Faculty Profiles

Professor Uang’s research is in the seismic design, rehabilitation, and testing of large-scale steel structures, including buildings and bridges. He studies seismic code design issues and actively participates in code committees to ensure that structures perform well and withstand forces during earthquakes. Uang has served in a variety of capacities in professional engineering societies. He is a member of the Committee on Specifications, Committee of Research, and Connection Prequalification Review Panel for the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). Uang received three research awards from American Society of Civil Engineers: Raymond C. Reese Research Prize in 2001 as well as Moisseiff Award in 2004 and 2014. AISC awarded him a Special Achievement Award in 2007 for his contributions in research and service to the steel industry. Uang is coauthor of two textbooks on structural analysis and structural steel design and three book chapters.

Capsule Bio:

Chia-Ming Uang joined UCSD in 1993 after serving on the faculty at Northeastern University in Boston, MA for six years. Prior to entering the world of academia, Uang was a structural designer in Taipei, Taiwan. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Institute of Steel Construction, the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, the American Welding Society, and the Structural Engineers Association of California. Uang’s outstanding teaching is reflected by the many teaching awards he received, which include the Distinguished Teaching Award from the UCSD Academic Senate (2004), the Outstanding Engineering Professor Award from the national engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi (2002), the Outstanding Teaching Award from Earl Warren College (2010), the Teacher of the Year from Triton Engineering Student Council (2010), and the Teacher of the Year from the Department of Structural Engineering (1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010)

Education:

•   Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (1986)

•   M.S., Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (1982)

•   B.S., Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University (1977)

Awards:

•   Moisseiff Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2014

•   Outstanding Teaching Award, Earl Warren College, University of California, San Diego, 2010

•    Teacher of the Year, Triton Engineering Student Council, University of California, San Diego, 2010

•   Special Achievement Award, American Institute of Steel Construction, 2007

•   Distinguished Teaching Award, Academic Senate, University of California, San Diego, 2004

•   Moisseiff Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2004

•    Raymond C. Reese Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001

•   Outstanding Engineering Professor Award, Tau Beta Pi Honor Society, School of Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 2002

Selected Publications:

Book and Book Chapters

•   Bruneau, M., Uang, C.M., and Sabelli, A.S., Ductile Design of Steel Structures, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2nd Edition, 2011.

•   Leet, K., Uang, C.M. and Gilbert, A., Fundamentals of Structural Analysis, McGraw-Hill, Inc., 4th edition, 2011.

•   Uang, C.M., Bruneau, M., and Tsai, K.C., “Seismic Design of Steel Bridges,” (Chapter 9), in Bridge Engineering Handbook, editors W.F. Chen and L. Duan, CRC Press, 2014.

•   Uang, C.M. and Nakashima, M., “Steel Buckling-Restrained Braced Frames,” (Chapter 16) in Earthquake Engineering: from Engineering Seismology to Performance-Based Engineering, editors: Y. Bozorgnia and V. V. Bertero, CRC Press, 2004.

•   Uang, C.M., Bruneau, M., Whittaker, A. S., and, K.C. Tsai, “Seismic Design of Steel Structures,” (Chapter 9), in Seismic Design Handbook, editor F. Naeim, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 2001.

Journals

·      Sim, H.B. and Uang, C.M., “Repair of Damaged Welded Connections in Cantilevered Steel Sign Structures,” Engineering Structures, Vol. 67, pp. 19-28, 2014.

·      Sim, H.B., Prowell, I., Elgamal, A., and Uang, C.M., “Flexural Tests and Associated Study of a Full-Scale 65-kW Wind Turbine Tower,” Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 140, No. 5, ASCE, 2014.

·      Sato, A. and Uang, C.M., “A FEMA P695 Study for the Proposed Seismic Performance Factors for Cold-Formed Steel Special Bolted Moment Frames,” Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 259-282, EERI, 2013.

·      Sim, H.B. and Uang, C.M., “Experimental Fatigue Evaluation of Welded Connections in Cantilevered Steel Sign Structures,” Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 139, No. 12, ASCE, 2013.

·      Tran, A., Hassett, P., and Uang, C.M., “A Flexibility-Based Formulation for the Design of Continuity Plates in Steel Special Moment Frames,” Engineering Journal, Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 181-200, AISC, 2012.

·      Prowell, I., Elgamal, A., Uang, C.M., Romanowitz, H., Duggan, E., and Luco, J.E., “Shake Table Testing and Numerical Simulation of a Utility-Scale Wind Turbine Including Operational Effects,” Wind Energy, 2012.

·      Prowell, I., Uang, C.M., Elgamal, A., Luco, J.E., and Guo, L, “Shake Table Testing of a Utility-Scale Wind Turbine,” Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 138, No. 7, pp. 900-909, ASCE, 2012.

·      Hong, J.K. and Uang, C.M., “Cyclic Testing of a Metal Building Moment Frame System with Web-Tapered Members,” Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol. 70, pp. 248-255, 2012.

·      Sim, H.B., Uang, C.M, “Stress Analyses and Parametric Study on Full-Scale Fatigue Tests of Rib-to-Deck Welded Joints in Steel Orthotropic Decks,” Journal of Bridge Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 765-773, ASCE, 2012.

·      Sim, H.B. and Uang, C.M., “Welded Sleeve Connection Design of Cantilevered Steel Sign Structures,” Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 137, No. 11, pp. 1303-1310, ASCE, 2011.

·      Sato, A. and Uang, C.M., “Seismic Performance Factors for Cold-Formed Steel Special Bolted Moment Frames,” Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 136, No. 8, pp. 961-967, ASCE, 2010.

·      Uang, C.M., Sato, A., Hong, J.K., and Wood, K., “Cyclic Testing and Modeling of Cold-Formed Steel Special Bolted Moment Frame Connections,” Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 136, No. 8, pp. 953-960, ASCE, 2010.

·      Okazaki, T., Engelhardt, M.D., Drolias, A., Schell, E., Hong, J.K., and Uang, C.M., “Experimental Investigation of Link-to-Column Connections in Eccentrically Braced Frames,” Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol. 65, pp. 1401-1412, 2009.

·      Sim, H.B., Uang, C.M., and Sikorsky, C., “Effects of Fabrication Procedures on Fatigue Resistance of Welded Joints in Steel Orthotropic Decks,” Journal of Bridge Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 366–373, ASCE, 2009.

·      Sato, A. and Uang, C.M., “Seismic Design Procedure Development for Cold-Formed Steel Special Bolted Moment Frames,” Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol. 65, pp. 860-868, 2009.

·      Sato, A., Newell, J., and Uang, C.M., “Cyclic Behavior and Seismic Design of Bolted Flange Plate Steel Moment Connections,” Engineering Journal, Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 221-232, AISC, 2008.

·      Newell, J. D. and Uang, C.M., “Cyclic Behavior of Steel Wide-Flange Columns Subjected to Large Drift,” Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 134, No. 8, pp. 1334-1342, ASCE, 2008.