Cheng

Lijuan (Dawn) Cheng
Assistant Professor

 

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
3161 Engineering III
One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616

Tel : (530) 754-8030

Fax: (530) 752-7872
dawcheng@ucdavis.edu

Ph.D. 2005  University of California, San Diego

Research Interests

  • Innovative Infrastructures and Rehabilitation of Bridges using Advanced Composite Materials
  • Large-Scale Testing and Numerical Simulations
  • Design, Analysis, and Durability of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites
  • Design and Analysis of Bridges
  • Seismic Performance of Retaining Structures
Professor Cheng's research areas of interest include combined field and laboratory experimental investigation and analytical/computational simulations; application of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites to innovative infrastructures and renewal; seismic performance of retaining structures; design and analysis of bridge components and systems; and design, analysis and durability mechanics of FRP composites.

More details at my Research Page


Teaching Interests

ENG 35 – Statics (Fall 2005-07, Winter and Fall 2009)

ECI 236 – Design of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Structures (Winter 2006-2008, Fall 2008, 2009)

ECI 237 – Bridge Engineering (Spring 2005-2010)


Honors and Awards


Hellman Fellow Award, University of California, Davis, 2008-2009

PCA Continuing Education Units Award, the Engineering and Economics of Reinforced Concrete Buildings, Design of Concrete Bridges by the AASHTO LRFD Specifications, Skokie, IL, Portland Cement Association (PCA), 2007

Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Teaching Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2006

Academic Senate Research Travel Award, UC Davis Committee of Research, 2005-2008

Young Researcher Travel Support, 4th NEES Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2006



Research Article Links

1. "Building a Bridge of (and to) the Future", New York Times, Oct 12, 2009: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/science/13bridge.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hpw

2. "Simulated quakes test retaining wall design", CBS News, Oct 2, 2009: http://www.cbs8.com/Global/story.asp?S=11250282


Publications

Journal Publications 


Schmidt, M., and Cheng, L. (2009). “Impact Response of Externally Strengthened Unreinforced Masonry Walls using CFRP.” Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 252-261.

Cheng, L., and Chan, C-M (2009). “Optimal Lateral Stiffness Design of Composite Steel and Concrete Tall Frameworks.” Journal of Engineering Structures, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 523-533, Elsevier.

Cheng, L., and Karbhari, V.M. (2008). “Efficient Use of CFRP Stay-In-Place Form for Durable Concrete Bridge Decks.” American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication, Vol. SP-257-1, pp. 1-15.

Cheng, L., and Karbhari, V.M. (2006). “New Bridge Systems using FRP Composites and Concrete: A State-of-the-Art Review.” Journal of Progress in Structural Engineering and Materials, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 143-154, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Oct-Dec.

Cheng, L., and Karbhari, V.M. (2006). “Design Approach for A FRP Structural Formwork Based Steel-Free Modular Bridge System.” Journal of Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Techno-Press, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp. 561-584, Nov.

Cheng, L., and Karbhari, V.M. (2006). “Fatigue Behavior of a Steel-Free FRP-Concrete Modular Bridge Deck System.” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 474-488, July/Aug.

Cheng, L., and Karbhari, V.M. (2005). “Steel-Free Hybrid FRP Stiffened Panel-Concrete Deck System.” American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication, Vol. SP-230-37, pp. 631-650.

Cheng, L., Zhao, L., Karbhari, V.M., Hegemier, G.A., and Seible, F. (2005). “Assessment  of a Steel-Free Fiber Reinforced Polymer-Composite Modular Bridge System." Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 131, No. 3, pp. 498-506, March.

Conference Publications


Lee, D., and Cheng, L. (2009). “Flexural Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Slab Overhangs using Near Surface Mounted Reinforcement.” The 9th International Symposiumon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures (FRPRCS-9), Sydney, Australia, July 13-15.

Wan, C., Quon, C., and Cheng, L. (2009). “Mechanism-Based Composite Structure and its Application in Concrete Column Retrofit." The SAMPE'09 Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, May 18-21.

Cheng, L. (2008). “Behavior of Unreinforced Concrete Masonry Walls Strengthened with CFRP Sheets and Strips under Impact.” The US-South America Workshop: Innovative Materials for Civil Infrastructures, Sponsored by the National Science Foundation in USA, Santiago, Chile, Oct 13-15.

Cheng, L. (2008). “Fatigue Behavior of Bridge Decks using FRP Composites.” The International Workshop on the Use of Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) for Sustainable Structures, Cairo, Egypt, May 22.

McComb, A., and Cheng, L. (2008). “Impact Loading on CMU Walls Strengthened with CFRP Composites.” SAMPE'08 International Conference, Long Beach, California, May 20-22.

Cheng, L. , and McComb, A. (2008). “Concrete Masonry Walls Strengthened against Impact Loads with CFRP Composites.” The 6th International Conference AMCM'2008 Analytical Models and New Concepts in Concrete and Masonry Structures, Lodz, Poland, June 9-11.

Cheng, L. (2008). “Rapid Construction of Highway Bridges using Hybrid FRP-Concrete Modular Deck Systems.” FHWA Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baltimore, MD, March 20-21, pp. 419-424.

Ashford S.A., Gebman, M.J., Brandenberg, S.J., and Cheng, L. (2006). “Shake Table Competition to Stimulate Undergraduate Interest in Earthquake Engineering and Seismic Design.” Symposium on Recent Advances in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials, Bangkok, , August 4-5, pp. 255-260.

Cheng, L., and Karbhari, V.M. (2006). “Behavior of A Concrete Slab System using Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Concrete and Thin Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Reinforcement.” Proceeding of  The 8th International Symposium on Ferrocement and Thin Reinforced Cement Composites (FERRO-8), Bangkok, Thailand, February 6-8.

Gebman, M., Brandenberg, S.J., Cheng, L., Chang, D., Lee, W., Pi, M., Ugalde, J., and Ashford, S. (2006). “Promoting Undergraduate Interest in Earthquake Engineering and Seismic Design through a Shake Table Competition.” The 8th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, EERI, San Francisco, CA, April 18-22.

Cheng, L., and Karbhari, V.M. (2005). “Fatigue Behavior of a Steel-Free FRP-Concrete Modular Bridge Deck System.” The 50th International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition, Long Beach, California, May 1-5.

Cheng, L., and Karbhari, V.M. (2004). “Development of a FRP Composite Modular System for Slab-on-Girder Bridges.” The 4th International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures, Alberta, Canada, July 20-23.

Cheng, L., and Karbhari, V.M. (2004). “Characterization and Design Optimization of FRP Composite Modular System for Slab-on-Girder Bridges.” The 4th Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials (ACCM-4), Sydney, Australia, July 6-9.

Cheng, L., and Karbhari, V.M. (2004). “Development of a FRP Composite Modular Bridge System.” The 49th International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition, Long Beach, California, May 16-20.

Cheng, L., Karbhari, V.M., and Seible, F. (2003). “FRP Reinforced Steel Free Modular Deck System.” The 48th International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition, Long Beach, California, May 11-15.

Cheng, L., and Karbhari, V.M. (2003). "FRP Reinforced Steel Free Modular Deck Systems." Presented at the Fall 2003 ACI Convention: Concrete Solutions Over and Under Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, Sept 27-Oct 1.

Cheng, L., Zhao L., and Karbhari, V.M. (2002). "FRP Reinforced Steel Free Modular Deck Systems." Presented at the Ninth International Conference on Composite Engineering (ICCE/9), San Diego, California, July 1-6.

Technical Reports and Others


McRae, J., Quon, C., and Cheng, L. (2008). “Modern-Day Fiberglass Igloos Continue Serving UC Davis Community after 35 Years.” Composites Manufacturing (CM), Official Maganize of the American Composites Manufacturers Association, September.

Cheng, L., Zhao, L., Karbhari, V.M., and Seible, F. (2002). “Shear Connection Test Between the Longitudinal Girder and Deck for the I-5/Gilman Advanced Technology Bridge.” Test Report submitted to Caltrans, TR-2002/08, Department of Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego, October.

Cheng, L., Zhao, L., Karbhari, V.M., and Seible, F. (2002). “Validation Test of Deck Panel Design for The I-5/Gilman Advanced Technology Bridge.” Test Report submitted to Caltrans, TR-2002/03, Department of Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, May.