Welcome
This is the virtual home for the research group led by Prof. Siang Zhou (Sunny), based at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Civil Engineering. We conduct research broadly related to design, performance, and monitoring of infrastructure, spanning across bridges, railroads, and buildings.
Recent News
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Rodriguez Presents at JRC 2024
Congratulations to Juan Rodriguez (Student Assistant at University Transportation Center for Railway Safety) for presenting on 05/14 at the Joint Rail Conference at University, in Columbia, SC. Juan’s presentation “Development of Rail Anchor Testing Through Literature Review of CWR Buckling Resistance Evaluation” summarizes rail resistance contribution studied by existing research and describes an experimental testing […]
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Group Attending NASCC Steel Conference
Zhou, Sthapit, and Sedhain are attending the NASCC Steel Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The conference this year consists of the World Steel Bridge Symposium, OualityCon, Architecture in Steel, SafetyCon, SEICon24, SSRC Annual Stability Conference, and NISD Conference on Steel Detailing. Zhou is a recipient of the SEICon Young Professional Scholarship; Sthapit and Sedhain are […]
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Sthapit Receives UTRGV CECS Outstanding Student Award
Congratulations to Nisha Sthapit on receiving the 2024 College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) Outstanding Student Award! Nisha’s thesis research focuses on cross-frame design and optimization for steel I-girder bridges. Nisha also recently received Rio-South TX Education & Community Development Foundation Endowed Scholarship. Congratulations on the achievements early in her academic path!
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ASCE Editor’s Choice Collection
Paper “Field and Numerical Evaluation of Lateral Bending in Skewed Steel I-Girder Bridges during Deck Placement” was selected as one an ASCE Editor’s Choice Paper for the month of February, 2024. This paper studies the behavior of skewed steel I-girder bridges during deck placement, and it’s published in (ASCE) Journal of Bridge Engineering. It presents […]
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Sedhain Receiving Scholarships
Congratulations to Bikesh Sedhain on receiving TSPE Edmundo Gonzalez Scholarship and UTRGV Graduate Select Scholarship, as a great start on his journey of pursuing a M.S. degree in Civil Engineering at UTRGV. Bikesh’s thesis research is focused on understanding behavior of steel I-girder bridges during construction and improve numerical simulation approaches (e.g. boundary condition representation) […]
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ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering Paper Published
A new paper on skewed steel I-girder bridge behavior during deck placement is now in print: Zhou, S., Fahnestock, and L. A., LaFave, J. M. (2024). Field and Numerical Evaluation of Lateral Bending in Skewed Steel I-Girder Bridges during Deck Placement. Journal of Bridge Engineering 29(2). https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/JBENF2.BEENG-6292
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Zhou Receives UTRGV Seed Grant
Research project titled “Evaluating and Refining Support Representation for Steel I-Girder Bridge Deck Placement Analysis” has received 2023-2024 UTRGV Faculty Seed Grant. This study aims to evaluate and refine support representation strategies for steel I-girder bridge deck placement analysis, to substantially improve numerical simulation approaches for more reliable and efficient structural design. This project is […]
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Welcome Sedhain to the Group
Warmly welcome Bikesh Sedhain to the research group, and wish Bikesh a great start in his graduate study at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Bikesh has a B.S. in Civil Engineering at Tribhuvan University. His thesis research will focus on evaluating and refining bridge analysis and monitoring approaches through computational modeling and structural […]
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Welcome Sthapit to the Group
Warmly welcome Nisha Sthapit to the research group, and wish Nisha a great start in her graduate study at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Nisha has a M.S. and a B.S. in Civil Engineering at Tribhuvan University. Her thesis research will focus on studying structural behavior of skewed and curved steel I-girder bridges […]
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