The Department is one of the earliest research branches in the fields of water resources, electric power and communications in . The Department has a staff of 105,including 22 research professors,43 senior engineers . Major research fields:1.Stress and deformation, computer-aided analyses of structures such as locks and dams, underground tunnels and chambers, wharves, highways and bridges;2.Viration of structures and earthquake resistance measures, structure-foundation-fluid interaction, nonlinear and stochastic vibration analyses of structures;3.Strength,deformation and failure mechanism, design methods and construction techniques of reinforced and pre-stressed concrete structures, and supervision of engineering construction and quality control;4.Bearing capacity of structures and pile foundation, safety assessment. repair and strengthening, field survey of structures, and development of prototype observation observation instruments;5.Durability and construction techniques of concrete and reinforced concrete, development of chemical and mineral admixtures, high strength and high performance concrete, roller compacted concrete, special concrete for underwater engineering, and concrete with early and super-early strength, retarding and super-retarding capacities, and vacuum dewatering and slide formwork techniques;6.Anti-corrosion techniques of steel and anti-corrosion coatings, and construction of anti-corrosion projects;7.Development and production of various new building materials. Major laboratories and buildings: Mechanics Lab, Anti-Seepage Lab, Freezing and Thawing Lab, Carbonation Lab, Chemical Lab, Physicochemical Lab, Structure Test Hall, and New Materials Lab, in addition to New Materials Factory. The Department has undertaken many national and ministerial key research topics for large-size water control projects such as the Gezhouba and Three Gorges Projects.In recent years, The Department had been awarded dozens of prizes at national, provincial levels for its outstanding achievements.
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