Zhu Zhiwei

Professor, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture

 

Phone: (86) 571 8898-1542
Email: davidzhu@zju.edu.cn
Office: College of Civil Engineering and Architecture

Room A813, An-Zhong Building
Zhejiang University, Zi-Jing-Gang Campus
388 Yuhangtang Road
Hangzhou, China 310058

 

Professional Activities

Associate Editor, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 2008 ~
Editorial Board, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters (TAML), Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2010 ~

 

Education

Ph. D. Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada, 1996
M. Eng. Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada, 1991
M. Sc. Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Shanghai JiaoTong University, China, 1989
B. Sc. Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Shanghai JiaoTong University, China, 1986

Working Experience

2010 - , Professor, Zhejiang University, China
2009 – 2012, YC Tang (Visiting) Chair Professor, Zhejiang University, China
2004 ~ Professor, University of Alberta, Canada
2005 – 2007, Associate Chair (Graduate Studies), Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada
2001 – 2004, Associate Professor, University of Alberta, Canada
2003 – 2004, Guest Professor, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
1997 – 2001, Assistant Professor, University of Alberta, Canada
 

Awards and Honors

Thomas C. Keefer Medal of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering for the best paper, 2010
in areas such as hydrotechnical, environmental and geotechnical engineering
Zhejiang University YC Tang (Visiting) Chair Professorship, 2009 - 2012
American Society of Civil Engineers Journal of Hydraulic Engineering , 2003
BEST TECHNICAL NOTE AWARD
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowship, 2003-2004
 

Research Interests

Environmental hydraulics
Urban hydraulics
Sand/water, air/water two-phase flows
Mixing and transport of stratified flows
Water quality modeling of rivers, estuaries, lakes and reservoirs
Impact of hydropower operations on eco-systems
Fishway designs
Publication List (graduate students underlined)
 

  1. Islam, MD and Zhu, D.Z. (2011), “A numerical study on confined wall jets in a shallow basin”, IAHR Journal of Hydraulic Research, in press.
  2. Smokorowski, K.E., and others (2011) NSERC’S HYDRONET: A national research network to promote sustainable hydropower and healthy aquatic ecosystems, Fisheries, American Fisheries Society, in press.
  3. Azimi, A.H., Zhu, D.Z. and Rajaratnam, N. (2011), “Numerical study of sand jets in water”, ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, in press.
  4. Zhang, W., Zhu, D.Z. (2011) “Transverse mixing in an unregulated natural river”, ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, in press.
  5. Bhuiyan, F., Habibzadeh, A., Rajaratnam, N., Zhu, D.Z. (2011), “Reattached turbulent offset jets on rough bed with shallow tailwater”, ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, in press.
  6. Fouli, H. and Zhu, D.Z. (2011). “Interfacial waves in two-layer exchange flows downslope of a bottom sill”, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, U.K., in press.
  7. Zhang, W., Zhu, D.Z. (2011) “Near-field mixing downstream of a multiport diffuser in a shallow river”, ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, Vol. 136(4), 230-240.
  8. Camino, G.A., Zhu, D.Z., Rajaratnam, N (2011) “Hydraulics of stacked drop manholes”, ASCE Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Vol. 136(8).
  9. Islam, MD and Zhu, D.Z. (2011), “Flow upstream of two-dimensional intakes”, ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 137(1), 129-134.
  10. Islam, MD and Zhu, D.Z. (2011), “Anti-diffusion in central difference scheme for steady-state transport equation”, Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vol. 11(1), 1-5.
  11. Cai, J., Hall, N.A, Elenany, M., Zhu, D.Z., Rajaratnam, N. (2010), “Sand jets in air”, ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 136(9), 1181-1186.
  12. Hall, N.A, Elenany, M., Zhu, D.Z., Rajaratnam, N. (2010), “Experimental study of sand and slurry jets in water”, ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 136(10), 727-738.
  13. Rajaratnam, N., Zhu, D.Z., Rai, S.P. (2010) “Turbulence measurements in the impinging region of a circular jet”, Can. J. Civil Engineering, 37(5):782-785.
  14. Bhuiyan, F., N. Rajaratnam, D.Z. Zhu (2010), “An experimental study of mounds formed by sand dumping in channel Flow”, Journal of Hydraulic Research, Vol. 48(3), 283-291.
  15. Valentine, E., Kronebusch, K., Zhu, D.Z., Rajaratnam, N., Lodewyk, S., Cairns, J., Chan, S., and Zhou, F., (2010). “Combined sewer overflow over an oblique weir at Rat Creek in Edmonton”, Can. J. Civil Engineering, 37(3): 477-488.
  16. Shammaa, Y. and Zhu, D.Z. (2010). “Experimental study on selective withdrawal in a two-layer reservoir using a temperature-control curtain”, ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 136(4), 234-246.
  17. Camino, G.A., Zhu, D.Z., Rajaratnam, N. and Shome, M. (2009) “Use of a stacked drop manhole for energy dissipation: A case study in Edmonton”, Can. J. Civil Engineering, 36(6), 1037-1050. Received Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Thomas Keefer Medal in 2009.
  18. Shammaa, Y, Zhu, D.Z., Rajaratnam, N. (2009), “Flow field in a rectangular basin with a line inlet and a circular outlet”, ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 135(10), 856-864.
  19. Dow, K., Steffler, P.M. and Zhu, D.Z., (2009). “Intermediate field mixing of wastewater effluent in the North Saskatchewan River”, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 135(1), 1-12.
  20. Negretti, M.E., Zhu, D.Z., and Jirka, G.H., (2008). “The effect of bottom roughness in two-layer flows down a slope”, Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, Vol. 45/1-2, 46-68.
  21. Lima-Neto, E., Zhu, D.Z., Rajaratnam (2008) “Bubbly jet in stagnant water”, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Vol. 34, 1130-1141.
  22. Lima-Neto, E., Zhu, D.Z., Rajaratnam (2008) “Horizontal injection of gas-liquid mixtures in a water tank”, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 134(12), 1722-1731.
  23. Fouli, H. and Zhu, D.Z. (2008). “Transition of two-layer stratified flow from the slope of bottom topography to a horizontal channel”, Atmosphere - Ocean, Vol. 46(4), 391-404.
  24. Lima-Neto, E., Zhu, D.Z., Rajaratnam (2008) “Air Injection in Water with Different Nozzles”, ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, Vol. 134(4), 283-294.
  25. Lima-Neto, E., Zhu, D.Z., Rajaratnam (2008) “Effect of tank size and geometry on the flow induced by circular bubble plumes and water jets”, ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 134(6), 833-842.
  26. Zhao, C.H., Zhu, D.Z. and N. Rajaratnam (2008). “Computational and experimental study of surcharged flow at a 90-degree combining sewer junction". ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 134(6), 688-700.
  27. Negretti, M.E., Zhu, D.Z., and Jirka, G.H., (2007) “Barotropically induced interfacial waves in stratified exchange flows down a smooth sill”, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 592,

135-154.
 

  1. Lima-Neto, E., Zhu, D.Z., Rajaratnam, N., Yu, T., Spafford, M., and McEachern, P. (2007) “Dissolved oxygen downstream of an effluent outfall in an ice-covered river: modeling and remediation”, ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, Vol. 133(11), 1051-1060.
  2. Yu, J.D., Liu, H. and Zhu, D.Z. (2007). “Numerical simulation of gravity flows for two-layer stratified fluid”. Chinese Quarterly of Mechanics, 2007(4), 539-548.
  3. Zhao, C.H., Zhu, D.Z. and N. Rajaratnam (2006). "Experimental study of surcharged flow at combining sewer junctions." ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 132(12), 1259-1271.
  4. Mustaffa, Z., N. Rajaratnam and D.Z. Zhu. (2006) “An experimental study of flow into orifices and grating inlets on streets”. Can. J. Civil Engineering, Vol. 33(7), 837-845.
  5. Liu, M., Rajaratnam, N, and Zhu, D.Z. (2006) “Mean flow and turbulence structure in vertical slot fishways”. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 132(8), 765-777.
  6. Zhao, C., Zhu, D.Z., Sun, S. and Liu, Z., (2006) “An experimental study of a vortex dropshaft”, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 132(1), 61-68.
  7. Shammaa, Y, Zhu, D.Z., Rajaratnam, N. (2005) “Flow upstream of orifices and sluice gates”, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 131(2), 127-133.
  8. Zhao, C., Zhu, D.Z, and Rajaratnam, N. (2004). “Supercritical sewer flow at a combining junction: a model study of Edworthy Trunk Junction, Calgary, Alberta”, Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, Vol. 3(5), 343-353.
  9. Zhu, D.Z., and Smith, D.W. (2004) “Introduction to Environmental Hydraulics”. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science, 3(5), 1-2.
  10. M. Liu, Rajaratnam, N., Zhu, D.Z. (2004) “Turbulence structure of hydraulic jumps of low Froude numbers”. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 130(6), 511-520.
  11. Morin, V.M., Zhu, D.Z. and Loewen, M.R. (2004). “Supercritical exchange flow down a sill”, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 130(6), 521-531.
  12. Zhu, D.Z. (2003) “Hydraulic controls of exchange flows”, Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, Vol. 41(5), 503-511.
  13. Zhu, D.Z., Fouli, H. and Okyere, Y.A. (2002). "Exchange flow through an opening", Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, Vol. 40(3), 341-350.
  14. Zhu, D.Z. (2002) “Control curves for two-layer flows”, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 128(1), 113-116. Received ASCE Journal of Hydraulic Engineering Best Technical Note Award.
  15. Shammaa, Y., Zhu, D.Z., Gyurek, L.L. and Labatiuk, C.W. (2002). “Effectiveness of dry ponds for TSS removal”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 29(2), 316-324.
  16. Shammaa, Y. and Zhu, D.Z. (2001) “Techniques for controlling total suspended solids in stormwater runoff”, Canadian Water Resources Journal, Vol. 26(3), 1-17.
  17. Zhu, D.Z. and Lawrence, G.A. (2001). "Holmboe’s instability in exchange flows", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, U.K., Vol. 429, 391-409.
  18. Froese, T., Zhu, D. and Bhat, S. (2001). "WWW courseware in applied science: cases and lessons". Computer Applications in Engineering Education, John Wiley & Sons, Vol. 9(2), 63-77.
  19. Liu, M. and Zhu, D.Z. (2000). "Study of tunnel outlet head-loss coefficient", Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 27(6), 1306-1310.
  20. Zhu, D.Z. and Lawrence, G.A. (2000). "Hydraulics of exchange flows", Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 126 (12), 921-928.
  21. Hamblin, P.F., Zhu, D.Z., Chiocchio, F., He, C. and Charlton, M.N. (2000). "Monitoring suspended sediment plumes by optical and acoustical methods with application to sand capping", Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 27(1), 125-137.
  22. Zhu, D.Z. and Lawrence, G.A. (1998). "Non-hydrostatic effects in layered shallow water flows", Journal of Fluid Mechanics, U.K. Vol. 355, 1-16.
  23. Lawrence, G.A., Haigh, S.P. and Zhu, D.Z. (1998). "In search of Holmboe's instability", Coastal and Estuarine Studies, AGU, Vol. 54, 281-289.
  24. Zhu, Z. and Lawrence, G.A. (1996). "Exchange flow through a channel with an underwater sill", Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, Elsevier Science. Vol. 24, 153-161.