Gang Ren

Associate Professor Gang Ren is affiliated with the School of Engineering at RMIT University, where he specializes in Civil Engineering and Resources Engineering. His research focuses on geotechnical engineering, mining subsidence, sustainable materials, and climate change impacts on infrastructure.

His research interests include Civil Engineering, Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy, Environmental Engineering, Geochemistry, and Interdisciplinary Engineering. He has supervised projects on topics such as viscoelastic deformation in mine shafts, clay stabilization using recycled materials, and ground movement monitoring during deep excavations.

Teaching interests span Slope Stability Analysis, Retaining Structure Design, Soil Nailing, Ground Movements, Fibre Reinforced Concrete, Finite Element Methods, Site Investigation, Rock Mechanics, and Subsidence Prediction.

Notable contributions include studies on climate change effects on residential footings, recycled material applications in pavements, and subsidence mechanisms in multi-seam mining. His work emphasizes sustainable practices and innovative material utilization.