Prof. Teng Jin-guang, Chair Professor of Structural Engineering and Director of Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development, was bestowed with second-class State Natural Science Award 2013 in recognition of his research achievements on “Behaviour and design of concrete structures strengthened with advanced fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites”. The project was conducted in collaboration with Dr Lam Lik of PolyU and two professors from Tsinghua University.

Prof. Teng has attained innovative achievements and important scientific discoveries, including the first comprehensive, systematic and scientific theory for FRP-strengthened concrete structures, with research outcomes adopted by civil engineering design guidance documents in China, the US, the UK and Australia. 

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