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Staff Profile

Dr Sigong Zhang

Lecturer in Structural Engineering

  • Personal Website: https://sigongzhang.github.io/
  • Address: Room 2.23, Cassie Building
    Newcastle University
    Newcastle upon Tyne
    NE1 7RU
    United Kingdom
Background

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

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: 898216, € 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 

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/degrees/8040f-17/

Teaching

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



Publications