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Qiu Dahong, male, Han nationality, is a native of Huzhou, Zhejiang Province. He was born in Shanghai and graduated from the Civil Engineering Department of Tsinghua University in 1951.

Qiu burnished his academic credentials by serving as a Dalian University of Science and Technology professor. He also directed the National Key Laboratory for Seashore and Offshore Engineering. His research has been devoted to the application basis and engineering design of seashore engineering, port engineering, and offshore engineering. Qiu also has spent considerable time studying wave theory and experiment research. In this area, he explored engineering applications of elliptical cosine waves of shallow water areas, practical methods of computing effect force of irregular sea waves and elliptical cosine waves towards common sea works structures.

Qiu later conducted experiments on concrete offshore oil production platforms. He carried out studies on a new type of wharf of pre-stress reinforced concrete big pip pile types. He also acted as the head and chief technical officer of a united design team of five colleges and universities.

In 1991, Qiu was elected as an academician to the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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