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Dr. Zhikun Hou Associate Professor Worcester Polytechnic Institute Department of Mechnical Engineering Higgins Labs 209 Worcester, MA 01609-2280 Phone: 508.831.5705 Fax: 508.831.5680 Email: hou@wpi.edu

Education

Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1990
M.S., California Institute of Technology, 1986
M.S., Tongji University, 1981
B.S., Fudan University, 1974

Research Interests

Vibration and Control, Solid Mechanics and Stochastic Mechanics, Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Selected Publications

• Shinde, A., and Hou, Z., "A Wavelet Packet Based Sifting Process and Its Application for Structural Health Monitoring," Journal of Structural Health Monitoring, 2004 (in press)
  
  
• Hera, A. and Hou, Z., "Application of Wavelet Approach for ASCE Structural Health Monitoring Benchmark Studies," ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 130, No. 1, 2004, pp. 96-104.
  
  
• Hou, Z., Hera, A., and Noori, M., "A Stochastic Model for Localized Disturbances and Its Applications," Journal of Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics (in press)
  
  
• Liu, W., and Hou, Z, "A New Approach to Suppress Spillover Instability in Structural Vibration Control," Journal of Structural Control and Health Monitoring, November, 2004, pp. 37-53.
  
  
• Cao, Y., Noori, M., Hou, Z., and Masuda, A., "Adaptability and Comparison of wavelet-based with traditional equivalent linearization method," E-Journal of Chaos and Nonlinear Mechanics (http://www.resonancepub.com/aimsunce.htm), 2003.