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Ph.D. Dissertation

Zhu, J., Non-Contact NDT of Concrete Structures Using Air-Coupled Sensors, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2005. [PDF]

Journal Papers

  1. Sun, H., Zhu, J., Ham, S, “Acoustic evaluation of concrete delaminations using ball-chain impact excitation,” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 141, EL477 (2017); doi: 10.1121/1.4983343.

  2. Sun, H., Zhu, J., “Monitoring early age properties of cementitious material using ultrasonic guided waves in embedded rebar,” Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation 36:5(2017): 1-12.

  3. Liu, S., Bundur Z. B., Zhu, J., and Ferron, R., “Evaluation of self-healing of internal cracks in biomimetic mortar using coda wave interferometry”, Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 83, 70-78, May 2016. doi:10.1016/j.cemconres.2016.01.006.

  4. Zhang, J., Chen, L., and Zhu, J., “Theoretical basis and numerical simulation of parallel seismic test for existing piles using flexural wave,” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 84, 13-21, May 2016. doi:10.1016/j.soildyn.2016.01.017

  5. Liu, S., Zhu, J., and Wu, Z. "Implementation of Coda Wave Interferometry Using Taylor Series Expansion." Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation 34.3 (2015): 1-6.

  6. Zhu, J., Seraj, S., Cano, R., and Juenger, M. “Monitoring setting and hardening process of mortar and concrete using ultrasonic shear waves,” Construction and Building Materials, 72, 248–255, 2014. [Link][PDF]

  7. Remillieux, M. C., Anderson, B. E., Ulrich, T. J., Le Bas, P. Y., Haberman, M.R., and  Zhu, J.,  “Review of Air-Coupled Transduction for nondestructive Testing and evaluation,” Acoustics Today 08/2014; 10(3):36-45. [Link][PDF]

  8. Yuan, J., Zhu, J., and Kim, C.Y., “Comparison of SASW and MASW Methods using MSOR Approach – A Case Study,”, International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Volume 8, Issue 2 (April 2014), pp. 233-238 .

  9. Kee, S.H., and Zhu, J., “Surface wave transmission across a partially closed surface-breaking crack in concrete”, ACI Materials Journal, Vol.104, No.1, 35-46, January, 2014 [Link][pdf].

  10. Dai, X., Zhu, J., and Haberman M., “A focused electric spark source for non-contact stress wave excitation in solids,” Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 134, EL513 (2013) [Link][PDF]. 

  11. Kee,S.H., and Zhu, J., “Using low cost piezoelectric sensors for ultrasonic pulse velocity measurement in concrete,” Smart Materials and Structures, 22, 115016 (11pp), October, 2013 [Link].

  12. Tsai, Y.T., Haberman M., and Zhu, J., “Transient solution for waves focused by a parabolic reflector”,  Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 133, No.4, 2025-2035, April, 2013 [Link][PDF].

  13. Oh, T., Kee, S.H., Arndt, R., Popovics, J.S, and Zhu, J., "Comparison of NDT Methods for Assessment of a Concrete Bridge Deck," ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 139, No. 3, March 1, 2013 [Link].

  14. Kee, S.H., Oh, T., Popovics, J.S., Arndt, R., and Zhu, J., “Nondestructive bridge deck testing with air-coupled impact-echo and infrared thermography,” ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, Vol. 17, No. 6, November 1, 2012. [Link]

  15. Tsai, Y.T., and Zhu, J., “Simulation and experiments of airborne zero-group-velocity Lamb waves in concrete plate”, Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Vol. 31, No. 4, 373-382,  2012 (10pp). [Link]

  16. Zhang,Y., Wei X., Tsai, Y-T, Zhu, J., Fetrat, F.A., and Gucunski, N., “Multisensor Data Fusion for Impact-Echo Testing of Concrete Structures,” Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 21, No. 7,  075021 (7pp), June 2012. [PDF][Link]

  17. Zhu, J., Tsai, Y-T., Kee, S.H., “Monitoring early age property of cement and concrete using piezoceramic bender elements,” Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 20, No. 11, 115014 (7pp), November 2011 [PDF].

  18. Dai, X., Zhu, J., Haberman M., and Tsai, Y-T, “Use of parabolic reflector to amplify in-air signals generated during Impact-Echo testing” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. Vol. 130, Issue 4, pp. EL167-EL172, 2011. [Link][PDF]

  19. Kee, S.H., Fernández-Gómez, E., and Zhu, J., “Evaluating surface-breaking cracks in concrete using air-coupled sensors”, ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 108, No. 05, 2011. [PDF]

  20. Kee, S., and Zhu, J. "Surface wave transmission measurements across distributed surface-breaking cracks using air-coupled sensors." Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 330, 5333–5344, 2011. [Link][PDF]

  21. Zhu, J., Kee, S.H., Han, D.Y., Tsai, Y-T., “Effects of Air Voids on Ultrasonic Wave Propagation in Early Age Cement Pastes,” Cement and Concrete Research, Vol.41, No.8, 872-881, 2011. [Link][PDF]

  22. Kee, S.H., Zhu, J., “Effects of Sensor Locations on Surface Wave Transmission Measurements across a Surface-breaking Crack,” IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Vol.58, No. 2, 427 – 436, 2011. [PDF]

  23. Kee, S.H., Zhu, J., “Using air-coupled sensors to determine the depth of a surface-breaking crack in concrete”, the Journal of Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 127, No.3, March 2010.  [PDF ]

  24. Shin,S.W., Zhu,J., Min, J., and Popovics, J.S., “Crack Depth Estimation in Concrete Using Energy Transmission of Surface Waves”, ACI Materials Journal, Vol.105, No. 5, 510-516, 2008. [PDF]

  25. Zhu, J. and Popovics, J.S, “Imaging Concrete Structures using the Air-coupled Impact-Echo,” ASCE J. Eng. Mech, Vol. 133, No.6, 628-640, June 2007. [Link]

  26. Zhu, J., Popovics, J.S., “Analytical study of excitation and measurement of fluid-solid interface waves,” Geo. Res. Letter, Vol.3, No.9, L09603 1-4, 2006. [PDF]

  27. Zhu, J. and Popovics, J.S., “Non-contact imaging for surface-opening cracks in concrete with air-coupled sensors,” Materials and Structures, Vol. 38, 801-806, 2005. [PDF]

  28. Zhu, J., Popovics, J.S. and Schubert F., “Leaky Rayleigh and Scholte waves at the fluid-solid interface subjected to transient point loading,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 116, No.4, 2101-2110, 2004. [PDF]

  29. Chen, L., Zhu, J., Yan, X. and Song, C., “On arrangement of source and receivers in SASW testing,” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering Vol. 24, No.5, 389-396, 2004. [PDF]

  30. Zhu, J., Chen, L., and Ge, W., “Test data analysis for axially loaded piles in layered soils,” Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol.20, No.3, 1998. (in Chinese)

  31. Zhu, J., Chen, L., and Yan, X., “Ultrasonic pulses behavior in concrete during compressive loading,” Engineering Mechanics (in Chinese), Vol.15, No.3, 1998. (in Chinese)

  32. Zhu, J., Chen, L., and Wu, S.,“Propagation of Lamb waves in layered plate” Chinese Journal of Vibration Engineering, Vol.11, No.3, 1998. (in Chinese)

  33. Zhu, J., Chen, L., and Wu, S., “Propagation of Lamb waves in ‘sandwich’ plates,” Journal of Zhejiang University, Sept. 1997 Special edition.(in Chinese)

  34. Chen L., Liang G., and Zhu, J., “Analytical calculation of axial loading-settlement curve of piles”, Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol.16, No.6, 1994. Best Paper Award of Zhejiang Province in 1995. (in Chinese).