Dr. Zhenhua Huang Visiting Assistant Professor Construction Engineering Technology zhenhua.huang@unt.edu

Education :

• Ph.D. in civil engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006
• M.S. in civil engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, 2001
• B.S.
  in civil engineering, Beijing Polytechnic University, China, 1996

  Selected Publications:

  Huang, Z., and Foutch, D. “Effect of Hysteresis Type on Drift Limit for Global Collapse of Moment Frame Structures for Seismic Loads”, accepted by Journal of Earthquake Engineering
  Yu, C., Huang, Z., and Vora, H. “Cold-Formed Steel Framed Shear Wall Assemblies with Corrugated Sheet Steel Sheathing” 2009 Annual Stability Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, 2009
  Huang, Z., and Foutch, D. “Effect of Hysteresis Type on Drift Capacity for Global Collapse of Mid-rise Moment Frame Structures for Seismic Loads”, 4th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, 2006
  Huang, Z., and Foutch, D. “Capacity and Demand Evaluation of Moment Frames with Different Hysteretic Behavior”, under review 9th US National & 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Toronto, Canada, 2010
  Huang, Z., and Jones, N.P. “Damping of Taut-Cable Systems: Effects of Linear Elastic Spring Support”, soon will be submitted to ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics
  Yu, C., Huang, Z., and Foutch, D. “Mechanical and Sesmic Properties of Cold-Formed Steel Framed Shear Wall with Corrugated Sheet Steel Sheathing”, working paper
  Foutch, D., and Huang, Z. “Nonlinear Static Procedures to Evaluate the Drift Capacity for Global Collapse of Moment Frame Structures for Seismic Loads”, working paper

   

  Faculty Activities:

  • Participated analysis and design of lateral system for world famous skyscrapers: New World Trade Center Tower 2, Tower 3 in New York City, and Al Burj Tower in Dubai

  • Designed more than 15 concrete, steel buildings, power plants in New York and New Jersey
    Applying competitive NSF grants