Cao Junhui

Basic information

Name: Cao Junhui

Degree: Doctor

Title: Professor

Research direction: New composite structure bridge of steel-ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC), bridge fatigue calculation and life assessment, etc.

Courses taught: "Bridge Engineering 2" (cable-stayed bridge part), "Civil Engineering Test and Inspection" (bridge direction), "History of Bridge Development" (general course)

Department: Department of Bridge Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Hunan University

Address: C409, School of Civil Engineering

Email: caojunhui@hnu.edu.cn

Educational background

September 2008-December 2016, Hunan University, School of Civil Engineering, Bridge Engineering, Doctor of Engineering

September 2013-September 2014, University of California, San Diego, Joint Doctoral Training

September 2004-June 2008, Southeast University, School of Transportation, major in transportation engineering, obtained a bachelor's degree in engineering

Work experience

January 2024-Present, Hunan University, School of Civil Engineering, Professor

March 2019-January 2024, Hunan University, School of Civil Engineering, Associate Professor

January 2017-January 2019, Hunan University, School of Civil Engineering, Postdoctoral

Part-time academic position

Corresponding reviewer for journals such as "ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering", "Engineering Structures", "Construction and Building Materials", "Thin-Walled Structures", "Structures", "China Journal of Highway and Transport", and "Engineering Mechanics", and a young editorial board member of the "Journal of Hunan University (Natural Science Edition)" and a young deputy editorial board member of the "Municipal Technology" journal.

Research field

Research direction: new composite structure bridges of steel-ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC), bridge fatigue calculation and life assessment, etc.

Research Projects

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China General Project, Research on New Technology and Remaining Fatigue Life Assessment Method of UHPC Reinforced Severe Fatigue Cracked Long-Span Steel Bridge Deck, Host, January 2020-December 2023

2. National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Science Fund Project, Research on Fatigue Damage Evolution Mechanism and Assessment Method of Steel Panel in Negative Moment Zone of Light Composite Bridge Deck Structure, Host, January 2018-December 2020

3. Ministry of Education Finance Department Project, UHPC High-Performance Bridge New Technology Service, Host, September 2023-July 2024

4. Hunan Province "Huxiang Youth Science and Technology Innovation Talent Project", Hunan Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Host, September 2021-September 2024

5. Hunan Provincial Department of Education Scientific Research Project Youth Project, Research on the Stress Characteristics and Damage Evolution Mechanism of the New Cross-sea Steel Channel-One-way Rib UHPC Composite Box Girder Bridge, Host, October 2021-October 2024

6. Hunan Provincial Department of Science and Technology Natural Science Foundation General Project, Research on the Fatigue Load-Chloride Salt Corrosion Coupling Damage Mechanism and Design Theory of UHPC Bridge Deck, Host, January 2022-December 2024

7. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation General Project (First Prize), Research on the Fatigue Degradation Process and Mechanism of the Steel Top Plate in the Negative Bending Moment Zone of Lightweight Composite Bridge Deck, Host, September 2017-January 2019

8. Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation Youth Fund Project, Research on Fatigue Test and Design Method of Light Composite Bridge Deck Structure Considering Fatigue Damage Evolution, Host, January 2018-December 2020

9. Horizontal Scientific Research Project, Construction Technology and Application Demonstration of Large-span Steel-UHPC Composite Beam Overpass in Mountain Highway Reconstruction and Expansion Project, Host, December 2023-June 2026

10. Horizontal Scientific Research Project, Review Calculation Technology Service for Huangzhujiang Bridge of Guomen Avenue Project in Fangchenggang City, Host, August 2023-August 2024

11. Horizontal Scientific Research Project, Analysis and Research on Mechanical Performance of Steel-UHPC Light Composite Bridge Deck, Host, September 2022-June 2023

12. Horizontal scientific research project, Research on the application and maintenance of ultra-high performance concrete in the steel deck pavement of kilometer-level dual-use cable-stayed bridges, Host, March 2020-December 2021

13. Ministry of Transport Industry Standard Compilation Project, "Steel-Ultra-High Toughness Concrete Light Composite Bridge Deck Structure Design and Construction Specifications" Development Project, Participate, June 2020-December 2022

14. Changsha High-Value Invention Patent Portfolio Cultivation Project, High-Performance Bridge Structure, Material and Construction Portfolio Cultivation Project, Participate, September 2021-September 2023

15. Horizontal scientific research project, Research on key technologies of UHPC in the application of multi-span and large-span continuous beams, Participate, July 2020-December 2022

16. National Key R&D Program Sub-project, Research on Design Methods and Applications of UHPC Prefabricated Structural Systems, Participated, July 2018-June 2021

17. National Natural Science Foundation General Project, Research on Steel-Ultra-High UHPC Light Composite Bridge Deck Suitable for Extra-Large Span Bridges, Participated, January 2017-December 2020

18. National Natural Science Foundation Youth Science Fund Project, Design Theory and Analysis Methods of UHPC Deep Beams and Small Shear Span Zones, Participated, January 2019-December 2021

19. National Natural Science Foundation General Project, Research on New Composite Bridge Deck Structure of Orthotropic Steel Plate-Thin Layer Active Powder Concrete, Participated, January 2012-December 2015

20. Major project of the Ministry of Transport, Research on suitable structural system, key structure and prototype design of super-long span bridges under multiple disasters, Participated, April 2011-December 2014

21. Project of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Transportation, Research on ultra-high performance composite beams of large-span continuous beam bridges, Participated, October 2015-October 2017

22. Horizontal scientific research project, Experimental study on steel-UHPC composite bridge deck structure of Junshan Yangtze River Bridge, Participated, September 2018-December 2019

23. Horizontal scientific research project, Experimental study on steel-thin layer UHPC (ultra-high performance concrete) lightweight composite bridge deck structure of Yichang Yangtze River Highway Bridge, Participated, August 2018-September 2019

24. Horizontal scientific research project, fatigue test study of closed rib and open rib schemes of ultra-high performance lightweight composite bridge deck, Participated, May 2014-May 2017

25. Horizontal scientific research project, application research of ultra-high performance lightweight composite stiffening beam in long-span self-anchored suspension bridge, Participated, March 2014-June 2016

Academic achievements

English journal papers:

1.Junhui Cao*, Xudong Shao, Jian Zhan, Jiayuan Zhang, Yang Wang. A simplified analysis method for long-span suspension bridges within the deck overlay retrofitting process from asphalt to UHPC. Engineering Structures, 2023, 289: 116122

2.Yang Wang, Junhui Cao*, Xudong Shao, Xiujiang Shen. Flexural behavior and crack width prediction of UHPC-steel strip composite decks under sagging moments. Engineering Structures, 2023, 293: 116581

3.Yang Wang, Junhui Cao*, Xudong Shao, Qiyuan Mao, Zhihao Qu. Effect of UHPC strengthening layer on static and fatigue performance of upper cutouts in orthotropic steel decks. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2022, 198: 107557

4.Zongxuan Shao, Chenzi Huai, Junhui Cao*, Chong Li, Xudong Shao. Experimental investigation and design optimization on flexural behavior of new UHPC deck panel with longitudinal ribs reinforced by steel plates. Structures, 2022, 43, 878-895

5.Xudong Shao, Huaqiao Zeng, Junhui Cao*. Flexural behavior of fully prefabricated large-cantilevered high strength steel-UHPC composite bent caps. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2023, 204: 107856

6.Yan Wang, Xudong Shao*, Xudong Zhao, Junhui Cao, Xudong Zhao, Shuwen Deng. Structural behaviors of a low-profile steel plate-reinforced UHPC deck panel with long