Position：Associate Professor
Tutor:Master Tutor
Telephone:69584712
Email:zhouhechao@tongji.edu.cn
Department: Railway vehicle
Main research directions: Vehicle system dynamics and structural optimization
Lecture course：《Introduction of the international high-speed railway》
Educational experience
2010.03—2014.03, Technical University of Berlin, Doctor
2007.09—2010.02, Tongji University, Master
2003.09—2007.07, Tongji University, Bachelor
Work experience
2022.01—Present, Institute of Rail Transit, Tongji University, Associate Professor
2014.09—2021.12, Institute of Rail Transit, Tongji University, Assistant Professor
Master candidates：6 (Shanghai Excellent Graduates: 1, National Scholarship Winners: 2, Tongji University Scholarship Winners: 3)
Awards
The Science and Technology Awards of China Railway Society (Second Prize), 2020
The Science and Technology Awards of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (Third Prize), 2020
The Science and Technology Awards of Jiangsu Province (Second Prize), 2019
Shanghai Pujiang Project (A)，2016
Research project
1.State Key Laboratory of traction power, TPL2107, Evolution law and control strategy of tire and road wear of virtual rail train, 2021/01-2022/12, Project leader.
2.Shanghai Maglev and rail transit Collaborative Innovation Center, Maglev train-track-bridge coupling vibration and control strategy, 2020/10-2021/09, Project leader.
3.National Natural Science Foundation of China, 51805374, Research on the mechanism and control of vehicle overriding during train collision, 2019/01-2021/12, Project leader.
4.China National Key R&D Program, 2018YFB12011603-08, Research on the train load and rutting evolution of virtual track train, 2018/06-2021/05, Project leader.
5.Tongji University, 20181720, Structural optimization of high-speed train cab based on carbon fiber composite materials, 2018/10-2020/09, Project leader.
6.Shanghai Pujiang Project, 16PJ1409500, Online monitoring of high-speed train based on optical fiber sensing technology, 2016/08-2018/07, Project leader.
7.Tongji University, Calculation method for the uneven settlement of high speed railway, 2015/09-2016/12, Project leader.
8.Tongji University, Research on the crashworthiness of anti-climber during the train collision, 2015/01-2016/12, Project leader.
9.RWE project，Comfort optimization of old electric locomotive，2012/09-2013/04，Project leader.
10.German Ministry of Science and Technology，CargoCBM，2010/01-2013/03，Participate.
Academic papers
1.Hechao Zhou, Mingsu Mei, Jimin Zhang, Investigations on the vertical buckling of railway vehicle’s anti-climber. International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2021，26(2), 171-181. (SCI)
2.Kou Jie, Zhang Jimin, Zhou Hechao, Wang Chengping, Sun Lixia. Effect of worn status of wheel/rail profiles on wheel wear over curved tracks, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 2021, 35(3), 945-954. (SCI)
3.Zhang Jimin, Kou Jie, Zhou Hechao, Wang Chengping. Wheel Wear Comparison between Motor Car and Trailer of Intercity Train, Journal of Central South University.2021.04.(SCI)
4.Kou Jie, Zhang Jimin, Zhou Hechao. Dynamics of the differential coupling independently rotating wheels for railway vehicle. Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design Systems and Manufacturing,2020, 14(6), 1-14. (SCI)
5.Wang Wenbin, Hechao Zhou, Jun Zhan, Train driver protection under secondary impact, Journal of Central South University, 2019, 26(4):905-915. (SCI)
6.Hechao Zhou, Chao Zhang, Jun Zhan, Jimin Zhang, Research on the city tram collision at a level crossing，Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2018, 10(9):1-12. (SCI)
7.Hechao Zhou, Jun Zhan, Wenbin Wang, Jimin Zhang, Dynamic simulation of train driver under secondary impact, Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2017, 9(12):1-10. (SCI)
8.Yao Shan, Shunhua Zhou, Hechao Zhou, et al, Iterative method for predicting uneven settlement caused by high-speed train loads in transition-zone subgrade. Transportation Research Record, 2017, 7-14. (SCI)
9.Hechao Zhou, Jimin Zhang, Markus Hecht, Three-dimensional derailment analysis of crashed freight trains. Vehicle System Dynamics, 2014, 52:341-361.（SCI）
10.Hechao Zhou, Wenbin Wang, Markus Hecht, Three-dimensional derailment analysis of a crashed city tram. Vehicle System Dynamics, 2013, 51:1200-1215. (SCI)
11.Hechao Zhou, Wenbin Wang, Markus Hecht, Three-dimensional override analysis of crashed railway multiple units. Vehicle System Dynamics, 2012, 50:663-674. (SCI)
12.Hechao Zhou, Jimin Zhang, Jitong Zhang, Research on the override phenomenon in railway collision accidents. IMECE，Houston, TX, United states (2015), 1-6.(EI)
13.KOU Jie, ZHANG Jimin, ZHOU Hechao, WANG Chengping. Wheel Wear of Intercity EMU at Non-equilibrium Speed on Curves. Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 56(2020),137-146. (EI)
14.ZHOU Hechao，BAO Zeyu, ZHANG Shuyi，Dynamical Evolution Process of Voided Sleeper，Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science Edition)，2019，47（4），521-527. (EI)
15.KOU Jie, ZHANG Jimin, ZHOU Hechao, WANG Chengping，Analysis of Guiding of the Mechanical Differential Coupling Wheels for Railway Vehicle，Journal of Mechanical Engineering，2019，55（8），128-135. (EI)
16.ZHOU Hechao，ZHAN Jun，ZHANG Chao，WANG Wenbin，ZHANG Jimin，Simulation of City Tram Collison at the Level Crossing，Journal of Mechanical Engineering，2018，54（8），35-40. (EI)
17.ZHOU Hechao，XU Shizhou，WANG Yajie，ZHANG Jimin，Coupling effect between adjacent wheel sets on a ballasted track system，Journal of Vibration and Shock，2018，37（6），238-243+250. (EI)
18.YANG Lijun，ZHANG Chao，ZHOU Hechao，ZHAN Jun，Impact Factors on City Tram Derailment During Collision，Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science Edition)，2018，46（2），247-252. (EI)
19.ZHANG Jimin，KOU Jie，ZHOU Hechao，ZHOU Junhua，Curving Performance of the Differential-coupled Wheelset Vehicle，Journal of Mechanical Engineering，2017，53（10），94-99. (EI)
20.ZHOU Hechao，XU Shizhou，Research on the City Tram Collision Simulation，Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science Edition)，2017，45（5），750-753+760. (EI)
21.ZHOU Hechao，XU Shizhou，ZHAN Jun，ZHANG Jimin，Research on the Overriding Phenomenon During Train Collision Based on FEM and MBS Joint Simulation，Journal of Mechanical Engineering，2017，53（12），166-171. (EI)
22.ZHANG Jimin，ZHANG Qin，ZHOU Hechao，WANG Kaiwen，Tests for a Railway Tank Car's Longitudinal Vibration and Impact Characteristics Considering Fluid-structure Interaction，Journal of Vibration and Shock，2015，34（15），205-209. (EI)