The following paper, co-authored by Drs. Suren Chen and C.S. “Steve” Cai, has been selected for the “Collingwood Prize”, by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Dr. Chen is Dr. Cai’s former Ph.D. student at LSU. Dr. Chen is currently an assistant professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. The certificate will go only to Dr. Chen, 35 years of age or younger junior author, according to the award criteria. The ceremony will be held in the 139th ASCE annual conference in October 2009 at Kansas City. Chen, S.R. and Cai, C. S. (2007) “Equivalent wheel load approach for slender cable-stayed bridge fatigue assessment under traffic and wind: feasibility study” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, 12(6) 755-764.
The Collingwood Prize was instituted and endowed in 1894 by Francis Collingwood. It may be awarded annually to the author or authors of a paper published by one of the ASCE journals (1) describing an engineering work with which the author(s) have been directly connected, or (2) recording investigations contributing to engineering knowledge to which the author(s) have contributed some essential part, and (3) containing a rational digest of results. Any mathematical treatment must show immediate adaptability to professional practice.