Research Areas

The main research directions include: subsea pipeline design verification and failure analysis, marine structure health monitoring and safety assessment, offshore drilling platform operation application technology, deepwater gas hydrate exploitation technology and equipment

Research Projects

[1] National Natural Science Foundation of China, 51679251, Thermal buckling of deep-water steel fiber concrete sandwich pipe, 2017.01-2020.12, closed, presided;


[2] Tianjin Dagang Oilfield Group Engineering Construction Co., Ltd. Horizontal Project, Research on Mechanical Backfilling Technology and Equipment of Raw Soil of Subsea Pipeline Trench, 2016, Completed, Presided;


[3] Horizontal Project of CNPC Ocean Engineering Co., Ltd., Buckling Calculation of Insufficient Buried Depth Treatment Project of External Offshore Pipeline in Yuedong Oilfield, 2015, Closed, presided;


[4] Ministry of Education University Doctoral Discipline Fund, 20120007120002, Local Buckling and Propagation Control of Deepwater Pipeline Laying, 2013.01-2015.12, Closed, Chair;


[5] CNOOC Research Center National Science and Technology Major Project (Deepwater Subsea Pipeline and Riser Engineering Technology) Sub-project "Research on Monitoring Technology of Deepwater Subsea Pipeline and Riser", 2008ZX05026-005-08, 2008.01-2011.03, closed, presided;


[6] Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. National Science and Technology Major Project (Liwan 3-1 Gas Field Engineering Design, Construction and Installation Technology) sub-project "Research on Deepwater Installation Technology and Installation Tools", 2008ZX05056-03, 2008.01-2011.06, completed, main completer;


[7] On-site node design and experimental study of single-layer insulation submarine pipeline-Single-layer insulation pipe node force analysis, CNOOC Research Center, CNOOCRC(LTD) ZHKY2008-016, 2008.011-2011.03, closed, main completer;

[8] NH4/HYSY931 Drilling Platform Rainbow Project Operation Pile Pulling and Sulfur Prevention Capacity Evaluation and Adaptive Transformation Scheme Research, China Oilfield Services Co., Ltd., JSKF2008YJ01, 2008.01-2010.03, Closed, Main Completer;

Publications

[1] Zhao Tianfeng, Zhang Qingyuan*, Chu Gui. Truss-type maintenance devices and corresponding pipeline lifting control strategies. Petroleum Science. 2021, 18(3):939-950. (SCI, JCR二区, Impact Factor: 2.096)；


[2] Tianfeng Zhao*, Fajun Yu. Critical upheaval buckling forces of sandwich pipelines with variable stiffnesses of pipe material. Ocean Engineering. 2020,217(SCI, JCR一区, Impact Factor:3.068)；


[3] Zhao Tianfeng, Fu Shixiao*, Wu Tianhao. Seabed stiffness influences and water damping effects on vibration of the touchdown zone in a steel catenary riser. International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping. 2019,170:30-39. (SCI, JCR四区, Impact Factor:2.075)；


[4] Yajun Chai, Tianfeng Zhao*. Probability of upheaval buckling for subsea pipeline considering uncertainty factors. Ships and Offshore Structures. 2018,13(6):630-636. (EI、SCI, JCR四区, Impact Factor: 1.685)；


[5] Tianfeng Zhao*, Menglan Duan. Upheaval buckling of in-service cased insulated flowline. Ships and Offshore Structures. 2017,12(5): 706–714. (EI、SCI, JCR四区, Impact Factor: 1.387)；


[6] Zhao Tianfeng*, Tian Zhigang. New tool for internal pressure during fabrication and installation of mechanically lined pipelines using reel-lay method. Applied Ocean Research. 2016, 58:232-240. (SCI, JCR, Impact Factor: 1.596)；


[7] Zhao Tianfeng*, Feng Xianhong. Upheaval buckling solution for submarine pipelines by segmented ditching and hot water flushing. Ocean Engineering. 2015,102:129–135. (SCI, JCR, Impact Factor: 1.351)；


[8] Tianfeng Zhao*, Yang He. Exact thermal elasticity solution for non-compliant pipe-in-pipe systems, Ships and Offshore Structures. 2015, 10(4):385-392. (EI、SCI, JCR, Impact Factor: 0.79)；


[9] Tianfeng Zhao *, Zhihui Hu. Numerical analysis of detaching and wrinkling of mechanically lined pipeline during its spooling-on stage to the reel. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters. 2015, 5:205-209.