Gengmu Ruan

Gengmu Ruan

Doctoral Researcher
T214 Civil Engineering
Doctoral Researcher

Gengmu Ruan is a doctoral candidate in a jointed position at Department of Civil Engineering, Aalto University, Finland. His research topic focuses on integrated sustainable, structural and architectural design concepts for timber-only structures, more specifically, structures made from salvaged timber and wooden nails only.

 
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Contact information

Postal address
Rakentajanaukio 4 02150 Espoo Finland
Phone number
+358504344377

Areas of expertise

Timber Engineering, Architecture, Sustainability, 212 Civil and construction engineering

Honors and awards

1st Prize of Kuopio Bridge Design Competition (Shared)

Kuopion Savilahden siltakilpailu
Invitation or ranking in competition Structures – Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation Apr 2019

Research groups

  • Structures – Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, Doctoral Researcher

Publications

Graphic statics: projective funicular polygon

Athanasios Markou, Gengmu Ruan 2022 Structures

Master Builders revisited : The importance of feedback loops: a case study using salvaged timber and wooden nails only

Gengmu Ruan, Günther H. Filz, Gerhard Fink 2022 Architectural Research in Finland

Planar rectangular, slide-in reciprocal frame structures using salvaged timber and wooden nails

Gengmu Ruan, Günther H. Filz, Gerhard Fink 2022 Proceedings of the IASS 2022 Symposium affiliated with APCS 2022 conference

SALVAӘƎ

Gengmu Ruan, Günther H. Filz, Gerhard Fink 2022

Shear capacity of timber-to-timber connections using wooden nails

Gengmu Ruan, Günther H. Filz, Gerhard Fink 2022 Wood Material Science and Engineering

Timber-Only Structures and Architecture

Gengmu Ruan, Günther H. Filz, Gerhard Fink 2022

An integrated architectural and structural design concept by using local, salvaged timber

Gengmu Ruan, G.H. Filz, Gerhard Fink 2021 IASS Annual Symposium 2020/21 & the 7th International Conference on Spatial Structures: Inspiring the Next Generation At: Guilford, UK

Sustainable design concepts for short span, timber-only structures

Gerhard Fink, Gengmu Ruan, Günther H. Filz 2019 Form and Force

Bending and Rolling Shear Properties of Cross-Laminated Timber Fabricated with Canadian Hemlock

Gengmu Ruan, Haibei Xiong, Jiawei Chen 2019 Structural Durability & Health Monitoring