In September 2020, Dr. Li Yale from School of Civil Engineering and Architecture declared the subject entitled Swinging with Energy Dissipation Girders, A Study on Seismic Performance and Design Methods of Self-reset Double-limbed thin-walled Piers, which was approved by the Youth Science Foundation of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, with a funding of 240,000 RMB.
The project focuses on the difficult problem of repairing the high pier long span bridge pier column after earthquake damage in the western mountainous area of China, and puts forward a new type of swing-self-reset pier column structure, which aims to reduce the damage of the substructure and improve the recoverability of the structure. The results of this research project are of great significance to the engineering application of continuous rigid frame bridge with swing-self-replacement pier. The successful application of this project is not only a return to Dr. Li Yale’s personal hard work, but also a new breakthrough in the research of high-level scientific research projects in School of Civil Engineering and Architecture.
In recent years, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture has played an active role in the promotion of high-level talents and high-level scientific research projects, and has achieved remarkable results. The successful application of the National Natural Science Foundation in the past two years is not only an important embodiment of their enhanced research ability, but also a full reflection of the innovation vitality and the ability of sustainable development of the College. In the future, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture will continue to consolidate the direction of scientific research, team building and scientific achievement accumulation, and gradually form its own research characteristics. The School would steer scientific research work from passive to active, from local to comprehensive, strive for greater breakthroughs in high-level scientific research projects, and make due contributions to the construction of high-level open university.