Jiong Hu

Contact Information:

Scott Campus (Omaha)
PKI 205E
(402) 554-4106
jhu5@unl.edu

Personal Links:

Personal Website

Professor, Associate Chair for Graduate Programs

Academic Degrees

  • Ph.D., Geotechnical and Materials Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 2005
  • M.Eng., Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing, China, 1999
  • B.Eng., Construction Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing, China, 1996

Certifications

  • Ph.D.

Experience

08/2015-present, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Omaha, NE
09/2014-08/2015, Associate Professor, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
03/2015-08/2015, Core Faculty, Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization Program, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
07/2008-08/2014, Assistant Professor, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
12/2005-07/2008, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
08/2002-12/2005, Research/Teaching Assistant, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Curriculum Vitae (CV):

Areas of Research and Professional Interest

  • Sustainable civil engineering materials and construction
  • High performance concrete (HPC) and ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC)
  • Cellular concrete
  • Fresh concrete properties and rheology of concrete
  • Concrete with recycled materials
  • Pavement materials and design
  • Active learning

Research Profiles:

Courses Taught

Honors and Awards

College Achievement Awards for Excellence in Service, College of Science and Engineering, Texas State University (2015)
Presidential Distinction Awards for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University (2014)
College Achievement Awards for Excellence in Teaching, College of Science and Engineering, Texas State University (2014)
College Achievement Awards for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, College of Science and Engineering, Texas State University (2011)
ACI Excellent University Award (Faculty Advisor, ACI Texas State University Student Chapter) (2014, 2013, 2012)

Funding


•    "Standard Design for Nebraska County Bridges", Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR),  $156,098, 07/2016-12/2017(Co-Principal Investigator)
•    “Feasibility Study of Using Micro- and Nano- Clay as Additives in Concrete”, Texas State University Research Enhance Program (REP), $8,160, 01/2015 – 12/2015.  (Principal Investigator)
•    “Rheology and Shrinkage Study of SCC with Recycled Fine Aggregate as Internal Curing Agent”, National Science Foundation of China, $133,546, 01/2015 – 12/2018. (Co-Principal Investigator)
•    “Development of Sustainable Concrete with Recycled Carpet Fiber Reinforcement and Recycled Concrete”, Texas State University Research Enhance Program (REP), $16,000, 01/2013 – 12/2013. (Co-Principal Investigator)
•    “Feasibility Study of Two-Lift Concrete Paving”, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) (RTI 0-6749), $136,947, 09/2012-08/2013. (Principal Investigator)
•    “Automated Crack Documentation Using Digital Images-Scoping Study”, TxDOT (RTI 0-6789), $94,376, 09/2012-08/2013. (Co-Principal Investigator)
•    “Optimizing Concrete pavement Type Selection Based on Aggregate Availability”, TxDOT (RTI 0-6681), $170,000, 09/2011-08/2012. (Co-Principal Investigator)
•    “Use of Waste Clay Brick as Cement Additive in Concrete: Feasibility Study in the State of Texas”, Texas State University REP, $16,000, 01/2010 – 12/2010. (Co-Principal Investigator)
•    “Evaluation, Presentation and Repair of Microbial Acid-Produced Attack of Concrete”, TxDOT (RTI 0-6137), $252,557, 09/2009 – 08/2011. (Principal Investigator)
•    “Self-compacting concrete using recycled concrete aggregate”, Texas State University REP, Amount $8,000, 01/2009 – 12/2009. (Principal Investigator)
•    “Sequestering Lead in Paint by Utilizing Deconstructed Masonry Materials as Recycled Aggregate in Concrete”, Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SREDP) from the Department of Defense’s (DoD) corporate environmental R&D program, $99,985, 01/2007-12/2007. (Co-Principal Investigator)

Selected Publications

  • J. Hu, I. Levi Souza, and F. Cortês Genarini, Engineering and Environmental Performance of Eco-Efficient Self Consolidating Concrete (Eco-SCC) with Low Powder Content and Recycled Concrete Aggregate, Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, Accepted 8/21/2016, DOI: 10.1080/21650373.2016.1230901.
  • A. Torres, and J. Hu, "An Alternate Test Method for the Void Content of Pervious Concrete", Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 24-45, 2016.
  • Torres, J. Hu, and A. Ramos, “The Effect of the Cementitious Paste Thickness on the Performance of Pervious Concrete”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 95, pp. 850-859, 2015.
  • J. Hu, Z. Ge, and K. Wang, “Influence of Cement Fineness and Water-to-Cement Ratio on Mortar Early-Age Heat of Hydration and Set Times”, Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 657-663, 2014.
  • J. Hu, Z. Wang and Y. Kim, “Feasibility Study of using Fine Recycled Concrete Aggregate in Producing Self-Consolidation Concrete”, Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 20-34, 2013.
  • J. Hu, K. Wang, and J. A. Gaunt, “Behavior and Mix Design Development of Concrete Made with Recycled Aggregate from Deconstructed Lead-Contaminated Masonry Materials”, Construction and Building Materials, Vol.40, pp. 1184-1192, 2013.
  • J. Hu, K. Wang and Z. Ge, “Study of Concrete Thermal Properties for Sustainable Pavement Design”, Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 126-137, 2012.
  • V. Sriraman, and J. Hu, “Preparing the Next Generation Concrete Construction Professionals – the Concrete Industry Management Degree”, World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 53-58, 2012.
  • J. Hu, and K. Wang, “Effect of Coarse Aggregate Characteristics on Concrete Rheology”, Journal of Construction and Building Materials, vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 1196-1204, 2011.
  • Q. Xu, J. Hu, J. M. Ruiz, K. Wang, and Z. Ge, “Isothermal Calorimetry Tests and Modeling of Cement Hydration Parameters”, Thermochimica Acta, Vol. 499, No. 1-2, pp. 91-99, 2010.