Dr. Zilin Zhong | Engineering | Excellence in Research Award
Guangzhou Railway Polytechnic | China
Dr. Zilin Zhong is a dedicated researcher whose scholarly contributions span advanced structural dynamics, intelligent materials, and applied artificial intelligence. With 6 h-index, 132 citations, and 13 documents, the research portfolio demonstrates a growing international impact in civil and mechanical engineering domains. His work focuses on the dynamic stability of arch structures, parametric and resonance instability, piezoelectric intelligent structural control, and AI-based recognition techniques, complemented by studies in vocational education. Dr. Zhong has published influential papers in high-ranking journals such as Thin-Walled Structures, Engineering Structures, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Journal of Sound and Vibration, and Composite Structures. His investigations include sub-harmonic and simultaneous resonance of thin-walled arches, nonlinear instability of plates and arches under multi-frequency excitation, and stochastic stability of viscoelastic systems. He has also contributed to understanding vibration impacts from metro-induced excitation and dynamic internal forces of arches. Beyond publications, he has developed practical innovations through patents and software, including resonance-based loading devices, piezoelectric transducers for railway vibration energy harvesting, and a track parameter evaluation system. Collectively, his research advances theoretical modeling, experimental validation, and engineering applications in dynamic instability and intelligent structural systems.
Featured Publications
Shen, F., Zhong, Z., Xu, X., Li, J., Dong, Q., & Deng, J. (2025). In-plane simultaneous resonance instability behaviors of a fixed arch under a two-frequency radial uniformly distributed excitation. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 25(7), Article 105056.
Deng, J., Liu, A., Zhong, Z., & Guangzhou University. (2025). Numerical analysis of dynamic stability of flutter panels in supersonic flow. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 25(18).
Zhong, Z., Liu, A., Guo, Y., Xu, X., Deng, J., & Yang, J. (2023). Sub-harmonic and simultaneous resonance instability of a thin-walled arch under a vertical base excitation at two frequencies. Thin-Walled Structures, 191, Article 111094.
Zhong, Z., Liu, A., Fu, J., Pi, Y.-L., Deng, J., & Xie, Z. (2021). Analytical and experimental studies on out-of-plane dynamic parametric instability of a circular arch under a vertical harmonic base excitation. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 500, Article 116011.
Zhong, Z., Liu, A., Pi, Y.-L., Deng, J., Fu, J., & Gao, W. (2021). In-plane dynamic instability of a shallow circular arch under a vertical-periodic uniformly distributed load along the arch axis. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 189, Article 105973.
Zhong, Z., Liu, A., Pi, Y.-L., Deng, J., Lu, H., & Li, S. (2019). Analytical and experimental studies on dynamic instability of simply supported rectangular plates with arbitrary concentrated masses. Engineering Structures, 196, Article 109288.