Gongkang Fu, PhD, PE
Professor and ChairDepartment of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Office: Alumni Memorial Hall 228
3201 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone: 312.567.3540
Fax: 312.567.3519
Email:
gfu2@iit.edu
Web:
Expertise
- Bridge engineering, structural engineering, engineering mechanics, stochastic modeling, destructive and non-destructive testing for materials and structures, engineering management, infrastructure management.
Education
Research
- LRFD & LRFR Specifications for Permits & Fatigue Truck Loads
- Reliability Based Evaluation of Loading Configurations for Long-Span Bridges
- Bridge System Safety and Redundancy
- Effect of Overweight Vehicles on NYSDOT Infrastructure
- Evaluation of Fatigue on the Serviceability of Highway Bridges
Description of Research:
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Develop methods for modeling stochastic phenomena relevant to structural engineering, bridge engineering, engineering mechanics, engineering management, etc.
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Develop specifications for bridge structure design and evaluation.
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Develop new methods for bridge structure design and evaluation based on better understanding of these structures.
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Develop new methods for testing structures and materials.
