Project Team and Partners

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C. C. Fu, Ph.D., P.E., P.I.
PhD Civil Engineering, Univ. of Maryland, 1982
Director/Research Professor, BEST Center, CEE Department,
University of Maryland (1987-present)
P.E. (MD,VA DC), Fellow (ASCE)
• Bridge Analysis/Inspection/Management /Testing
• Computer Application in Structures/FEM
• Material Engineering (HPS, HPC, UHPC, FRP)
• NDE Development/Application
• Technology commercialization |

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Y.F. Zhang, Ph.D., Co-P.I.
PhD in Applied Mechanics, Caltech, 2001
Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental
Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
• Piezo paint based acoustic emission sensor
• Sensor driven structural performance assessment
• Large scale structural testing
• Wireless sensor data transmission and management |

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F. G. Yuan, Ph.D., Co-P.I.
PhD Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, UIUC, 1986
Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering, North Carolina State University, (2001-present)
• Wireless sensor and networks
• Energy harvesting
• On-board distributed signal processing
• Diagnostics/prognostics
• Technology start-up |

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Y. E. Zhou, Ph.D., P.E., Co-P.I.
PhD Civil Engineering, Lehigh University, 1994
Program Manager – Bridge Evaluation, Testing & Retrofit
URS Corporation (1994 - present)
• Fatigue & Fracture of Steel Bridges
• Bridge Evaluation and Retrofit thru Field Instrumentation and Finite Element Analysis
• Applications of nondestructive testing /evaluation (NDT/NDE) technologies in bridges
• Bridge Load Rating
• Implementation of commercial-ready technology |
Graduate Student Researchers
NCSU Graduate Student Researchers
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