曹然，男，湖南大学副教授，研究生导师，“岳麓****”。桥梁工程领域国际权威期刊ASCE《Journal of Bridge Engineering》编委。主要研究方向为车-桥碰撞分析，高性能防撞加固材料，基础设施自动化检修等。曾获美国土木工程师协会颁发的 "亚瑟M. 惠灵顿奖" (2020)，安曼O.H结构工程科研创新奖 (2019)。相关研究成果被美国公路桥梁设计规范(AASHTO-LRFD)采用。
（每年招收硕士研究生2-3名，欢迎有志者将相关材料发至邮箱：rcao@hnu.edu.cn）





基本信息
姓名：曹然
籍贯：江苏南通
学位：博士
职称：副教授
专业方向：桥梁工程、结构工程
通讯地址：湖南省长沙市岳麓区麓山南路 湖南大学土木工程学院C536，410082
邮箱: rcao@hnu.edu.cn




教育背景
2011年9月-2015年6月，湖南大学，土木工程专业（本硕连读班），获学士学位。专业成绩90.49/100。学位论文导师：邓露 教授。
2015年7月-2019年7月，美国纽约城市大学（CUNY），土木工程专业，获博士学位。（博士论文：重车对桥墩的撞击作用研究）
导师：Prof. Anil K. Agrawal (CUNY), Prof. Sherif El-Tawil (密歇根大学安娜堡分校)。


工作履历
2020年-至今：湖南大学土木工程学院，副教授
2019年-2020年：美国纽约城市大学土木与环境工程学院，博士后


学术兼职
· 美国土木工程师协会 ASCE《Journal of Bridge Engineering》编委
· ASCE《Journal of Bridge Engineering》等国际期刊审稿专家
· 美国土木工程师协会（ASCE）会员


研究领域
桥梁结构抗撞击设计
高性能防撞加固材料
基础设施自动化检修


学术成果
代表性论文（院定I类期刊11篇）

Agrawal, A.K., Washer, G., Alampalli, S., Gong, X., and Cao, R.*(通讯作者) (2021), “Evaluation of the Consistency of Bridge Inspection Quality in New York State”, Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring.(Accepted)
Cao, R., El-Tawil, S., Agrawal, A.K., Waider, W.(2021). “Performance and Capacity Assessment of Concrete Barriers subject to Lateral Loading”, Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.**
Cao, R., Agrawal, A.K., El-Tawil, S., and Wong, W. (2021). “Performance-Based Framework for Concrete Barriers Subjected to Truck Collision”. Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.**
Cao, R., Agrawal, A.K., El-Tawil, S., and Wong, W. (2021). “Overheight Impact on Bridges: A Computational Case Study of the Skagit River Bridge Collapse”. 237,Engineering Structures, Elsevier.
Agrawal, A.K., Washer, G., Alampalli, S., Gong, X., and Cao, R.*(通讯作者) (2021), “Evaluation of the Consistency of Bridge Inspection Ratings in New York State”, Journal of Infrastructure Systems, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.**
Cao, R., Agrawal, A.K., El-Tawil, S., and Wong, W. (2020). “A Performance-Based Framework for Evaluating Truck Collision Risk for Bridge Piers”. Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.**
Cao, R., Agrawal, A.K., El-Tawil, S., and Wong, W. (2020). “Numerical studies on Concrete Barriers Subjected to MASH Truck Impact”. Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.**
Cao, R., El-Tawil, S., Agrawal, A.K., (2019). “Miami Pedestrian Bridge Collapse: A Computational Forensic Analysis” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.** (被美国土木工程师协会（ASCE）选做新闻通讯宣传（smartbrief）12/5/2019, 并入选ASCE 结构工程领域每月最多下载量论文推荐名单，排名第一，2020年1月)
Cao, R., Agrawal, A.K., El-Tawil, S., Xu, X., and Wong, W. (2019). “Performance-based design framework for bridge piers subjected to truck collision” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.**
Cao, R., Agrawal, A.K., El-Tawil, S., Xu, X., and Wong, W. (2019). " Heavy Truck Collision with Bridge Piers: Computational Simulation Study." Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.**（Arthur M. Wellington Prize，ASCE）
Cao, R., El-Tawil, S., Agrawal, A.K., Xu, X., and Wong, W. (2019). " Behavior and design of bridge piers subjected to heavy truck collision." Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.** （入选ASCE 结构工程领域每月最多下载量论文推荐名单，排名第一，2019年7月）
Xu, X., Cao, R.*(通讯作者), El-Tawil, S., Agrawal, A.K., and Wong, W. (2019). " Loading definition and design of bridge piers impacted by medium weight trucks." Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.**?
Chen, X., Agrawal, A.K., El-Tawil, S., Xu, X., Cao, R. and Wong, W. (2019), “Inelastic behavior of a bridge bent subjected to truck impact: experimental and computational study.” Engineering Structures, 199 (2019): 109543, Elsevier.
Deng L.（导师）, Cao R., Wang W., and Xinfeng Yin (2016). “A multi-point tire model for studying bridge-vehicle coupled vibration.” International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 16(8).


杂志文章1. Cao, R., El-Tawil, S., Agrawal, A.K., “Deadly Miami Pedestrian Bridge Collapse”, STRUCTURE magazine (封面Feature), October issue, 2020, A joint publication of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA), ASCE’s Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), and the Council of American Structural Engineers (CASE). https://www.structuremag.org/?page_id=16619






奖励与荣誉
美国土木工程师协会“亚瑟M. 惠灵顿奖”（Arthur M. Wellington Prize, ASCE 2020）（全球每年授予一篇论文）
美国土木工程师协会安曼O.H结构工程科研奖 （O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship in Structural Engineering, ASCE 2019) （全球每年授予五位****）
美国土木工程师协会2019杰出审稿人 (ASCE 2019 Outstanding Reviewer《Journal of Bridge Engineering》)
中国国家奖学金 (2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014)
中国大学生自强之星提名奖（2015）
湖南省优秀毕业生 （2015）
湖南大学校三好学生标兵 （2014）