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1629
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Zhongrong Zhou is affiliated with Southwest Jiaotong University in China and has an extensive research portfolio within the field of Engineering, with a focus on Mechanical Engineering and related subfields. Their academic work includes significant contributions to the understanding of mechanical behavior, materials science, and dynamics in railway engineering.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Engineering

Within engineering, their subfields of study cover:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Orthodontics
  • Materials Chemistry

Zhou's research topics reflect a diverse but interrelated set of interests, largely centered on mechanical and materials challenges in transportation and engineering systems. The main topics addressed are:

  • Railway Engineering and Dynamics
  • Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis
  • Brake Systems and Friction Analysis
  • Tunneling and Rock Mechanics
  • Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Dental materials and restorations

The researcher has published frequently in several academic venues, demonstrating a consistent focus on tribology, materials wear, and mechanical sciences. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Wear
  • Tribology International
  • Friction
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Engineering Failure Analysis

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

  • Effect of laser claddings of Fe-based alloy powder with different concentrations of WS2 on the mechanical and tribological properties of railway wheel, 2021, Wear
  • The effects of the friction block shape on the tribological and dynamical behaviours of high-speed train brakes, 2020, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
  • Wear and rolling contact fatigue competition mechanism of different types of rail steels under various slip ratios, 2023, Wear
  • Investigation on the relationship between microstructure and wear characteristic of rail materials, 2021, Tribology International
  • On the microstructure evolution and nanocrystalline formation of pearlitic wheel material in a rolling-sliding contact, 2020, Materials Characterization

Zhou collaborates regularly with a group of co-authors who have appeared frequently in their publications. These frequent co-authors include:

  • Haohao Ding
  • Jiliang Mo
  • Jing Zheng
  • Heng Xiao
  • Wenjian Wang

Best Publications

  • Comparison of nano-indentation hardness to microhardness

    Linmao Qian;Ming Li;Zhongrong Zhou;Hui Yang

  • Mixed fretting regime

    Z.R. Zhou;L. Vincent

  • Preparation of Ni Nanoparticles and Evaluation of Their Tribological Performance as Potential Additives in Oils

    Sunqing Qiu;Zhongrong Zhou;Junxiu Dong;Guoxu Chen

  • Progress in fretting maps

    Z.R. Zhou;K. Nakazawa;K. Nakazawa;M.H. Zhu;N. Maruyama

  • On the mechanisms of various fretting wear modes

    M.H. Zhu;Z.R. Zhou

  • Surface treatment by high current pulsed electron beam

    C Dong;A Wu;S Hao;J Zou

  • Tribology of dental materials: a review

    Z R Zhou;J Zheng

  • A review of fretting study on nuclear power equipment

    Zhen-bing Cai;Zheng-yang Li;Mei-gui Yin;Min-hao Zhu

  • On the friction and wear behaviour of human tooth enamel and dentin

    J Zheng;Z.R Zhou;J Zhang;H Li

  • Cracking behaviour of various aluminium alloys during fretting wear

    Z.R. Zhou;S. Fayeulle;L. Vincent

  • Three-dimensional train–track model for study of rail corrugation

    X.S. Jin;Z.F. Wen;K.Y. Wang;Z.R. Zhou

  • A finite element study on rail corrugation based on saturated creep force-induced self-excited vibration of a wheelset–track system

    G.X. Chen;Z.R. Zhou;H. Ouyang;X.S. Jin

  • The effect of groove-textured surface on friction and wear and friction-induced vibration and noise

    J.L. Mo;Z.G. Wang;G.X. Chen;T.M. Shao

  • Biotribology: Recent progresses and future perspectives

    Z.R. Zhou;Z.M. Jin

  • New model to explain tooth wear with implications for microwear formation and diet reconstruction

    Jing Xia;Jing Zheng;Diaodiao Huang;Z. Ryan Tian

  • Lubrication in fretting—a review

    Z.R Zhou;L Vincent

  • Wear behaviour of human teeth in dry and artificial saliva conditions

    H. Li;Z.R. Zhou

  • Cracking induced by fretting of aluminium alloys

    Z. R. Zhou;L. Vincent

  • Role of tribochemistry in nanowear of single-crystalline silicon.

    Jiaxin Yu;Jiaxin Yu;Seong H. Kim;Bingjun Yu;Linmao Qian

  • An investigation on fretting wear life of bonded MoS2 solid lubricant coatings in complex conditions

    J Xu;M.H Zhu;Z.R Zhou;Ph Kapsa

  • Fretting wear behavior of AZ91D and AM60B magnesium alloys

    Weijiu Huang;Bin Hou;Youxia Pang;Zhongrong Zhou

  • Erosion behavior of human tooth enamel in citric acid solution

    J. Zheng;F. Xiao;L.M. Qian;Z.R. Zhou

  • A study of rolling contact fatigue crack growth in U75V and U71Mn rails

    W. Zhong;J.J. Hu;Z.B. Li;Q.Y. Liu

  • Experimental and numerical studies of friction-induced vibration and noise and the effects of groove-textured surfaces

    D.W. Wang;J.L. Mo;H. Ouyang;G.X. Chen

  • Friction-induced nanofabrication on monocrystalline silicon

    Bingjun Yu;Hanshan Dong;Linmao Qian;Yunfei Chen

  • Effect of laser claddings of Fe-based alloy powder with different concentrations of WS2 on the mechanical and tribological properties of railway wheel

    Haohao Ding;Xinpeng Mu;Yi Zhu;Wenbin Yang

  • Torsional fretting wear behaviour of 7075 aluminium alloy in various relative humidity environments

    Zhenbing Cai;Minhao Zhu;Huoming Shen;Zhongrong Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Linmao Qian
Linmao Qian Southwest Jiaotong University
Minhao Zhu
Minhao Zhu Southwest Jiaotong University
Zhen-bing Cai
Zhen-bing Cai Southwest Jiaotong University
Leo Vincent
Leo Vincent École Centrale de Lyon
Jiliang Mo
Jiliang Mo Southwest Jiaotong University
Xuesong Jin
Xuesong Jin Southwest Jiaotong University
Hanshan Dong
Hanshan Dong University of Birmingham
Peter S. Ungar
Peter S. Ungar University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Qingping Sun
Qingping Sun Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Seong H. Kim
Seong H. Kim Pennsylvania State University

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