xu, T.L.T. Zhan*, Y.M. Chen and R.P. Beaven. Intrinsic and relative permeabilities of shredded municipal solid wastes from the Qizishan landfill, China. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 51 (12): 1243–1252, 2014.
9. W.A. Lin, X.J. Zhan, T.L.T. Zhan*, Y.M. Chen, Y.W. Jin and J.N. Jiang. Effect of FeCl3-conditioning on consolidation property of sewage sludge and vacuum preloading test with integrated PVDs at the Changan landfill, China. Geotextiles and Geomembranes,42(3): 181-190, 2014.
10.T.L.T. Zhan, X.J. Zhan, W.A. Lin, X.Y. Luo and Y.M. Chen. Field and laboratory investigation on geotechnical properties of sewage sludge disposed in a pit at Changan landfill, Chengdu, China. Engineering Geology, 170: 24–32, 2014.
11.T.L.T. Zhan, C. Guan, H.J. Xie, Y.M. Chen. Vertical migration of leachate pollutants in clayey soils beneath an uncontrolled landfill at Huainan, China: A field and theoretical investigation. Science of the Total Environment, 470: 290–298, 2014.
12.T.L.T. Zhan, X. Zeng, Y.C. Li and Y.M. Chen. Analytical Solution for One-Dimensional Diffusion of Organic Pollutants in a Geomembrane–Bentonite Composite Barrier and Parametric Analyses. Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE 140(1): 57-68, 2014.
13.T.L.T. Zhan, R. Chen and C.W.W. Ng. Wetting-induced softening behavior of an unsaturated expansive clay. Landslides, 11(6): 1051–1061, 2014.
14.P. Chen, T.L.T. Zhan* and W. Wilson. Experimental investigation on shear strength and permeability of a deeply dewatered sewage sludge for use in landfill covers. Environmental Earth Sciences, 71(10): 4593-4602, 2014.
15.T.L.T. Zhan, C. W.W. Ng and D. G. Fredlund. Field study of rainfall infiltration into a grassed unsaturated expansive soil slope. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 44(4): 392-408, 2007.
16.T.L.T. Zhan and C.W.W. Ng. Shear strength characteristics of an unsaturated expansive clay. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 43(7): 751-763, 2006.
17.T.L.T. Zhan, Y.M. Chen and W.A. Ling. Shear strength characterization of municipal solid waste at the Suzhou landfill, China. Engineering Geology, 97(2), 97–111, 2008.
18.Y.M. Chen, T.L.T. Zhan*, H.Y. Wei and H. Ke. Aging and compressibility of municipal solid wastes. Waste Management, 29(1): 86-95, 2009.
19.Y.C. Li, P.J. Cleall, X.F. Ma, T.L.T. Zhan* and Y.M. Chen. Gas Pressure Model for Layered Municipal Solid Waste Landfills. Journal of Environmental Engineering-ASCE, 138(7): 752-760, 2012.
20.T.L.T. Zhan, X.J. Zhan, Y. Feng and P. Chen. Electrokinetic dewatering of sewage sludge with fixed and moving electrodes: attenuation mechanism and improvement approach.Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE. （Accepted）
21.Y.M. Chen, W.A. Lin, T.L.T. Zhan*. Investigation of mechanisms of bentonite extrusion from GCL and related effects on the shear strength of GCL/GM interfaces. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 28(1): 63-71, 2010.
22.T.L.T. Zhan, Q.Y. MU, Y.M. Chen and R.P. Chen. Experimental study on applicability of using time-domain reflectometry to detect NAPLs contaminated sands. Sci China Tech Sci, 56: 1534-1543, 2013.
23.T.L.T. Zhan, Q.Y. Mu and Y.M. Chen. Experimental and numerical studies on the sample area and skin effect of the three-rod time domain reflectometry probe. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering (Published online, DOI:10.1080/19648189.2015.1039659, 2015).
24.T.L.T. Zhan, X. Zeng, Y.C. Li and Y.M. Chen. Analytical Solution for One-Dimensional Diffusion of Organic Pollutants in a Geomembrane–Bentonite Composite Barrier and Parametric Analyses. Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE 140(1): 57-68, 2014.
25.T.L.T. Zhan, G.W. Jia, Y.M. Chen, D.G. Fredlund and H. Li. An analytical solution for rainfall infiltration into an unsaturated infinite slope and its application to slope stability analysis. International Journal For Numerical and Analytical Methods In Geomechanics, 37(12): 1737–1760, 2013.
26.T.L.T. Zhan, P. Chen and C.W.W. Ng. Effect of suction change on water content and total volume of an expansive clay. Journal of Zhejiang University-Science A, 8 (5): 699-706, 2007.
27.T.L.T. Zhan and C.W.W. Ng. Analytical analysis of rainfall infiltration mechanism in unsaturated soils. International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, 4(4): 273-284, 2004.
28.G.W. Jia, T.L.T. Zhan*, Y.M. Chen and D.G. Fredlund. Performance of a large-scale slope model subjected to rising and lowering water levels. Engineering geology, 106(1-2):92-103, 2009.
29.T.L.T. Zhan, C. W.W. Ng and D. G. Fredlund. Instrumentation of an unsaturated expansive soil slope. Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM, 30(2): 113-123, 2007.
Honors/Awards
Tony L.T. Zhan, Charles W.W. Ng, and Del G. Fredlund，“Field study of rainfall infiltration into a grassed unsaturated expansive soil slope”, Honorable Mention for the R.M. Quigley Award for an outstanding contribution to the geotechnical profession by a publication in Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Canadian Geotechnical Society, 2008.9.
Professional Memberships
Technical committee member of TC106, ISSMGE 2005-present
Vice-Chairman, Technical Committee of Geotechnical Testing, Chinese Institution of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
General secretary, Technical Committee of Environmental Geotechnics, Chinese Institution of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
