About
Dr Jian Dai is currently an Associate Professor of structural engineering at the Department of Built Environment. His research work mainly lies in computational structural dynamics, with applications to railway systems and very large floating structures.
Positions Held
2020 - date: Associate Professor and Head of Studies for Civil Engineering, Oslo Metropolitan University
2019 - 2021: Postdoctoral Fellow, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2015 - 2019: Research Fellow, National University of Singapore
2013 - 2015: Executive Engineer, KTP Consultants, Singapore
Qualifications
PhD, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2015
BEng, Tongji University, China, 2009
Research Areas
Very large floating structures, train-track dynamics, sloshing inside road/rail tankers, numerical
Professional Societies
Member, Institution of Engineering and Technology, UK
Member, Institution of Engineers, Singapore
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Net-Zero Future project
Net-Zero Future – An International Alliance to Minimize Built Environment’s Carbon Footprint.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Liu, Xingyu; Shi, Jin;
Dai, Jian
; Wang, Yingjie;
Lu, Chaoru
(2025).
Correspondence Between Alignment Wavelength and Vehicle Response Wavelength of High-Speed Rails.
International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics.
https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219455426501191
Jiang, Dongqi; Yi, Jiaqi; Zhou, Junyong;
Dai, Jian
(2025).
Moving vehicle induced hydroelastic response of longish floating infrastructures in various damage conditions.
Ocean Engineering.
Vol. 337.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.121823
Bru, Jakob; Seland, Tom Stian;
Dai, Jian
; Jiang, Zhiyu
(2025).
Life cycle cost analysis of an offshore floating photovoltaic concept in the North Sea.
Renewable Energy.
Vol. 249.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.122981
Jiang, Zhiyu;
Dai, Jian
; Saettone, Simone; Souto-Iglesias, Antonio
(2024).
Model Tests of a 12 by 18 Floating Solar Array Under Regular Wave Conditions.
OMAE 2024, . (Ed.).
ASME 2024 43rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering - Volume 7: Ocean Renewable Energy.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2024-1
Leventopoulou, Theano;
Dai, Jian
; Jiang, Zhiyu
(2024).
Hydroelastic analysis of floating photovoltaic floater under regular waves.
2024, OMAE (Ed.).
Proceedings of ASME 2024 43rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. Volume 4: Ocean Space Utilization.. p. 1-9.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2024-1
Jiménez Rios, Alejandro; Seghier, Mohamed El Amine Ben; Plevris, Vagelis;
Dai, Jian
(2024).
Explainable ensemble learning framework for estimating corrosion rate in suspension bridge main cables.
15 p.
Results in Engineering (RINENG).
Vol. 23.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2024.102723
Hu, Zhicheng; Lau, Albert;
Dai, Jian
; Frøseth, Gunnstein Thomas
(2024).
Identification of optimal accelerometer placement on trains for railway switch wear monitoring via multibody simulation.
19 p.
Frontiers in Built Environment.
Vol. 10.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2024.1396578
Xu, Guoji; Chen, Xin; Cao, Zhiyang;
Dai, Jian
; Wang, Jinsheng
(2024).
Probabilistic models of marine environmental variables and their impact on dynamic responses of a sea-crossing suspension bridge.
20 p.
Ocean Engineering.
Vol. 308.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.118210
Song, Yang
;
Dai, Jian
; Lau, Albert
(2024).
Analysis of railway vehicle-track interaction performance in submerged floating tunnel subjected to wave excitations.
17 p.
Ocean Engineering.
Vol. 303.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.117760
Zhang, Chi;
Dai, Jian
; Ang, Kok Keng; Lim, Han Vincent
(2024).
Development of compliant modular floating photovoltaic farm for coastal conditions.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
Vol. 190.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.114084
