The mechanics discipline of Dalian University of Technology faces the needs of national defense, military industry, industrial equipment and major projects, and carries out innovative research on basic disciplines and major engineering application services. In 2006-20 10, * * * undertook more than 600 scientific research projects with a total funding of 220 million yuan, and the proportion of national basic research projects and major engineering projects exceeded 65%. Among them, the chief scientist of "973 Plan" is responsible for 1, 1, 9 projects of 863 Plan, National Foundation of China 1 Innovative Research Group, 3 national science funds for outstanding young scholars (including overseas young scholars cooperative research fund1) and 6544 major projects of National Natural Science Foundation.

The main research directions are:

Some frontier problems of solid mechanics and interdisciplinary subjects

Optimal design of advanced materials and structures

L Basic theories, methods, software system development and application of computational mechanics

L Analysis and evaluation of major engineering structures and industrial equipment

Fluid and geotechnical engineering mechanics

L Biology/Nanomechanics and Interdisciplinary Research