FENG Peng

Position:Tenured Professor
Address:Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Postal Code:100084
Tel: (8610) 6277 2456
E-mail:fengpeng@tsinghua.edu.cn

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Education Background

2000.09--2005.02  PhD, Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University

1995.09--2000.09  Bachelor, Architectural Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University

Work Experience

2020.07–Present   Head of Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University

2017.10–2018.02   Visiting Scholar, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

2017.01–2017.10   Vice Dean, School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University

2016.07–Present   Tenured Professor, Tsinghua University

2013.12–2016.07   Professor, Tsinghua University

2009.09–2017.01   Vice Head of Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University

2008.12–2013.12   Associate Professor, Tsinghua University

2005.03–2008.12   Lecturer, Tsinghua University

2005.02–2005.07   Visiting Scholar, Lehigh University

Teaching Courses

Undergraduate: Concrete Structures Series Courses (including Concrete Structures (1), Concrete Structures (2), and Concrete Structure Experiment), National-level Excellent Course, National First-Class Undergraduate Course)

Undergraduate: Principles and Experience of Intelligent Building Block (General Education Course)

Graduate: Theory of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite for Engineering Structures

Honors and Awards

1. March 2025, 2024 “Highly Cited Chinese Researchers”, Elsevier

2. February 2025, Key Technologies and Applications for Carbon Control, Shape Control, and Property Control in 3D Printed Concrete Structures, First Prize of Huaxia Construction Science and Technology Award, 4/14

3. December 2024, Second Prize of Higher Education Teaching Award, Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation

4. March 2024, 2023 “Highly Cited Chinese Researchers”, Elsevier

5. August 2023, Outstanding Young Professional in Structural Engineering, Editorial Department of “Building Structure”

6. October 2022, Xplorer Prize, Tencent Foundation

7. September 2022, Beijing Higher Education Outstanding Teaching Award, Beijing Municipal Education Commission

8. September 2022, A New Model for Continuously Enhancing Young Teachers’ Teaching and Educational Capabilities — Twenty Years of Practice and Innovation in the Young Teachers’ Competition, Second Prize of Beijing Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award, 4/14

9. September 2022, Value Leadership, Integration of General and Specialized Education, and Restructuring Undergraduate Education in Civil Engineering, Second Prize of Beijing Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award, 11/23

10. December 2021, Discussion and Definition on Yield Point of Materials, Members, and Structures, Top 100 Most Influential Domestic Academic Papers in China, 1/3

11. October 2021, Key Technologies and Applications for Dynamic High-Precision Construction Surveying of the National Speed Skating Oval, First Prize of Surveying and Mapping Science and Technology Award, 8/15

12. February 2021, Distinguished Professor of the Ministry of Education of China

13. December 2019, Key Technologies of Manufacture and Application of High-Performance Continuous Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Engineering Structures, Second Prize of Excellent Scientific Research Achievements Award (Technological Invention), Ministry of Education, 4/6

14. December 2018, Tsinghua University Structural Engineering Innovation Team, First Prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award (Innovation Team), 10/14

15. November 2018, Beijing Higher Education Outstanding Young Teaching Award, Beijing Municipal Education Commission

16. October 2018, Fellow, International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC)

17. April 2018, Mao Yisheng Science and Technology Award - Beijing Young Scientist Award, Beijing Mao Yisheng Science and Education Foundation, Beijing Association for Science and Technology

18. April 2018, Building an Internationalized Training System in Civil Engineering and Cultivating Leading Talents in International Engineering Construction, First Prize of Beijing Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award, 2/19

19. October 2017, Young Scientist Award for Chinese Composite Materials, Chinese Society for Composite Materials (CSCM)

20. April 2017, Changjiang Young Scholar Programme, Ministry of Education

21. September 2016, GB50608-2010 Technical Code for Infrastructure Application of FRP Composites, CECS 146:2003 Technical Specification for Strengthening Concrete Structures with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Laminate, and 12 other standards, China Standard Innovation Contribution Award, 6/9

22. August 2015, Advanced Individual in Standardization Innovation of the Building Materials Industry, China Building Materials Federation

23. September 2014, Reform and Innovation of “Technology & Management” Innovative Competent Students Cultivation in Civil Engineering, Second Prize of National Teaching Achievement, 2/5

24. December 2013, Key Technologies of Manufacture and Application of High-performance Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Civil Engineering, Second Prize of State Science and Technology Award, 4/10

25. December 2011, Young Scientist Award of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Chinese Ceramic Society

26. April 2008, Model of Educational Innovation, Beijing Municipal Federation of Trade Unions

27. October 2008, Large Span Woven Web Structure Made of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer, Honorable Mention Best Paper Award: Applied Research Paper published in Journal of Composites for Construction in 2007, 1/3

28. November 2007, First Prize in the 5th Beijing Higher Education Young Teacher Basic Teaching Skills Competition, Best Lesson Plan Award, Best Presentation Award

29. February 2004, Research on Basic Theory and Design Methods of FRP Reinforced Concrete Structures, First Prize of Natural Science Award, Ministry of Education, 5/10

Research Interests

Research focuses on novel material structures and innovative structural systems, including high-performance composite structures, novel concrete structures, and advanced construction technologies for extraterrestrial and polar regions, etc. Applications involves large-scale facilities, buildings, bridges, wind turbine blades, photovoltaic supports, large offshore platforms, and construction in polar and lunar regions.

Professional Service

1. Special Editor, Engineering Structures (Elsevier Journal)

2. Associate Editor, Advances in Structural Engineering (SAGE Journal)

3. Associate Editor-in-Chief, Composite Science and Engineering

4. Chair Supervisor, Pultrusion Committee, China Composite Materials Industry Association

5. Deputy Director and Secretary-General, Education Committee, China Civil Engineering Society

6. Vice Chair, Advanced Engineering Materials Branch, China Civil Engineering Society

7. Vice Chair, Committee on Teaching Guidance for Civil Engineering in Higher Education, Ministry of Education

8. Vice Secretary-General, Engineering Diagnosis and Maintenance Branch, Architectural Society of China

9. Vice Chair, Committee of High-Strength and High-Performance Concrete (UHPC Branch), China Concrete and Cement-based Products Association

Research Projects

1. Principal Investigator, National Key Laboratory Open Fund Project, Research on in-situ construction material preparation technology based on lunar regolith melting, 2025.01-2026.12

2. Principal Investigator, Enterprise and Institution Entrusted Project, Research on cement concrete preparation technology for lunar base construction, 2024.06-2026.12

3. Principal Investigator, National Key R&D Program, Development and application technology of high-performance fiber-reinforced polymer for underground engineering structures, 2023.11-2026.10

4. Principal Investigator, Enterprise and Institution Entrusted Project, Key technologies for lunar regolith additive manufacturing assisted by in-situ energy on the moon surface, 2023.05-2023.12

5. Key Participant, National Natural Science Foundation - Special Fund, Studies on multi-scale mechanical properties and in-situ engineering utilization methods of lunar regolith, 2023.01-2026.12

6. Principal Investigator, Enterprise and Institution Entrusted Project, Technical consultation and standard development for fiber-reinforced polymer pultruded sheets used in wind turbine blades, 2022.12-2024.04

7. Principal Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation - Joint Fund Project, Design theory and methods for large-sized high-durable fiber-reinforced polymer members for marine structures, 2022.01-2025.12

8. Principal Investigator, Institute for Guo Qiang, Research on new structures for robotically constructed lunar research stations, 2022.01-2025.01

9. Principal Investigator, Enterprise and Institution Entrusted Project, Structural design scheme for gravity-based concrete platforms in Arctic low-temperature regions, 2021.03-2021.12

10. Principal Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation - General Project, Study on structural behaviors of FCCCPR reinforced concrete members, 2020.01-2023.12

11. Principal Investigator, Institute for Guo Qiang, Research on new materials and structural systems for robotic construction, 2019.12-2021.12

12. Participant, National Key R&D Program, Key technologies for intelligent construction of the National Speed Skating Oval, 2019.10-2022.06

13. Principal Investigator, Enterprise and Institution Entrusted Project, Study on the compressive failure mechanism of carbon fiber thick plates in wind turbine blades, 2019.09-2019.12

14. Principal Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation - General Project, Study on novel RC frame structure with weakening/enhancing detailing of kinked rebars, 2018.01-2021.12

15. Principal Investigator, National Key R&D Program - Sub-project, Structural design theory and methods for performance enhancement of fiber-reinforced polymer and efficient utilization in construction, 2017.07-2020.06

16. Principal Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation of China - Hong Kong and Macao Joint Project, Square concrete-filled steel tubular columns with internal high-strength steel confinement, 2017.01-2020.12

17. Project Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation of China - Excellent Young Scholar Project, Innovative hybrid structures incorporating FRP, 2016.01-2018.12

18. Project Investigator, Enterprise and Institution Entrusted Project, Engineering analysis and design consultation for FRP complex curved surface protection system of the Beiguan avenue bridge over grand canal, 2016.01-2017.02

19. Project Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation of China - General Program, Development and behavior study on innovative FRP-concrete hybrid structures from ocean and for ocean, 2015.01-2018.12

20. Project Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation of China - General Program, Mechanical behavior and mechanical-photovoltaic properties of curved FRP sandwich panels with flexible solar cell skin, 2013.01-2016.12

21. Project Investigator, Enterprise and Institution Entrusted Project, Research on implementation technology of GFRP exhaust stacks in wet flue gas desulfurization chimneys, 2012.09-2014.06

22. Project Investigator, 973 Program - Sub-project, Typical lightweight large-scale structural system based on FRP and its design, 2012.01-2013.12

23. Project Investigator, 973 Program - Sub-project, Seismic damage control theory and design method of FRP reinforced structures, 2012.01-2013.12

24. Project Investigator, 863 Program - Sub-project, Research on extrusion molding of domestic carbon fiber reinforced polymer and its application technology, 2012.01-2015.12

25. Project Investigator, Enterprise and Institution Entrusted Project, Long-term monitoring of anti-corrosion effectiveness for exhaust cooling towers, 2011.07-2019.07

26. Joint Project Investigator, Ministry of Science and Technology - International Science and Technology Cooperation Program, Joint development of key technologies for rapid erection of bridges using high-performance FRP, 2010.06-2012.06

27. Participant, National Natural Science Foundation of China - Major program Sub-project, Structural selection test for fuselage wall panels, 2010.06-2011.08

28. Project Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation of China - General Program, Study on mechanism and behavior of FRP anti-buckling strengthening steel members and FRP buckling-restrained braces, 2010.01-2012.12

29. Participant, National Science and Technology Support Program Sub-project, Key technologies for connections of FRP-reinforced bridge components and structures: evaluation and application, 2009.06-2010.08

30. Project Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation of China - Young Scientists Fund, Study of large-span FRP woven net structures, 2007.01-2009.12

Representative Academic Achievements

Representative Monographs:

1. Peng FENG, Yange ZHAO, Congzhen XIAO, et al., Low-Carbon Design Methods and Applications for Civil Building Structures, China Architecture & Building Press, 2025

2. Peng FENG, Xinzhen LU, Ye Lieping, Application of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer in Construction: Experiment, Theories, and Methodology, China Architecture & Building Press, 2011


Representative Papers:

3. Peng FENG, Juntian TANG, Shuxin LIAO, Yuwei WU, Yu BAI. Behavior of pultruded I-section GFRP profiles under restrained torsion. Composite Structures 2025; 357:118959,

4. Peng FENG, Jiacheng ZHAO, Qinyu WANG, Jiaqi ZHAI, Peizhao ZHOU. Self-shaping free-form spatial structure with large-deformable bunched CFRP rods. Engineering Structures 2024; 316:118565, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.118565

5. Charun BAO, Peng FENG, Daobo ZHANG, Qinyu WANG, Shaobo YANG. Conceptual design and experimental investigation of regolith bag structures for lunar in situ construction. Journal of Building Engineering 2024; 95:110245, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.110245

6. Chongfeng XIE, Peng FENG. Novel bamboo-raft-type floating structure (BRT-FS) assembled by FRP reinforced concrete tubes: Conceptual design and analysis. Engineering Structures 2024; 318:118705, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.118705

7. Li DONG, Peng FENG, Chi LU, Pan ZHANG, Guozhen DING. Rapid design for large-scale parallel CFRP cable with multi-source experimental data. Engineering Structures 2024; 305:117771, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.117771

8. Charun BAO, Daobo ZHANG, Qinyu WANG, Yifei CUI, Peng FENG. Lunar In Situ Large-Scale Construction: Quantitative Evaluation of Regolith Solidification Techniques. Engineering 2024; 39:204-211, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2024.03.004

9. Daobo Zhang, Peng FENG, Peizhao Zhou, Weiguo Xu, Guowei MA. 3D printed concrete walls reinforced with flexible FRP textile: automatic construction, digital rebuilding, and seismic performance. Engineering Structures 2023; 291:116488, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.116488

10. Li HU, Peng FENG, Jia-Qi YANG, Zhiyuan LI. Shear behaviour of FRP-confined concrete/UHPC core-encased rebar (FCCC-R): experimental investigation and design method. Engineering Structures 2023; 284:115951, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.115951

11. Peizhao ZHOU, Peng FENG. Unified analysis for tailorable multi-scale fiber reinforced cementitious composites in tension. Composites Part B: Engineering 2023; 254:110586, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.110586

12. Zhiyuan LI, Peng FENG, Jia-Qi YANG. Analysis-oriented model for FRP tube-confined concrete: 3D interpretation of biaxial tube behaviour. Engineering Structures 2022; 272:114987, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.114987

13. Zheng DANG, Zhiyuan LI, Peng FENG. Axial compressive behavior of UHPC confined by FRP. Composite Structures 2022; 300:116110, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.116110

14. Peng FENG, Zhiyuan LI, Jie WANG, TianQiao LIU. Novel joint for pultruded FRP beams and concrete-filled FRP columns: Conceptual and experimental investigations. Composite Structures 2022; 287:115339, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.115339

15. Lili HU, Peng FENG. Theoretical analysis and design of prestressed CFRP-reinforced steel columns. Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE 2022; 26(3):04002029, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0001210

16. Xing LIU, TianQiao LIU, Peng FENG. Long-term performance prediction framework based on XGBoost decision tree for pultruded FRP composites exposed to water, humidity and alkaline solution. Composite Structures 2022; 284:115184, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.115184

17. Peng FENG, Yuwei WU, TianQiao LIU. Non-uniform fiber-resin distributions of pultruded GFRP profiles. Composites Part B: Engineering 2022; 231:109543, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2021.109543

18. Pengcheng AI, Peng FENG, Hongwei LIN, Pengcheng ZHU, Guozhen DING. Novel self-anchored CFRP cable system: concept and anchorage behavior. Composite Structures 2021; 263:113736, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.113736

19. Wen ZHOU, Peng FENG, Jia-Qi YANG. Advances in coral aggregate concrete and its combination with FRP: A state-of-the-art review. Advances in Structural Engineering 2021; 24(6):1161-1181, https://doi.org/10.1177/1369433220968429

20. TianQiao LIU, Peng FENG, Yuwei WU, Shuxin LIAO, Xinmiao MENG. Developing an innovative curved-pultruded large-scale GFRP arch beam. Composite Structures 2021; 256:113111, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.113111

21. Jia-Qi YANG, Peng FENG. Analysis-oriented models for FRP confined concrete: 3D interpretation and general methodology. Engineering Structures 2020; 216:110749, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.110749

22. Zheng DANG, Peng FENG, Jia-Qi YANG, Qian ZHANG. Axial compressive behavior of engineered cementitious composite confined by fiber-reinforced polymer. Composite Structures 2020; 243:112191, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112191

23. TianQiao LIU, Xing LIU, Peng FENG. A comprehensive review on mechanical properties of pultruded FRP composites subjected to long-term environmental effects. Composites Part B: Engineering 2020; 191:107958, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2020.107958

24. Peng FENG, Yichong ZOU, Lili HU, Tianqiao LIU. Use of 3D laser scanning on evaluating reduction of initial geometric imperfection of steel column with pre-stressed CFRP. Engineering Structures 2019; 198:109527, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109527

25. Zeyuan WANG, Peng FENG, Shi CHENG, Tao YU. Friction measurement and correction method in quasi-static tests of columns under combined axial and cyclic lateral loading. Advances in Structural Engineering 2019; 22(12):2672-2686, https://doi.org/10.1177/1369433219849873

26. Zeyuan WANG, Peng FENG, Yi ZHAO, Tao YU. FRP-confined concrete core-encased rebar for RC columns: Concept and axial compressive behavior. Composite Structures 2019; 222:110915, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.110915

27. Peng FENG, Lili HU. Steel columns strengthened/reinforced by prestressed CFRP strips: Concepts and behaviors under axial compressive loads. Composite Structures 2019; 217:150-164, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.03.038

28. Hanlin QIANG, Peng FENG, Zhe QU. Seismic responses of post-yield hardening single-degree-of-freedom systems incorporating high-strength elastic material. Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics 2019; 48:611-633, https://doi.org/10.1002/eqe.3151

29. Lili HU, Peng FENG, Xiao-Ling ZHAO. Fatigue design of CFRP strengthened steel members. Thin-Walled Structures 2017; 119:482-498, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2017.06.029

30. Peng FENG, Hanlin QIANG, Weihong QIN, Meng GAO. A novel kinked rebar configuration for simultaneously improving the seismic performance and progressive collapse resistance of RC frame structures. Engineering Structures 2017; 147:752-767, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.06.042

31. Peng FENG, Xinmiao MENG, Hanqing ZHANG. Mechanical behavior of FRP sheets reinforced 3D elements printed with cementitious materials. Composite Structures 2015; 134:331-342, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.08.079

32. Peng FENG, Xinmiao MENG, Jian-fei CHEN, Lieping YE. Mechanical properties of structures 3D printed with cementitious powders. Construction and Building Materials 2015; 93:486-497, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.05.132

33. Peng FENG, Shi CHENG, Yu BAI, Lieping YE. Mechanical behavior of concrete-filled square steel tube with FRP-confined concrete core subjected to axial compression. Composite Structures 2015; 123:312-324, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2014.12.053

34. Peng FENG, Yanhua ZHANG, Yu BAI, Lieping YE. Combination of bamboo filling and FRP wrapping to strengthen steel members in compression. Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE 2013; 17(3):347-356, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000353

35. Peng FENG, Lieping YE, Jinguang TENG. Large-span woven web structure made of fiber reinforced polymer. Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE 2007; 11(2):110-119, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0268(2007)11:2(110)

36. Yang Shaobo, Feng Peng, Zhang Daobo, Zuo Yang, Qi Junfeng, Bao Charu, Wang Qinyu. Research on simulated lunar soil solar concentrator melting experiment for in-situ construction on lunar surface. Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Natural Science Edition). 2024, 52(8): 130-138  

37. Feng Peng, Bao Charu, Zhang Daobo, Yue Qingrui, Qi Junfeng, Zuo Yang. Construction technology for lunar bases using lunar in-situ resources. 2021, 51(1): 169-178  

38. Feng Peng, Qiang Hanlin, Ye Lieping. Discussion and Definition on Yield Point of Materials, Members, and Structures. Engineering Mechanics. 2017, 34(3): 36-46  

39. Feng Peng, Wang Jie, Zhang Xiao, Ye Lieping, Yue Qingrui. Development and Innovation on Combined FRP and Sea Sand Concrete for Structures. Fiber Reinforced Plastics/Composites. 2014, (12): 13-18

40. Feng Peng. Development and Application of Composite in Civil Engineering. Fiber Reinforced Plastics/Composites. 2014, (9): 99-104


Representative Patents:

41. Feng Peng, Tang Juntian, Node connecting structure between FRP pultruded profiles and construction and assembly method, CN114108821A  

42. Feng Peng, Zhang Daobo, Zhang Shaojie, Bao Charu, Zuo Yang, Microwave sintering automation equipment suitable for moon surface hardening, CN113863278A  

43. Feng Peng, Liu Tianqiao, Li Zhiyuan, Meng Xinmiao, Curved pultruded arched beam structure, CN113073539A  

44. Feng Peng, Wang Zeyuan, Manufacturing method for fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) stirrup, CN105459413A  

45. Feng Peng, Cheng Shi, Concrete structure reinforced by round FRP (fiber-reinforced plastic) confined concrete cores, CN104594186A  

46. Feng Peng, Wang Jie, Cheng Shi, Seawater corrosion resistant composite material combination column adopting seawater and sea sand concrete, CN104314232A


Representative Standard:

47. ISO 23930 Fibre-reinforced plastic composites — Full section compression test for pultruded profiles, Project Leader

48. National Standard, Pultruded fiber reinforced polymer composites structural profiles, GB/T 31539-2015, Chief Editor  

49. National Standard, Fiber reinforced polymer composites structural cables, GB/T 35156-2017, Chief Editor.  

50. National Standard, Pultruded fiber reinforced polymer composite planks for wind turbine blades, GB/T 45006-2024, Chief Editor