Ruifu Zhang

Position:Associate professor

Degree: Doctor

Representative Research and Engineering Projects

Our projects connect fundamental dynamics, device development, experimental validation, and engineering assessment to address vibration and resilience challenges in energy infrastructure, urban environments, and complex structures.

Project focus Engineering question and research scope
Adaptive inerter isolation for large energy-storage tanks
NSFC General Project, 2025–2028
Fluid–structure–inerter modelling, parameter coordination, device design, and experimental verification under complex seismic excitation.
Adaptive tuned-liquid inerters for offshore wind towers
Shanghai international cooperation project, 2023–2026
Coupled wind–earthquake response, lightweight tuned-liquid inerter design, simulation, and performance assessment.
High-performance inerter systems and structural vibration control
National key R&D international cooperation
Damping-enhancement mechanisms, high-performance devices, transferable design methods, and structural-control experiments.
Urban and subway vibration control Field monitoring, vibration-propagation analysis, prediction, and mitigation for neighbouring buildings, precision equipment, and human comfort.
High-damping materials and vibration-control metamaterials Material design, dynamic characterisation, mechanical modelling, component integration, and engineering validation.
Large LNG membrane-tank shake-table testing Shake-table testing, instrumentation, signal processing, model updating, safety assessment, and seismic/isolation performance verification for a 300,000 m³ LNG membrane tank.

From prototypes to experiments and engineering deployment

High-inertance inerter prototypes
Device development for different installation spaces, load levels, and control requirements.

Large-capacity inerter testing
Load-capacity and dynamic-performance verification for large structures and energy infrastructure.

Industrial pump-station vibration-control application
On-site device integration and vibration-mitigation verification for rotating equipment and piping systems.

Collaboration: Engineering partners may work with the group on field testing, vibration diagnosis, scheme comparison, material and device development, experimental verification, and performance assessment.

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