Research Theme
"UNSAT" stands for the two key aspects of our research endeavor: one for physics and mechanics of UNSATurated porous media; another for UNderground Space Advanced Technologies.
This group is directed by Prof. Chao Zhang in the Department of Civil Engineering at Hunan University. We are a part of Center for Underground Space Advanced Technologies directed by Prof. Renpeng Chen.
Our current research at Hunan University encompasses the following interconnected areas:- Phase Equilibirum and Transition in Porous Media
- Stress State and Constitutive Relation for Unsaturated Soil
- Soil - Shield Machine Interaction and Its Intelligent Control
- Advanced Testing and Resilience for Underground Structures
Recent News
Congratulations to Lijun, Shaojie, and Lingyun for accepting a paper titled "Physical origin of adsorption heat and its significance in the isotherm equation." by International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.-011/2023
Congratulations to Ningning and Shaojie for accepting a paper titled "Physical Origins of Freezing and Melting Temperature Depressions of Water in Millimeter-Sized Pores." by Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects.-06/2023
Prof. Zhang, Zhengan, Zhixiong, Yangkai, Ziheng, Jiaxing and Yuhao attended the National Highway Tunnel Academic Annual Conference. -03/2023
Congratulations to Lingyun and Shaojie for accepting a paper titled "A Soil Hydraulic Conductivity Equation Incorporating Adsorption and Capillarity." by JGGE. -03/2023
Congratulations to Yuhao and Minxiang for accepting a paper titled "Significance and formulation of ground loss in tunneling-induced settlement prediction: a data-driven study." by Acta Geotechnica. -02/2023
Congratulations to Zhixiong and Ningning for accepting a paper titled "A paradigm for seismic resilience assessment of subway system." by TUST. -02/2023
