Zhao Renda
Professor
Supervisor of Doctorate Candidates
Supervisor of Master's Candidates
- Doctoral Supervisor
- Master Tutor
- Education Level:PhD graduate
- Degree:Doctor of engineering
- Business Address:Room 1540 Jiuli Campus Department of Bridge Engineering School of Civil Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu, Sichuan 610031 P. R. China
- Professional Title:Professor
- Academic Titles:Prof.
- Other Post:Dr.
- Alma Mater:Southwest Jiaotong University
- Supervisor of Doctorate Candidates
- Supervisor of Master's Candidates
- School/Department:School of Civil Engineering
- Discipline:Bridge and Tunnel Engineering
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- ZHAO RENDA
ZHAO Renda
Professor
Doctor
Email: rendazhao@swjtu.edu.cn
Office: Room 1540, Civil Building, Jiuli Campus
BIO
Education
PhD, Southwest Jiaotong University, Bridge and Structural Engineering (1990)
M.A., Southwest Jiaotong University, Bridge and Structural Engineering (1984)
B.S., Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Engineerin, Highway Engineering (1982)
Employment
Academic Appointments
Professor, Department of Bridge Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China (1994-present)
Associate Professor, Department of Bridge Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China (1990-1994)
Lecturer, Department of Bridge Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China (1986-1990)
Assistant, Department of Bridge Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, China (1984-1986)
Administrative Appointments
Director, Research Institute of Structural Engineering (1993-1996)
Head, Department of Bridge Engineering (2001-2010)
Vice Dean, School of Civil Engineering (2009-2011)
Vice Dean, Graduate School (2011-2016)
Research Interests
. Damage identification and health assessment theory of existing bridge structures
Modern bridge type and bridge structure design theory
Structural nonlinear analysis and behavior research of composite structures
Steel - concrete composite structure and its application in bridge engineering
High performance concrete and its structural application
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Principal Publications of the Last Five Years
Yuan Yuan, Renda Zhao, Rui Li , Yongbao Wang, Zhengqing Cheng, Fuhai Li*, Zhongguo John Ma. Frost resistance of fiber-reinforced blended slag and Class F fly ash-based geopolymer concrete under the coupling effect of freeze-thaw cycling and axial compressive loading, Construction and Building Materials 250 (2020) 118831
ZhengQing Cheng, Renda Zhao, Yuan Yuan, Fuhai Li, Arnaud Castel, Tengfei Xu*. Ageing coefficient for early age tensile creep of blended slag and low calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete, Construction and Building Materials 262 (2020) 119855
Zhao, Renda; Yuan, Yuan; Cheng, Zhengqing; Wen, Tian; Li, Jian; Li, Fuhai*; Ma, Zhongguo John. Freeze-thaw resistance of Class F fly ash-based geopolymer concrete, Construction and Building Materials, 2019, 222, 474-483
Wang, Yongbao*; Zhao, Renda; Jia, Yi; Liao, Ping. Creep characteristics of concrete used in long-span arch bridge, The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 2019, 14, 1, 18-36
Wang, Yongbao; Zhao, Renda*; Jia, Yi; Liao, Ping. Time-dependent behavior analysis of long-span concrete arch bridge, The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 2019, 14, 2, 227-248
Wang, Yongbao*; Zhao, Renda. Experimental Study on Time-dependent Behavior of Concrete Filled Steel Tubes in Ambient Environment, KSCE JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, 2019, 23, 1, 200-209
Selected Awards and Honors
. The First Award of Science and Technology Progress of Sichuan Province (2007)
. The Second Award of Science and Technology Progress of P. R. China (2007)
. The Second Award of Science and Technology Progress of the Ministry of Education of China (2000)
. The Second Award of Science and Technology Progress of the Ministry of Education of China (2000)
. The First Award of National Teaching Results of the Ministry of Education of P. R. China (2001)
. The Second Award of National Teaching Results of the Ministry of Education of P. R. China (2018)
Professional Activities
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Bridge Construction (2010–)
Editorial Board Member, Journal of World Bridge (2010–)
Deputy Director, Bridge Committee of MAO Yisheng Science and Technology Education Foundation (2010–)
Executive Member of the Council, Bridge and Structural Engineering Branch, China Highway Society (2011–)
RESEARCH
Current Research
. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC): Research on the Performance Degradation Mechanism and the Time-Dependent Deformation Law of Geopolymer Concrete in Bridge Structures
Sichuan International Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Project: Research on energy acquisition device based on vibration of bridge structure
Research Group
Dr. Zhao is a member of Concrete Bridge group, in charge of this area for 25 years.
TEACHING
Primary Teaching areas
Bridge Engineering
Concrete Structures
Concrete Mechanics
Current Courses
. Advanced Concrete Structures
. Design Principle of Concrete Structures
GRADUATE SUPERVISION
I am available for supervision of Professional Doctor. Up to now, I have supervised and graduated more than 30 PhDs.