Xinzhuang Cui (born in 1974) is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor. He is recognized as a National High-level Talent, a Young and Middle-aged Leading Talent in Scientific and Technological Innovation by the Ministry of Science and Technology, a recipient of the Special Government Allowance of the State Council, and a New Century Excellent Talent by the Ministry of Education. He also serves as an Academic and Technical Leader of Chongqing Municipality, a Taishan Scholar Distinguished Professor, an Outstanding Talent of the "Kunlun Talents" Program, and a Hongshen Outstanding Scholar at Chongqing University. Professor Cui has a long-standing commitment to research in transportation geotechnical engineering, focusing on the theories, methods, technologies, materials, and equipment for the green and intelligent construction and maintenance of roads.  
He has directed over 70 scientific research projects, including the National Key Research and Development Program, the National Major Scientific Research Instrument Development Project, the Key Program of the Joint Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and topics of the National 973 Program. He holds more than 80 international and national invention patents, as well as over 10 software copyrights. Furthermore, he has authored more than 10 monographs and textbooks, and published over 160 high-quality academic papers. He has also contributed to the development of 18 national, provincial, and industry standards, as well as 16 engineering construction methods.  
As the principal contributor, Professor Cui has been awarded one Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, four First Prizes and two Second Prizes of the Provincial and Ministerial Science and Technology Progress Awards, and four First Prizes of the Industry Science and Technology Progress Award. He is the initiator of the Subgrade Engineering Science and Technology Innovation Forum. Moreover, he has organized and convened several major domestic and international academic conferences, including the 1st and 2nd Subgrade Engineering Science and Technology Innovation Forums, the 4th GeoChina International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering (2016), and the 4th TIM International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure (2019)

1)Smart, Low-Carbon Construction and Resilience Enhancement in Transportation Infrastructure  
2)Intelligent Identification of Structural Failures in Geotechnical Engineering and Safety Early Warning  
3)Research and Development and Application System for Advanced Green Civil Engineering Materials

1)National Key Research and Development Program: Key Technologies for Environmentally Friendly Construction of Highway Transportation Infrastructure  
2)National Major Scientific Research Instrument Development Project: In-situ Simulation System for Cumulative Ground Deformation Under Heavy-Load Transportation Loads  
3)Key Project of the Regional Innovation and Development Joint Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Research on the Mechanisms of Wheel-Road Vibration Interaction and Key Technologies for Intelligent Subgrade Compaction Control  
4)National 973 Program Project: Methods for Real-Time Acquisition of Geological and Rock Mechanics Data for TBM Construction and Their Quantitative Virtual Representation  
5)National Natural Science Foundation of China: Study on the Mechanisms of Blockage and the Effects of Blockage Caused by the Construction of Vibrated Permeable Concrete Piles  
6)National Natural Science Foundation of China: A Study on the Synergistic Interaction and Strengthening Mechanism at the Geogrid-Soil Interface Based on the Tension-Induced Expansion Effect of Geogrids with Negative Poisson's Ratio  
7)National Natural Science Foundation of China: Identification of Failure Modes and Condition Diagnosis of Reinforced Soil Based on Self-Monitoring of Smart Geogrid Deformation  
8)National Natural Science Foundation of China: Research on the Mechanism and Key Technologies of Permeable Concrete Pile Composite Foundations  
9)National Natural Science Foundation of China: A Study on the Mechanism of Hydrostatic Pressure-Driven Water Damage in Asphalt Pavements Based on Fatigue Damage and Fluid-Structure Interaction Numerical and Physical Simulations

1)Cui X, Yan S, Zhang X, et al. Research on the coupled dynamic response of vibratory roller-unsaturated subgrade under different compaction and moisture content states[J]. Transportation Geotechnics, 2024, 46: 101252.  
2)Cui X, Du Y, Zhang X, et al. Characterizing the dynamic resilient modulus of subgrade soil treated by BT-SAP subjected to freeze-thaw cycles[J]. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 2024, 220: 104153.  
3)Cui X, Li X, Du Y, et al. Macro-micro numerical analysis of granular materials considering principal stress rotation based on DEM simulation of dynamic hollow cylinder test[J]. Construction and Building Materials, 2024, 412: 134818.  
4)Cui X, Du Y, Hao J, et al. Three-dimensional spatial stress state of highway subgrade under vehicle load: experimental evidence and evaluation model[J]. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2023, 24(1): 2268795.  
5)Cui X, Li X, Hao J, et al. Dynamic response of unsaturated poroelastic ground underlying uneven pavement subjected to vehicle load[J]. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2022, 156: 107164.  
6)Cui X, Wang Y, Liu K W, et al. Strain-softening model evaluating geobelt–clay interaction validated by laboratory tests of sensor-enabled geobelts[J]. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2020, 57(3): 354-365.  
7)Cui X, Wang Y, Liu K, et al. A simplified model for evaluating the hardening behaviour of sensor-enabled geobelts during pullout tests[J]. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2019, 47(3): 377-388.  
8)Cui X, Zhang J, Huang D, et al. Experimental simulation of rapid clogging process of pervious concrete pavement caused by storm water runoff[J]. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2019, 20(1): 24-32.  
9)Cui X, Zhang J, Chen D, et al. Clogging of pervious concrete pile caused by soil piping: an approximate experimental study[J]. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2018, 55(7): 999-1015.  
10)Cui X, Cui S, Jin Q, et al. Laboratory tests on the engineering properties of sensor-enabled geobelts (SEGB)[J]. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2018, 46(1): 66-76.

1)Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award (2019): Support Technologies and Engineering Applications for the Construction of Loess Subgrades in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yellow River; Principal Investigator  
2)First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress, Chongqing Municipality (2024): Key Technologies for Disaster Prevention and Control and Resilience Enhancement in Complex Subgrade Engineering under Extreme Rainfall Conditions; Principal Investigator  
3)First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress, Shandong Province (2022): Intelligent Detection, Early Warning, and Precise Control of Differential Settlement in the Subgrade of Expanded and Renovated Expressways, and Their Application; Principal Investigator  
4)First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress, Shandong Province (2018): Engineering Properties of Loam in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yellow River and Technologies for Improving the Long-Term Performance of Road Subgrades; Principal Investigator  
5)First Prize from the China Association of Transportation (2023): Innovation and Application of Green and Intelligent Control Technology for Differential Settlement Between New and Existing Subgrades in Expressway Reconstruction and Expansion Projects; Principal Investigator  
6)First Prize, Science and Technology Award of the China Highway Construction Industry Association (2020): "Safety Early Warning and Reinforcement Technology for Road Bases Based on Smart Geosynthetics," Lead Author  
7)First Prize, Science and Technology Award of the China Highway Construction Industry Association (2019): Research on Construction Technology for Binary Composite Foundations Combining Loose Piles and Permeable Concrete Piles; Lead Investigator  
8)First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress from the China Highway and Transportation Society (2018): Mechanisms of Subgrade Failure, Early Warning Methods, and Comprehensive Prevention and Control Technologies for the Yellow River Alluvial Plain, Principal Investigator  
9)Second Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress from the Ministry of Education (2017): Comprehensive Technology and Application for the Construction of Loess Subgrades in the Yellow River Floodplain; Principal Investigator  
10)Second Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress, Shandong Province (2015): Fluid-Structure Interaction Mechanisms, Damage Assessment Methods, and Prevention and Control Technologies for Water Damage to Asphalt Pavements in the Yellow River Delta; Principal Investigator  
11)Second Prize, Shandong Provincial Patent Award (2020): System and Method for Monitoring Soil Deformation Based on Conductive Polymers; First Author