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EDUCATION
Ph.D Civil Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA, 2006
M.S. Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P.R. China, 2003
B.S. Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P.R. China, 2000
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant
Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 2003- 2007
Structural stability, fatigue and dynamic analysis
Nonlinear materials analysis
Structure Engineer
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Houston, TX, USA, 2006 – now
Working as a structure engineer in Offshore Engineering Department (OED), my responsibilities mainly is to analyze and verify structure design according ABS rule, API rules and other related rules, which include:
FEA software (SACS, ANSYS) analysis of platforms and FPSOs;
Hydro-dynamic analysis of Tension Leg Platforms (TLPs) and risers;
Stability, fatigue anddynamic analysis of offshore structures.
Trainorglass & Doralco, Chicago, IL, USA, 2006
During 2006 summer internship in Doralco, I worked in the design of curtain walls, sunshade system and grillwork. My responsibilities included:
Designing & providing structural calculations;
Supervising, reviewingand coordinating day-to-day activities of technicians, draftspersons,and administrative personnel assigned to projects.
Cooperating with curtain wall, sun shade and glass wall manufacture companies in China.
China Academy of Building Research (CABR), Beijing, P.R.China, 2001-2002
I worked in the structural design department and my responsibilities included:
Providing detail design of frame, space truss and cable suspended structure to software programmers;
Reviewing equipments and materials selection;
Working closely with other design engineers and CAD technicians;
China National Offshore Oil Corp., Hainan, P.R.China, 2002
Safety control of a huge chemical reaction tower before and during installation using Finite Element Analysis. The huge metal tower with 60 meters high and 1,200 tons weight was successfully installed on Oct, 20, 2002.
SPECIAL SKILLS
Engineering Tools: Risa, STAAD, ANSYS, ABAQUS, SAP2000, LS-DYNA, PKPM, Mathematica, MATLAB, MathCAD
3D Modeling Tool: AutoCAD
Programming Tools: Visual C++, Visual Fortran
PATENT
A fast algorithm for the calculation of surface deformation due to a circular load on a multilayered elastic half-space.