College of Engineering and Computing
Faculty and Staff
Yu Qian
| Title: | Associate Professor |
| Department: | Civil and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering and Computing |
| Email: | yuqian@sc.edu |
| Website: | http://www.ce.sc.edu/qian |
| Phone: | 803-777-8184 |
| Fax: | 803-777-0670 |
| Office: | 300 Main Street Room C228 |
Research Interests
Dr. Yu Qian has been working on transportation geotechnics and railroad infrastructure related research, mainly focusing on heavy haul and transit track structures, high speed rails, pavements, geosynthetics, and discrete element simulation. He is currently serving as a committee member for three TRB Committees, two AREMA Committees, and the ASCE Rail Transportation Committee.
Education
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014
- M.S. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2013
- M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering, University of Kansas, 2009
- B.S.. in Structure Engineering, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, 2008
- B.S. in Construction Management, Wuhan University, 2008