Education:

BSCE 1974, Tamkang College of Arts and Science, Taiwan
MSCE 1979, University of Missouri-Rolla

Professional Experience:

1991 - Senior Bridge Engineer
Office of Earthquake Engineering and Design Support
Engineering Service Center
California Department of Transportation

Responsibility:
Supervise Structural Mechanics Unit in the Earthquake Engineering Branch

1981 - 1991 Associate Bridge Engineer
California Department of Transportation
Office of Structure Design

1979 - 1981 Assistant Bridge Engineer, Specialist
California Department of Transportation

Professional Registration:

Professional Engineer, Civil, California, #33547

Professional Activity:

American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE).
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI).
Member of ASCE Standards Committee on Testing Isolation Systems

Publication:

1. Li-Hong Sheng and Mohsen Sultan. "FHWA/Caltrans/HITEC Program for Performance Testing of Seismic Isolation and Energy Dissipation System". 1997 ASCE Structures Congress. Portland, Oregan, April 14-16, 1997.

2. M. Sultan and L.H. Sheng. "CALTRANS/FHWA Program for the Performance Testing of Seismic Isolation and Energy Dissipation Systems". 4th World Congress on Joint Sealants and Bearings for Concrete Structures". American Concrete Institute, SP-164. Sacramento, California, Septemter 29-October 3, 1996.

3. Franklin Y. Chang, Kangyu Lou, and Li-Hong Sheng. "Collapse Studies of Mission-gothic Undercrossing and Bull Creek Canyon Channel Bridge During the January 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake". University of Missouri-Rolla, Department of Civil Engineering, 96-6.

4. M. Sultan, L.H. Sheng, and G. Hawkins. "CALTRANS Program for the Evaluation of Fiber Reinforced Plastics for Seismic Retrofit and Rehabilitation of Structures". National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways. San Diego, California, December 10-13, 1995.

5. M. Sultan and L.H. Sheng. "CALTRANS/FHWA Program for the Performance Testing of Seismic Isolation and Energy Dissipation Systems". National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways. San Diego, California, December 10-13, 1995.

6. J.S. Hwang, J.M. Chiou and L.H. Sheng. "Establishment of a Linear Model of Seismically Isolated Bridges Using A System Identification Method". 4th U.S. conference on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering. San Francisco, California, August 10-12, 1995.

7. J. MacIntrye, S. Mitchell and L.H. Sheng. "Seismic Retrofit of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge-East Crossing". 4th U.S. Conference on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering. San Francisco, California, August 10-12, 1995.

8. M. Sultan and L.H. Sheng. "CALTRANS/FHWA Program for the Performance Testing of Seismic Isolation and Energy Dissipation Systems". 1995 ASME/JSME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii, July 23-27, 1995.

9. M. Sultan and L.H. Sheng. "Application of NDE Methods to Bridge Structures - A California Perspective". SPIE Conference. Oakland, California, June 6-8, 1995.

10. L.H. Sheng. "Bridges and Seismic Retrofit in California". Sino-US Symposium on Post-Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction. Kunming, Yunnan, China. May 24-26, 1995.

11. J.S. Hwang, L.H. Sheng and J.H. Gates. "Practical Analysis of Based-Isolated Bridges with Bi-Linear Hysteresis Characteristics". Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 10, No 4.

12. J.S. Hwang and L.H. Sheng. "Equivalent Elastic Seismic Analysis of Base-Isolated Bridges with Lead-Rubber Bearings". Engineering Structures, the Journal of Earthquake, Wind and Ocean Engineering, Vol. 16, No 3, 1994.

13. L.H. Sheng. "Seismic Performance of Bridges in California During the Jan 17. 1994 Northridge Earthquake." "Urban Disaster Mitigation: The Role of Engineering and Technology", Elsevier Science, 1994.

14. Li-Hong Sheng and Franklin Cheng. "Seismic Retrofit of Bridges in California". US-ROC Workshop on Natural Disaster Reduction. Tainan, Taiwan. May 19-20, 1994.

15. L.H. Sheng, J.S. Hwang, and J.H. Gates. "Equivalent Elastic Analysis of Base-Isolated Bridges with Lead-Rubber Bearings". U.S.-Japan Workshop on Earthquake Protective Systems for Bridges. Berkeley, California, January 24-25, 1994.

16. L.H. Sheng, S. Mitchell, and C.V. Ho. "Bridge Retrofit analysis and Earthquake Damage". U.S.-Japan Workshop on Seismic Retrofit of Bridges. Berkeley, California, January 20-21, 1994.

17. J.S. Hwang and L.H. Sheng. "Effective Stiffness and Equivalent Damping of Base-Isolated Bridges". ASCE Structural Journal Vol. 119 No. 10, October 1993.

18. J.S. Hwang, L.H. Sheng, and J.H. Gates. "Equivalent Elastic Analysis of Base-Isolated Bridges with Lead-Rubber Bearings. ATC-17-1 Seminar on Seismic Isolation, Passive Energy dissipation, and Active Control. San Francisco, California, March 11-12, 1993.

19. Li-Hong Sheng. "GIS Application for Post Earthquake Investigation". 4th International Conference on Microcomputer in Transportation. Baltimore, Maryland, July 22-24, 1992.

20. A. Akinsanya, B. Maroney, E. Seaberg, and L. Sheng. "Collapse of the Cypress Street Viaduct". 3rd U.S. Conference on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering. Los Angels, California, August 22-24, 1991.

21. Li-Hong Sheng and Ann Gilbert. "California Department of Transportation Seismic Retrofit Program, the Prioritization and Screen Process". 3rd U.S. Conference on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering. Los Angels, California, August 22-24, 1991.

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