
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
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)
Honors and Awards
Hellman Fellow Award, University of
California,
PCA Continuing Education Units Award, the
Engineering and Economics of Reinforced Concrete Buildings, Design of
Concrete
Bridges by the AASHTO LRFD Specifications,
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,
Research Article Links
1. "Building a Bridge of (and to) the Future", New York Times, Oct 12, 2009:
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.