Biographical note

Helin Fu is Professor of Geotechnical and Underground Engineering in the School of Civil Engineering, Zhongnan University, China. He is the lead for bridge and tunnel engineering as a National Key Discipline, and has previously been Visiting Professor at Freiberg University of Technology, in Germany. He is Executive Director of the Tunnel and Underground Engineering branch of the China Society of Civil Engineering, and holds many other senior positions. He holds a PhD, and is a leader in the area of rock mechanics and engineering. Dr. Wei Chen is currently an associate professor and master tutor in the School of Civil Engineering, Central South University. He has more than 20 high-level professional papers published in international journals, and obtained 4 patents. His research topics are mainly related to fracture, damage, crack propagation and time-dependent damage characteristics of rock, concrete and masonry structures, mechanical properties of rock under multi-field coupling condition, stability and safety analysis of landslide. He has several research projects which are respectively funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, and China State Railway Group Co.,Ltd. In addition, he is the reviewer for several international journals, for example, Engineering Geology, Engineering with Computers, Geotechnique, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, and Canadian Geotechnical Journal. Jiajun Fu is a Bachelor student in School of computer science and technology, Beijing University of posts and telecommunications. His research topics are mainly related to big data analysis and process. He has participated in several research projects. He has several high-level technical papers published in journals, and obtained 1 patent.