Journal Articles
Ji, K., Y. Ren*, C. Zhu, Y. Zhang, X. Yao, D. Wang, P. Zhang, H. Si, T. Kishida, Y. Liu, S. Yaghmaei-Sabegh, R. Wen (2024). Site database for national strong motion stations in mainland China. Engineering Geology 339, 107651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2024.107651
Zhu, C.*, S. Bora, B. A. Bradley, D. Bindi (2024). Spectral Decomposition of Ground Motions in New Zealand using the Generalized Inversion Technique. Geophysical Journal International, https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggae16
Hutchinson, J.A.*, C. Zhu, B. A. Bradley, R. L. Lee, L. M. Wotherspoon, M. Dupuis, C. Schill, J. Motha, E. F. Manea, and A. E. Kaiser (2023). The 2023 New Zealand Ground-Motion Database. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 114, 291–310. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120230184
Zhu, C.*, F. Cotton, H. Kawase, B. Bradley (2023). Separating broad-band site response from single-station seismograms. Geophysical Journal International, 234, 2053–2065. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggad187
Froment, B., A.*, Olivar-Castaño, M. Ohrnberger, L. Gisselbrecht, K. Hannemann, E. M. Cushing, P. Boué, C. Gélis, A. Haendel, M. Pilz, et al. (2022). Complementary Dense Datasets Acquired in a Low-to-Moderate Seismicity Area for Characterizing Site Effects: Application in the French Rhône Valley, Seismological Research Letters 94, 531–547. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220220244
Ji, K.*, Zhu, C., Yaghmaei-Sabegh, S., Lu, J., Ren, Y., Wen, R. (2022). Site classification using deep-learning-based image recognition techniques. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.3801
Pilz, M.*, F. Cotton, C. Zhu, K. Nakano, H. Kawase (2022). Deriving Site Effect-Free Hard-Rock Time Histories in Japan from the Generalized Inversion Technique. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 113, 732–744. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120220155
Zhu, C.*, F. Cotton, H. Kawase, K. Nakano (2022). How Well Can We Predict Earthquake Site Response So Far? Machine Learning vs. Physics-Based Modeling. Earthquake Spectra. https://doi.org/10.1177/87552930221116399
Zhu, C.*, F. Cotton, H. Kawase, A. Händel, M. Pilz, K. Nakano (2022). How Well Can We Predict Earthquake Site Response So Far? Site-Specific Approaches. Earthquake Spectra. https://doi.org/10.1177/87552930211060859
Zhu, C.*, F. Cotton, D.-Y. Kwak, K. Ji, H. Kawase, M. Pilz (2021). Within-Site Variability in Earthquake Site Response. Geophysical Journal International https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggab481.
Pilz, M.*, F. Cotton, C. Zhu (2021). How much are sites affected by 2-D and 3-D site effects? A study based on single-station earthquake records and implications for ground motion modelling. Geophysical Journal International https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggab454
Ji, K.*, Y. Ren, R. Wen, C. Zhu, Y. Liu (2021). HVSR-based site classification approach using general regression neural network (GRNN): case study for China strong motion stations. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2021.1991520
Zhu, C.* (2021). Discussion to “Epistemic Uncertainty in Site Response as Derived from One-Dimensional Ground Response Analyses by Jonathan P. Stewart and Kioumars Afshari”. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 147 https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002614
Su, Z.*, J. S. Yoon, A. Zang, L. Tang, H. Gu, C. Zhu (2021). Stress Reorientation by Earthquakes near the Ganzi-Yushu Strike-Slip Fault and Interpretation with Discrete Element Modelling. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-021-02443-w
Zhu, C.*, G. Weatherill, F. Cotton, M. Pilz, D. Y. Kwak, H. Kawase (2021). An Open-Source Site Database of Strong-Motion Stations in Japan: K-NET and KiK-net (v1.0.0). Earthquake Spectra, 37 (3), 2126-2149. https://doi.org/10.1177/8755293020988028
Zhu, C.*, M. Pilz, F. Cotton (2020). Evaluation of a Novel Application of Earthquake HVSR in Site-Specific Amplification Estimation. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 139, 106301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2020.106301
Zhu, C.*, F. Cotton, M. Pilz (2019). Detecting Site Resonant Frequency Using HVSR: Fourier versus Response Spectrum and the First versus the Highest Peak Frequency. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 110, 427–440 https://doi.org/10.1785/0120190186
Zhu, C.*, M. Pilz, F. Cotton (2019). Which is a better proxy, site period or depth to bedrock, in modelling linear site response in addition to the average shear-wave velocity? Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 18, 797–820. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-019-00738-6
Zhu, C.*, F. Cotton, M. Pilz (2019). Testing the Depths to 1.0 and 2.5 km/s Velocity Isosurfaces in a Velocity Model for Japan and Implications for Ground Motion Modelling. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 109 (6), 2710–2721. https://doi.org/10.1785/0120190016
Zhu, C.*, F. J. Chávez-García, D. Thambiratnam, C. Gallage (2018). Quantifying the edge-induced seismic aggravation in shallow basins relative to the 1D SH modeling. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 115, 402-412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2018.08.025
Zhu, C.*, D. Thambiratnam, C. Gallage (2018). Statistical analysis of the additional amplification in deep basins relative to the 1D approach. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 104, 296-306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2017.09.003
Zhu, C.*, E. Riga, K. Pitilakis, J. Zhang, D. Thambiratnam (2018). Seismic aggravation in shallow basins in addition to one-dimensional site amplification. Journal of Earthquake Engineering 24 (9), 1477-1499. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2018.1472679
Zhu, C.*, D. Thambiratnam, C. Gallage (2017). Inherent characteristics of 2D alluvial formations subjected to in-plane motion. Journal of Earthquake Engineering 23 (9), 1512-1530. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2017.1387199
Zhu, C.*, D. Thambiratnam (2016). Interaction of geometry and mechanical property of trapezoidal sedimentary basins with incident SH waves, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 14, 2977-3002. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-016-9938-z
Zhu, C.*, D. Thambiratnam, J. Zhang (2016). Response of sedimentary basin to obliquely incident SH waves. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 14, 647-671. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-015-9856-5
Zhang, J., C. Zhu, M. Zhang, S. Yao (2014). Numerical Analysis of Influence of Seismic Wave Incidence Angle on Seismic Response of Basin, Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering 33, 2720-2727 (in Chinese).
Zhu, C., J. Zhang (2014). Time-domain nonlinear seismic response analysis of basins due to inclined SH wave. Chinese Journal of Underground Space and Engineering 4, 1-8 (in Chinese).
Yang, C., J. Zhang, X. Fu, C. Zhu, J. Bi (2014). Improvement of pseudo-static method for slope stability analysis. Journal of Mountain Science 11, 625-633.
Yang, C., H. Sun, J. Zhang, C. Zhu, L. Yan (2013). Dynamic responses of bridge-approach embankment transition section of high-speed rail. Journal of Central South University 20, 2830-2839.
* Corresponding author
Refereed Conference Papers
Zhu, C., Bora, S., Bradley, B., Bindi, D. (2023). Systematic Source, Path, and Site Effects of Shallow Crustal Events in New Zealand. Australian Earthquake Engineering Society Conference, Brisbane, Australia, November 2023.
Pilz M., A. Haendel, S. R. Kotha, K. Loviknes, G. Weatherill, C. Zhu and F. Cotton (2021). K-NET and KiK-NET data: a unique tool for improved ground-motion modelling. The 6th IASPEI / IAEE International Symposium: Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, Kyoto, Japan, 30 August – 1 September 2021.
Zhu C., M. Pilz and F. Cotton (2021). Evaluation of a novel application of earthquake HVSR in site effects estimation and comparison with ground response analyses. The 6th IASPEI / IAEE International Symposium: Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, Kyoto, Japan, 30 August – 1 September 2021.
Cotton, F., C. Zhu (2021). How good are site response predictions? The 6th IASPEI / IAEE International Symposium: Effects of Surface Geology on Seismic Motion, Kyoto, Japan, 30 August – 1 September 2021.
Zhu, C., M. Pilz, and F. Cotton (2020). When 1D response analysis fails: application of Earthquake HVSR in Site-Specific Amplification Estimation. EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4–8 May 2020, EGU2020-21607, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-21607
Zhu, C., D. Thambiratnam, J. Ritter, J. Zhang (2018). Can site effects be accounted for using a single aggravation factor in irregular-shaped Alpine valleys. 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, 18-21 June 2018.
Zhu, C., D. Thambiratnam, J. Zhang, C. Gallage (2017). Quantitative Estimation of Basin Effects Based on Statistical Analysis. 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Santiago de Chile, Chile, 9-13 January 2017.
Zhu, C., Thambiratnam D., J. Zhang, C. Gallage (2016). Statistics-based Numerical Study on the Influential Area of Basin Effects for Shallow Basins. Australian Earthquake Engineering Society Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 24-27 November 2016.
Zhu, C., D. Thambiratnam, J. Zhang (2015). Seismic response of sedimentary basin subjected to obliquely incident SH waves. 6th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2-4 November 2015.
Presentations
Invited talk at the "Toward Data Lakes for Recorded and Simulated Earthquake Ground Motions" workshop, GFZ Potsdam, September 2024
8th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (8ICEGE), Japan, May 2024
Invited talk at the Pakistan National Centre of Excellence in Geology (online), February 2024
2023 Geoscience Society of New Zealand Annual Meeting, Wellington, November 2023
Invited talk at the Institute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Administration, October 2023
Invited talk at School of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, China, September 2023
Invited talk at the Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration, September 2023
Invited talk XIV Congress of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment, Chengdu, China, September 2023
2023 QuakeCoRE Annual Meeting, Napier, New Zealand, August 2023
2023 Seismological Society of America (SSA) Annual Meeting, US, April 2023
38th European Seismological Commission (ESC) General Assembly, Romania, September 2022
Invited lecture at the 61st Sogo Bosai Seminar at Kyoto University, Japan, August 2022
2022 Seismological Society of America (SSA) Annual Meeting, US, April 2022
Invited talk at Tongji University, Shanghai, China, January 2022
37th European Seismological Commission (ESC) General Assembly, Greece, 19-24 September 2021
17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Tokyo, September 2021
6th IASPEI/IAEE International Symposium: The 6th Effects of Surface Geology (ESG) on Seismic Motion, Tokyo, August 2021
Invited talk at the 6th National Symposium on Engineering Risk & Insurance Research, Chongqing, China, 14-15, August 2021
2021 Seismological Society of America (SSA) Annual Meeting, US, 19–23 April 2021
2020 European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, May 2020
2020 Seismological Society of America (SSA) Eastern Section Annual Meeting, US, 14-15 October 2020
3rd Symposium of SIGMA-2, Paris, France, 21 November 2019
Invited Talk at Institute of Disaster Prevention, Beijing, China, September 2019
2019 Seismological Society of America (SSA) Annual Meeting, Seattle, US, 23-26 March 2019
SERA Networking Databases of Site and Station Characterization Workshop, L'Aquila, Italy, 11-12 March 2019
SERA Networking Databases of Site and Station Characterization Workshop, Thessaloniki, Greece, 6-7 December 2018
Symposium on Earthquake Engineering for Cross-strait Young Scholars, Dalian, China, 7-10 September 2018
Invited Talk at Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, 01 September 2018
16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Thessaloniki, Greece, 18-21 June 2018
Talk at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany, 13 June 2017
16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Santiago de Chile, Chile, 9-13 January 2017
Australian Earthquake Engineering Society (AEES) Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 24-27 November 2016
6th Int. Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2-4 November 2015