Position Title
Professor
Vice Chair for Undergraduate Studies
Position Title
Professor
Vice Chair for Undergraduate Studies
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
She/Her/Hers
3161 Ghausi
Bio
Dr. Cheng is interested in the infrastructure design and renewal using advanced fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites and other engineered materials. The Cheng group focuses on the FRP-based efficient strengthening technique and reinforcement alternative, the long-term fatigue durability of FRPs as the strengthened structures, smart embedded sensing techniques, and alternative construction materials engineered from tire derived aggregates and nanomaterials. Efforts in these research areas aim to address challenging transportation needs and improve the longevity and safety of the existing structures in addition to the construction of next generation resilient civil infrastructures.
Honors and Awards
- 2020 Outstanding ASCE Faculty Advisor Award in the State of California (Region 9). Received on June 24, 2021, American Society of Civil Engineers
- 2020 Outstanding ASCE Faculty Advisor Award, Sacramento Section, California. Received on Oct. 22, 2020, American Society of Civil Engineers
- 2017 Outstanding Reviewer, ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction
- 2014 Adviser of Excellence, 2014-2015, Theta Tau, UC Davis Student Chapter
- 2011 Adviser of Excellence, 2011-2012, Theta Tau, UC Davis Student Chapter
- 2008 Hellman Fellow Award, 2008-2009, UC Davis
- 2007 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
- 2006 Outstanding Alumni, Department of Structural Engineering, UC San Diego
- 2006 ExCEEd Teaching Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers
- 2004 Simon Wong Graduate Research Award, Jacobs School of Engineering, UC San Diego
- 2002 Graduate Research Award, Jacobs School of Engineering, UC San Diego.
Publications
- Bond characteristics and modeling of near-surface mounted CFRP in concrete
Journal Article | Wang, X., Cheng, L. Composite Structures, 255, 113011. 10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.113011 - Shear Strengthening of Corroded RC Beams Using UHPC–FRP Composites
Journal Article | Chen, C., Cai, H., Cheng, L. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 26, 04020111. 10.1061/(asce)be.1943-5592.0001653 - Accelerated replacing and construction of concrete bridge decks using thin CFRP stiffened plates
Conference Paper | Cheng, L. Composites in Civil Engineering Cice 2006, 697-700. - Modeling NSM FRP strengthened RC beams under fatigue due to IC-debonding
Journal Article | Chen, C., Wang, X., Cheng, L. International Journal of Fatigue, 126, 174-187. 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2019.04.039 - Single Crack–Based Model for FRP Shear-Strengthened RC Beams
Journal Article | Chen, C., Cheng, L. Journal of Composites for Construction, 23, 04019030. 10.1061/(asce)cc.1943-5614.0000953 - See publications and more on Aggie Experts: https://experts.ucdavis.edu/expert/WZkNq6W4