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  1. Review on Characterization of Biochar Derived from Biomass Pyrolysis via Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulations

    Article • Journal of Composites Science, August 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Zhong Hu

  2. Review on Material Performance of Carbon Nanotube-Modified Polymeric Nanocomposites

    Article • Recent Progress in Materials, August 2023, Open BioMedical Publishing Corporation

    Professor Zhong Hu

  3. Effects of Carbon Nanotubes on Thermal Behavior of Epoxy Resin Composites

    Article • Journal of Composites Science, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Zhong Hu

  4. Review on Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Effects of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) on Electrical and Thermal Conductivities of CNT-Modified Polymeric Composites

    Article • Journal of Composites Science, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Zhong Hu

  5. Biomimetic Design and Topology Optimization of Discontinuous Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Composite Lattice Structures

    Article • Biomimetics, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Zhong Hu

  6. Fluid End Blocks: Numerical Analysis of Autofrettage and Reautofrettage Based Upon a True Material Model

    Article • Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, January 2023, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  7. Multiscale Recursive Micromechanics of Three-Dimensional Woven Composite Thermal Protection Materials Thermal Conductivities

    Article • AIAA Journal, December 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Zhong Hu

  8. Thermal Conductivity of 3D Woven Composite Thermal Protection System Materials via Multiscale Recursive Micromechanics

    Article • January 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Professor Zhong Hu

  9. Use of a True Material Constitutive Model for Stress Analysis of a Swage Autofrettaged Tube Including ASME Code Comparison

    Article • Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, August 2021, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  10. Understanding the Effects of Material Properties on Nanoindentation Responses Through Data Analysis

    Article • Micro and Nanosystems, July 2021, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Zhong Hu

  11. Implementation and validation of true material constitutive model for accurate modeling of thick-walled cylinder swage autofrettage

    Article • International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, June 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Zhong Hu

  12. Swage autofrettage FEA incorporating a user function to model actual Bauschinger effect

    Article • International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, June 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Zhong Hu

  13. Boride-Carbon Hybrid Technology for Ultra-Wear and Corrosive Conditions

    Article • Coatings, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Zhong Hu

  14. Synthesis and characterization of spinel ferrites for microwave devices

    Article • Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Zhong Hu

  15. Characterization of ferrite magnetic nanoparticle modified polymeric composites by modeling

    Article • Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, January 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Zhong Hu

  16. Effect of Poisson’s ratio on material property characterization by nanoindentation with a cylindrical flat-tip indenter

    Article • Journal of Materials Research, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Zhong Hu

  17. Swage autofrettage analysis – Current status and future prospects

    Article • International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, March 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Zhong Hu

  18. Design of two-pass swage autofrettage processes of thick-walled cylinders by computer modeling

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part C Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, April 2018, SAGE Publications

    Professor Zhong Hu

  19. Topology Optimization of Lightweight Lattice Structural Composites Inspired by Cuttlefish Bone

    Article • Applied Composite Materials, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Zhong Hu

  20. In-Plane Stiffness of Additively Manufactured Hierarchical Honeycomb Metamaterials With Defects

    Article • Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, November 2017, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  21. Design of ultra-lightweight and high-strength cellular structural composites inspired by biomimetics

    Article • Composites Part B Engineering, July 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Zhong Hu

  22. Energy absorption of bio-inspired multi-cell CFRP and aluminum square tubes

    Article • Composites Part B Engineering, July 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Zhong Hu

  23. Effects of angular misalignment on material property characterization by nanoindentation with a cylindrical flat-tip indenter

    Article • Journal of Materials Research, December 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Zhong Hu

  24. Effects of Defects on the Performance of Hierarchical Honeycomb Metamaterials Realized Through Additive Manufacturing

    Article • November 2016, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  25. Nanomechanical characterization of porous anodic aluminum oxide films by nanoindentation

    Article • Thin Solid Films, January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Zhong Hu

  26. One-Pot and One-Step Synthesis of Copper and Copper/Copper Oxide Hybrid Nano-Fluids

    Article • Journal of Nanofluids, March 2015, American Scientific Publishers

    Professor Zhong Hu

  27. Characterization of materials' elasticity and yield strength through micro-/nano-indentation testing with a cylindrical flat-tip indenter

    Article • Journal of Materials Research, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Zhong Hu

  28. Fiber bias effect on characterization of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer composites by nanoindentation testing and modeling

    Article • Journal of Composite Materials, December 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Zhong Hu

  29. Prediction of mechanical properties of three-dimensional fabric composites reinforced by transversely isotropic carbon fibers

    Article • Journal of Composite Materials, May 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Zhong Hu

  30. Mechanical property characterization of carbon nanotube modified polymeric nanocomposites by computer modeling

    Article • Composites Part B Engineering, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Zhong Hu

  31. Material elastic–plastic property characterization by nanoindentation testing coupled with computer modeling

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering A, December 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Zhong Hu

  32. ZnO Nanorod Based Nanofluids

    Article • Journal of Nanofluids, March 2013, American Scientific Publishers

    Professor Zhong Hu

  33. Evaluating the Mechanical Properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composite Materials at Room and Elevated Temperatures

    Article • November 2012, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  34. Strength Evaluation and Failure Prediction of Short Carbon Fiber Reinforced Nylon Spur Gears by Finite Element Modeling

    Article • Applied Composite Materials, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Zhong Hu

  35. Mechanical property evaluation of single-walled carbon nanotubes by finite element modeling

    Article • Composites Part B Engineering, June 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Zhong Hu

  36. Theoretical study of two-photon absorption properties and up-conversion efficiency of new symmetric organic π-conjugated molecules for photovoltaic devices

    Article • Journal of Molecular Modeling, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Zhong Hu

  37. Quantum mechanical modelling and calculation of two-photon absorption properties of new class ‘Λ’-shaped conjugated molecules

    Article • Molecular Simulation, May 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Zhong Hu

  38. Experimental Verification of Model Pressurized Thick-Walled Cylinder With Numerical and Theoretical Methods

    Article • January 2011, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  39. Blended/hybrid course design in Active Learning Cloud at South Dakota State University

    Article • June 2010, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Zhong Hu

  40. Strength Evaluation and Failure Prediction of a Composite Wind Turbine Blade Using Finite Element Analysis

    Article • January 2010, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  41. Evaluation of Mechanical Behaviors of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Finite Element Analysis

    Article • January 2010, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  42. Theoretical investigation of two-photon absorption properties of naphthalimide derivatives

    Article • May 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Zhong Hu

  43. Theoretical study of two-photon absorption properties of organic Π-conjugated materials for photovoltaic devices

    Article • May 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Zhong Hu

  44. Strength Evaluation of Polymer Composite Spur Gear by Finite Element Analysis

    Article • January 2008, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  45. Elevated Temperature Fatigue Prediction Model for AISI 4340 Gun Steel

    Article • January 2008, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  46. Theoretical Study of One- and Two-Photon Absorption Properties of Organic Conjugated Materials for Photovoltaic Devices

    Article • January 2008, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  47. Sensor Test Platform for Rapid Pressure Indicating Sensors

    Article • January 2007, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  48. Strength Assessment of a Pressurized Thick-Walled Cylinder Using Structural-Thermal Coupled Finite Element Analysis

    Article • January 2007, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  49. Strength Evaluation and Fatigue Prediction of a Pressurized Thick-Walled Cylinder

    Article • January 2007, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  50. Computer Simulation of Deep Drawing Process for a Laminated Composite Cup

    Article • January 2007, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  51. Computer Simulation of Warpage Formation in Polymer Injection Molding of a Step Pad

    Article • January 2006, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  52. Strength Evaluation and Fatigue Prediction of a Spur Gear Pair by Computer Simulation

    Article • January 2006, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  53. Stress Concentration in Laminated Composites With a Central Circular Hole Under Biaxial Load

    Article • January 2005, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  54. Stress Concentration in Laminated Composites With an Elliptical Hole Under Uniaxial Load

    Article • January 2004, ASME International

    Professor Zhong Hu

  55. Experimental and numerical modeling of buckling instability of laser sheet forming

    Article • International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, October 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Zhong Hu

  56. Atomistic process on hydrogen embrittlement of a single crystal of nickel by the embedded atom method

    Article • Computational Materials Science, April 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Zhong Hu

  57. Computer simulation and experimental investigation of sheet metal bending using laser beam scanning

    Article • International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, March 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Zhong Hu

  58. Elasto-plastic solutions for spring-back angle of pipe bending using local induction heating

    Article • Journal of Materials Processing Technology, May 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Zhong Hu

  59. Computer simulation of the deep extrusion of a thin-walled cup using the thermo-mechanically coupled elasto-plastic FEM

    Article • Journal of Materials Processing Technology, May 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Zhong Hu

  60. Hydrogen embrittlement of a single crystal of iron on a nanometre scale at a crack tip by molecular dynamics

    Article • Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, July 1999, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Zhong Hu

  61. Computer simulation of pipe-bending processes with small bending radius using local induction heating

    Article • Journal of Materials Processing Technology, June 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Zhong Hu