Staff Profile

Dr Haoyu Huang is a Lecturer in Structural Engineering and Exchange Coordinator in Civil Engineering in the School of Engineering at Newcastle University. He is specialised in timber structures, vibration control and smart materials. He aims to promote use of renewable materials to deliver a sustainable future via his research. Haoyu is also the Associate Editor of journal Proceedings of the ICE – Engineering History and Heritage.

Dr Haoyu Huang was awarded his PhD from the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at University of Bath in 2017 and his BEng from the Beijing University of Technology in 2013. Before being appointed as a lecturer at Newcastle University, Dr Huang worked as a lecturer in the Faculty of Architecture, Civil and Transportation Engineering at Beijing University of Technology between 2017 and 2022. 

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Dr Huang is currently investigating the following themes: (1) sustainable bio-based material constructions (such as using timber and bamboo); (2) human-induced structural vibration; (3) innovative use of smart materials and structures (such as using shape memory alloys); (4) structural vibration control (such as tuned mass dampers) and (5) heritage protection and reinforcement. His research method involves combined analytical and experimental approaches. His research activities are also featured by multi-disciplinary collaborations, this can be evidenced by many of his publications. His funding sources include: Northern Accelerator, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Beijing Municipal Education Commission, Foundation of Key Laboratory of Urban and Engineering Safety and Disaster Reduction of Ministry of Education of China, Beijing University of Technology and European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action, etc.

Research projects

Research projects as PI:

2023-now: “Reduction of floor thickness and construction costs through the application of a damper”. PI. Funder: Northen Accelerator. 

2020-23. “Study on the seismic-reduction mechanism of the multi-storey cross laminated timber structure based on the semi-active TMD system”. PI. Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China.

2019-21. “Study of the seismic control of high-rise building structures using shape memory alloy-based MTMD system”. PI. Funder: Beijing Municipal Education Commission Research.

2020-21. “Floor vibration control based on SMA-MTMD system”. PI. Funder: Beijing University of Technology International Collaboration Seed Fundation.

2019-21. “Study of the SMA-based TMD system for reducing the human-induced vibration on the floor system” PI. Funder: Beijing University of Technology Key Laboratory of Urban and Engineering Safety and Disaster Reduction, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Key Laboratory of Engineering Aseismic and Structural Diagnosis.

2018-19. “Vibration reduction of a CLT floor based on a shape memory alloy TMD”. PI. Funder: Beijing University of Technology Foundation for Basic Research.

2015. “Measuring wind-induced vibration of tall timber buildings and towers”. STSM (Short Term Scientific Mission) PI. Funder: COST Action FP1402: Basis of structural timber design - from research to standards.

Research projects as Co-I:

2020-23. “Non-stacking Particle Damper and Its Analysis Theory and Design Method for Controlled Structures”. Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China.

2020-23. “Control and testing technology of seismic simulation shaking table based on deep learning”. Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China.

2019-21. “Mechanism and influence of expansion joints of urban viaduct”. Funder: Beijing Municipal Education Commission Research.

2019-21. “Synergistic mechanism and calculation method of cross-laminated timber-steel frame composite wall”. Funder: Beijing Municipal Education Commission Research.

Academic Engagement

2024-now: Associate Editor of journal Proceedings of the ICE – Engineering History and Heritage

2022-now: Editorial board member for journal Sustainable Structures.

2022 – Guest editor for Special Issue "Sustainable Development of Timber Buildings" in journal Sustainability.

Served as the reviewer for journals: Engineering Structures, Advances in Structural Engineering, Advances in Civil Engineering, Buildings, Sustainable Structures, Advances in Material Science and Engineering and Plos One.

2021-now: Member of Wood Technical Forum. I provided technical and academic supports to Wood Technical Forum, which is an organisation for engineers and academics in Timber Engineering to exchange ideas and knowledge and collaborate.

2021 – Principle editor of “Chapter 7 Serviceability Design” in “Standard of Timer-Concrete Composite Structures”. Committee of Timber & Complex Materials Structures, China Association For Engineering Construction Standardization.

2024 – External PhD examiner, “Hybrid Timber and Steel Structural System”, Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Australia.

2019 – External PhD examiner, “Dynamic behaviour of long-span timber ribbed-deck floors” by Bella Basaglia, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Australia (invited by Dr Rijun Shrestha).

Impact

(1) Timber floor vibration:

- Performance of timber floor under human-induced vibration

I am leading a group of researchers in the “Standard of Timer-Concrete Composite Structures” committee to develop the serviceability design approach of timber-concrete floor system. The approach will be edited into the Standard of Timer-Concrete Composite Structures.

- Development of multiple tuned mass damper system for timber floor

I am group member in an industrial collaboration group Wood Technical Forum led by Dr Wen-Shao Chang at University of Lincoln (group members include Ramboll, Heyne Tillett Steel, Klöckner & Co, Hybrid Structures, ElliottWood, Whitbywood, Integral-engineering, Atelierone, Lendlease, etc.) addressing timber floor vibration problems and developing multiple tuned mass damper system for timber floor.

(2) Wind-induced vibration of tall timber structures:

- I was sponsored by ARUP and won a Short Term Scientific Mission of COST Action FP1402 to measure tall timber structure vibration across Europe. The measurement results are important to determine the dynamic properties and damping capacity of the tall timber structures, and can facilitate the industry for designing.

- I was invited to be a guest speaker in ARUP Berlin to present this research contribution. I was also invited to give a presentation in the COST Action FP1402 meeting in Pamplona, Spain.

- I was invited to measure and analyse the wind-induced vibration of a multi-storey timber structure in Stockholm by Martinsons, Bygdsiljum, Sweden.

(3) Tuned Mass Damper:

- Based on my research on tuned mass damper and its vibration control, I was invited to take part in a standard editing called “General technical requirements for design and construction of conventional island of 1500MW PWR nuclear power plant”.

My publications can be seen in:

Google Scholar

CEG3301 Design of Building System (Module Leader)

SFY0010 Mechanical Science

CEG3004 Sustainable Engineering Systems Design Project (Structures part)

CEG3099 Individual Project (BEng)

CEG8099 Investigate Research Project (MEng)

SFY0009 Foundation Year Project

• Articles

  • Zhang J, Huang H, Wang BJ. Long-term loading effect on vibration performance of CLT floors: An 896-day monitoring study. Engineering Structures 2024, 316(1), 118562.
  • Yu J, Chang W-S, Zhang R, Dong Y, Huang H, Wang T-H. In-situ U-value measurements of typical building envelopes in a severe cold region of China: U-value variations and energy Implications. Energy and Buildings 2024, 324, 114947.
  • Yan L, Huang H, Li Y. Experimental study on a shape memory alloy semi-active TMD system. Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Dynamics 2024, 44, 81-88.
  • Huang H, Chang W-S. Enhancing resilience in timber connections with SMA dowel and DVW reinforcement. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering History and Heritage 2024, 177(1), 5-15.
  • Jiang Z-Q, Liu L-T, Chang W-S, Wang W, Wang Y-H, Huang H. Enhancing CLT floor vibration mitigation with pre-strained shape memory alloy-tuned mass dampers. Structures 2024, 67, 106980.
  • Yan L, Li Y, Chang W-S, Huang H. Seismic control of cross laminated timber (CLT) structure with shape memory alloy-based semi-active tuned mass damper (SMA-STMD). Structures 2023, 57, 105093.
  • Zhang C, Huang H, Li X, Xue S, Chang W, Sun G. Reinforcement of Timber Dowel-Type Connections Using Self-Tapping Screws and the Influence of Thread Configurations. Forests 2023, 14(2), 409.
  • Zhang J, Zhang C, Li Y, Chang W-S, Huang H. Cross-laminated timber (CLT) floor serviceability under multi-person loading: impact of beam–panel connections. Engineering Structures 2023, 296, 116941.
  • Huang H, Zhang J, Uttley J, Chang WS, Wang BJ. The Effect of the Environment on the Serviceability of the Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) Floor: Virtual Reality as a Research Tool. Advances in Civil Engineering 2022, 2022, 1-12.
  • Huang H, Wang C, Du X. Research status of vibration performance of orthogonal glulam floor slabs under artificial excitation. Journal of Nanjing Tech University 2022, 44(3), 237-248.
  • Jiang H, Liu W, Huang H, Wang Y. Parametric design of developable structure based on yoshimura origami pattern. Sustainable Structures 2022, 2(2), 000019.
  • Zhu YZ, Liu Y, Huang H, Guo YY, Yin SY, Hu FW. The Mechanical Alloying Behavior of Fe₂O₃ into NiO in the High-Energy Ball-Milling Process. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2021, 2021, 5599751.
  • Yin S, Wang H, Li A, Huang H, Zhang J, Liu L, Zhu Y. Study on the Optical Properties of High Refractive Index TeO₂-PbO-ZnO-BaF₂ Glass System. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2021, 2021, 6466344.
  • Huang H, Wang C, Chang W-S. Reducing human-induced vibration of cross-laminated timber floor—Application of multi-tuned mass damper system. Structural Control and Health Monitoring 2021, 28(2), e2656.
  • Wang C, Chang W-S, Yan W, Huang H. Predicting the human-induced vibration of cross laminated timber floor under multi-person loadings. Structures 2021, 29, 65-78.
  • Huang H, Lin X, Zhang J, Wu Z, Wang C, Wang BJ. Performance of the hollow-core cross-laminated timber (HC-CLT) floor under human-induced vibration. Structures 2021, 32, 1481-1491.
  • Zhu YZ, Zhao TY, Huang H, Peng H, Hu FW, Yin SY. A study on the microstructural evolution and subgrain size dependent constitutive equation of a type of maraging steel in the solid solution treatment process. Materials Research Express 2021, 8(4), 046502.
  • Huang H, Chang W-S. Re-tuning an off-tuned tuned mass damper by adjusting temperature of shape memory alloy: Exposed to wind action. Structures 2020, 25, 180-189.
  • Huang H, Gao Y, Chang W-S. Human-induced vibration of cross-laminated timber (CLT) floor under different boundary conditions. Engineering Structures 2020, 204, 110016.
  • Huang H, Zhu Y-Z, Chang W-S. Comparison of Bending Fatigue of NiTi and CuAlMn Shape Memory Alloy Bars. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2020, 2020, 8024803.
  • Huang H, Mosalam KM, Chang W-S. Adaptive tuned mass damper with shape memory alloy for seismic application. Engineering Structures 2020, 223, 111171.
  • Zhu YZ, Peng H, Huang H, Li JC. Abnormal Grain Growth Mechanism in the Twin-Roller Cast Al-Fe-Si Alloy in the Annealing Process. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2020, 2020, 1056274.
  • Huang H, Chang W-S. Application of pre-stressed SMA-based tuned mass damper to a timber floor system. Engineering Structures 2018, 167, 143-150.
  • Huang H, Chang W-S. Seismic resilience timber connection—adoption of shape memory alloy tubes as dowels. Structural Control and Health Monitoring 2017, 24(10), e1980.
  • Huang H, Chang W-S, Mosalam KM. Feasibility of shape memory alloy in a tuneable mass damper to reduce excessive in-service vibration. Structural Control and Health Monitoring 2017, 24(2), e1858.
  • Solarino F, Giresini L, Chang W-S, Huang H. Experimental tests on a dowel-type timber connection and validation of numerical models. Buildings 2017, 7(4), 116.
  • Guo H, Liu Y, Meng Y, Huang H, Sun C, Shao Y. A Comparison of the energy saving and carbon reduction performance between reinforced concrete and cross-laminated timber structures in residential buildings in the severe cold region of China. Sustainability 2017, 9(8), 1426.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Huang, H, Wu, Y, Yang, H. Performance of Deltabeam-CLT composite floors under human-induced vibration. In: 1st International Conference on Engineering Structures. 2024, Guangzhou, China.
  • Huang H, Deng Z. Enhancing Vibration Control to Expand Timber Floor Applications in Future Wood Engineering. In: 20th Annual Meeting of the Northern European Network for Wood Science and Engineering. 2024, Edinburgh: WSE.
  • Xie X, Huang HY. Evaluating the costs and benefits of using recycled aggregate concrete in buildings: Does recycling lead to long-term sustainability for sure?. In: 11th International Conference on Industrial Ecology. 2023, Leiden, Holland: ISIE.
  • Huang H, Wang C, Lin X, Chang W-S. Vibration performance of Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) floor under multi-person load. In: Life-Cycle Civil Engineering: Innovation, Theory and Practice - Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering, IALCCE 2020. 2020, Shanghai, China: CRC Press/Balkema.
  • Huang H, Chang W-S. Reducing footfall-induced vibration in the timber floor system using a pre-stressed shape memory alloy-based tuned mass damper. In: WCTE 2018 - World Conference on Timber Engineering. 2018, Seoul, South Korea: World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE).
  • Feldmann A, Huang H, Chang W-S, Harris R, Dietsch P, Grafe M, Hein C. Dynamic properties of tall timber structures under wind-induced vibration. In: WCTE 2016 - World Conference on Timber Engineering. 2016, Vienna: Vienna University of Technology.
  • Huang H, Chang W-S. A novel timber dowel-type connection using shape memory alloy. In: WCTE 2016 - World Conference on Timber Engineering. 2016, Vienna Austria: Vienna University of Technology.
  • Huang H, Xie W, Chang W-S. Materials characterisation of NiTi and CuAIMn shape memory alloy bars under dynamic bending. In: ASM International - International Conference on Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies, SMST 2015. 2015, Chipping Norton: ASM International.

• Review

  • Huang H, Chang W. Research overview of different families of shape memory alloys used in structure vibration control不同种类形状记忆合金在结构振动控制中的研究现状. Zhendong yu Chongji/Journal of Vibration and Shock 2019, 38(18), 154-164.