Shen Zuyan (; June 5, 1935 – October 11, 2017) was a Chinese

structural engineer Structural engineers analyze, design, plan, and research List of structural elements, structural components and structural systems to achieve design goals and ensure the safety and comfort of users or occupants. Their work takes account mainly of ...

known for his studies on

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. He served as Vice President of

Tongji University Tongji University is a public university located in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. Tongji is one of the ...

and was an academician of the

Chinese Academy of Engineering The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, ) is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China. The CAE and the Chinese Academy of Sciences a ...

Biography

Shen was born in

Hangzhou Hangzhou, , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly romanized as Hangchow is a sub-provincial city in East China and the capital of Zhejiang province. With a population of 13 million, the municipality comprises ten districts, two counti ...

Zhejiang ) , translit_lang1_type2 = , translit_lang1_info2 = ( Hangzhounese) ( Ningbonese) (Wenzhounese) , image_skyline = 玉甑峰全貌 - panoramio.jpg , image_caption = View of the Yandang Mountains , image_map = Zhejiang i ...

, on June 5, 1935. After graduating from Shanghai

Nanyang Model High School Shanghai Nanyang Model High School () is a public secondary school in Xuhui, Shanghai, China. History In 1896, Nanyang Public School () was founded by an imperial edict issued by Guangxu Emperor, under the Business and Telegraphs Office of the ...

in 1951, he was accepted to

and graduated in 1955. After graduation, he assumed various posts at the university, including teaching assistant，lecturer and deputy director. He was promoted to Associate Professor in October 1980 and to full Professor in August 1984. In 1982, he went to

Lehigh University Lehigh University (LU), in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, is a private university, private research university. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer. Lehigh University's undergraduate programs have been mixed ...

as a visiting scholar. In August 1988 he was appointed director of the State Key Laboratory of Civil Engineering Disaster Prevention, serving until May 1996. In March 1989, he became director of the Shanghai Institute of Disaster Prevention and Relief. In November 1994, he was director of Civil Engineering Research Center for Disaster Prevention. Shen was elected a fellow of the

in 2005. On October 11, 2017, he died of an illness at

Zhongshan Hospital Zhongshan Hospital (), formerly Chung Shan Memorial Hospital, is a major teaching hospital in Shanghai, China, affiliated with the Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University. History The hospital was built in 1935 and officially opened on 1 A ...

in Shanghai.

Papers

* ''Stability of Single-Layer Reticulated Shells'' * ''Improvements on the Arc-Length-Type Methods'' * ''FEM Analysis of Steel Members Considering Damage Cumulation Effects Under Cyclic Loadings''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shen, Zuyan 1935 births Scientists from Hangzhou 2017 deaths Nanyang Model High School alumni National Chiao Tung University (Shanghai) alumni Tongji University alumni Academic staff of Tongji University Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Engineers from Zhejiang Educators from Hangzhou