Yanping Zhu - Department of Civil Engineering

Assistant Professor
Science and Engineering Building 311
Phone: 406-496-4263
Email: yzhu@mtech.edu
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Education

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Dean’s Scholar Award), Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA
• M.S. in Structural and Bridge Engineering (with honor), Hunan University, Changsha, China
• B.S. in Civil Engineering (with honor), Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China

Research Interests

• Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors (DFOS)
• Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC)

Teaching

• Sustainable Engineering
• Computer Applications in Construction

Selected Publications

Journals

• Zhu Y and Chen G. Fire dynamic simulation of concrete beams subjected to channel fires. Fire Technology 2024. (under review)
• Zhu Y, Taffese, W, and Chen G. Explainable AI based slip prediction of steel-UHPC interface connected by shear studs. Expert Systems With Applications 2024. (second revision)
• Taffese, W, Zhu Y, and Chen G. Ensemble-learning model based ultimate moment prediction of reinforced concrete members strengthened by UHPC. Engineering Structures 2024;305: 117705.
• Taffese, W, Zhu Y, and Chen G. Utilizing ensemble learning in the classifications of ductile and brittle failure modes of UHPC strengthened RC members. Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering 2024;24: 86.
• Zhu Y, Taffese, W, and Chen G. Data-driven shear capacity prediction of studs embedded in UHPC for steel-UHPC composite structures. Journal of Structural Engineering 2024. (under review)
• Taffese, W, Zhu Y, and Chen G. Predicting concrete-to-concrete interfacial shear strength using explainable machine learning. Journal of Structural Engineering 2024. (under review)
• Zhu Y, Taffese, W, and Chen G. FRP-concrete interface shear bond strength predictions from standalone and ensemble learning models. Engineering Structures 2024. (Accepted)
• Zhu Y, Klegseth M, Bao Y, Hoehler M S, Choe L, and Chen G. Distributed fiber optic measurements of strain and temperature in long-span composite floor beams with simple shear connections subject to compartment fires. Fire Safety Journal 2021;121: 103275. (Editor-in-Chief’s Featured Article)
• Zhu Y and Chen G. Rayleigh scattering based, thermal-induced displacement measurement along a steel plate at high temperature. Infrastructure Intelligence and Resilience 2022;1: 100002.

• Zhu Y and Chen G. Quantifying thermal strain of steel plate subjected to constant temperature by distributed fiber optic sensors. Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure 2022;1: liac005.

• Zhu Y and Chen G. Effect of the multilayered coating of single-mode optical fibers on distributed temperature and strain measurement in mortar specimens. Fire Safety Journal 2022;140: 103831.
• Zhu Y and Chen G. Heat treatment and polymer coating effect on Rayleigh scattering based fiber optic temperature measurement. Measurement 2022;206: 112253.
• Zhu Y and Chen G. Spiral deployment of optical fiber sensors for distributed strain measurement in 7-wire twisted steel cables post-tensioned against precast concrete bars. Sensors 2022;22: 7636.
• Zhu Y, Meng D, Zhang Y, Hussein H H, He S, Long-term performance of a continuous box-girder bridge constructed using precast segments with wet ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) joints, Case Studies in Construction Materials 2022;17C: e01285.
• Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Hussein H H, NC and UHPC shrinkage and creep model validation and application, Advances in Structural Engineering 2022;25: 1-13.
• Zhu Y, Zhang Y, He S, Tensile testing of age-dependent HESUHPC-NSC composite at typical season temperatures, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 2022;34: 06022004. (ASCE)
• Zhu Y, Hussein H H, Kumar A, and Chen G. A review: Material and structural properties of UHPC at elevated temperatures or fire conditions. Cement Concrete Composite 2021;123: 104212.
• Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Hussein H H, Qu S. Existing inverse analysis approaches for tensile stress – strain relationship of UHPC with treated steel fibers. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 2021;33: 04021118. (ASCE)
• Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Hussein H H, Qiu M, Meng D, and Chen G. Flexural strengthening of large-scale damaged reinforced concrete bridge slab using UHPC layer with different interface techniques. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 2022;18: 879-892.
• Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Xu Z. Analytical investigation of long-term behavior of normal concrete filled UHPC tube composite column, Case Studies in Construction Materials. 2022;17: e01435.
• Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Li X, and Chen G. Finite element model to predict structural response of pre-damaged RC beams reinforced by toughness-improved UHPC under unloading status. Engineering Structures 2021;235: 112019.
• Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Qu S, Kumar A. Flexural and tensile strength of ultra-high-performance concrete with ZnPh-treated steel fibers. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 2020;32: 06020013. (ASCE)
• Zhu Y, Zhang Y, and Shi J. Finite element analysis of flexural behavior of precast segmental UHPC beams with prestressed bolted hybrid joints. Engineering Structures 2021;238: 111492.
• Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Hussein H H, and Chen G. Flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete beams or slabs using ultra- high performance concrete (UHPC): A state of the art review. Engineering Structures 2020;205: 110035. (In most downloaded papers list for 90 days)
• Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Hussein H H, Liu J, and Chen G. Experimental study and theoretical prediction on shrinkage-induced restrained stresses in UHPC-RC composites under normal curing and steam curing. Cement and Concrete Composites 2020;110: 103602.
• Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Hussein H H, and Cai S. Flexural study on UHPC–steel composite beams with joints under negative bending moment. Journal of Bridge Engineering 2020;25: 04020084. (ASCE) (Editor’s Choice Article)
• Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Hussein H H, and Chen G. Numerical modeling for damaged reinforced concrete slab strengthened by ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) layer. Engineering Structures 2019;209: 110031.
• Zhang Y, Zhu Y, Yeseta M, Meng D, Shao X, Dang Q, and Chen G. Flexural behaviors and capacity prediction on damaged reinforcement concrete (RC) bridge deck strengthened by ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) layer. Construction and Building Materials 2019;215: 347–359.
• Qu S, Zhang Y, Zhu Y, Huang L, Qiu M. Prediction of tensile response of UHPC with aligned and ZnPh treated steel fibers based on a spatial stochastic process. Cement Concrete Research 2020;136: 106165. (Equal contribution to first author)
• Guo C, Li Y, Zhu Y, Wu C, and Chen G. Synthesis and characterization of free-stand graphene/silver nanowire/graphene nano composite as transparent conductive film with enhanced stiffness, Applied Sciences 2020;10: 4802.

Conference Publications

• Zhu Y, Chen G. Heat treatment and polymer coating effect on Rayleigh scattering-based fiber optic temperature measurement. Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2023.
• Zhu Y, Chen G. Cable force monitoring by distributed fiber optic sensor with two installation schemes. 8th World Conference on Structural Control and Monitoring, Orlando, Florida, USA, 5-8 June 2022.
• Zhang Y, Huang S, Zhu Y, Zhang C. An innovative concept for strengthening damaged RC beam using prestressed UHPC layer. Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management, Life-Cycle Sustainability and Innovations, 2021:3940–5.
• Yuan X, Zhu Y, Chen G. SMART shear keys to prevent bridge girders from falling off during earthquakes and tsunami – preliminary numerical simulations. The Third International Bridge Seismic Workshop, 3rd IBSW (Seattle, Washington, USA – October 1st to 4th, 2019).
• Yuan X, Chen G, Han J, Zhu Y. Experimental investigation of a novel smart shear key for earthquake and tsunami mitigation. Poster, Missouri S&T, university transportation center (UTC) annual meeting, 2020.

Awards and Honors

Research Projects

• 2019-2023 Four Mid-America Transportation Center reports
• A proposal for airport cooperative research program 2022-2023 graduate research award program
• A proposal related to deep learning for infrastructure inspection application