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Professor Hongwei Ma

Institute of Applied Mechanics
Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi, P.R. China

Professional Experience:
10/2000-Present: Professor, Vice Director of Institute of Applied Mechanics, Taiyuan University of Technology. Dynamic Response of Structure under Impact Loadings, Supported by the National Foundation of Science of China

10/1997 - 10/2000: Associate Professor, Vice Director of Institute of Applied Mechanics, Taiyuan University of Technology. Dynamic Buckling of Structures: Theoretical and Experimental, (Hopkinson Bar and Drop-Hammer equipment, Dynamic measurement, Use the assistant software Mathematica 4.0 frequently) Supported by the Fok Ying-Dung Education Foundation. Finite Element Analysis: eta LS-DYNA; Damage Detection of Structures: Vibration method and stress wave method, Supported by the Science Foundation of Shanxi Province. Effect of Stress Wave Propagation on the Dynamic Buckling of Structures: Theoretical and Experimental, Supported by the Fund for Returned Scholar from Abroad of Shanxi

02/1997 - 10/1997: Reserarch Assistant , Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Buckling of Silo and Shell Structures: Theoretical and experimental analysis, Finite Element Analysis

01/1996 - 02/1997: Associate Professor, Institute of Applied Mechanics, Taiyuan University of Technology
Dynamic Response of Structure, Chaotic Motion of Elastic-Plastic Structures, Supported by the National Foundation of Science of China

1991-1995: Graduate Research Assistant, Institute of Applied Mechanics, Taiyuan University of Technology.
Dynamic Buckling of Elastic-Plastic Cylindrical Shells under Impact Torque, Effect of Stress Wave Propagation on Dynamic Buckling of Structures, Supported by the National Foundation of Science of China

1988-1991: Graduate Research Assistant, Taiyuan University of Technology. Dynamic Buckling of Elastic Circular Cylindrical Shells under Impact Torque (Supported by the National Foundation of Science of China)

1986-1988: Teaching Assistant, China University of Mining, Teaching Solid Mechanics, Finite Element Method, and Thermodynamics

Education:
Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics, 1995, Taiyuan University of Technology,
M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, 1991, Taiyuan University of Technology,
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 1986, Chengdu University of Science and Technology

Honor:
Won the Sixth Fok Ying-Dung Research Foundation, an award bestowed on only one scholar for mechanics each year in China.

Publications:
Book:
Dynamic Elasticity and its Numerical Methods (Chinese), China Architectural Material Industry Publishing Company, Beijing, 193 pages

Selected Journal Papers:
See the link: Prof. Hongwei Ma

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