Associate Professor
Supervisor of Doctorate Candidates
BIO
Education
PhD, Southwest Jiaotong University (2013.9-2018.6)
M.A., Southwest Jiaotong University (2011.9-2013.6)
B.S., Southwest Jiaotong University (2007.9-2011.6)
Employment
Academic Appointments
Associate, Department of Bridge Department, Southwest Jiaotong University, China (2019.9-present)
Administrative Appointments
Research Interests
Intelligent Monitoring for Fatigue Damage, Machine Learning, Micromechanics, Multiscale Fatigue Damage Assessment and Structural Dynamics of Steel Bridge and Steel-concrete Composite Bridge
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Principal Publications of the Last Five Years
Zhang QH, Cui C, Bu YZ, et al. Fatigue tests and fatigue assessment approaches for rib-to-diaphragm in steel orthotropic decks. Journal of Constructional Steel Research 2015, 114: 110-118.
Cui C, Bu YZ, Bao Y, et al. Strain energy-based fatigue life evaluation of deck-to-rib welded joints in OSD considering combined effects of stochastic traffic load and welded residual stress. Journal of Bridge Engineering 2018, 23(2): 04017127.
Cui C, Zhang QH, Luo Y, et al. Fatigue reliability evaluation of deck-to-rib welded joints in OSD considering stochastic traffic load and welding residual stress. International Journal of Fatigue 2018, 111: 151-160.
Zhang QH, Cui C, Bu YZ, et al. Study on fatigue features of orthotropic decks in steel box girder of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. China Civil Engineering Journal 2014, 47(9): 110-119.
Cui C, Zhang QH, Bao Y, et al. Fatigue performance and evaluation of welded joints in steel truss bridges. Journal of Constructional Steel Research 2018, 148: 450-456.
Selected Awards and Honors
2021 Special Prize of Science and Technology Award of China Steel Structure Association
2020 China Steel Structure Association Technology Innovation Award
2021 Innovation Talent Award of China Steel Structure Association
Professional Activities
The Member of Youth Editorial Board of the Chinese Highway Journal and Transportation Engineering Journal
Deputy Secretary General of Council of Welding and Joining Branch of China Steel Structure Association
Member of the Council of Welding and Joining Branch of China Association of Steel Structures
RESEARCH
Current Research
National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51778533, 51878561, 51978579 and 52108176)
The Transportation Science and Technology Project of Sichuan Province (Grant No. 2019-ZL-12)
The Open Projects Foundation of State Key Laboratory for Health and Safety of Bridge Structures (Grant No. BHSKL19-06-KF)
The Research and Development Projects in Key Areas of Guangdong Province (Grant No. 2019B111106002)
Research Group
Prof. Cui is a professional researcher of the steel fatigue of bridge structure, and the president of high-performance steel structure bridge fatigue research team.
TEACHING
Primary Teaching Areas
Bridge Engineering
Structural Mechanics
Current Courses
Bridge Engineering
Structural Mechanics
GRADUATE SUPERVISION
I am available for supervision, and has advised 2 Ph.D. students, 24 M.S. students and number of undergraduate students over the last 2 years.
