Publications

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Journal Articles


Real-time monitoring of static elastic modulus evolution in hardening concrete through longitudinal-wave velocity changes retrieved by the stretching technique

Published in Construction and Building Materials, 2024

This paper is a collaborative effort with Minfei Liang (University of Oxford) and falls under the domain of Research Interest 3.

Recommended citation: Cheng, H., & Liang, M. (2024). Real-time monitoring of static elastic modulus evolution in hardening concrete through longitudinal-wave velocity changes retrieved by the stretching technique. Construction and Building Materials, 453, 139086.
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Comparing the stretching technique and the wavelet cross-spectrum technique for measuring stress-induced wave-velocity changes in concrete

Published in Automation in Construction, 2024

This paper is related to my PhD dissertaion and falls under the domain of Research Interest 4.

Recommended citation: Cheng, H., Weemstra, C., Hendriks, M. A., & Yang, Y. (2024). Comparing the stretching technique and the wavelet cross-spectrum technique for measuring stress-induced wave-velocity changes in concrete. Automation in Construction, 158, 105221.
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Prediction & optimization of alkali-activated concrete based on the random forest machine learning algorithm

Published in Construction and Building Materials, 2023

This paper is a collaborative effort with Yubo Sun (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) and falls under the domain of Research Interest 6.

Recommended citation: Sun, Y., Cheng, H., Zhang, S., Mohan, M. K., Ye, G., & De Schutter, G. (2023). Prediction & optimization of alkali-activated concrete based on the random forest machine learning algorithm. Construction and Building Materials, 385, 131519.
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Bond-slip monitoring of concrete structures using smart sensors — A review

Published in Sensors, 2019

This review paper is a collaborative effort with Linsheng Huo (Dalian University of Technology), Qingzhao Kong (Tongji University), and Xuemin Chen (Texas Southern University). It has been selected as the feature paper, and I serves as the co-first author.

Recommended citation: Huo, L., Cheng, H., Kong, Q., & Chen, X. (2019). Bond-slip monitoring of concrete structures using smart sensors—A review. Sensors, 19(5), 1231.
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Conference Papers


Monitoring of repaired concrete floor in the Maastunnel using smart aggregates

Published in Eleventh International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, 2022

This paper falls under the domain of Research Interest 5.

Recommended citation: Cheng, H., Zhang, F., Yang, Y., & Blom, C. K. (2022). Monitoring of repaired concrete floor in the Maastunnel using smart aggregates. In Bridge Safety, Maintenance, Management, Life-Cycle, Resilience and Sustainability (pp. 493-500). CRC Press.
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