本科、硕士、博士先后毕业于中南大学土木工程学院。

承担科研项目：湖南省研究生科研创新项目，偏压条件下隧道稳定性的极限分析 (批准号：CX2013B077;研究时间：2013/01-2015/12)。

发表论文10余篇，其中SCI (第一作者) 3篇。

发表论文：

ZHANG Jia-hua, XU Jing-shu, ZHANG Biao. Energy analysis of stability of twin shallow tunnels based on nonlinear failure criterion [J]. Journal of Central South University, 2014, 21(12): 4669-4676. (SCI、EI收录);

ZHANG Jia-hua, WANG Cheng-yang. Energy analysis of stability on shallow tunnels based on non-associated flow rule and non-linear failure criterion [J]. Journal of Central South University, 2015, 22(3): 1070-1078. (SCI、EI收录);

ZHANG Jia-hua, LI Yong-xin, XU Jing-shu. Energy analysis of face stability of deep rock tunnels using nonlinear Hoek-Brown failure criterion [J]. Journal of Central South University, 2015, 22(8): 3079-3086. (SCI、EI收录)。