Xiaozhao Li Editor & Author

Xiaozhao Li received his Ph.D. degree in geotechnical engineering in 2016 from Xi’an University of Architecture & Technology, China. He did his post-doctoral research in Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (BUCEA) during 2016–2019. He joined the School of Civil and Transportation Engineering of BUCEA in August 2016, and he became an associate professor in 2020. He achieved the Shaanxi Province Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award in 2018. He is the member of Engineering Safety and Protection Branch and Deep Earth Space Exploration and Development Branch of Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering. His research interest is focused on the micro–macro-fracture mechanics of brittle solids. He presided over the completion of 1 program of National Natural Science Foundation of China and 1 program of the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China. He has published over 40 research articles.

Zhushan Shao obtained doctoral degree in mechanics in 2005 from Xi'an Jiaotong University, China. He did his post-doctoral research in the National University of Singapore during 2005–2006. He was a research fellow in Nanyang Technological University of Singapore during 2007–2008. He joined the School of Civil Engineering of Xi’an University of Architecture & Technology in 2009. He is currently the dean of the School of Science at Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology. His research interest is focused on the disaster prevention and reduction in underground engineering, numerical methods and their engineering applications, and thermoelasticity of composite materials. He won the second prize of the National Natural Science Award in 2013. He presided over the completion of more than 10 projects of the National Natural Science Foundation and provincial- and ministerial-level projects.

Chengzhi Qi obtained doctoral degree in Geophysics in 2007 from Moscow University, Russia. He is a “Cheung Kong scholar” awarded by the Administration of Education of China. He is the dean of Graduate School of Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture. He is the chairman of Engineering Structure Safety and Protection Branch of Chinese Society of Rock Mechanics and Engineering. His research interest is focused on engineering structure seismic, nonlinear rock mechanics, and impact dynamics. He won two first prizes and one second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award. He presided over the completion of more than 10 projects of the National Natural Science Foundation and 973 major project, sub-projects, and provincial- and ministerial-level projects.