Fan Lichu (; 8 June 1933 – 3 May 2016) was a Chinese

structural engineer Structural engineers analyze, design, plan, and research List of structural elements, structural components and structural systems to achieve design goals and ensure the safety and comfort of users or occupants. Their work takes account mainly of ...

bridge A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, whi ...

specialist, and

academician An academician is a full member of an artistic, literary, engineering, or scientific academy. In many countries, it is an honorific title used to denote a full member of an academy that has a strong influence on national scientific life. Accor ...

of the

Chinese Academy of Engineering The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, ) is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China. The CAE and the Chinese Academy of Sciences a ...

(CAE).

Biography

Fan was born in

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

on 8 June 1933. He obtained a bachelor's degree of bridge and tunnel engineering from

Tongji University Tongji University is a public university located in Shanghai, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. Tongji is one of the ...

in 1955. He became a teaching assistant in Tongji University after his graduation. Working under Li Guohao, Fan's research was mainly in the field of bridge structural engineer. He provided aseismic design and analysis for bridges such as

Nanpu Bridge The Nanpu Bridge (), in Shanghai, China, sister bridge to the Yangpu Bridge, is one of the main bridges in Shanghai, forming part of Shanghai's elevated inner ring road. The cable-stayed bridge A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''tow ...

Yangpu Bridge The Yangpu Bridge () is a sister bridge to the Nanpu Bridge, both crossing the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China. Yangpu is among the world's longest bridges, with a total length of 8354 meters. Its longest span of 602 m makes it one of the List of ...

Donghai Bridge Donghai Bridge ( Chinese: t , s , p ''Dōnghǎi Dàqiáo'', Wu ''Tonhe Dujiau'' " East Sea Bridge") is a Chinese bridge counted among the longest cross-sea bridges in the world. It was completed on December 10, ...

Sutong Yangtze River Bridge The Sutong Yangtze Bridge (; , ) is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Yangtze in China between Nantong and Changshu, a satellite city of Suzhou, in Jiangsu province. Design and construction The Sutong Yangtze River Bridge was designed by Dr. ...

, Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge, viaduct and overpass in Shanghai. Fan was elected as an academician of the

for his achievements in the aseismic design and analysis for bridges in 2001. Fan died on 3 May 2016 at the age of 82 in Shanghai.

References

1933 births 2016 deaths Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Engineers from Shanghai Tongji University alumni Academic staff of Tongji University {{China-scientist-stub