Ye Keming (28 March 1937 – 5 October 2021) was a Chinese engineer who was chief engineer at

Shanghai Construction Group Shanghai Construction (Group) Corporation (SCG) is a Chinese construction and engineering company, ranked as the 16th largest construction company in the world based on 2011 revenues. The group's listed arm Shanghai Construction Group Co., Ltd. ( ...

, and an academician 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 ...

Biography

Ye was born in Jinshan County,

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

, on 28 March 1937, during the

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. After graduating from Suzhou Construction Engineering School (now

Suzhou University of Science and Technology The Suzhou University of Science and Technology (SUST; zh, c=苏州科技大学, p=Sūzhōu Kējì Dàxué; informally 苏科大), is a public university co-construct by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the People's Govern ...

) in 1956, he attended

Tongji University Tongji University () is a comprehensive public research university located in Shanghai. Established in 1907 by the German government together with German physicians in Shanghai, Tongji is one of the longest-standing, most selective, and most pr ...

, where he majored in industrial and civil buildings. From January 1957 to January 1977, Ye worked at the Shanghai No. 5 Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. as deputy chief engineer. He joined the

Communist Party of China The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...

in January 1965. In January 1977, he was sent to Albania as leader of Civil Engineering Team of Metallurgical Experts from China to Albania. One year later, he returned to China and became director of Technology Department of

Baosteel Group China Baowu Steel Group Corp., Ltd., commonly known as Baowu, is a state-owned iron and steel company headquartered in the Baosteel Tower in Pudong, Shanghai, China. The company was formed by Baosteel Group absorbing its smaller state-owned pe ...

. In January 1981, he continued to work at the Shanghai No. 5 Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. and then moved to the Shanghai No. 8 Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.. In January 1987, he was appointed deputy chief engineer at

, becoming vice chairman in January 1994 and senior engineer in January 1998. On 5 October 2021, he died of an illness at

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, in Shanghai, aged 84.

Contributions

Ye had been engaged in civil engineering construction technology and management for a long time. He had chaired the construction of

Nanpu Bridge The Nanpu Bridge (), in Shanghai, China, sister bridge to the Yangpu Bridge, is one of the main bridges in Shanghai. The cable-stayed bridge A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the ...

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 longe ...

Oriental Pearl Tower The Oriental Pearl Radio & Television Tower () is a TV tower in Shanghai. Its location at the tip of Lujiazui in the Pudong New Area by the side of Huangpu River, opposite The Bund, makes it a distinct landmark in the area. Its principal design ...

and

Jin Mao Tower The Jin Mao Tower (; Shanghainese:'' Cinmeu Dagho''; lit. ‘Golden Prosperity Building’), also known as the or , is a , 88-story (93 if counting the floors in the spire) landmark skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai, China. It contains a ...

, and participated in scientific research and talent training of national key projects such as

Runyang Yangtze River Bridge The Runyang Yangtze River Bridge () is a large bridge complex that crosses the Yangtze River in Jiangsu Province, China, downstream of Nanjing. The complex consists of two major bridges that link Zhenjiang on the south bank of the river and Yan ...

Sutong 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. ...

and

Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge (HZMB) is a bridge–tunnel system consisting of a series of three cable-stayed bridges, an undersea tunnel, and four artificial islands. It is both the longest sea crossing and the longest open-sea fixe ...

Honours and awards

* 1995 State Science and Technology Progress Award (First Class) for building

* 1995 Member of the

(CAE) * 1996 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) for research and application of construction technology and equipment of

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ye, Keming 1937 births 2021 deaths Engineers from Shanghai Suzhou University of Science and Technology alumni Tongji University alumni Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering