Qiang Chen, M.S., Ph.D.

Education

• Ph.D. in Wind Science and Engineering, Texas Tech University, Sept. 2019 - Present
• M.S. in Bridge and Tunnel Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Sept. 2016 - June 2019
• B.E. in Civil Engineering, Sichuan University, Sept. 2012 - June 2016

Professional Experience

• Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas - Research Assistant (Supervisor: Delong Zuo)  - Sept. 2019 - Present
  • Simulated tornado-like vortices physically in a tornado simulator, measured tornado-like loading on a low-rise building model and processed the data analysis using MATLAB and SQL.
  • Investigated the effects of building opening, tornado type and tornado translation on tornado-like loading and simulated internal pressures numerically by solving differential equations.
  • Analyzed the probability of failure of components (door, window, roof sheathing and panel) of a low-rise residential building under tornadic loading using Monte Carlo simulation method.

• National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland - Intern (Mentors: Marc Levitan and Dan Rhee) - Nov. 2023 - Present
  • Analyzed the tornado-like loading on a low-rise building model in the tornado simulator at Texas Tech University and studied the KvT factor that is included in tornado provisions of ASCE 7-22.
  • Investigated the KvT factor both for component & cladding and main wind force resisting system based on the data in the tornado simulator and compared to the requirement of ASCE 7-22.

• Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu, China, Research Assistant (Supervisor: Yongle Li) - Sept. 2016 - June 2019 
  • Established finite element models of long-span bridges, and calculated wind-induced responses.
  • Conducted wind tunnel experiments for two scaled long-span bridge models.
  • Built a CFD model of a cable-stayed bridge, studied the mechanism of vortex-induced vibration.

Awards and Honors

• Best Student Presentation, The 14th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering May 2022
• Presidential Fellowship of Texas Tech University Sept. 2019 - Present
• Graduate’s Scholarship of Southwest Jiaotong University Sept. 2016 - Sept. 2018
• Undergraduate’s Scholarship of Sichuan University Sept. 2013 - Sept. 2015

Research Articles

• Chen, Q., Tang, Z., Zuo, D., James, D., The Effect of Openings on Tornado Like Loading on a Low-Rise Building Model. [Journal paper, in preparation]
• Chen, Q., Zuo, D., Tang, Z., James, D., Tornado-Like Loading on a Low-Rise Building Model by a Single-Celled Vortex and a Two-Celled Vortex, (Abstract, presented at the 16th ICWE, Florence, Italy, Aug. 2023).
• Chen, Q., Tang, Z., Wu, X., Zuo, D., James, D., Laboratory Study of Tornado-Like Loading on a Low-Rise Building Model, Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics, 2023. [Journal paper]
• Chen, Q., Tang, Z., Wu, X., Zuo, D., James, D., Effects of Openings and Translation on Tornado-Like Loading of a Low-Rise Building Model (Abstract, presented at the 14th ACWE, Lubbock, TX, May 2022)
• Wu, X., Tang, Z., Chen, Q., Zhang, H., Zuo, D., Evaluation of Building Response to Tornado-Like Loading Based on Laboratory Testing of a Building Model (Abstract, the 14th ACWE, Lubbock, TX, May 2022)