Shi Yanchao
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Professional Title
Professor
Administrative Appointments
Deputy Dean of School of Civil Engineering
Discipline
土木工程

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Professor and Executive Vice Dean of the School of Architecture and Engineering, Tianjin University. He was awarded the National
Outstanding Youth Science Fund, the first batch of Outstanding Youth Science Fund of Tianjin, and the Tianjin Youth Science and
Technology Award, etc. He has long been engaged in the research of blast resistance analysis and design of building structures.
He has long been engaged in the research of explosion-resistant analysis and design of building structures, and has systematically
researched the standards of explosion-resistant defense and explosion load modeling of buildings, explosion-resistant design and
protection technology of building components, analysis of continuous collapse of building structures and anti-collapse design, etc.,
and has developed the theories and methods of explosion-resistant design of building structures.
He has published one book and more than 100 academic papers, with a maximum of 300 citations in SCI. He was awarded the
second prize of National Scientific and Technological Progress and the first prize of Tianjin Scientific and Technological Progress. He
is also a member of the editorial board of Journal of Building Structures and International Journal of Protective Structures.
Data updated to March 2025
- Blast analysis and design of building structures
- Damage assessment and repair/retrofit of building structures after explosion disaster
- Analysis and control of progressive collapse of building structures
- Tianjin University, Chair professor, 2024
- Tianjin "May Fourth" Youth Medal Award, 2020
- Ministry of Education, Young Chang Jiang Scholars, 2017
- Tianjin Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, 2017
- The National Outstanding Youth Foundation Award, 2015
- Zhong-Xian Li, Qing Fang, Xiuli Du, Zhimin Tian, Yang Ding, Yanchao Shi, Yadong Zhang, Li Chen, etc. Theory and Key Technology of Blast Resistance for Important Buildings. Second prize of the State Science and Technology Progress Award, The State Council, 2012.12
- Yanchao Shi, Zhong-Xian Li, Yang Ding, Li Chen, etc. Design Theory and Key Technology of Anti-Explosion Protection and Anti-Progressive Collapse of Building Structures.First prize of Tianjin Science and Technology Progress Award, 2022.02.
- Zhong-Xian Li, Qing Fang, Xiuli Du, Yang Ding, Yanchao Shi, Zhimin Tian, Yadong Zhang, Li Chen, etc. Key Technology Research and Engineering Application of Blast Resistance Safety for Large and Important Buildings.First prize of Tianjin Science and Technology Progress Award, 2012.02.
- Yi Zhuo, Shunlong Li, Wei Su, Shunchen Song, Yanchao Shi, Fanzeng Meng, Hao Di, Jinshen Gu. Key Technologies and Applications of Dynamic Evaluation and Early Warning for High-speed Railway Bridge Performance. Second prize of Tianjin Science and Technology Progress Award, 2024.04.
- Haishan Guo, Tao Wang, Shaojie Jiang, Zhiqiang Hao, Pengfei Shi, Liming Li, Yanchao Shi, etc. Research and Demonstration of Key Technologies for Efficient Construction of Assembled Concrete Buildings. First prize of Science and Technology Progress of Huaxia Construction, 2021.01.
- Deputy Director, Youth Committee, Seismic Resistance and Disaster Reduction Branch, China Seismological Society
- Member of the Editorial Board, International Journal of Protective Structurs (IJPS)
- Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Building Structures
- Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering (JCAEE)
- Member of the International Association of Protective Structure (IAPS)
- Member of the Board of Directors, Branch of Earthquake Resistance and Disaster Prevention, Architectural Society of China (ASC).
- Deputy secretary-general and Member of the Board of Directors, Tianjin Civil Engineering Association

1.2000.9-2004.6
Tianjin University | Computer Science and Technology | Bachelor’s Degree
2.2000.9-2004.6
Tianjin University | Civil Engineering | Bachelor’s Degree
3.2006.2-2007.2
The University of Western Australia | Structural Engineering | Joint PhD
4.2004.9-2009.6
Tianjin Unversity | Strucutural Engineering | Doctoral degree

1.2023.2-Now
School of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University | Executive deputy dean | Professor
2.2017.8-Now
School of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University | Deputy dean | Professor
3.2017.1-Now
School of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University | Professor
4.2015.9-Now
The Laboratory of Earthquake & Blast Engineering, Tianjin University | Director
5.2015.1-2016.1
Department of Civil Engineering, Auburn University, USA | Visiting scholar
6.2011.7-2016.12
School of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University | Assoc. Professor
7.2009.9-2011.6
School of Civil Engineering, Tianjin University | Lecturer

1.Structural Engineering and Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
The research team of “Structural Engineering and Disaster Prevention and Mitigation” is a high-level innovation team formed in the development process of the State Key Discipline of Structural Engineering of Tianjin University. The team carries out innovative research on high-performance structural systems such as steel structures, space structures and modular structures, seismic vibration damping of buildings and bridges, and blast protection of building structures.
There are 12 team members, including 5 professors, 4 associate professors, 2 associate researchers, 1 engineer, 7 doctoral supervisors and 3 master's supervisors.
Team leader:
Li Zhongxian, Professor, Ph. D., Tianjin University, is the director of the Institute of Bridge and Structural Engineering and the director of the Key Experiment of the Ministry of Education of Binhai Civil Engineering Structure and Safety.
Members include:
Ding Yang, Professor, Ph. D., Tianjin University, is currently the director of Tianjin Key Laboratory of Civil Engineering Structures and New Materials.
Shi Yanchao, Professor, Ph. D., Tianjin University, is the vice dean of the School of Architectural Engineering and the director of Seismic and Blast Resistance Laboratory.
Ning Li, Professor, Ph. D., Harbin Institute of Technology, is the Deputy Director of Seismic and Blast Laboratory.
Yan Jiabao, Professor, Ph. D., National University of Singapore, is the deputy director of the Department of Civil Engineering and the director of the Civil Engineering Laboratory Center.
Yun-Dong Shi, Associate Professor, Ph. D., Kyoto University, Japan, is currently Deputy Director of the Seismic and Explosion Resistance Laboratory.
Zong Liang, Associate Professor of Excellence, Ph. D. from Tsinghua University, is the deputy director of the Department of Civil Engineering and the deputy director of the Building Materials Laboratory.
Yunbiao Luo, Associate Professor, M.S. Supervisor. D. from Kyoto University, Japan, is currently Deputy Director of the Structural Engineering Laboratory.
Jian Cui, Associate Researcher, M.S. Supervisor. D. from Tianjin University, is the Deputy Director of the Seismic and Explosion Resistance Laboratory.
Jun-Sheng Su, Associate Professor, M.S. Supervisor. D. from Tongji University.
Bo Zhao, Associate Researcher. D. from Tianjin University, is currently Deputy Director of the Seismic and Blast Laboratory.
Huishen Zhang, Engineer. M.S., Tianjin University.