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Neil A. Hoult

Neil A. Hoult

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
34
Citations
3453
World Ranking
9285
National Ranking
372

Overview

Neil A. Hoult is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and specializes in engineering, primarily within civil and structural engineering. Their research has a significant focus on structural health monitoring and related topics in construction and infrastructure.

The main fields of study covered by their work include:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Their published research often intersects with advanced sensor technology and infrastructure durability. Key topics of their work encompass:

  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Concrete Corrosion and Durability
  • Railway Engineering and Dynamics
  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis

Neil A. Hoult has contributed to several journals frequently, including:

  • Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice
  • Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring
  • Journal of Bridge Engineering
  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Notable recent papers include:

  • Utilization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in concrete for structural health monitoring (SHM) purposes: A review, 2021, Construction and Building Materials
  • Smart railway sleepers - a review of recent developments, challenges, and future prospects, 2020, Construction and Building Materials
  • Measured Responses of a Corrugated Steel Ellipse Culvert at Different Cover Depths, 2020, Journal of Bridge Engineering
  • Stress concentrations due to simulated corrosion pits in buried metal pipes under longitudinal bending, 2021, Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring
  • Assessing beam shear behavior with distributed longitudinal strains, 2022, Structural Concrete

Collaborative efforts are evident through frequent co-authorship with several researchers, such as:

  • Ian D. Moore
  • Joshua E. Woods
  • Evan C. Bentz
  • Jacob Yager
  • Haitao Lan

Best Publications

  • Smart bridges, smart tunnels: Transforming wireless sensor networks from research prototypes into robust engineering infrastructure

    Frank Stajano;Neil Hoult;Ian Wassell;Peter Bennett

  • Experimental accuracy of two dimensional strain measurements using Digital Image Correlation

    Neil A. Hoult;W. Andy Take;Chris Lee;Michael Dutton

  • Does the Use of FRP Reinforcement Change the One-Way Shear Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Slabs?

    N A Hoult;E G Sherwood;Evan C Bentz;Michael P Collins

  • Utilization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in concrete for structural health monitoring (SHM) purposes: A review

    Mohammad Siahkouhi;Ghani Razaqpur;N.A. Hoult;Mohammad Hajmohammadian Baghban

  • Distributed Strain Behavior of a Reinforced Concrete Bridge: Case Study

    Ryan Regier;Neil A. Hoult

  • Long-Term Wireless Structural Health Monitoring of the Ferriby Road Bridge

    Neil A. Hoult;Paul R. A. Fidler;Peter G. Hill;Campbell R. Middleton

  • Wireless sensor networks: creating 'smart infrastructure'

    Neil Hoult;Peter J. Bennett;Ivan Stoianov;Paul Fidler

  • Measurement of vertical and longitudinal rail displacements using digital image correlation

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  • Effect of Deterioration on the Performance of Corrugated Steel Culverts

    Van Thien Mai;Neil A. Hoult;Ian D. Moore

  • Smart railway sleepers - a review of recent developments, challenges, and future prospects

    Guoqing Jing;Mohammad Siahkouhi;J. Riley Edwards;Marcus S. Dersch

  • Damage/Deterioration Detection for Steel Structures Using Distributed Fiber Optic Strain Sensors

    Neil A. Hoult;Omurden Ekim;Ryan Regier

  • Distributed Sensing of Circumferential Strain Using Fiber Optics during Full-Scale Buried Pipe Experiments

    Bryan Simpson;Neil A. Hoult;Ian D. Moore

  • Distributed Reinforcement Strains: Measurement and Application

    Andre Brault;Neil A. Hoult

  • Impact of soil erosion voids on reinforced concrete pipe responses to surface loads

    Jane M. Peter;David Chapman;Ian D. Moore;Neil Hoult

  • Distributed strain sensing to determine the impact of corrosion on bond performance in reinforced concrete

    Matthew Davis;Neil A. Hoult;Allan Scott

  • Monitoring Reinforced Concrete Serviceability Performance Using Fiber-Optic Sensors

    Andre Brault;Neil Hoult

  • Analysis of fiber-optic strain-monitoring data from a prestressed concrete bridge

    Graham Webb;Paul J Vardanega;Neil Hoult;Paul Fidler

  • Concrete deterioration detection using distributed sensors

    Ryan Regier;Neil A. Hoult

  • Distributed Sensing for Shrinkage and Tension-Stiffening Measurement

    Matthew B. Davis;Neil A. Hoult;Sanchit Bajaj;Evan C. Bentz

  • Curvature Monitoring of Beams Using Digital Image Correlation

    Michael Dutton;W. Andy Take;Neil A. Hoult

  • Measuring Crack Movement in Reinforced Concrete Using Digital Image Correlation: Overview and Application to Shear Slip Measurements

    Neil A. Hoult;Michael Dutton;Adam Hoag;W. Andy Take

  • Postyield Bond Deterioration and Damage Assessment of RC Beams Using Distributed Fiber-Optic Strain Sensing System

    Amirmasoud Malek;Allan Scott;Stefano Pampanin;Neil A. Hoult

  • Performance assessment of peat rail subgrade before and after mass stabilization

    Lisa N. Wheeler;W. Andy Take;Neil A. Hoult

  • Optimum Accuracy of Two-Dimensional Strain Measurements Using Digital Image Correlation

    Chris Lee;W. Andy Take;Neil A. Hoult

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian D. Moore
Ian D. Moore Queen's University
W. Andy Take
W. Andy Take Queen's University
Kenichi Soga
Kenichi Soga University of California, Berkeley
Stefano Pampanin
Stefano Pampanin Sapienza University of Rome
Mark F. Green
Mark F. Green Queen's University
Nigel Graham
Nigel Graham Imperial College London
Branko Glisic
Branko Glisic Princeton University

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