Lin Shen
Associate Professor of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering
Office: Holmes 344
Phone: (808) 956-6561
E-mail: linshen@hawaii.edu
Areas of Specialty and Research Interest
Geopolymer and other sustainable concretes, self-consolidating concrete, concrete rheology, testing and modeling concrete physical properties, non-destructive testing, alkali-silica reaction, aggregate packing, characterization of microstructure of cementitious materials, early age properties of concrete
Education
- Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2007
- M.S., Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 2002
- B.S., Civil Engineering, Tongji University, China 1999
Professional Registration
- Professional Civil Engineer, State of California, No. 73544
Professional Service
- Associate Editor: ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (JMCE)
- Editorial Board Member: ASTM Advances in Civil Engineering Materials (ACEM)
Editorial Board Member: Journal of Korea Institute of Building Construction - Member: ACI, ASTM, ASCE, Acers
Research Experience
- Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, August 2024-present
- Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, August 2017-July 2024
- Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, August 2011-July 2017
- Senior Research Engineer, Kal Krishnan Consulting Services, Inc., Oakland, CA, August 2007-June 2011
Courses Taught at UH (in the last five years)
- CEE696 Selected Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering (S’15, S’16)
- CEE688 Advanced Concrete Technology (S’17, S’18, S’19, S’20)
- CEE472 Construction Management
- CEE375 Construction Materials (F’15, F’16, F’17, F’18, F’19, F’20)
- CEE305 Applied Probability & Statistics (S’15, S’16, S’17, S’20)
- CEE270 Applied Mechanics (S’18)
Selected Publications
Journal Papers
- Shen L., Bahrami Jovein, H., Wang, Q., “Correlating Aggregate Properties and Concrete Rheology to Dynamic Segregation of Self-Consolidating Concrete,” Accepted, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, March 2015
- Shen, L., Bahrami Jovein, H., Sun, Zi., Wang, Q., Li, W., “Testing Dynamic Segregation Test of Self-Consolidating Concrete,” Construction and Building materials, 2015, pp. 465-471
- Shen, L., Bahrami Jovein, H., Li M., “Measuring Static Stability and Robustness of Self-Consolidating Concrete Using Modified Segregation Probe”, Construction and Building materials, 2014, pp.210-216
- Shen, L., Bahrami Jovein, H., Shen S., Li M., “Effects of Aggregate Properties and Concrete Rheology on Stability Robustness of Self-Consolidating Concrete“, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, August 2014.
- Havel S.; Archilla A., Shen L., “Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Concrete Mixes in Hawaii: Determination and Implications for Concrete Pavement Design.” ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, August 2014.
- Shen, L., Struble, L., Lange, D., “Modeling Dynamic Segregation of Self-Consolidating Concrete,” ACI Materials Journal, Volume 106, Issue 4, July 2009, Pages 375-380
- Shen, L., Struble, L., Lange, D., “Modeling Static Segregation of Self-Consolidating Concrete,” ACI Materials Journal, Volume 106, Issue 4, July 2009, Pages 367-374
- Shen, L., Struble, L., Lange, D., “New Method for Measuring Static Segregation of Self-Consolidating Concrete”, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Volume 35, Issue 3, May 2007, Pages 303-309
- Caspe, M., Ji, J., Shen, L., and Wang, Q. (2009). “Choosing the right antiterrorism crash barrier.” Security Management Journal, November 2009.
Standards Developed
- AASHTO PP58-08: Static Segregation of Hardened Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC) Cylinders, January 2008
- Illinois Test Procedure SCC-9, Standard Test Method for Dynamic Segregation of Fresh Self-Consolidating Concrete by Flow Trough
- Illinois Test Procedure SCC-8, Standard Test Method for Assessment of Dynamic Segregation of SCC during Placement
- Illinois Test Procedure SCC-7, Standard Test Method for Static Segregation of Fresh SCC Cylinders Using the Static Segregation Probe
- Illinois Test Procedure SCC-6, Standard Test Method for Static Segregation of Hardened Hydraulic-Cement SCC Cylinders
Conference Proceedings, Magazine Papers, and Reports
- Shen, L., Bahrami Jovein, H., “Robustness of Self-Consolidating Concrete: New Testing Method and Design Strategy,” 7TH International RILEM Symposium on Self-Consolidating Concrete, September 2-4, 2013, Paris
- Shen, L., Ai, L, “New Generation of Concretes,” McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, 2013
- Shi, H., Shen, L., “Load Path Analysis of a Floating Concrete Gate Using the Finite Element Method.” The Structural Engineer Magazine, 2013.
- Shi, H., Shen, L., “Applications of Special Concrete in Modern Marine Structures.” Concrete Magazine, December/January 2012/2013.
- Caspe, M., Ji, J., Shen, L., Wang, Q., and Zhai, Y. (2010). “Advantages of precast concrete barrier systems for perimeter security.” NPCA Precast Inc. Magazine, Green Issue, July/August 2010.
- Caspe, M., Ji, J., Shen, L., and Wang, Q., and Zhai, Y. (2010). “Maximize design options: innovations in precast security barriers.” NPCA Precast Solutions Magazine, Green Issue, summer 2010.
- Caspe, M., Ji, J., Shen, L., and Wang, Q. (2009). “An innovative energy-absorbing anti-terrorism crash barrier for homeland security.” Building Design + Construction, April 2010
- Caspe, M., Ji, J., Shen, L., and Wang, Q. (2009). “Marine barriers for homeland security preventing waterborne terrorist attacks.” Sea Technology, March 2010
- Caspe, M., Ji, J., Shen, L., and Wang, Q. (2009). “New developments in crash barriers.” Engineering News-Record (ENR), 07/15/2009.
- Shen, L., Struble, L., Lange, D., “Modeling Segregation of SCC,” SCC2008, Proceedings of the 3rd North American Conference on The Design and Use of SCC, November 1 ““ 3, 2008, Chicago, IL
- Shen, L., Struble, L., Lange, D., “Measuring Dynamic Segregation of SCC,” SCC2008, Proceedings of the 3rd North American Conference on The Design and Use of SCC, November 1 ““ 3, 2008, Chicago, IL
- Bonen D., Deshpande Y., Olek J., Shen L., Struble L., Lange D., and Khayat K., “Robustness of Self Consolidating Concrete,” SCC 2007 & 5th International RILEM Symposium on Self-Compacting Concrete, Ghent, Belgium
- Shen, L., Struble, L., Lange, D., “Testing Static Segregation of SCC,” SCC2005, Proceedings of the 2nd North American Conference on The Design and Use of SCC, November 1 ““ 3, 2005, Chicago, IL, 729-737
- Beaupre, D., Chapdelaine, F., Domone, P., Koehler, Shen, L., E., Sonebi, M., Struble, L.,Tepke, D., Wallevik, O., Wallevik, J., “Comparison of Concrete Rheometers: International Tests at MB in May 2003,” Research report, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Editor Ferraris, C. October 2003
- Bonen D., Sun Z., Shen L., Birch B., Deshpande Y., Gregori A., Ferron R., Shah S., Struble L., Lange D., Khayat K., Olek J., “ACBM Theme Paper-Self Consolidating Concrete,” Published on Portland Cement Association website: http://www.cement.org/bookstore/profile.asp?itemid=RP440
- Lange, D., Struble, L., Shen, L., M., D”Ambrosia, B., Birch, “Performance and Acceptance of Self-Consolidating Concrete,” IDOT final report, ICT R-44, March 2008
Awards
- Northrop Grumman Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2013
- Hi Chang Chai Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2013, 2019.