Kong Dequan Associate professor

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  Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering, Chang'an University

  Master's and PhD degrees, Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology

  Postdoctoral Fellow, Chang'an University

  Visiting Scholar, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

  
  

Kong Dequan, male, from Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, the doctor's degree of civil engineering, postdoctor, master suprvisor, doctoral supervior. The visiting scholar of Pennsylvania State University (USA). The teacher of geotechnical engineering in School of Civil Engineering, Chang'an University. Mainly engaged in the teaching and research work of underground structure design and geotechnical engineering. The research directions are the optimization design of underground structure, underground energy utilization, soil mechanical properties, soil heritage protection and restoration, development of geocomposite materials, waste reuse and environmental geotechnical engineering. Dr. Kong has presided over or participated in more than ten scientific research projects, including the National 973 Preliminary Special project, the National Science and Technology Support Program, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province, the Post Doctoral Fund of Shaanxi Province, the Construction Science and Technology Project of Xi'an city and the Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research Project of central universities. Dr. Kong has published more than 40 papers, including nearly 30 papers indexed by SCI and EI, participated in the compilation of 4 Standards and Textbooks, and was granted 13 patents.

As an experienced international master's and doctoral supervisor, my research team has many international master's and doctoral students from various countries. Through joint efforts, many of them have received funding from institutions such as CSC, done excellent work, and achieved many good research results. Our team is an international family, and we welcome master's and doctoral students interested in civil engineering and geotechnical engineering to join us. Especially looking forward to doctoral students with research abilities and experience joining us, working together to make each other more outstanding. We will provide useful guidance and assistance in life, study, research, and work. Looking forward to meeting you at Chang'an University, I believe we can have a pleasant time and achieve fruitful results!

Served as a member of the Soil Mechanics and Foundation Special Committee of Shaanxi Province, leading expert of the Science and Technology Expert Studio in Bazhou, Xinjiang, person in charge of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Base of Chang'an University, and teaching supervisor of the School of Civil Engineering of Chang'an University. Served in the Journal of Zhejiang University (Science and Engineering Edition), Journal of Underground Space and Engineering 《Journal of Building Engineering》、《International Journal of Thermophysics》、《Heritage Science》、《Scientific Reports》、《ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering》、《Journal of Testing and Evaluation》、《Indoor and Built Environment》、《Advances in Materials Science and Engineering》 Reviewers for multiple journals.

Mainly engaged in the research of underground space structure, high-rise building foundation, environmental geotechnical engineering and energy geotechnical, including:

1. Optimization design of underground structure;

2. Foundation design of new high-rise buildings;

3. Underground energy development and utilization;

4. Study on basic mechanical properties and constitutive model of soil;

5. Research on protection and restoration of earthen sites;

6. Research on reuse of construction waste;

7. Development and utilization of new geotechnical materials.

Has presided over or participated in a number of scientific research projects such as the national 973 early special project, the national science and technology support plan project, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the natural science foundation of Shaanxi Province, the Shaanxi postdoctoral fund, the Xi'an construction science and technology project and the special fund for basic scientific research business of central universities.

Partial research papers:

(28)Enhancing calcium carbonate production and distribution by using soybean urease to reinforce loess, Geomechanics and Engineering, Vol. 44, No. 6 (2026) 797-824, SCI检索，JCR 2区。

(27)Experimental and coupling analysis of municipal solid waste (MSW) shear strength under multiple influencing parameters, PLoS One 21(3):e0344191, March 5, 2026，SCI检索，JCR 2区。

(26)Reasonable Utilization Polymers to Improve Enzyme Induced Carbonate Precipitation Method for Soil Stabilization, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2026, 38(2): 04025549, SCI检索，JCR 2区，ASCE期刊。

(25)Indoor light environment testing and simulation of improvement measures for traditional cave dwelling architecture, Revista de la Construccion. Journal of Construction, Volume 24, Issue 2, Page 449–472, 2025. SCI检索，JCR 2区。

(24)Experiment and coupling analysis of municipal solid waste degradation under multiple influencing factors,Global Nest Journal, Volume 27, Issue 27, Page 1-20, 2025. SCI检索，JCR 4区。

(23)Study on the Coupling Effect of Soil Structure and Overconsolidation on the Mechanical Properties of Loess, PlosOne, 2024, SCI检索，JCR 2区。

(22)Effect of shape-stable phase change materials on heat transfer characteristics of ground source heat pump backfill materials, Geothermics, 2023,Vol.110, 1-12. SCI检索，JCR 1区。

(21)Effect of gradation on the thermal conductivities of backfill materials of ground source heat pump based on loess and iron tailings, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020, 180C : 1-12. SCI检索，JCR 1区，中科院TOP期刊。

(20) The Study on Engineering Characteristics and Compression Mechanisms of Typical Historical Earthen Site Soil,CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 2019(213): 386-403.SCI检索，JCR 1区，中科院TOP期刊。

(19) The Experimental Study on Thermal Conductivity of Backfill Material of Ground Source Heat Pump Based on Iron Tailings,  Energy and Buildings, 2018, 174(5): 1-12. SCI检索，JCR1区，中科院TOP期刊。

(18) Effects of Brick Content on Crushing Behavior of Subgrade Backfill Material Composed of Construction Waste, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2020, 32(3) : 1-13.SCI检索，JCR 2区, ASCE期刊。

(17) Effect of conglomeration gradation on loess shear strength with different water content, Science Progress, SCI检索，2021, 104(2) 1-20，JCR 2区。

(16) Sample Preparation Methods Affect Engineering Characteristic Tests of Municipal Solid Waste, Advances in Civil Engineering, 2020, 9280561: 1-13. SCI检索，JCR 3区。

(15) Study on Restoration Materials for Historical Silty Earthen Sites Based on Lime and Starch Ether, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2020, 2850780: 1-16. SCI检索，JCR 4区。

(14) The effect of conglomerations gradation on engineering properties of loess, Revista de la Construction, 2019 (2): 375-385. SCI检索，JCR 4区。

(13) Study on Bottom Damp-Proof Method of Cave Dwelling, Advances In Civil Engineering, 2018, No.3096312: 1-7. SCI检索，JCR3区。

(12) Study on confined consolidation test of natural loess. Advanced Materials Research, 2011.6, 1543-1546. （EI）

(11) Ground Source Heat Pump System: A Review of Current Status in China[J]. The Open Fuels & Energy Science Journal. 2014, 7, 129-134.（EI）

(10) Analysis of climate change on heating and cooling degree-days of typical cities for China[J]. Energy Education Science and Technology Part A: Energy Science and Research. 2013.Vol 31(2): 751-754. (EI)

(9) Effects of Climate Change on Energy Consumption in Cold Zone of China[J]. Energy Education Science and Technology Part A: Energy Science and Research. 2013.Vol 31(1): 477-480. (EI)

(8) Study on confined consolidation test of natural loess[J]. Advanced Materials Research, 2011.6, 1543-1546. （EI）

(7) Influence of climate change on heating and cooling degree day for north of China. Proceedings of 2011 International Symposium on Water Resource and Environmental Protection, May 2011 Xi’an 2410-2413. (EI)

(6) The environmental geotechnical problems of Xi'an city in western exploitation, The International conference on Environmental Pollution and Public Health, p4692-4695, 2008. (EI)

(5) The Research of Quality Evaluated Methods of Lime-Soil Foundation in Loess Region of Northwest China, 2008 International Conference on Information Management, Innovation Management and Industrial Engineering, v3, p291-295, 2008. (EI)

(4) The Geotechnical Problems and Prevention Measures in the Construction of Plastic Athletic Field of Northwest China—Taking Xi’an for Example, Joint International Pre-Olympic Conference on Sports Science and Sport Engineering, v2, p115-119, 2008. (ISTP)

(3)Application of Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process to the Optimal Selection of Sanitary Landfill Site, International Conference of Information and Computing Science, v3, p618-622, 2008. (ISTP)

(2) Environmental geotechnical problems in the construction of Xi'an solid waste sanitary landfill, Geotechnical Mechanics,2008.11, Supp. Vol 29.(Chinese Core Journal)(EI)

(1) Experimental study on saturated structural K0 consolidated loess, Journal of Xi'an University of architecture and Technology (NATURAL SCIENCE EDITION),2008. 2, Vol 40, No.2. (Chinese Core Journal)(EI)

Teaching paper:

1. Practice and Discussion on Course Teaching for International Students Under “the Belt and Road” Initiative- Taking Advanced Soil Mechanics as a Case, Journal of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, 2021.11, Vol.19, No.5: 175-180. (Chinese Core Journal)

1. Technical code for seismic fortification of village and town buildings in Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi engineering construction standard, participated in the compilation;

2. Guide to seismic construction of rural houses in Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi architectural standard design office, participated in the compilation;

3. Design principle of high-rise building foundation engineering, metallurgical industry press, CO editor;

4. When building houses in rural areas, don't forget earthquake prevention (including the wall chart of rural earthquake prevention knowledge), seismological publishing house, CO editor.

1. Instructor of the second prize of the National Undergraduate structure competition (2014); 

2. Instructor of the best production award of the National College Students' structure competition (2014);

3. The second prize of Shaanxi Province (2013), the Silver Award (2014 and 2015) and the Bronze Award (2015) of Chang'an University;

4. Instructor of the second prize (2014, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024) and the third prize (2015) of the National Undergraduate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program project of Chang'an University;

5. Special award for teaching achievements of Chang'an University (2015).

6. The third prize of lecture competition of School of construction engineering, Chang'an University (2016)

7. Excellent head teacher of Chang'an University (2019)

8. Excellent summer practice instructor of Chang'an University (2019)

9. The second prize of the 19th Challenge Cup competition in China (2025)

Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Chang'an University

Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Highways, Chang'an University

Visiting Scholar, The Pennsylvania State University, USA