Professor,
Associate Chair for Graduate Programs
Civil and
Environmental Engineering
205E Peter Kiewit Institute200E 1110 South 67th St
Omaha, NE 68182
(402) 554-4106
jhu5@unl.edu
Education
- 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
Research Interests
- Eco-efficient concrete
- Multi-state concrete behavior
- High performance concrete (HPC) and ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC)
- Fresh concrete properties and rheology of concrete
- Fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC)
- Self-consolidation concrete (SCC)
- Concrete with recycled materials
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)
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.