Cheng Yu
Associate Professor
University of North Texas
Dallas,USA
Biography
Dr. Cheng Yu, Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, is a faculty member of the Construction Engineering Technology program at University of North Texas. He earned both his Ph.D., and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and received his B.E. in Civil Engineering from Tsinghua University, China in 1998. His current projects are focused on developing high-performance light steel structural systems for low- and mid-rise buildings. Dr. Yu serves on several technical committees in American Society of Civil Engineers, American Iron and Steel Institute, and Structural Stability Research Council. He is a recipient of 2010 Faculty Early Career Development Award from National Science Foundation.
Research Interest
structural behaviors of light framed steel buildings subjected to multi-hazards, structural design of cold-formed steel structures, earthquake engineering and structural control, innovative construction materials and structures, and Building Information Modeling