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Dr. Hsu has been Principal and Co-Principal Investigator on funded projects for over 30 years, and has received project funding amounting to over 3.5 millions, including 14 grants from National Science Foundation totaling 2.2 millions. He established the University of Houston’s Structural Research Laboratory, which is widely recognized and has supported over thirty Ph. D., M. S., and post-doctoral students. His research work has formed the basis for the shear and torsion design provisions in the American concrete Institute Building Code. His current research interests are in concrete, concrete structures, and structural mechanics.
- Shear behavior of prestressed concrete membrane elements
- Shear design of prestressed concrete beams
- Steel fibers in prestressed concrete beams
- Cyclic constitutive laws of reinforced and prestressed concrete elements
- Cracking in reinforced concrete inverted-T pile caps
- Seismic behavior of concrete buildings and bridges, including ductility and energy dissipation
- Torsion in reinforced concrete structures
- New innovative materials for buildings and bridges, including high performance concrete, 3-D steel wire grids, and fiber reinforced plastic
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Cornell University Colloquium on Nature of Inelasticity of Concrete and Its Structural Effects, "Inelastic Behavior of Concrete Under Short Time Loading," Ithaca, NY, June, 1965.
McGill University Seminar, "Tentative Torsion Provisions for the 1971 ACI Code," Montreal, Canada, August, 1967 (honorarium).
University of Hawaii Symposium on 1971 ACI Building Code, "Torsion Provision in the 1971 ACI Code," Honolulu, November 19-20, 1971 (honorarium and expense).
ASCE Short Course on ACI Building Code, "Shear and Torsion," Sponsored by ASCE Florida Section; Tampa, FL, March 23-24, 1973 (honorarium and expense).
University of South Alabama Seminar on ACI Building Code, "Shear and Torsion," Mobile, AL, April 27-28, 1973 (honorarium and expense).
National University of Mexico Seminar on Design Criteria of Concrete Structures. Three lectures: (1) Various Criteria of Design, (2) Plastic Analysis of Concrete Structures, (3) Rotational Capacity of Concrete Structures. Sponsored by Mexico Institute of Cement and Concrete, Mexico City, Oct. 9-10, 1975 (honorarium and expenses).
University of Calgary Seminar, "Ductility of Reinforced Concrete Members," Calgary, Alberta, December 8, 1975.
National Taiwan University lectures. Three lectures on "Miami Rapid Transit System, Florida, USA." , Taipei, Taiwan, October, 1978 to May, 1979.
Institute of Chinese Architects, Taiwan. Four lectures on "Earthquake Resistance of Reinforced Concrete Structures," Taipei/Taichung/Tainan/Kaohsiung, July 1979 (honorarium and expenses)
Fourth Annual Science, Engineering, and Technology Seminars, Association of American-Chinese Professionals, "Double-Tee Prestressed Girder for Miami Rapid Transit System," Houston , May 29-30, 1982.
National Taiwan University special lecture series, Ten lectures on "Torsion Design of Reinforced Concrete," Taipei, Taiwan, May 16-20, 1983 (honorarium and expenses).
Delft University of Technology lecture, "Prestressed Double-Tee Girders for Miami Rapid Transit System," Delft, Netherland, July 4, 1983 (honorarium).
Technical University of Braunschweig lecture, "Prestressed Double-Tee Girders for Miami Rapid Transit System," Braunschweig, Germany, July 7, 1983 (honorarium).
Technical University of Stuttgart lecture, "Prestressed Double-Tee Girders for Miami Rapid Transit System," Stuttgart, Germany, July 8, 1983 (honorarium).
Technical University of Munich lecture, "Prestressed Double-Tee Girders for Miami Rapid Transit System," Munich, Germany, July 11, 1983 (honorarium).
George Winter Symposium (in memory of Professor Winter), "Microcracking of Concrete," Fall Convention of the American Concrete Institute, Kansas City, Sept. 25-30, 1983.
Association of American-Chinese Professionals Annual Meeting, "Reinforced Concrete High-Rise Buildings," Houston, Nov. 19, 1983.
Chinese Academy of Building Research special lectures. A series of four lectures (3 hours each) on "The New 1983 ACI Building Code," , Beijing, China, July 25-28, 1984.
Harbin Civil and Architectural Engineering Institute lectures. A ten-hour short course on "Reinforced Concrete in Shear and Torsion," , Harbin, China, August 1-12, 1984.
Tokyo Institute of Technology lecture, "Dade County Rapid Transit System, Florida, USA.", Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 15, 1984 (honorarium).
Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry seminar, "Limit Design of Spandrel Beams in the ACI 318-83 Code," Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 16, 1984 (honorarium).
Kajima Institute of Construction Technology seminar, "Prestressed Double-Tee Girders for Aerial Guideways," Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 17, 1984 (honorarium).
Rutgers University lecture, "Double-Tee Girders for Miami Rapid Transit System." New Brunswick, New Jersey, Oct. 29, 1984 (honorarium).
Tulane University seminar, "Shear and Torsion Design of Double-Tee Girders," New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 15, 1985 (honorarium and expenses).
Purdue University Structural Engineering Seminar, "Shear and Torsion Design of Dade County Rapid Transit Aerial Guideway," West Lafayette, Indiana, April 3, 1986 (honorarium and expenses).
Association of American-Chinese Professionals Annual Meeting, "Truss Model for Shear and Torsion of Reinforced Concrete," Houston, April 5, 1986.
American Concrete Institute Seminar Series for Structural Engineers, "Advances in Torsion Research," (4 hours), Sponsored by South Florida Chapter, Miami, Florida, April 15, 1986; (honorarium and expenses).
American Concrete Institute Seminar Series for Structural Engineers, "Advances in Torsion Research," (4 hours), Sponsored by Sun Coast Chapter, Tampa, Florida, April 16, 1986; (honorarium and expenses).
American Concrete Institute Seminar Series for Structural Engineers, "Advances in Torsion Research," (4 hours), Sponsored by Central Florida Chapter, Orlando, Florida, April 17, 1986; (honorarium and expenses).
Chinese Academy of Building Science seminar, "Softened Truss Model Theory for Shear and Torsion," (2.5 hours and 370 attendance), Beijing, China, June 18-19, 1986; (Expenses paid).
Chinese Northwest Building Design Institute seminar, "Reinforced Concrete High-Rise Buildings," (3 hours and 100 attendance), Xian, China, June 23-24, 1986; (Expenses paid).
Sichuan Architectural and Civil Engineering Institute seminar, "Reinforced Concrete High-Rise Buildings," (3 hours and 300 attendance), Chengdu, China, June 28, 1986; (Expenses paid).
Southwest Jiaotung University seminar, "Reinforced Concrete High-Rise Buildings," (3 hours and 80 attendance), Emei, China, July 1-2, 1986; (Expenses paid).
Chongqing Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering seminar, "Softened Truss Model Theory for Shear and Torsion," (2.5 hours and 250 attendance), Chongqing, China, July 5-6, 1986; (Expenses paid).
Wuhan Polytechnic University seminar, "Reinforced Concrete High-Rise Buildings," (3 hours and 300 attendance), Wuhan, China, July 10, 1986, (Expenses paid).
United Nation Short Course at Beijing Polytechnic University, "A Unified Theory for Reinforced Concrete," (12 hours and 200 attendance), Beijing, China, sponsored by United Nations Development Program, Aug. 26-29, 1991 (honorarium and expenses paid by United Nations).
Tsinghua University seminar, "Static and Fatigue Behavior of Plain and Fiber Reinforced Concrete," Beijing, China, Aug. 30, 1991.
Tianjin University seminar, "Softened Truss Model for Shear and Torsion in Reinforced Concrete," Tianjin, China, Aug. 23, 1991; (expenses paid by U. N.).
Anhui Building Design Institute seminar, "Reinforced Concrete High-Rise Buildings," Hefei, China, Sept. 2, 1991; (expenses paid by U. N.).
Tsejiang University seminar, "Softened Truss Model for Shear and Torsion in Reinforced Concrete," Hangzhou, China, Sept. 9, 1991; (expenses paid by U. N.).
Tongji University seminar, "Softened Truss Model for Shear and Torsion in Reinforced Concrete," Shanghai, China, Sept. 12, 1991 (expenses paid by U. N.).
Northwestern University Public Lecture of Eshbach Distinguished Visiting Professor, "Unified Theory for Reinforced Concrete," Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Evanston, IL, October 9, 1991.
University of California at Berkeley Seminar, "Unified Theory for Reinforced Concrete," Dept. of Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials; Berkeley, CA, Febuary 10, 1992 (honorarium).
University of Michigan seminar, "Unified Theory for Reinforced Concrete," Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI, May 5, 1992 (honorarium).
National Cheng-Kung University short course, "Unified Theory of Reinforced Concrete," (10-hour); Sponsored jointly by the National Science Council and the Ministry of Education of Taiwan, Tainan, August 10-12, 1992 (Expenses and honorarium paid by Taiwan Government).
National Taiwan University Seminar, "Unified Theory of Reinforced Concrete," Dept. of Civil Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, August 21, 1992 (honorarium).
Cornell University Seminar, "Unified Theory of Reinforced Concrete," Dept. of Structural Engineering, , Ithaca, NY, Nov. 9, 1992 (honorarium).
Pennsylvania State University Public Lecture, "Unified Theory of Reinforced Concrete," Dept. of Civil Engineering, State College, PA, Nov. 10, 1992 (expenses paid).
Texas Association of Structural Engineers Annual Meeting, "Unified Theory of Reinforced Concrete," Houston, Texas, Oct. 22, 1993.
University of Missouri Seminar, "Unified Theory of Reinforced Concrete," Dept. of Civil Engineering, Rolla, Mo., Nov. 11, 1993 (honorarium).
University of Texas at Austin Seminar, "Unified Theory of Reinforced Concrete," Dept. of Civil Engineering, Austin, TX, April 6, 1994, (honorarium).
Technical University of Munich Seminar, "Unified Theory of Reinforced Concrete," Institut für Tragwerksbau, Munich, Germany; May 26, 1994.
Polytechnic University of Milan Seminar, "Unified Theory of Reinforced Concrete," School for Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Milan, Italy; May 31, 1994, (honorarium).
Polytechnic University of Milan Seminar, "Constitutive Laws of Reinforced Concrete Membrane Elements," Dept. of Structural Engineering, Milan, Italy; June 1, 1994, (honorarium).
Rice University Seminar, "Unified Theory of Reinforced Concrete," Dept. of Civil Engineering, Houston, TX, Nov. 2, 1994, (honorarium).
University of Stuttgart Seminar, "Tests of 100 MPa Panels and the Evolution of Structural Concrete Theory," Institut für Werkstoffe im Bauwesen, Stuttgart, Germany; May 20, 1997, (honorarium). (Civil Engineering at the University of Stuttgart is ranked No. 1 in Germany by the largest newspaper, Der Spiegel).
Tianjin University seminar, "The Evolution of Reinforced Concrete Theory," Tianjin, China, June 15, 1998 (Expenses paid). Tianjin University is the oldest university in China. Its engineering school is ranked in the top five).
Tsinghua University seminar, "The Evolution of Reinforced Concrete Theory," Beijing, China, June 22, 1998 (Expenses paid). (Tsinghua University is the No. 1 Engineering School in China).
Keynote Speech (50 minutes) “A History of Rational Theories for Reinforced Concrete,” First International Conference on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics. Seoul, Korea, Aug. 23-25, 1999. (Expenses paid partially by Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology).
US-Japan Joint Seminar “Post-Yield Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Membrane Elements - The Hsu/Zhu Ratios,” (with Zhu), NSF-JCPS Seminar on Post-Peak Behavior of Reinforced Concrete structures Subjected to Seismic Loads - Recent Advances and Challanges on Analysis and Design,” Oct. 25-29, 1999, Tokyo/Lake Yamanaka, Japan (expenses paid by US National Science Foundation and Japan Council for the Promotion of Science).
ACI Committee 445, Shear and Torsion “Torsion in the 20th Century and Looking Toward the Future,” Torsion Symposium, Fall Convention of American Concrete Institute, Toronto, Oct. 16-20, 2000.
New Jersey Institute of Technology seminar, “Earthquake Energy Dissipation in Reinforced Concrete Structures,” Newark, N. J., Feb. 26, 2001
Tuft University seminar, “Rational Shear Theory of Reinforced Concrete: A Historical Review,” Medford, MA, Dec. 12, 2001.
Plenary Speech (40 minutes), “Rational Shear Theory of Reinforced Concrete: A Historical Overview,” International Conference on “Advances in Civil Engineering”, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, Jan. 3-5, 2002.
Hong Kong ACI seminar, "Shear in Concrete Structures – A Historical Overview,” Hong Kong, May 20, 2005.
Shenzhen University seminar, "Shear in Concrete Structures – A Historical Overview,” Shenzhen, China, May 22, 2005.
Shantou University seminar, "Shear in Concrete Structures – A Historical Overview,” Shantou, China, May 24, 2005.
Quangxi Univerity seminar, "Shear in Concrete Structures – A Historical Overview,” Nanning, Quangxi, China, May 26, 2005.
Guangxi Concrete Association seminar, “High-rise Concrete Buildings,” Nanning, Quangxi, China, May 27, 2005.
Guilin Institute of Technology seminar, "Shear in Concrete Structures – A Historical Overview,” Guilin, Quangxi, China, May 30, 2005.
Tsinghua University seminar, "Shear in Concrete Structures – A Historical Overview,” Beijing, China, June 1, 2005.
Harbin Institute of Technology seminar, "Shear in Concrete Structures – A Historical Overview,” Harbin, China, June 8, 2005.
Invited Speech honoring Paul Zia: “Shear and Torsion in Concrete Structures,” Special Session for Paul Zia, ACI Convention, Charlotte, NC, May 25-29, 2006.
University of Missouri seminar, “Shear in Concrete Structures–A Historical Overview,” Dept. of Civil Engineering, Rolla, MO, March 1, 2007.
Washington University seminar, “Shear in Concrete Structures–A Historical Overview,” Dept. of Civil Engineering, St. Louis, MO, March 2, 2007.