Prof. Hwai-Chung
Wu
Department of
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Wayne State
University, Detroit, USA
Associate
Professor
Email: hcwu@wayne.edu
Qualifications
1990 Ph.D., Materials Science & Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
1985 M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Auburn
University, Auburn, AL, USA
1981 B.S., Civil Engineering, National Taiwan
University, Chinese Taipei
Publications(Selected)
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Wu, H.C., Sun, P., “On Sol-Gel Approach to Geopolymerization,” in press,
Inter. Journal of Environment and Waste Management, 2011.
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Wu, H.C., Yan, A., “Time-dependent Deterioration of FRP Bridge Deck under
Freeze/Thaw Conditions,” Composites: Part B, in press, 2011.
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Wu, H.C., Sun, P., “Effect of Mixture Compositions on Workability and
Strength of Fly Ash-Based Inorganic Polymer Mortar,” ACI Materials Journal,
Vol.107, No.6, pp.554-561, 2010.
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Wu, H.C., Sun, P., and Teng, J., “Development of Fiber Reinforced Cement
Based Composite Sheets for Structural Retrofit,” ASCE Journal of Materials,
Vol.22, No.6, pp.572-579, 2010.
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Zhang, J, Zhang, K, Wu, H.C., Yu, M., “Experimental and Numerical
Investigation on Pure Aluminum by ECAP,” Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc. China,
Vol.19, No.5, pp.1303-1311, 2009.
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Wu, H.C., and Sun, P., “Splitting Tensile Strength of Fly Ash Activated by
Hydrothermal Hot-Pressing Process,” ASCE Journal of Materials, Vol.21, No.8,
pp.356-361, 2009.
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Wu, H.C., and Teng, J., “Innovative Cement Based Thin Sheet Composites for
Retrofit,” The Master Builder, Vol.11, No.5, pp.102-108, 2009.
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Arisoy, B, Wu, H.C., “Performance of a Fibre-Reinforced Lightweight
Concrete Panel,” Construction Materials, Vol.161, No.4, pp.157-162, 2008.
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Sun, P., and Wu, H.C., “Transition from Brittle to Ductile Behavior of Fly
Ash by Fiber Reinforcement,” Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol.30, No.1,
pp.29-36, 2008.
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Arisoy, B., and Wu, H.C., “Material Characteristics of High Performance
Lightweight Concrete With PVA,” Journal of Construction and Building Materials,
Vol.22, No.4, pp.635-645, 2008.
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Wu, H.C., and Sun, P., “New Construction Material from Fly Ash Based
Lightweight Inorganic Polymer,” Journal of Construction and Building Materials,
Vol. 21, pp. 211-217, 2007.
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Wu, H.C., Fu, G., Gibson, R.F., Yan, A., Warnemuende, K., and Anumandla,
V., “Durability of FRP Composite Bridge Deck Materials under Freeze-Thaw and
Low Temperature Conditions,” Journal of Bridge Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp.
443-451, 2006.
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Mu, B., Wu, H.C., Yan, A., Warnemuende, K., Fu, G., Gibson, R.F., and Kim,
D.W., “ FE Analysis of Complex Bridge System with FRP Composite Deck,” Journal
of Composites for Construction, Vol. 10, No.1, pp.79-86, 2006.
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Warnemuende, K, and Wu, H.C., “Actively Modulated Acoustic Nondestructive
Evaluation of Concrete,” Cement and Concrete Research, Vol.34, No.4, pp.
563-570, 2003.
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Wu, H.C., and Mu, B., “On Stress Concentrations for Isotropic /Orthotropic
Plates and Cylinders with a Circular Hole,” Journal of Composite Part B, Vol.
34, pp.127-134, 2003.
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Wu, H.C., Mu, B. and Warnemuende, K., “Failure Analysis of FRP Sandwich
Bus Panels by Finite Element Method,” Journal of Composite Part B, Vol. 34,
pp.51-58, 2003.
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Wu, H.C., “ Discussion on Mechanical Properties of Steel Microfiber
Reinforced Cement Pastes and Mortars,” ASCE Journal of Materials, Vol.13, No.
3, pp.240-241, 2001.
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Wu, H.C., “Discussion on Mechanical Interaction between Concrete and FRP,”
Journal of Composites for Construction, Vol.5, No.3, pp.212, 2001.
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Wang, Y., Wu, H.C. and Li, V.C., “Concrete Reinforcement with Recycled
Fibers: A Review,” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol.12, No.4,
pp.314-319, 2000.
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Wu, H.C., “Mechanical Interaction between Concrete and FRP,” Journal of
Composites for Construction, Vol.4, No.2, pp.96-98, 2000.
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Wu, H.C., “Crack Arrest by Internal Compressive Stress Field Induced by
External Tensile Loading,” Journal of Materials Science Letters, Vol.18, No.20,
pp.1709-1710, 1999.
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Lim, Y.M., Wu, H.C., and Li, V.C., “Development of Flexural Composite
Properties and Dry Shrinkage Behavior of High Performance Fiber Reinforced
Cementitious Composites at Early Ages,” ACI Materials Journal, Vol.96, No.1,
pp.20-26, 1999.
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Wu, H.C. and Li, V.C., “Fiber/Cement Interface Tailoring with Plasma
Treatment,” Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol.21, pp.205-212, 1999.
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Kim, P, Wu, H.C., Lin, Z., Li, V.C., deLhoneux, B., and Akers, S.,
“Micromechanics Based Durability Study of Cellulose Cement in Flexure,” Journal
of Cement and Concrete Research, Vol.29, No.2, pp.201-208, 1999.
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Seo, M., Wu, H.C., Chen, J., Toomey, C.S., and Backer, S., “Wear and
Fatigue of Nylon and Polyester Mooring Lines,” Textile Research Journal,
Vol.67, No.7, pp.467-480, 1997.
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Wu, H.C., Lim, Y.M., and Li, V.C., “Application of Recycled Tire Cord in
Concrete for Shrinkage Crack Control,” Journal of Materials Science Letters,
Vol.15, No.20, pp.1828-1831, 1996.
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Li, V.C., Wu, H.C., and Chan, Y.W., “Effect of Plasma Treatment of
Polyethylene Fibers on Interface and Cementitious Composites Properties,”
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol.79, No.3, pp.700-704, 1996.
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Wu, H.C., Li, V.C., Lim, Y.M., Hayes, K., and Chen, C.C., “Control of Cs
Leachability in Cementitious Binders,” Journal of Materials Science Letters,
Vol.15, No.19, pp.1736-1739, 1996.
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Li, V.C., Wu, H.C., Maalej, M., Mishra, D.K., and Hashida, T., “Tensile
Behavior of Engineered Cementitious Composites with Discontinuous Random Steel
Fibers,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol.79, No.1, pp.74-78, 1996.
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Wu, H.C., Seo, M.H., Backer, S., and Mandell, J.F., “Structural Modeling
of Double-braided Synthetic Fiber Ropes,” Textile Research Journal, Vol.65,
No.11, pp.619-631, 1995.
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Li, V.C., Mishra, D.K., and Wu, H.C., “Matrix Design for Pseudo
Strain-Hardening Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites,” RILEM Journal of
Materials and Structures, Vol.28, pp.586-595, 1995.
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Wu, H.C. and Li, V.C., “Stochastic Process of Multiple Cracking in
Discontinuous Random Fiber Reinforced Brittle Matrix Composites,” International
Journal of Damage Mechanics, Vol.4, pp.83-102, 1995.
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Wu, H.C., Matsumoto, T., and Li, V.C., “Buckling of Bridging Fibers in
Composites,” Journal of Materials Science Letters, Vol.13, pp.1800-1803, 1994.
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Li, V.C., Naaman, A.E., Wight, J.K., Mishra, D.K., LaFave, J.M., Wu, H.C.,
and Inada, Y., “On the Shear Behavior of Engineered Cementitious Composites,”
Journal of Advanced Cement Based Materials, Vol.1, pp.142-149, 1994.
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Wu, H.C. and Li, V.C., “Trade-off between Strength and Ductility of Random
Discontinuous Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites,” Cement and Concrete
Composites, Vol.16, pp.23-29, 1994.
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Wu, H.C., “Frictional Constraint of Rope Strands,” Journal of the Textile
Institute, Vol.84, No.2, pp.199-213, 1993.
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Wu, H.C., “Energy Approach for Rope Strength Prediction,” Journal of the
Textile Institute, Vol.83, No.4, pp.542-549, 1992.
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Wu, H.C. and Li, V.C., “Snubbing and Bundling Effects on Multiple Crack
Spacing of Discontinuous Random Fiber Reinforced Brittle Matrix Composites,”
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol.75, No.12, pp.3487-89, 1992.
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Li, V.C. and Wu, H.C., “Conditions for Pseudo Strain-Hardening in Fiber
Reinforced Brittle Matrix Composites,” Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol.45, No.8,
pp.390-398, 1992.
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Wu, H.C., “Thermodynamic Calculation of Partial Phase Diagram of Al-Si
Alloy at High Pressure,” Journal of Materials Science Letters, Vol.11, pp.1-5,
1992.
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Wu, H.C. and Chen, J., “Experiment on Two-filament Twist Structure,”
Textile Research Journal, Vol.61, pp.635-636, 1991.Wu, H.C. and Chin, B.A.,
“Rapid Pressure Solidification in an Al-Si Alloy,” Journal of Materials
Science, Vol.26, pp.993-999, 1991.