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Prof. Cheng Yui
Construction Engineering Technology, Department of Engineering Technology
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Biography:
Cheng Yu is a professor and program coordinator in the Department of Engineering Technology at the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. He received his BS in Civil Engineering from Tsinghua University. Both his MS and PhD were earned from the Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Yu’s research interests include thin-walled structures, structural stability, coldformed steel, steel structures, earthquake engineering, and building information modeling. Dr. Yu is an active committee member of the American Iron and Steel Institute which develops the North American Cold-Formed Steel Specifications and Standards. Dr Yu’s research has been funded by federal agencies, professional associations, and the industries. In 2010, Dr. Yu received a 5-year Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the U.S. National Science Foundation to support his research on cold-formed steel shear walls.
Research Interests:
Dr. Yu's research focuses on Thin-Walled, Cold-Formed Steel Structures, Computational Mechanics, Earthquake Engineering, Structural Dynamics and Control, Structural Stability, Building Information Modeling, and Construction Technology.
Education:
Ph.D. Civil/Structural Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, May 2005
M.S. Civil/Structural Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, May 2005
B.E. Civil/Structural Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, June 1998
Employment:
Professor, University of North Texas, September 2016-Present
Associate Professor, University of North Texas, June 2011-August 2016
Assistant Professor, University of North Texas, January 2005- May 2011
Research Assistant, Johns Hopkins University, September 2000 - December 2004
Selected Publications:
Book:
Yu, C. (Editor), (2016). “Recent Trends in Cold-Formed Steel Construction.” Woodhead Publishing Limited, Elsevier. ISBN 9780081009604.
Refereed Journal Articles (* student advised, !corresponding author)
34. Zhang, W.*, Mahdavian, M.*, Li, Y., Yu, C.!, (2017). “Seismic Performance Evaluation of Cold-Formed Steel Shear Walls using Corrugated Steel Sheathing”. ASCE, Journal of Structural Engineering. (accepted)
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