ROBERT YUAN, Ph.D., P.E.

                                                       Department Chair

                                           Department of Civil Engineering

                                           Lamar University

                                          P O Box 10024

                                          Beaumont, TX 77710-0024

                                          Phone:  409-880-8749   Fax:  409-880-8121

                                          Email:  Robert.yuan@lamar.edu     

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois 1968
• M.S. Structural Engineering from the University of Illinois 1964
• B.S. Structural Engineering from Cheng-Kung University, 1960

RESEARCH INTERESTS

·        Properties and behavior of plain-, reinforced-, and pre-stressed- concrete,

·        Fiber-reinforced polymer composites for civil structures application,

·        Experimental mechanics

HONORS & ACTIVITIES

• Received the Outstanding Engineering Teacher Award, 1976, UTA
• Received the Halliburton Research in Excellence Award, 1986, UTA
• Received the Contribution to Engineering Education Award, 1985,1986, UTA
• Received the Best Technical Paper Award, 2002, ASCE Texas Section
• Received the Best Technical Paper Award, 2007, ASCE Texas Section
• Nominated for AMOCO Teaching Award, 1976,1981
• Nominated for Chancellor’s Council Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1990,1997
• Nominated for the Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Award, 2001

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (FROM 100+ PUBLICATIONS)

1. “Vibrating Wire Strain Gages and Civil Structures,” International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments, April 3-5, 2008
2. “Unsaturated Polyester Resin Carbon Nanomaterial Composites,” Materials Research Society Conference, December, 2007
3. “Structure-Processing-Property Interrelationships in Polypropylene Nanocomposites”,

American Institute of Chemical Engineering Annual Conference, November, 2007

4.   “Photocatalytic Oxidation of NOx using Modified TiO2 Coated on Concrete.” American Institute of Chemical Engineering Annualy Conference, November 4-9, 2007

5. “Catalyst-Coated Concrete Photoreactor,” Invited speaker at UC-Berkeley Lawrence Laboratory for a Workshop on “Evaluation of Titaium Dioxide as an Air Pollutant Removing Photocatalyst,”  June 29, 2007
6. “Realistic Bond Strength of FRP Rebars in NSC From Beam Specimens,” ASCE Journal

of Aerospace Engineering, June, 2007

7. “Bond strength of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Rebars in Normal Strength Concrete,”

ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, Volume 9, Number 3, May/June, 2005

8. “Stiffness of Characteristics of CCTV Camera Steel Poles,” Proceedings of

Transportation Board, 2005

9. “Influence of Fiber Orientation on Physical Properties of FRP Composite Ply,” ASCE

Annual Conference Proceedings, 2005

10. “Experimental and Analytical Evaluation on HFRP Composite AFT Beam,” Proceedings

of International Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Civil Engineering, 2004

11.  “Time-Dependent Deformation of FRP Composite Columns,” Journal of Composites in Construction,    November, 2003, Volume 7, Number 4, pp.356-362.

12.  “Behavior of Elevated Structures Under LRT wheel Load,” Proceedings of American Rail Transit Conference, June, 2003.

13.   “Bond Strength of FRP Composite Rebars in Concrete” Proceedings of Advanced Composite    Materials Conference, November, 2002.

14.   “Assessment and Evaluation of Concrete bridge System,” Proceedings of International Conference on    Bridge Maintenance: July 2002, pp.113-123.

15.   “Creep Deformation of Viscoelastic Materials,” Proceedings of American Society of Civil Engineers,    March, 2002, pp.253-260.

16.   “Health Monitoring of Light-Rail Aerial-Structural System,” Proceedings of International Conference on    Smart Structures and Non-Destructive Evaluation, March, 2002, pp.4702-4712.

17.   “Time-Dependent Deformation of FRP Composite Columns,” Proceedings of International Conference    on Engineering Materials, August, 2002, pp. 195-201.

18.  “Use of Polymer Materials for Field Repair on Concrete Aerial Structures,” Proceedings of International    Congress on Polymer in Concrete, July, 2001, pp.121-127.

19.   “Experimental Characterization of FRP Mechanical Connections,” Proceedings of International    Conference on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures, 2000, pp.103-110.

20.  “FRP Composite Reinforced Concrete,” Journal of Texas Construction, 2000, pp.29-34.

21.   “Evaluation of Design Loads for FRP Composite Columns,” Journal of Cooling Tower Institute, 1999,  Vol.20, No.2, pp10-28.