Zhikun Hou, Ph.D.

Publications

Cobin, M., Hera, A., and Hou, Z., "Locating Damage Regions Using Wavelet Approach," CD-ROM Proceedings of ASCE EMD 2000, Austin, Texas, May 2000.
Hou, Z. and Noori, M., "Application of Wavelet Analysis for Structural Health Monitoring," Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford, September 8 - 10, 1999, p. 946-955.
Vincent, B., Hu, J., abd Hou, Z., "Damage Detection Using Empirical Mode Decomposition Method and a Comparison with Wavelet Analysis," Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford, September 8 - 10, 1999, p. 891-900.
Saadal, S., Salichs, J., Noori, M., and Davoodi, H., "Promises for Structural Vibration Control (SVC) Using Shape Memory Alloys," Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of Metallurgists, August 22 - 26, 1999, Quebec, Canada (accepted).
Saadal, S., Salichs, J., Noori, M., and Davoodi, H., "Applications of Shape Memory Alloys for Seismic Isolation," Proceedings of IRF'99 International Conference at University of Porto, July 19 - 22, 1999, Portugal (accepted).
Duval, L., Noori, M., Hou, Z., Davoodi, H., Savi, M., "Statistical Response of SDOF System with Shape Memory Restoring Force," Proceedings of ISSS-SPIE'99, 9th NASAS, International Conference on Smart Materials, Structures, and Systems, July 7 - 10, 1999, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India (to appear).
Hou, Z., Noori, M., and St. Amand, R., "Wavelet-Based Approach for Structural Damage Detection," ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Volume 126, Number 7, July 2000, p. 677-683.
Wang, Y., Hou, Z., Dimentberg, M., Noori., Zhou, Y., and Dobson, S., "Moment Response of Nonlinear Oscillators to a Disordered Periodic Excitation," to be Submitted to 7th ASCE EMD/STD Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, August 7-9, 1996, Worcester, MA.
Zhou, Y., Hou, Z., Dimentberg, M., and Noori, M., "A Spectrum-Consistent model for Random Vibration Analysis," to be Submitted to 7th ASCE EMD/STD Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, August 7-9, 1996, Worcester, MA.
Hou, Z. and Chen, S., "An Integrated Dynamic Condensation Technique and Its Applications in Modal Testing," Accepted by Shock and Vibration Journal, 1995 .
Hou, Z., Zhou, Y., Dimentberg, M., and Noori, M., "Response of Linear Oscillators Subjected to Periodic Excitations with General Correlated Random Disturbances," Accepted by Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 1995.
Hou, Z., Zhou, Y., Dimentberg, M., and Noori, M., "A Stationary Model for Periodic Excitation with Uncorrelated Random Disturbances," Accepted by Journal of Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 1995.
Dimentberg, M., Hou, Z., Noori, M., Zhang, W., "Response of a SDOF System to Periodic External and Parametric Excitations with Random Phase Modulations," Accepted by Journal of Sound and Vibration, 1995.
Hou, Z., Zhou, Y., Dimentberg, M., and Noori, M., "A Non-Stationary Stochastic Model for Periodic Excitation with Random Phase Modulation," Journal of Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 1995 (10), pp.73-81.
Noori, M., Dimentberg, M., Hou, Z., Christodolidou, R., and Alexandrou, A., "First Passage Study and Stationary Response Analysis of a BWB Hysteresis Model Using Quasi-Conservative Stochastic Averaging Method," Probabillistic Engineering Mechanics, 1995, (10), pp. 161-170.
Dimentberg, M., Hou, Z., and Noori, M., "Stability of a SDOF System under Periodic Parametric Excitation with a White Noise Phase Modulation," in Stochastic Modeling and Nonlinear Dynamics: Application to Mechanical Systems, Edited by W.H. Kliemann and N.S. Namachchivaya, CRC Press Mathematical Modeling Series, 1995, pp. 341-359.
Dimentberg, M., Hou, Z., Noori, M., and Zhang, W."Spectral Density of a Nonlinear SDOF SystemÕs Response to a White-Noise Random Excitation: A Unique Case of an Exact Solution," Accepted by Int. J. of Nonlinear Mech, 1995
Hou, Z., Zhou, Y., Dimentberg, M., and Noori, M., "Random Response to Periodic Excitation with Correlated Disturbances", Proceedings of Symposium on Vibration and Control of Stochastic Dynamic Systems, the 15th ASME Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Boston, September 17-21, 1995.
Hou, Z., Zhou, Y., Dimentberg, M., and Noori, M., "A Stationary Model for Periodic Excitations with Uncorrelated Random Disturbances," Proceedings of the Third International Stochastic Structural Dynamics Conference, San Juan, PR, January 15-18, 1995.
Li, Youming, Noori, M., and Hou, Z., "Random Vibration Analysis of a Nonlinear Inertia Switch with Set-up Type Stiffness Characteristics," International Journal of Engineering Science., Vol. 32, No. 6, pp. 915-926, 1994.
Hou, Z., Zhou, Y., Dimentberg, M., and Noori, M., "Non-Stationary Non-Gaussian Response of Linear SDOF Systems Under Randomly Disordered Periodic Excitation, " Proceedings of the Second Int. Conf. on Vib. Eng, August 1994, Bejing, China, pp.415-420.
Hou and Ali, "Stability Criteria for Active Control Systems with Time Delays," Proceedings of the First World Conference on Structural Control, 3-5 August, 1994, Pasadena, California.
Hou, Z., Zhou, Y., Dimentberg, M., and Noori, M., "Nonstationary Non-Gaussian Response of Linear SDOF Systems Subjected to a Periodic Motion with Random Phase Modulation," Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Vibration Engineering, Bejing, China, 1994.
Hou, Z. and G.Fu, "A New Algorithm for Stochastic Optimal Control and Its Applications," Proceedings of ICOSSAR'93, Imsbruck, Austria, Aug. 9-13, 1993.
Youming, L., Noori, M., and Hou, Z., "Random Vibration of a Nonlinear Inertia Switch," Proceedings of 14th Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 1, pp.157-159, 1993.
Hou, Z.-K. and Noori, M.N., "Nonstationary Response of Linear Delayed Control Systems," 29th Annual Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, September 14-16, 1992, University of California at San Diego, LaJolla, CA SES-29 Book of Abstracts, pp.71.
Hou, Z.-K. and Iwan, W.D., "Reliability Problem of Active Control Algorithms Caused by Time Delays," Proceedings of the Tenth World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Madrid, Spain, July 19-24, 1992, pp. 2149-2153.
Hou, Z.-K. and Fu, G.-K, "Vibration Control of Highway Bridge Structures Under Earthquakes," Proceedings of the Sixth ASCE Specialty Conference: Probabilistic Mechanics and Geotechnical Reliability, Denver, Colorado, July 8-10, 1992. pp.176.