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RESEARCH INTERESTS

· Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)

· Disaster Prevention and Mitigation in Civil Engineering

· Structural Dynamics

EDUCATION

Tongji University – Ph.D. in Bridge Engineering

Tongji University – B.S. in Civil Engineering

WORK EXPERIENCE

University of Science and Technology Beijing – Assistant Professor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University – “Hong Kong Scholars Program” Fellow

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

· Y. Zhou, L. Sun, and Z. Peng, "Mechanisms of Thermally Induced Deflection of a Long-Span Cable-Stayed Bridge," Smart Structures and Systems, An International Journal, vol. 15, no. 3-4, pp., 2015.

· Y. Zhou, and L. Sun, "Effects of High Winds on a Long-span Sea-crossing Bridge Based on Structural Health Monitoring," Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, vol. 174, pp. 260-268, 2018.

· L. Sun, Y. Zhou, and Z. Min, "Experimental Study on the Effect of Temperature on Modal Frequencies of Bridges," International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, vol. 18, no. 12, pp. 1850155, 2018.

· Y. Zhou, and L. Sun, "A Comprehensive Study of the Thermal Response of a Long-span Cable-stayed Bridge: From Monitoring Phenomena to Underlying Mechanisms," Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, vol. 124, pp. 330-348, 2019. 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Tongling Combined Highway and Railway Bridge: cable-stayed bridge with 630m center span

· Conducted on-site vibration mitigation test of strand stay cables

Wenchang Puqian Bridge: single tower cable-stayed bridge with span layout of 230+230m

· Preliminary design of structural health monitoring system

Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge: 3-tower suspension bridge with pair of 1,080m suspension spans

· On-site damping measurement of the middle tower     

Stonecutters' Bridge: cable-stayed bridge with 1,018m center span

· Full scale performance test of cable dampers

Sutong Yangtze River Bridge: cable-stayed bridge with 1,088m center span

· Full scale performance test of cable dampers