Structural Engineering

In 1923, Professor Mao Yisheng and others established the Department of Civil Engineering at the National SEU. At this time, the Civil Structural Engineering Category and Construction Category, which were set up in senior grades, were the predecessors of the Department of Structural Engineering. In 1952, the discipline of Industrial and Civil Buildings established by the Department of Civil Engineering was the prototype of the Department of Structural Engineering. In 1997, the Department of Civil Engineering developed into the School of Civil Engineering, and the discipline of Industrial and Civil Buildings became the Department of Structural Engineering. To this day, the Department of Structural Engineering still recruits students for the Industrial and Civil Buildings, Structural Engineering and Civil Engineering programs (in order of priority). In 2017, the discipline of Civil Engineering was rated A+ in the fourth round of national discipline evaluation and was included in the list of double first-class disciplines. It was again rated an A+ in the fifth round of the national discipline evaluation in 2021.

There are 82 faculty members in the Department of Structural Engineering. With the collective efforts of all faculty members, the department has expanded rapidly and been focusing on key areas such as smart cities, new-type urbanization, building industrialization, new materials technology and urban safety. Furthermore, in line with national strategies, the department is actively promoting new engineering disciplines in areas like concrete and prestressed concrete, structural failure, development and applications of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) materials, structural health monitoring/disaster mitigation technology, civil engineering construction technology, structural performance assessment and reinforcement, prestressed structural steel, and spatial structures.

Over the years, the Department of Structural Engineering has made remarkable achievements in scientific research, educational reform and teaching. Its faculty members have undertaken hundreds of national, provincial and ministerial key research programs including national key research and development programs, 973 program, and national science and technology support programs. They have offered more than ten national-level excellent courses, authored about ten national-level planned textbooks, and tackled a large number of key technical problems with national, provincial, and urban construction projects. They have also won a National Science and Technology Progress Award (First Prize), and more than 10 National Technology Invention Awards/Science and Technology Progress Awards (Second Prizes). Currently, they are striving to promptly capitalize on their achievements to promote social development. The department’s effort and achievements have been recognized both domestically and internationally.

The Department of Structural Engineering offers courses in three secondary disciplines of Civil Engineering, namely Structural Engineering, Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, and Protective Engineering. Among them, the discipline of Structural Engineering is a national key discipline, while Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and Protective Engineering have potential to become national/provincial key disciplines.

Among the 82 faculty members in the Department of Structural Engineering, there are 43 professors (researchers), 27 associate professors (associate researchers) and 12 lecturers (assistant researchers). Almost 100% of the faculty members have Ph.D. degrees, and 26% have overseas degrees.

Degrees Offered

B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering

M.S. Degree in Structural Engineering

M.S. Degree in Disaster Prevention Engineering

M.S. Degree in Civil Engineering Construction and Management

Ph.D. Degree in Structural Engineering

Ph.D. Degree in Disaster Prevention Engineering

Ph.D. Degree in Civil Engineering Construction and Management

Main Research Areas

(1) Concrete materials and their high performance; 

(2) Basic theory of concrete and prestressed concrete structures; 

(3) Theory and key technology of high-performance and long-life structures; 

(4) Catastrophe theory and control of engineering structures; 

(5) Steel and composite structures.