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About

Dr. Yanyan Sha is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science, University of Stavanger (UiS). His research interests include ship collisions with bridge and offshore structures, structural response under blast and impact loads, structural response under environmental loadings, structural health monitoring and damage identification, constitutive behaviour of concrete, steel, and FRP materials.

He has led and participated in a number of research and industrial projects in Norway, Australia and China. He has co-authored more than 60 publications and given invited talks at international conferences. He also teaches and coordinates several structural engineering courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is a member of the International Association of Protective Structures and The International Federation for Structural Concrete. He also serves as a reviewer for a number of top international journals and conferences.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, The University of Western Australia
  • BEng in Civil Engineering, Central South University

Employment

  • 2019-Present, Associate Professor, University of Stavanger (UiS)
  • 2015-2019, Postdoctoral Fellow & Researcher, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)