Deng Kailai

BIO

Education

PhD, Tsinghua University, (2013.9-2016.6)

B.S., Tsinghua University, (2007.9-2011.7)

Employment

Academic Appointments

Professor, Department of Bridge, Southwest Jiaotong University, China (2026-present)

Associate Professor, Department of Bridge, Southwest Jiaotong University, China (2019-2026)

Lecturer, Department of Bridge, Southwest Jiaotong University, China (2017-2019)

Research Interests

 Seismic design of bridge

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Principal Publications of the Last Five Years

Deng K, Wang K, Liang H, et al. Experimental and analytical study on crack resistance of fully prefabricated steel-UHPC composite deck using PBL connectors[J]. Engineering Structures, 2023, 275: 115249.

Deng K, Zeng X, Kurata M, et al. Damage control of composite steel beams using flexible gel-covered studs[J]. Journal of Structural Engineering, 2020, 146(3): 04019216.

Deng K, Wang Y, Wu X, et al. Test and Simulation of the Shear Resistance of the Composite Deck Using Reinforcement Frame as the Shear Connector[J]. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2021, 26(11): 04021079.

Zeng X, Zhu S, Deng K, et al. Rapid rehabilitation of damaged UHPC-NSC composite pier after earthquake[J]. Engineering Structures, 2024, 304: 117660.

Zeng X, Zhu S, Deng K, et al. Design method and seismic vulnerability of bridges using UHPC-NSC composite pier[J]. Engineering Structures, 2024, 312: 118265.

Zhao C, Duan J, Tang C, et al. Seismic performance analysis of CFST stiff skeleton concrete arch bridge considering non-planar sectional stress induced by balanced ring-casting construction[J]. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 2023, 27(1): 84-101.

Zeng X, Zhu S, Deng K, et al. Study of cyclic performance and design method of UHPC-NSC composite pier[J]. Journal of Structural Engineering, 2024, 150(3): 04024007.

Wang C, Zeng H, Deng K, et al. Experiment and analysis of composite wall using reinforced UHPC boundary elements[J]. Journal of Building Engineering, 2025: 112842.

Zeng X, Deng K, Kurata M, et al. Seismic performance evaluation of damage-controlled composite steel frame with flexible-gel-covered studs[J]. Engineering Structures, 2020, 219: 110855.

Zeng X, Deng K, Liang H, et al. Uniaxial behavior and constitutive model of reinforcement confined coarse aggregate UHPC[J]. Engineering Structures, 2020, 207: 110261.

Selected Awards and Honors

 Special Fellow for Foreigners of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2017)

 Southwest Jiaotong University "Young Seedling Project" (2018)

 Southwest Jiaotong University "Young Eagle Project" (2019)

 China Association for Science and Technology Young Talents Support Project (2020)

 Reserve candidates for academic and technical leaders in Sichuan Province (2021)

TEACHING

Primary Teaching areas

 Design principle of concrete structure

Current Courses

 Design principle of concrete structure