Design Engineering

YUANZHONG QIU, Ph.D., EIT

*** ****** **. ** *** #11, Albuquerque, NM, 87106 505-***-**** **********@*****.***

SUMMARY

Five years’ experience in structural design and analyses, outstanding research & development experience in

structural dynamic, failure and stability, expertise in Experiments Design and Test; Finite Element Analysis with

ANSYS/ABAQUS; Structural 2D/3D Modeling; Numerical Calculations; Interpreting Test Results; Structural

Optimal Design; AutoCAD Drafting and Modeling; Load, Stress and Strain Calculations; Technical Writing, etc.

EXPERIENCE

University of New Mexico (Dept. of Civil Engineering), Albuquerque, NM 08/ 09-06/13

Research/Project Assistant

Structural testing, signal processing and analyzing

Designed test apparatus and implemented dynamic tests under different structural configurations

Developed LabView Vis and MatLab codes to collect, filter and process noise and vibration signal using data

acquisition system (DAQ) and sensors

Identified, analyzed and proposed resolution to unacceptable test results

Analyzed the test data, prepared reports and presented to the research committees

Finite element modeling and structural dynamic analyses

Created 2D/3D structural model with ANSYS and/or SAP2000

Performed structural load and stress calculations, modal analysis, transient dynamic analysis, etc. (MatLab,

MathCAD, Excel, SAP2000, ANSYS)

Presented, interpreted CAE analysis results and proposed design improvement actions

Structural vibration damping analyzing and solution development

Developed a new mechanical model to understand energy dissipation and cable damping

Developed a new method to compute cable damping

Correlated analysis results with lab testing results and FEA results.

Published/presented 4 journals/conferences papers of the experimental, FEA, and analytical results

Steel building design, Building seismic design and Bridge design with FRP

Calculated structural loads (dead, live, wind, seismic, snow, etc.) using ASCE-7

Designed concrete and steel structural members and connections with building codes (AASHTO LRFD, EC,

IBC, ASCE 7, ACI, AISC, SCM)

Analyzed and checked structural stress, stain and performance with PC software (ANSYS,SAP2000)

Calculated building natural frequencies and mode shapes (MatLab Codes)

Performed building response history analysis (RHA) and response spectra analysis (RSA) using earthquake

excitations

Developed numerical computation programs with MatLab, Excel spread sheet, and MathCAD

Drafted structure and structural design details with AutoCAD

Prepared and presented the design calculations and drawings (Microsoft word, PowerPoint)

Coordinated with team members for design and calculations review and check

Course lecturer in Advanced Technique of Light Microscopy

Provided lab preparation, hands-on instruction on using different optical microscopes to 10 graduate students

Supported the course by searching and distributing supplementary course materials

Shanghai University (Dept. of civil engineering), Shanghai, China 09/06-03/09

Research/Project Assistant

Structural design and stability/ failure analysis

Designed structures with hand and computer calculations using building codes (IBC, ACI, ASCE 7)

Created structural 2D/3D models and implemented structural linear and nonlinear analyses (AutoCAD,

Civil3D, ANSYS/ABAQUS)

Performed structural load, stress, and failure analyses (hand calculations, MathCAD, Maple, Excel, SAP2000)

Optimized structural design and reduced engineering cost using optimal design aids (Excel and Matlab codes)

Drafted structure and structural design details (AutoCAD)

Performed the sensitive analysis of structure with different design parameters

Established a new soil-structure interaction model for the foundation stability/failure analysis and developed a

new method to calculate buckling load

Published/presented 5 journal/conference papers of the results

Shangda Architectural Design Institute Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China 05/09-07/09

Shenzhen Modern City Architectural Design Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China 06/06-08/06

CAD Designer/ Drafter

Performed concrete and steel structure design and calculations (hand calculations, AutoCAD, SAP2000)

Drafted and checked building site plans, floor plans, utility plans and structural details (AutoCAD)

Communicated with customers and reported the project progress/design change to the supervisor

Supported project team members on various structural engineering projects

Worked for client relationships maintain and develop

Xianke Bridge and Tunnel Testing and Strengthening Tech. Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China 02/06-05/06

Bridge Inspector

Performed bridge inspection and evaluation with colleagues

Prepared and reported the documentations of bridge inspections findings to the supervisor

Developed bridge rehabilitation solutions and prepared the final documents

SKILLS

PC Software Proficiency: ANSYS, ABAQUS, Origin, LabView, SAP2000, Revit, AutoCAD, CorelDraw,

Photoshop, C/C++, MatLab, MathCAD, Mathematical, Maple, HyperMesh, Microsoft

PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, and OneNote

Languages: English and Chinese

CERTIFICATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

Fundamentals of Engineering (EIT/FE)

Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

EDUCATION

Ph. D., Engineering (Structural), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, May 13

M. Eng., Structural Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China, Mar 09

B. S., Road and Bridge Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China, Jun 06

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Maji A. and Qiu Y. Z. (2013), Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Axially Pre-loaded Carbon Fiber

Cable Vibration. Journal of Aerospace Engineering

2. Maji A. and Qiu Y. Z. (2011), Experimental Study of Cable Vibration Damping. Proc. of SEM Conference,

paper # 147, pp. 329-336

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