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Biography

Li Guohao, male, Han nationality, is a native of Meixian County, Guangdong Province. He studied at Tongji University, and obtained a doctorate degree in engineering from an industrial university in Germany.

Li has served as professor and honorary president of Tongji University. His doctorate degree thesis, titled "Practical Analysis Method of Suspended Rope Bridge according to Second Order Theory", became famous in Germany. In light of this success, he was named "Suspended Rope Bridge Master Li". He solved the vibration problem of Wuhan Changjiang Bridge during the Cultural Revolution.

His works include "Braced Girder Retortion Theory: Retortion, Stability and Vibration of Braced Girder Bridge" and "Transverse Distribution Calculation of Highway Bridge Load". Li directed the research on engineering earthquake resistance and explosion resistance. He also compiled "Engineering Structure Earthquake Resistance Dynamics", "Engineering Structure Explosion Resistance Dynamics" and "Stability and Vibration of Bridge Structure" as editor-in-chief. His research achievement titled "Analysis about Horizontal Displacement, Internal Stress and Bearing Capacity of Piles" helped Baoshan Iron and Steel Works solve key problems.

Li Guohao was elected as academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1955.