Publications

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Technical Reports (public access)

  1. Martinez-Castro, R.E., Jang. S. (2018). “Structural cyber-physical systems: A confluence of structural health monitoring and control technologies.” OpenCommons@UConn, Article 2.  PDF.
  2. Martínez-Castro R, Jang S (2018) “Low Cost Wireless Fatigue Crack Monitoring System Using RFID Arrays”, Connecticut Department of Transportation, JHR 18-330. PDF
  3. Eskew, E., Jang, S., (2012). “Impacts and Analysis for Buildings under Terrorist Attacks.” OpenCommons@UConn, Article 1. PDF

Journal Papers

  1. Fils, P. Jang, S., Ren, D., Wang, J., Han, S., and Malla, R. (2022). “Full-scale bridge expansion joint monitoring using a real-time wireless network.” Structural Monitoring and Maintenance, 9(4): 359-371.
  2. Fils, P, Jang, S., Sherpa, R. (2021). “Field implementation of low-cost RFID-based crack monitoring using machine learning.” Structural Monitoring and Maintenance, 8(3): 257-278. Techno Press (techno-press.org)
  3. Eskew, E. L. and Jang, S. (2019). “Remaining capacity estimation for buildings after an explosion using the adaptive alternate path analysis.” Advances in Structural Engineering 1-12. PDF (published online.)
  4. Bruciati, B., Jang, S., Fils, P. (2019). “RFID-Based crack detection of ultra high-performance concrete retrofitted beams.” Sensors 2019, 19, 1573; doi:10.3390/s19071573. PDF (published online)
  5. Martinez-Castro, R.E., Jang, S., Kim, J., and Wentworth, A. (2019). “Experimental evaluation of a low-cost RFID-based sensor to crack propagation.” Journal of Aerospace Engineering, ASCE, 32 (2); 04019003. PDF
  6. Martinez-Castro, R.E., Jang, S., Nicholas, J., Bansal, R. (2017) “Experimental assessment of an RFID-based crack sensor for steel structures.” Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 26, Num. 8. PDF. (published online).
  7. Jin, C., Jang, S., Sun, X. (2016) “An integrated real-time structural damage detection method based on extended Kalman filter and dynamic statistical process control,” Advances in Structural engineering, doi: 10.1177/1369433216658484, PDF (published online).
  8. Eskew, E., Jang, S. (2016) “Remaining stiffness estimation of buildings using incomplete measurements”, Structural Control and Health Monitoring. PDF (published online).
  9. Jin, C., Jang, S., Sun, X., Li, J., Christenson, R. (2016) “Damage detection of a full-scale highway bridge under severe temperature changes using state-space-aided machine learning”, Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, 6: 545-560. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13349-016-0173-8
  10. Jang, S., Dahal, S. (2015) “Full-scale application of Stochastic DLV method for highway bridge health monitoring”, Advances in Structural Engineering.
  11. Quinones, M.M., Montejo, L., Jang, S. (2015). “Experimental and numerical evaluation of wavelet based damage detection methodologies.” Int. J. Adv. Struct. Eng. 7 (1), 69-80.
  12. Eskew, E., Jang, S. (2014). “Damage Assessment of a Building subjected to a Terrorist Attack.” Advances in Structural Engineering 17(11)1963-1704.
  13. Jang, S., Dahal, S. , Li, J. (2013). “Rapid full-scale expansion joint monitoring using wireless hybrid sensor.” Smart Structures and Systems, 12 (3-4) 415-426.
  14. Li, J., Jang, S., Tang, J., (2012). “Design of Biomorph Piezoelectric Energy Harvester for Railway Monitoring.” Journal of Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing, 32(6): 661-668.
  15. Jang, S., Sim, S.H., Jo, H., Spencer, B.F., Jr. (2012). “Full-scale Experimental Validation of Decentralized Damage Identification Using Wireless Smart Sensors.” Smart Materials and Structures, 21, 115019.
  16. Jang, S., Li, J., Spencer, B.F., Jr. (2013). “Corrosion Estimation of a Historic Truss Bridge using Model Updating.” ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering 18(7): 678-689.
  17. Jang, J., Spencer, B.F., Jr., Sim, S.H. (2012). “A Decentralized Receptance-based Damage Detection Strategy for Wireless Smart Sensors.” Smart Materials and Structures, 21, 055017.
  18. Jang, S., Spencer, B.F., Jr., Rice, J.A., Wang, Z. (2011). “Structural Monitoring of a Historic Truss Bridge using a Wireless Sensor Network.” Advances in Structural Engineering 14(1): 93-101.
  19. Rice, J.A., Mechitov, K., Sim, S.H., Nagayama, T., Jang, S., Kim, R., Spencer, B.F., Jr., Agha, G., and Fujino, Y. (2010). “Flexible Smart Sensor Framework for Autonomous Structural Health Monitoring.” Journal of Smart Structures and Systems, 6(5): 423-438.
  20. Jang, S., Jo, H., Cho, S., Mechitov, K., Rice, J.A., Sim, S.H., Jung, H.J., Yun, C.B., Spencer, B.F., Jr., and Agha, G. (2010). “Structural Health Monitoring of a Cable-stayed Bridge using Smart Sensor Technology: Deployment and Evaluation.” Journal of Smart Structures and Systems, 6(5): 439-460.
  21. Cho, S., Jo, H., Jang, S., Park, J., Jung, H.J., Yun, C.B., Spencer, B.F., Jr., Seo, J.W. (2010). “Structural Health Monitoring of a Cable-stayed Bridge using Smart Sensor Technology: Data Analysis.” Journal of Smart Structures and Systems, 6(5): 461-480.
  22. Sim, S.H., Jang, S., Spencer, B.F., Jr. and Song, J. (2008). “Reliability-based Evaluation of the Performance of the DLV method.” Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 23: 489-495.

 

Conference Proceedings/Presentations (since 2010)

  • Sherpa, R., Fils, P.E., and Jang, S. (2021). “Crack detection of a reinforced concrete wall using low-cost RFID-based sensors.” Transportation Research Board, the 2021 annual meeting, presentation number: TRBAM-21-03144 (in press).
  • Fils, P.E. and Jang, S. (2020). “Wireless crack detection of a concrete building using low-cost RFID tags.” Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2020, SPIE Smart Structures & NDE, vol 11379, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2556764  , California, United States (Online Only)
  • Martinez-Castro, R.E., Jang.S (2018). “Development and Evaluation of Commercial Radio Frequency Identification-Based Crack Sensors” Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting, AFF20 Steel Bridges Standing Committee meeting. Paper number: 18-05075.
  • Meany, S., Eskew, E., Martinez-Castro, R., Jang, S. (2017). “Automated vehicle counting using image processing and machine learning.” Proc. SPIE 10170, Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems 2017, 101703G; doi: 10.1117/12.2261251. http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=2618067
  • Eskew, E., Jang, S. (2017). “Optimal sensor placement for parameter estimation of bridges.” Proc. SPIE 10170, Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems 2017, 101702F; doi:10.1117/12.2261244. http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=2618047
  • Martinez-Castro, R., Jang, S., Nicholas, J. (2017). “Experimental performance evaluation of commercial RFID tags for crack detection.” Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting. Paper number: 17-02101.
  • Martinez-Castro, R., Jang, S., Christenson, R. (2016). “Rapid cable tension estimation using dynamic and mechanical properties.” SPIE Smart Structures and Materials+ Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 98030E.
  • Jin, C., Jang, S., Sun, X., Jiang, Z., Christenson, R. (2016). “Extended Kalman filter based structural damage detection for MR damper controlled structures.” SPIE Smart Structures and Materials+ Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 98031T.
  • Eskew, E., Jang, S., Bertolaccini, K. (2016). “Progressive collapse analysis using updated models for alternate path analysis after a blast.” SPIE Smart Structures and Materials+ Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 98033Y.
  • Eskew, E.*, Jang, S., (2015). “Rapid condition assessment of structural condition after a blast using state-space identification.” Proceedings of SPIE, Sensors and Smart structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2015, San Diego, CA. vol9437, 94372B.
  • Jin, C. *, Li, J. *, Jang, S., Sun, X. **, Christenson, R. (2015). “Structural damage detection for in-service highway bridge under operational and environmental variability.” Proceedings of SPIE, Sensors and Smart structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2015, San Diego, CA. vol9435, 94353A.
  • Jin, C. *, Jang, S. Sun, X. ** (2015). “Structural damage detection using extended Kalman filter combined with statistical process control.” Proceedings of SPIE, Sensors and Smart structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2015, San Diego, CA. vol 9435, 94352K.
  • Jin, C., Jang, S., Sun, X., Jiang Z. and Christenson R. (2015), “Application of MR damper in real-time structural damage detection using extended Kalman filter,” in Proceedings of the Joint 6th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural Engineering (6AESE) and 11th International Workshop on Advanced Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology (11ANCRiSST), Champaign, IL.
  • Jin, C., Jang, S. and Sun, X. (2015), “Structural damage detection using extended Kalman filter combined with statistical process control in nonlinear systems,” in Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring 2015: System Reliability for Verification and Implementation, vol. 2, pp. 2439-2446, DEStech Publications, Inc.
  • Martinez-Castro, R.*, Eskew, E.*, Jang, S. (2014) “Experimental validation of a modal flexibility-based damage detection method for a cyber-physical system.” Proceedings of SPIE, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2014, San Diego, CA. vol 9061, Article number 90612E.
  • Li, J.*, Jang, S., Tang, J. (2014) “Implementation of a Piezoelectric energy harvester in railway health monitoring.” Proceedings of SPIE, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2014, San Diego, CA. vol 9061, Article number 90612Q.
  • Eskew, E.*, Jang, S. (2013). “Damage assessment of a building subjected to a terrorist attack.” 9th International Workshop on Advanced Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology (ANCRiSST).
  • Jin, C.*, Jang, S., Dahal, S.*, Esmaili Zaghi, A. (2013). “Vibration-based lifetime assessment for building piping systems.” 9th International Workshop on Advanced Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology (ANCRiSST).
  • Jang, S., Dahal, S.*, Li, J.*, (2013). “Full-scale validation of wireless hybrid sensor on an in-service highway bridge.” SPIE Smart Structures/NDE (CD-ROM)
  • Li, J.*, Jang, S., Tang, J., (2013). “Optimization of Piezoelectric energy harvester for wireless smart sensors in railway health monitoring.” SPIE Smart Structures/NDE (CD-ROM)
  • Mensah-Bonsu, P.*, Jang, S. (2013). “Long-term real-time structural health monitoring using wireless smart sensor.” SPIE Smart Structures/NDE (CD-ROM)
  • Jang, , Dahal, S.* (2013). “Rapid Displacement Monitoring using Wireless Hybrid Sensor on an In-service Highway Bridge.” Transportation Research Board, Annual Meeting.
  • Li, J. *, Jang, S., Zuba, M.**, Cui, J.H., Zhu, Y.** (2012). “Feasibility of Underwater Sensor Networks for Lifetime Assessment of Offshore Civil Structures.” OCEANS’12 MTS/IEEE.
  • Montejo, L., Velazquez, L.**, Ramirez, R., Jang, S. (2012). “Performance of Wavelet and Hilbert-Huang transform in the identification of different levels of inelastic action of reinforced concrete structures subjected to seismic loads.” 15th World Conference of Earthquake Engineering.
  • Li, J.*, Jang, S., Tang, J. (2012). “A Piezoelectric Based Energy Harvester for Railway Health Monitoring.” ANCRiSST (CD-ROM).
  • Mensah-Bonsu, P.*, Jang, S. (2012). “Multi-scale Model Updating of a Curved Highway Bridge.” SPIE Smart Structures/NDE (CD-ROM).
  • Li, J.*, Jang, S., Tang, J. (2012). “Modeling and Analysis of a Bimorph Piezoelectric Energy Harvester for Railway Bridge Health Monitoring.” SPIE Smart Structures/NDE (CD-ROM).
  • Dahal, S.*, Jang, S., Mensah-Bonsu, P.* (2012). “Flexibility-based Damage Detection for In-service Highway Bridge.” SPIE Smart Structures/NDE (CD-ROM).
  • Jang, S., Dahal, S.*, Contreras, G.**, Fitch, J.**, Karamavros, J.**, Bansal, R. (2012). “Hybrid Structural Health Monitoring for In-service Highway Bridge using Wireless Multi-scale Sensors.” SPIE Smart Structures/NDE (CD-ROM).
  • Jang, S., Sim, S.H., Jo, H., Spencer, B.F. Jr.^ (2011). “Experimental Validation of Decentralized Damage Identification on a Historic Truss Bridge using Smart Sensors.” ASEM+, International Conference of Smart Structures (Proceedings in press).
  • Cho, S., Park, J.W., Jang, S., Jo, H., Jung, H.J., Yun, C.B., Spencer, B.F. Jr.^ (2011). “Structural Health Monitoring using Wireless Smart Sensor Networks for a Cable-stayed Bridge.” Computational Stochastic Mechanics.
  • Scianna, A.**, Jang, S. (2011) “Model-free Modal Flexibility-based Damage Detection Strategy for In-service Highway Bridges.” SPIE Smart Structures/NDE (CD-ROM)
  • Jang, S., Sim, S.H., Jo, H., Spencer, B.F., Jr.^ “Decentralized Full-scale bridge damage identification using wireless smart sensors.” (2011) SPIE Smart Structures/NDE (CD-ROM).
  • Nagayama, T., Jung, H.J., Spencer, B.F., Jr.^, Jang, S., Mechitov, K.A., Cho, S., Ushita, M., Yun, C.B., Agha, G.A., Fujino, Y. (2010). “International Collaboration to Develop a Structural Health Monitoring System utilizing Wireless Smart Sensor Network and its Deployment on a Cable-stayed Bridge.” 5th World Conference of Structural Control and Monitoring.
  • Park, J.W., Cho, S., Jung, H.J., Yun, C.B., Jang, S., Jo, H., Spencer, B.F., Jr.^, Nagayama, T., Seo, J.W. (2010). “Long-term Structural Health Monitoring System of a Cable-stayed Bridge based on Wireless Smart Sensor Networks and Energy Harvesting Techniques.” 5th World Conference of Structural Control and Monitoring.
  • Linderman, L.E., Rice, J.A., Barot, S., Spencer, B.F., Jr.^, Bernhard, J.T., Jang, S. (2010). “Experimental Characteristics of Wireless Communication Performance for Network Implementation.” 5th World Conference of Structural Control and Monitoring.
  • Jang, S., Jo, H., Rice, J.A., Mechitov, K.A., Sim, S.H., Miller, T., Spencer, B.F., Jr.^, and Agha, G.A. (2010). “Energy Efficient Autonomous Structural Health Monitoring System on a Cable-stayed Bridge.” The Fifth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management.
  • Cho, S., Jang, S., Jo, H., Park, J., Jung, H.J., Yun, C.B., and Spencer, B.F., Jr.^ (2010). “Smart Wireless Sensor Network for Jindo Cable-stayed Bridge Monitoring Test-bed.” The Fifth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management.
  • Jang, S., Sim, S.H. and Spencer, B.F., Jr.^ (2010). “Decentralized Bridge Health Monitoring using Wireless Smart Sensors.” Conference on Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, SPIE Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring.
  • Cho, S., Jang, S., Jo, H., Mechitov, K.A., Rice, J.A., Jung, H.J., Yun, C.B., Spencer, B.F., Jr.^, Nagayama, T., Seo, J.W. (2010). “Structural Health Monitoring System of a Cable-stayed Bridge using a Dense Array of Scalable Smart Sensor Network.” Conference on Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, SPIE Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring.
  • Park, J.W., Kim, I.H., Jo, H., Jang, S., Jung, H.J. (2010). “Feasibility Study of Wind Power Generator for Wireless Smart Sensor Node in Cable-stayed Bridge.” Conference on Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, SPIE Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring.