Fan Lichu | |
Birth Date: | 1933 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Shanghai, China |
Death Place: | Shanghai, China |
Field: | Bridge structural engineer |
Alma Mater: | Tongji University |
Fan Lichu (; 8 June 1933 – 3 May 2016) was a Chinese structural engineer, bridge specialist, and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE).
Fan was born in Shanghai on 8 June 1933. He obtained a bachelor's degree of bridge and tunnel engineering from Tongji University in 1955.[1] 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.[1] He provided aseismic design and analysis for bridges such as Nanpu Bridge, Yangpu Bridge, Donghai Bridge, Sutong Yangtze River Bridge, Jiangyin Yangtze River Bridge, viaduct and overpass in Shanghai.[2]
Fan was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering for his achievements in the aseismic design and analysis for bridges in 2001.[1]
Fan died on 3 May 2016 at the age of 82 in Shanghai.[3]