Journal articles

 

2021

Z Shen, AL Brooks, Y He, S Shrestha, and H Zhou* (2021). Evaluating dynamic thermal performance of building envelope components using small-scale calibrated hot box tests. Energy & Buildings (251), 111342. 

Z Shen, AL Brooks, Y He, J Wang, and H Zhou* (2021). Physics-guided multi-objective mixture optimization for functional cementitious composites containing microencapsulated phase changing materials. Materials & Design (207), 109842. (Cover Article).

A Rai, T Feng, D Howard, D Hun, M Zhang, H Zhou, and S S Shrestha* (2021). Conduction heat transfer through solid in porous materials: a comparative study by finite-element simulations and effective medium approximations. Computational Thermal Sciences, 13(6):19–32.

Y Ma, S Wang, H Zhou, W Hu, P Polaczyk, B Huang* (2021). A potential alternative to styrene-butadiene-styrene for asphalt modification using recycled rubber-plastic blends, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 33 (12), 04021341.
 

A Brooks, Y Fang, Z Shen, J Wang and H Zhou (2021). Enabling high-strength cement-based materials for thermal energy storage via fly-ash cenosphere encapsulated phase change materials. Cement and Concrete  Composites, 120 104033.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2021.104033

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Z Shen, H Zhou, A Brooks and D Hanna (2021). Evolution of elastic and thermal properties of cementitious composites containing micro-size lightweight fillers after exposure to elevated temperature. Cement and Concrete  Composites, 118 103931.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2021.103931

 

Z Shen, H Zhou, and S Shrestha (2021). LCC-based framework for building envelope and structure co-design considering energy efficiency and natural hazard performance. Journal of Building Engineering,102061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2020.102061

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Y Ma, S Wang, H Zhou, W Hu, P Polaczyk, M Zhang, B Huang (2021). Compatibility and rheological characterization of asphalt modified with recycled rubber-plastic blends. Construction and Building Materials, 121416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121416

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2020

Asadi, E., Shen, Z., Zhou, H., Salman, A., & Li, Y. (2020). Risk-informed multi-criteria decision framework for resilience, sustainability and energy analysis of reinforced concrete buildings. Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 13(6), 804-823. doi:10.1080/19401493.2020.1824016

 

Jia, Z., Chen, C., Zhou, H., & Zhang, Y. (2020). The characteristics and formation mechanism of the dark rim in alkali-activated slag. Cement and Concrete Composites, 112. doi:10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2020.103682

 

Khan, M. S., Sanchez, F., & Zhou, H. (2020). 3-D printing of concrete: Beyond horizons. Cement and Concrete Research, 133. doi:10.1016/j.cemconres.2020.106070

 

He, Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, C., & Zhou, H. (2020). Energy-saving potential of 3D printed concrete building with integrated living wall. Energy and Buildings, 222. doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110110

 

Shen, Z., & Zhou, H. (2020). Predicting effective thermal and elastic properties of cementitious composites containing polydispersed hollow and core-shell micro-particles. Cement and Concrete Composites, 105. doi:10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2019.103439

 

Brooks, A. L., Shen, Z., & Zhou, H. (2020). Development of a high-temperature inorganic synthetic foam with recycled fly-ash cenospheres for thermal insulation brick manufacturing. Journal of Cleaner Production, 246. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118748

 

2019

He, L., Attard, T. L., Zhou, H., & Brooks, A. (2019). Integrating energy transferability into the connection-detail of coastal bridges using reinforced interfacial epoxy-polyurea reaction matrix composite. Composite Structures, 216, 89-103. doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.02.094

 

Attard, T. L., He, L., & Zhou, H. (2019). Improving damping property of carbon-fiber reinforced epoxy composite through novel hybrid epoxy-polyurea interfacial reaction. Composites Part B: Engineering, 164, 720-731. doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.01.064

 

Zhou, H., & Brooks, A. L. (2019). Thermal and mechanical properties of structural lightweight concrete containing lightweight aggregates and fly-ash cenospheres. Construction and Building Materials, 198, 512-526. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.11.074

 

Before 2019

Brooks, A. L., Zhou, H., & Hanna, D. (2018). Comparative study of the mechanical and thermal properties of lightweight cementitious composites. Construction and Building Materials, 159, 316-328. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.10.102

 

Brooks, A. L., Zhou, H., & Shen, Z. (2017). A monolithic “unibody” construction of structural assemblies through vacuum-assisted processing of agro-waste fibrous composites. Construction and Building Materials, 153, 886-896. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.07.082

 

Shen, Z., & Zhou, H. (2017). Mechanical and electrical behavior of carbon fiber structural capacitors: Effects of delamination and interlaminar damage. Composite Structures, 166, 38-48. doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.12.062

 

Zhou, H., Attard, T. L., Dhiradhamvit, K., Wang, Y., & Erdman, D. (2015). Crashworthiness characteristics of a carbon fiber reinforced dual-phase epoxy-polyurea hybrid matrix composite. Composites Part B: Engineering, 71, 17-27. doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.10.053

 

Zhou, H., & Attard, T. L. (2015). Simplified anisotropic plasticity model for analyzing the postyield behavior of cold-formed sheet-metal shear panel structures. Journal of Structural Engineering (United States), 141(7). doi:10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001152

 

Zhou, H., Dhiradhamvit, K., & Attard, T. L. (2014). Tornado-borne debris impact performance of an innovative storm safe room system protected by a carbon fiber reinforced hybrid polymeric-matrix composite. Engineering Structures, 59, 308-319. doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2013.10.041

 

Zhou, H., Attard, T. L., Zhao, B., Yu, J., Lu, W., & Tong, L. (2013). Experimental study of retrofitted reinforced concrete shear wall and concrete-encased steel girders using a new CarbonFlex composite for damage stabilization. Engineering Failure Analysis, 35, 219-233. doi:10.1016/j.engfailanal.2013.01.032

 

Zhou, H., Attard, T. L., Wang, Y., Wang, J. A., & Ren, F. (2013). Rehabilitation of notch damaged steel beams using a carbon fiber reinforced hybrid polymeric-matrix composite. Composite Structures, 106, 690-702. doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2013.07.001

 

Attard, T. L., Wharton, C. R., & Zhou, H. (2013). Developing LH controller to model low- and high-velocity behavior in a prototype MR damper. Journal of Structural Engineering (United States), 139(9), 1457-1467. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0000719

 

Zhou, H., & Attard, T. L. (2013). Rehabilitation and strength sustainability of fatigue damaged concrete-encased steel flexural members using a newly developed polymeric carbon-fiber composite. Composites Part B: Engineering, 45(1), 1091-1103. doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.07.019

 

Attard, T. L., & Zhou, H. (n.d.). Damage Absorption of High-Impact Structural Systems using Time-Reaction of Hybridized Epoxy-Polyurea Interfaces. Athens Journal of Τechnology & Engineering, 3(1), 71-88. doi:10.30958/ajte.3-1-5

Presentations

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Conferences

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Zhou, H. (2017). Self-adaptive building façade achieved through 3-D printed metamaterials. Arlington, VA.
Event name: NSF Workshop on Additive Manufacturing in Civil Engineering
Type of presentation: Invited

Conferences

 

Shen, Z., & Zhou, H. (2020). Predicting effective thermal and elastic properties of cementitious composites containing core-shell micro-particles. In 2020 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Advanced Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure Development. Ventura, CA.

 

Zhou, H. (2019). Designing 3-D printable functional cementitious composites containing micro-size core-shell particles. In 1st International Conference on 3D printing and transportation. Transportation Research Board (TRB). Washington DC.

 

Salarieh, B., He, Y., & Zhou, H. (2019). Bioinspired design of thermally activated building skins. In ASCE EMI 2019 conference. ASCE EMI 2019 conference.

 

Gaede, R. K., Morris, T., Das, R., Lei, Y., Alves, T., Zhou, H., & Fahimi, F. (2019). Work-in-progress: Layering cybersecurity on domain engineering instruction. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.

 

Salarieh, B., Zhou, H., & He, Y. (2019). Thermally Active Building Skin – A Bio-mimicry Strategy for Building Thermal Management. In 2019 ASCE Structural Congress. Orlando, FL.

 

Shen, Z., & Zhou, H. (2018). Thermal and elastic properties of lightweight cementitious composites containing core-shell particles. In 2018 American Concrete Institute (ACI) Fall Convention. Las Vegas, NV.

 

Zhou, H., He, Y., & Shen, Z. (2018). Bio-inspired thermally adaptive building façade. In EMI 2018 conference. MIT, Cambridge, MA.

 

He, Y., Zhou, H., & Zhenglai, S. (2018). Environmentally adaptive building façade for building energy saving. In 2018 ASCE Earth and Space Conference. Cleveland, OH.

 

Zhou, H., Brooks, A. L., Hanna, D., & Salarieh, B. (2018). Thermal and mechanical properties of cementitious composites for additive construction of energy-saving habitats. In Earth and Space 2018: Engineering for Extreme Environments - Proceedings of the 16th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments (pp. 600-611). doi:10.1061/9780784481899.057

 

Zhou, H. (2017). Thermal and mechanical behaviors of lightweight concrete and cementitious composites. In American Concrete Institute (ACI) Fall Convention. Anaheim, CA.

 

Zhou, H. (2017). Contemporary design of building structures and materials for energy efficiency and hazard resilience. In 2017 American Concrete Institute (ACI) Spring Convention. Detroit, MI.

 

Shen, Z., & Zhou, H. (2016). Behavior of curved steel I-girder during early stage of construction: field investigation. In TRB 96th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers. Washington DC, United States. Retrieved from https://trid.trb.org/view/1439251

 

Zhou, H., Brooks, A. L., Shen, Z., & Hanna, D. (2016). Monolithic "unibody" Light-Frame Structures: An Integrated Solution for Multi-Hazard Mitigation and Building Energy Enhancement. In Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016 - Proceedings of the Joint Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016 (pp. 212-225). doi:10.1061/9780784479742.018

 

Shen, Z., & Zhou, H. (2016). Carbon Fiber-Based Structural Electric Capacitors: Coupled Mechanical-Electrical Behavior and Effect of Interlaminar Damage. In Earth and Space 2016: Engineering for Extreme Environments - Proceedings of the 15th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments (pp. 787-796). doi:10.1061/9780784479971.073