Education
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, August 10th, 2010
Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
M.S. in Civil Engineering, July 1st, 2005
B.S. Civil Engineering, July 1st, 2002
Research Interests
- Seismic-Resistant Design of Building Structures
- Nonlinear Finite Element Modeling
- Nonlinear Dynamic Structural Analysis
- Hybrid Simulation Technique for Structural Testing
- Soil-Foundation Interaction
- Energy Piles
- Progressive Collapse under Blast Loading
Properties of Non-Autoclaved Aerated Concrete with Quadruple Cementitious Mixture Using Response Surface MethodShon, C., Zhang, D.,
2018 p. 337-341
Preliminary Experimental Investigation on the Strength and Air Permeability of Reactive Powder ConcreteBektimirova, U., Tleuken , A., Satekenova, E., Shon, C., Zhang, D., Kim, J.,
2018Preliminary Analytical Study on the Feasibility of Using Reinforced Concrete Pile Foundations for Renewable Energy Storage by Compressed Air Energy Storage TechnologyTulebekova, S., Saliyev, ., Zhang, D., Kim, J., Karabay, ., Turlybek, A., Saliyeva, L.,
2017Evaluating feasibility of modified drilling waste materials in flexible base course constructionShon, C., Estakhri, C., Lee, D., Zhang, D.,
2016 In : Construction and Building Materials. 116, p. 79-86
Establishment of performance-based seismic design factors for precast concrete floor diaphragmsZhang, D., Fleischman, R.,
2016 In : Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics. 45, 5, p. 675-698
Development of diaphragm connector elements for three-dimensional nonlinear dynamic analysis of precast concrete structuresZhang, D., Fleischman, R., Naito, C., Zhang, Z.,
2016 In : Advances in Structural Engineering. 19, 2, p. 187-202
Preliminary analytical study on seismic ductility demand of wood diaphragmsZhang, D., Fleischman, R., Shon, C.,
2016 In : Advances in Structural Engineering. 19, 1, p. 104-115
Estimation of liquefaction potential: A case study in San Francisco, CaliforniaMussa, A., Satekenova, E., Zhang, D., Thiyyakkandi, S., Kim, J.,
2016 Challenges and Innovations in Geotechnics - Proceedings of the 8th Asian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, 8AYGEC 2016. CRC Press/Balkema, p. 163-165
Numerical Analysis for Retaining Walls Subjected to Swelling PressureWei, D., Yu, L., Zhang, D., Ko, W., Kim, J.,
2016Initial Evaluation of Diaphragm Seismic Demand in a Half-scale Shake Table TestZhang, D., Fleischman, R., Mielke, M., Zhang, Z.,
2016Experimental evaluation of seismic response for reinforced concrete beam–column knee joints with irregular geometriesWang, M., Zhang, D., Fu, J.,
2016 In : Advances in Structural Engineering. 19, 12, p. 1889-1901
Development of deformable connection for earthquake-resistant buildings to reduce floor accelerations and force responsesTsampras, G., Sause, R., Zhang, D., Fleischman, R., Restrepo, J., Mar, D., Maffei, J.,
2016 In : Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics.
Development of a reinforced concrete foundation system for renewable energy storage using compressed air technologySabirova, A., Zhang, D., Kim, J., Nguyen, M., Shon, C.,
2016 Challenges and Innovations in Geotechnics - Proceedings of the 8th Asian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, 8AYGEC 2016. CRC Press/Balkema, p. 119-122
A coupled connector element for nonlinear static pushover analysis of precast concrete diaphragmsWan, G., Zhang, D., Fleischman, R., Naito, C.,
2015 In : Engineering Structures. 86, p. 58-71
Inertial force-limiting anchorage system for seismic resistant building structuresFleischman, R., Restrepo, J., Nema, A., Zhang, D., Shakya, U., Zhang, Z., Sause, R., Tsampras, G., Monti, G.,
2015 Structures Congress 2015 - Proceedings of the 2015 Structures Congress. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), p. 1302-1313
Experimental Evaluation of Precast Diaphragm Critical Shear Joint under Seismic LoadsZhang, D., Fleischman, R., Naito, C., Kim, J.,
2015Deformable Connection for Earthquake-resistant Building SystemTsampras, G., Sause, R., Fleischman, R., Restrepo, J., Zhang, D.,
2015Analytical Investigation of Seismic Behavior of Building Structures with an Inertial Force-Limiting Floor Anchorage SystemZhang, D., Fleischman, R., Zhang, Z.,
2015Development of a floor inertial force limiting anchorage system building seismic responseZhang, D., Fleischman, R., Restrepo, J., Sause, R., Maffei, J., Mar, D., Monti, G.,
2014 NCEE 2014 - 10th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering: Frontiers of Earthquake Engineering. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute,
Integrated analytical and experimental research to develop a new seismic design methodology for precast concrete diaphragmsFleischman, R., Restrepo, J., Naito, C., Sause, R., Zhang, D., Schoettler, M.,
2013 In : Journal of Structural Engineering. 139, 7, p. 1192-1204
Effect of spandrel beam to double tee connection characteristic on flexure-controlled precast diaphragmsWan, G., Fleischman, R., Zhang, D.,
2012 In : Journal of Structural Engineering. 138, 2, p. 247-257
Experimental evaluation of pretopped precast diaphragm critical flexure joint under seismic demandsZhang, D., Fleischman, R., Naito, C., Ren, R.,
2011 In : Journal of Structural Engineering. 137, 10, p. 1063-1074
Structural analyses to replicate the observed damage to engineered buildings from the January 2010 Haiti earthquakeZhang, D., Federico, G., Telleen, K., Schellenberg, A., Fleischman, R., Maffei, J.,
2011 Structures Congress 2011 - Proceedings of the 2011 Structures Congress. p. 2285-2296
Preliminary results of the shake-table testing for the development of a diaphragm seismic design methodologySchoettler, M., Belleri, A., Dichuan, Z., Restrepo, J., Fleischman, R.,
2009 In : PCI Journal. 54, 1, p. 100-124
