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Rui Wu

吴锐

Postdoctoral Fellow

Ph.D. in Bridge and Tunnel Engineering, Zhejiang University

rui.wu@cityu.edu.hk

About

Rui Wu is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with a background in Engineering Mechanics. He received his Ph.D. in Bridge and Tunnel Engineering from Zhejiang University, supervised by Professor Guannan Wang and Professor Rongqiao Xu, and his B.Eng. in Civil Engineering from Sichuan University. During his doctoral studies, he was supported by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) to visit Nanyang Technological University for one year, where he worked with Professor K. Jimmy Hsia.

His research focuses on interfacial adhesion mechanics, viscoelasticity, and intelligent adhesive systems. He has published multiple papers as first or co-first author in leading journals, including Science Advances, International Journal of Solids and Structures, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Composite Structures, and Engineering Structures. He is a recipient of the National Scholarship for Doctoral Students at Zhejiang University and the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award of Zhejiang University.

Research Interests

Contact MechanicsAdhesionViscoelasticityMetamaterial Adhesives

Education

Ph.D. in Bridge and Tunnel Engineering

Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

Sep 2019Mar 2025

Visiting Scholar in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Dec 2022Dec 2023

B.Eng. in Civil Engineering

Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

Sep 2015Jul 2019

Selected Research Projects

Metamaterial Adhesives and Bioinspired Adhesives

2025.10 – Present

  • Integrating metamaterial design and adhesion to achieve exceptional mechanical performance
  • Mimicking biological adhesion to develop high-performance adhesives

Smart Adhesion in Robotics

2025.12 – Present

  • Integrating adhesion into robotic arms to realize a universal adhesive gripper
  • Combining adhesive units to achieve the multifunctional electronic skin
  • Developing an adhesive climbing robot adaptable to various surfaces

Mechanics and Applications of Soft Materials

2024.09 – Present

  • Utilizing the soft elasticity of LCEs to develop smart adaptive adhesives
  • Analyzing the mechanical behavior of soft materials under hypergravity
  • Preparation and application of hydrogels with programmable adhesive properties

Contact and Adhesion Mechanics

2022.12 – Present

  • Revealing the mechanisms underlying different interfacial debonding phenomena
  • Developing an adhesion durability theory incorporating viscoelastic effects
  • Studying interfacial response and material behavior under high-speed separation

Viscoelasticity of Composite Materials

2021.02 – 2024.12

  • Viscoelastic analysis of polymer matrix composites and their influence on structures
  • Study of damping properties of unidirectional composites with imperfect interfaces
  • Research on time-dependent properties of viscoelectroelastic composites

FE Modeling of Composite Structures

2020.06 – 2022.12

  • Developing innovative multilayer composite elements to simplify meshes and numerical models
  • Building multiscale models and simulating the cohesive debonding process of composite beams and slabs
  • Analyzing the long-term mechanical behavior of composite structures

Publications

Published Papers

Linghu C.#, Wu R#, Chen Y, Huang Y, Seo Y, Li H, Wang G*, Gao H*, Hsia K J*, Long-term adhesion durability revealed through a rheological paradigm.

Science Advances, 2025, 11(11): eadt3957.

https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adt3957

Wu R, Xu R, Wang G*, Multiscale viscoelastic analysis of FRP-strengthened concrete beams.

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2023, 253: 108396.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2023.108396

Wu R, Xu R, Wang G*, Modeling and prediction of short/long term mechanical behavior of FRP-strengthened slabs using innovative composite finite elements.

Engineering Structures, 2023, 281: 115727.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.115727

Wu R, Xu R, Wang G*, Frequency domain homogenization of effective and localized viscoelastic response of unidirectional composites with imperfect interfaces.

Composite Structures, 2022, 301: 116226.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.116226

Gao M#, Wu R#, He Z, Wang G*, Time-dependent effective properties and local physical fields of polymer-based piezoelectric composites/nanocomposites via extended local-exact homogenization theory.

International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2025, 315: 113365.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2025.113365

Wu R, Zhao X, Wang G*, Viscoelastic behavior of fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites with imperfect interface.

Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology, 2023, 55(7): 9–14.

https://doi.org/10.11918/202110063

Huang Y, Yang H, Wu R, Wang W, Gao M, Wu X, Lü C*, Wang G*, Rotational control of droplet impact behavior on a soft substrate.

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2025, 299: 110369.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2025.110369

Gao M, Zhang Y, Wu R, Liu C, Lü C*, Wang G*, Multiscale viscoelectroelastic analysis of smart laminated composite plates.

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2025: 110725.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2025.110725

Chen Y, Wu R, Shen L, Yang Y, Wang G*, Yang B*, The multi-scale meso-mechanics model of viscoelastic dentin.

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2022, 136: 105525.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105525

Chen Y, Wu R, Yang B, Wang G*, The multiscale meso-mechanics model of viscoelastic cortical bone.

Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 2022, 21(6): 1713–1729.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-022-01615-z

Xu R, Su J, Wu R, Wang G*, Edge and crack-induced debonding analysis of FRP-strengthened concrete beams using innovative beam finite elements.

Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2021, 147(12): 04021115.

https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0002031

Selected Awards & Honors

Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, Zhejiang University

2025

Chinese Government Scholarship for Joint Ph.D. Training Program (CSC)

2022–2023

National Scholarship for Doctoral Students, Zhejiang University

2022–2023

Outstanding Graduate Student of Zhejiang University

2022–2023

Excellent Graduate Student of Zhejiang University

2019–2020

Technical Skills

Contact MechanicsViscoelasticityFE ModelingComposite MaterialsAbaqusMATLABPythonAdhesion Durability