{"id":1062,"date":"2014-09-15T20:00:53","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T20:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ernianpan\/?page_id=1062"},"modified":"2014-09-24T17:06:02","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T17:06:02","slug":"richard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/ernianpan\/richard\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard (Ronghua) Zhu"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nTel:<\/strong> 1-330-247-8283
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\nEmail:<\/strong> rzhu@hotmail.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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EDUCATION<\/h6>\n

Ph.D<\/strong> Civil Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA, 2006<\/p>\n

M.S.<\/strong> Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P.R. China, 2003<\/p>\n

B.S.<\/strong> Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P.R. China, 2000<\/p>\n

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE<\/h6>\n

Research Assistant<\/strong>
\nDepartment of Civil Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 2003- 2007<\/em>
\nStructural stability, fatigue and dynamic analysis
\nNonlinear materials analysis<\/p>\n

Structure Engineer<\/strong>
\nAmerican Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Houston, TX, USA, 2006 \u2013 now<\/em>
\nWorking 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:
\nFEA software (SACS, ANSYS) analysis of platforms and FPSOs;
\nHydro-dynamic analysis of Tension Leg Platforms (TLPs) and risers;
\nStability, fatigue anddynamic analysis of offshore structures.<\/p>\n

Trainorglass & Doralco, Chicago, IL, USA, 2006<\/em>
\nDuring 2006 summer internship in Doralco, I worked in the design of curtain walls, sunshade system and grillwork. My responsibilities included:
\nDesigning & providing structural calculations;
\nSupervising, reviewingand coordinating day-to-day activities of technicians, draftspersons,and administrative personnel assigned to projects.
\nCooperating with curtain wall, sun shade and glass wall manufacture companies in China.<\/p>\n

China Academy of Building Research (CABR), Beijing, P.R.China, 2001-2002<\/em>
\nI worked in the structural design department and my responsibilities included:
\nProviding detail design of frame, space truss and cable suspended structure to software programmers;
\nReviewing equipments and materials selection;
\nWorking closely with other design engineers and CAD technicians;<\/p>\n

China National Offshore Oil Corp., Hainan, P.R.China, 2002<\/em>
\nSafety 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.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL SKILLS<\/h6>\n

Engineering Tools: Risa, STAAD<\/a>, ANSYS, ABAQUS, SAP2000, LS-DYNA, PKPM, Mathematica, MATLAB, MathCAD<\/p>\n

3D Modeling Tool: AutoCAD<\/p>\n

Programming Tools: Visual C++, Visual Fortran<\/p>\n

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PATENT<\/h6>\n

A fast algorithm for the calculation of surface deformation due to a circular load on a multilayered elastic half-space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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