Professor
Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Education
Ph.D., 2010, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University
M.S., 2004, Civil Engineering, University of Toledo
B.S., 2001, Structural Engineering, Tongji University
Research Interests
- Structural reliability
- Risk and life-cycle analysis
- Probabilistic methods and modeling in civil engineering
- Performance-based design
- Multi-hazard analysis
- Performance assessment of deteriorating systems
- Decision making under uncertainty
Publications
Soraghi, A., and Huang, Q. (2021). Reliability Analysis of Corroded RC Beams Using Probabilistic Failure Mode Prediction Model, Engineering Structures, 233: 111944.
Kere, K.J., and Huang, Q. (2019). Life-Cycle Cost Comparison of Corrosion Management Strategies for Steel Structures, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, 24(4): 04019007.
Daghash, S., Huang, Q., and Ozbulut, O.E. (2019). Tensile Behavior and Cost Efficiency Evaluation of ASTM A1010 Steel for Bridge Construction, ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, 24(8): 04019078.
Sajedi S., and Huang, Q. (2019). Reliability-based life-cycle-cost comparison of different corrosion management strategies, Engineering Structures, 186: 52-63.
Huang, Q., Dyanati, M., Roke, D., Chandra, A., and Sett, K. (2018). Economic Feasibility Study of Self-Centering Concentrically Braced Frame Systems, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 144(8): 04018101.
Grants
2020 Probabilistic Performance Evaluation of Cathodically Protected Pipeline Considering AC Corrosion, Department of Transportation (DOT), PHMSA, PI (subaward @ 51做厙, led by The University of Akron)
2020 Probabilistic Performance Modeling and Optimum Maintenance Planning of Plastic Pipeline with Piezoelectric-Based NDE Updating, DOT-PHMSA, PI (subaward @ 51做厙, led by Rutgers University)
2019 Multi-Modal NDE Assisted Probabilistic Pipeline Performance Evaluation under Interactive Anomalies, DOT-PHMSA, PI.
2017 Evaluation of Effective Bridge Deck Repair Maintenance Methods (Phase I), Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), PI.
2016 Probabilistic Characterization of Bond Behavior at Rebar-Concrete Interface in Corroded RC Structures: Experiment, Modeling, and Implementation, National Science Foundation (NSF), PI.