缅北禁地

Dr Zhang joined the School of Engineering as Lecturer in Structural Engineering in September 2022. Prior to this, he was a research fellow funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship at the University of Exeter. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo in Canada followed by a postdoctoral training in timber engineering at the University of Alberta. His current research interests include timber structures, floor vibration serviceability, bio-based materials and human movement.

Research Interests

Timber / steel structures: Connections, composite actions, lateral load resisting systems

Vibration serviceability: Lightweight timber / steel floor systems, footbridge

Bio-based materials: plant-based materials

Human movement: Gait analysis under abnormal environment (e.g., vibration)

Solid mechanics: Analytical modelling of structural elements with complicated boundary conditions, attachments and discontinuities.

Fundings

"VBioSlim - Vibration Behaviour of Bio-based Panelised Slim Floor Systems", Royal Society Research Grants, £19,904. October 2024 to October 2025.

"Unlocking physical and mechanical properties of Japanese knotweed for bio-composite applications", IStructE Undergraduate Research Grant 2024/25, £800. February 2025 to May 2025.

“Developing advanced vibration performance assessment for new generation of lightweight pedestrian structures using motion platform and virtual reality environments”, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship, ID: , € 224 933.76, October 2020 to October 2022. Co-PI: Stana Zivanovic, University of Exeter, UK

Postgraduate Supervision

If you are interested in undertaking a PhD/MPhil under my supervision, please do send me your CV.

Please find degree information through the following link 

/postgraduate/degrees/8040f-17/

Module leader:

ENG2015 Mechanics II

CEG8315 Advanced Structural Modelling

Contribute to:

SFY0009 Foundation Year Project

CEG3301 Design of Building Systems 

CEG3099 Individual Project

CEG8099 Investigative Research Project

• Articles

  • Zhang S, Chui Y H. . Engineering Structures 2024, 301, 117189.
  • Zhang Y, Zhang L, Zhang S. . Archive of Applied Mechanics 2022, 92, 3999-4015.