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D-Index
69
Citations
18138
World Ranking
1131
National Ranking
220

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Structural engineering
  • Composite material
  • Mechanical engineering

Hong-Nan Li mainly focuses on Structural engineering, Structural health monitoring, Transducer, Finite element method and Vibration. His work deals with themes such as Actuator and Shape-memory alloy, which intersect with Structural engineering. His Structural health monitoring research integrates issues from Algorithm, Modal and System identification.

His OpenSees study in the realm of Finite element method connects with subjects such as Fragility. The various areas that he examines in his Vibration study include Control theory, Transmission, Bridge, Simulation and Equations of motion. His Damper study incorporates themes from Vibration control and SMA*.

His most cited work include:

  • Recent applications of fiber optic sensors to health monitoring in civil engineering (603 citations)
  • Applications of shape memory alloys in civil structures (431 citations)
  • Optimal sensor placement for structural health monitoring based on multiple optimization strategies (201 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Structural engineering, Structural health monitoring, Damper, Vibration and Transmission tower are his primary areas of study. In his research on the topic of Structural engineering, SMA* is strongly related with Shape-memory alloy. His Structural health monitoring study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Algorithm, Modal and Mathematical optimization.

His study in Identification extends to Modal with its themes. His study in Damper is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Earthquake shaking table, Vibration control and Control theory. The Transmission tower study combines topics in areas such as Transmission and Meteorology, Wind engineering.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Structural engineering (67.11%)
  • Structural health monitoring (15.98%)
  • Damper (13.16%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Structural engineering (67.11%)
  • Transmission tower (14.66%)
  • Identification (6.02%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Structural engineering, Transmission tower, Identification, Fragility and Bridge. As a member of one scientific family, Hong-Nan Li mostly works in the field of Structural engineering, focusing on Frame and, on occasion, Damper. His studies in Transmission tower integrate themes in fields like Typhoon, Meteorology and Transmission.

His biological study deals with issues like Modal, which deal with fields such as Bridge. Hong-Nan Li focuses mostly in the field of Bridge, narrowing it down to matters related to Influence line and, in some cases, Hilbert–Huang transform. His Tower research incorporates elements of Position and Nonlinear system.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Clustering Number Determination for Sparse Component Analysis during Output-Only Modal Identification (25 citations)
  • Full-scale test and its numerical simulation of a transmission tower under extreme wind loads (13 citations)
  • Full-scale test and its numerical simulation of a transmission tower under extreme wind loads (13 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Structural engineering
  • Composite material
  • Mechanical engineering

Hong-Nan Li spends much of his time researching Structural engineering, Fragility, Transmission tower, Environmental science and Identification. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Hydrogeology and Corrosion. His Transmission tower research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Uncertainty analysis, Transmission and Transmission line.

His Identification research includes elements of Bridge, Modal, Control engineering and Influence line. Component analysis, Pattern recognition, Blind signal separation and Vibration is closely connected to Cluster analysis in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Modal. His studies deal with areas such as Automatic learning, Real-time computing, Firefly algorithm and Structural monitoring as well as Structural health monitoring.

Best Publications

  • Recent applications of fiber optic sensors to health monitoring in civil engineering

    Hong-Nan Li;Dong-Sheng Li;Gang-Bing Song;Gang-Bing Song

  • Optimal sensor placement for structural health monitoring based on multiple optimization strategies

    Ting-Hua Yi;Ting-Hua Yi;Hong-Nan Li;Ming Gu

  • Experimental assessment of high-rate GPS receivers for deformation monitoring of bridge

    Ting-Hua Yi;Ting-Hua Yi;Hong-Nan Li;Ming Gu

  • Recent research and applications of GPS-based monitoring technology for high-rise structures

    Ting-Hua Yi;Ting-Hua Yi;Hong-Nan Li;Ming Gu

  • Pipeline corrosion and leakage monitoring based on the distributed optical fiber sensing technology

    Liang Ren;Tao Jiang;Zi-guang Jia;Dong-sheng Li

  • State-of-the-art in structural health monitoring of large and complex civil infrastructures

    Hong-Nan Li;Liang Ren;Zi-Guang Jia;Ting-Hua Yi

  • A review of damage detection methods for wind turbine blades

    Dongsheng Li;Siu-Chun M Ho;Gangbing Song;Gangbing Song;Liang Ren

  • Methodology Developments in Sensor Placement for Health Monitoring of Civil Infrastructures

    Ting-Hua Yi;Hong-Nan Li

  • Development of sensor validation methodologies for structural health monitoring: A comprehensive review

    Ting-Hua Yi;Hai-Bin Huang;Hong-Nan Li;Hong-Nan Li

  • Experimental study of dynamic compressive properties of fibre reinforced concrete material with different fibres

    Z Xu;Z Xu;Hong Hao;H.N Li

  • Seismic fragility analyses of sea-crossing cable-stayed bridges subjected to multi-support ground motions on offshore sites

    Chao Li;Hong-Nan Li;Hong-Nan Li;Hong Hao;Hong Hao;Kaiming Bi

  • Seismic Control of Power Transmission Tower Using Pounding TMD

    Peng Zhang;Gangbing Song;Hong-Nan Li;You-Xin Lin

  • A modified monkey algorithm for optimal sensor placement in structural health monitoring

    Ting-Hua Yi;Hong-Nan Li;Xu-Dong Zhang

  • Design and experimental study on FBG hoop-strain sensor in pipeline monitoring

    Liang Ren;Zi-guang Jia;Zi-guang Jia;Hong-nan Li;Gangbing Song

  • Experimental investigations of building structure with a superelastic shape memory alloy friction damper subject to seismic loads

    Hui Qian;Hongnan Li;Hongnan Li;Gangbing Song;Gangbing Song

  • A new method for optimal selection of sensor location on a high-rise building using simplified finite element model

    Ting-Hua Yi;Hong-Nan Li;Ming Gu

  • Optimal Sensor Placement for Health Monitoring of High-Rise Structure Based on Genetic Algorithm

    Ting-Hua Yi;Ting-Hua Yi;Hong-Nan Li;Ming Gu

  • Optimization of non-uniformly distributed multiple tuned mass damper

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  • Noise Smoothing for Structural Vibration Test Signals Using an Improved Wavelet Thresholding Technique

    Ting-Hua Yi;Hong-Nan Li;Xiao-Yan Zhao

  • Reviews on innovations and applications in structural health monitoring for infrastructures

    Hong-Nan Li;Ting-Hua Yi;Liang Ren;Dong-Sheng Li

  • Wavelet based multi-step filtering method for bridge healthmonitoring using GPS and accelerometer

    Ting-Hua Yi;Hong-Nan Li;Ming Gu

  • Evaluation of earthquake-induced structural damages by wavelet transform

    Hongnan Li;Tinghua Yi;Tinghua Yi;Ming Gu;Linsheng Huo

  • Clustering Number Determination for Sparse Component Analysis during Output-Only Modal Identification

    Ting-Hua Yi;Xiao-Jun Yao;Chun-Xu Qu;Hong-Nan Li

  • Sensor placement on Canton Tower for health monitoring using asynchronous-climb monkey algorithm

    Ting-Hua Yi;Hong-Nan Li;Xu-Dong Zhang

  • Experimental study of structure with dual function metallic dampers

    Hong-Nan Li;Gang Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Ting-Hua Yi
Ting-Hua Yi Dalian University of Technology
Gangbing Song
Gangbing Song University of Houston
Linsheng Huo
Linsheng Huo Dalian University of Technology
Hong Hao
Hong Hao Curtin University
Kaiming Bi
Kaiming Bi Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Yeong-Bin Yang
Yeong-Bin Yang Chongqing University
Satish Nagarajaiah
Satish Nagarajaiah Rice University
Yi-Lung Mo
Yi-Lung Mo University of Houston
Chunwei Zhang
Chunwei Zhang Shenyang University of Technology
Jeong-Tae Kim
Jeong-Tae Kim Pukyong National University

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