Ph.D, Associate Professor

   Department of Disaster Mitigation for Structures,

   College of Civil Engineering,Tongji University.

   1239 Siping Road, Yangpu, Shanghai 200092, China

   E-mail: czhangruifu@tongji.edu.cn

Dr. Zhang graduated from Tongji University in 2012 with a PhD in civil engineering. After graduation he was a post-doctoral researcher at UC Berkeley and Tohoku University. He had extensive industry experience prior to joining the Tongji University in 2015, at which he is currently an Associate Professor in the College of Civil Engineering. His main research interests are structure seismic safety and intelligent disaster prevention structure with a special focus on inerter system.

Dr. Zhang plans to recruit 1-2 scholarship-funded master or doctoral students in 2019.

Selected Journal Papers:

1. Zhao ZP, Zhang RF*, Lu Z. A particle inerter system for structural seismic response mitigation. Journal of the Franklin Institute2019. https:// doi.org/ 10.1016/ j.jfranklin.2019.02.001

2. Zhang RF*, Zhao ZP, Dai KS. Seismic response mitigation of a wind turbine tower using a tuned parallel inerter mass system. Engineering Structures 2019; 180: 29-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.11.020

3. Zhang L, Su MZ, Zhang C, Shen H, Islama MM, Zhang RF*. A design method of viscoelastic damper parameters based on the elastic-plastic response reduction curve. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 2019; 117: 149-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2018.09.050

4. Zhang RF*, Zhao ZP, Pan C. Influence of mechanical layout of inerter systems on seismic mitigation of storage tanks. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering2018; 144: 639-649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2018.07.036

5. Zhang RF*, Wang C, Pan C, Shen H, Ge QZ, Zhang LQ. Simplified design of elastoplastic structures with metallic yielding dampers based on the concept of uniform damping ratio. Engineering Structures 2018; 176: 734-745. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.09.009

6. Pan C, Zhang RF*, Luo H, Shen H. Target-based algorithm for baseline correction of inconsistent vibration signals. Journal of Vibration and Control 2018; 24(12): 2562-2575.https://doi.org/10.1177/1077546316689014

7. Pan C, Zhang RF*, Luo H, Li C, Shen H. Demand-based optimal design of oscillator with parallel-layout viscous inerter damper. Structural Control & Health Monitoring 2018; 25(1).https://doi.org/10.1002/stc.2051

8. Pan C, Zhang RF*. Design of structure with inerter system based on stochastic response mitigation ratio. Structural Control & Health Monitoring 2018; 25(6). http://doi.org/10.1002/stc.2169

9. Hao LF, Zhang RF*, Jin K. Direct design method based on seismic capacity redundancy for structures with metal yielding dampers. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics 2018; 47(2): 515-534. https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.2977

10. Chen QJ, Zhao ZP, Zhang RF*, Pan C. Impact of soil-structure interaction on structures with inerter system. Journal of Sound and Vibration 2018; 433: 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2018.07.008

11. Shen H, Zhang RF*, Weng DG, Gao C, Luo H, Pan C. Simple design method of structure with metallic yielding dampers based on elastic–plastic response reduction curve. Engineering Structures2017; 150: 98-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.07.047

12. Pan C, Zhang RF*, Luo H, Shen H. Simplified variational iteration method for solving ordinary differential equations and eigenvalue problems. Advances in Mechanical Engineering 2016; 8(11). https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814016681469

13. Pan C, Zhang RF*, Luo H, Shen H. Baseline correction of vibration acceleration signals with inconsistent initial velocity and displacement. Advances in Mechanical Engineering 2016; 8(10). https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814016675534

14. Luo H, Zhang RF*, Weng DG. Mitigation of liquid sloshing in storage tanks by using a hybrid control method. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 2016; 90: 183-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2016.08.037

15. Hao LF, Zhang RF*. Structural safety redundancy-based design method for structure with viscous dampers. Structural Engineering and Mechanics 2016; 59(5): 821-840. https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2016.59.5.821

16. Zhang RF*, Weng DG, Ge QZ. Shaking table experiment on a steel storage tank with multiple friction pendulum bearings.Structural Engineering and Mechanics2014; 52(5): 875-887. https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2014.52.5.875

17. Zhang RF*, Weng DG. Assessment of the seismic effect of insulation on extra-large cryogenic liquid natural gas storage tanks.Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries 2014; 30: 9-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.j1p.2014.04.003

18. Zhang RF*, He H, Weng D, Zhou H, Ding S. Theoretical analysis and experimental research on toggle-brace-damper system considering different installation modes.Scientia Iranica 2012; 19(6): 1379-1390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scient.2012.10.011

19. Zhang RF*, Weng DG, Ren XS. Seismic analysis of a LNG storage tank isolated by a multiple friction pendulum system.Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration 2011; 10(2): 253-262. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11803-011-0063-3