Zhāo Chéng
Software Technology Lead
Dr. Chéng is a geomechanics engineer with academic background in numerical modeling and geotechnical engineering, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in California. He has research experience in the coupling of porous media and fluids, liquefaction models, and soil and rock mechanics.
Dr. Chéng has performed many geotechnical projects on seismic-hazard evaluation, earthquake-soil-structure interaction on bridges, tunnels, underground structures, dams, slopes, and highways. He actively participated in the seismic retrofits on several toll bridges in the state of California.
Dr. Chéng has particular experience in numerical modeling for geotechnical projects. He currently is the Software Product Manager for FLAC3D and responsible for the maintenance of constitutive models.
Education
Ph.D. (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
University of California, Davis, California
M. Eng. (Hydraulic Structure Engineering)
Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
B. Eng. (Hydraulic Structure Engineering)
Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Professional Memberships
American Society of Civil Engineers
Committee Member, Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, ASCE
International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering