Doctor Helen Wu
SENIOR LECTURER - STRUCTURAL CONTROL & DYNAMICS,
Engineering and Construction Management
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of Technology, Sydney
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Engineering and Construction Management
Contact
| Email: | Helen.Wu@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 2254 |
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| Location: | XB.2.35 Penrith (Kingswood) |
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Biography
Dr. Helen Wu is a senior lecturer at the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. Helen was awarded a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering in China and a PhD in Civil Engineering at the University of Technology, Sydney. She has twenty years experience in teaching, research and consulting relating to the dynamic response of materials, machines and structures including vibration and condition monitoring.
Before joining UWS, Helen worked at UTS, ECU and Hyder Consulting, a multi-national consultancy, where she has been involved in conceptual, detailed design and implementation of tests on many projects related to vibration and noise control. She has expertise in conducting full scale measurements and analyses of civil engineering structures such as bridges, railway tracks, tunnels, and buildings.
An interesting project in which Helen was a project manager was to conduct full scale vibration measurements of ‘BurjKhalifa Dubai’ (the tallest building in the world) during various stages of the construction. She participated in the design of a vibration monitoring system to monitor the building movement induced by wind and possible future earthquake attacks. Helen was also involved in the project of Epping to Chatswood Rail Link (ECRL) during design and construction stages.
This information has been contributed by Doctor Wu.
Teaching
Current Teaching Areas
- 300035 Kinematics and Kinetics of Machines
- 300462 Engineering and Design Concepts
- 300480 Dynamics of Mechanical Systems
- 300741 Industrial Experience (Engineering)
- 300763 Advanced Dynamics
Publications
Journal Articles
- Wu, H. (2013), 'White OLED Weibull life prediction using maximum likelihood estimation', Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 5.
- Zhang, J., Zhou, T. and Wu, H. (2012), 'Constant-step-stress accelerated life test of white OLED under Weibull distribution case', IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 6.
- Cai, Z., Wu, H., Zhao, X. and Zhang, J. (2012), 'Bending stiffness analysis of elastic shafts with three types of transverse cracks', Advanced Materials Research, 8.
- Zhang, J., Li, D. and Wu, H. (2012), 'Dynamic response analysis of large wind turbine blade based on davenport wind speed model', Advanced Materials Research, 7.
- Zhang, J., Zhou, T., Wu, H., Liu, Y., Wu, W. and Ren, J. (2012), 'Constant-step-stress accelerated life test of white OLED under Weibull distribution case', IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 6.
- Zhang, J., Liu, F., Liu, Y., Wu, H., Zhu, W., Wu, W. and Wu, L. (2012), 'Life prediction for white OLED based on LSM under lognormal distribution', Solid-State Electronics, 5.
- Zhang, J., Liu, F., Liu, Y., Wu, H., Wu, W. and Zhou, A. (2012), 'A study of accelerated life test of white OLED based on maximum likelihood estimation using lognormal distribution', IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 4.
- Zhang, J., Li, D., Liu, Y., Wu, H., Ren, J. and Pan, W. (2012), 'Dynamic response analysis of large wind turbine blade based on Davenport wind speed model', Advanced Materials Research, 7.
- Cai, Z., Wu, H., Zhao, X. and Zhang, J. (2012), 'Bending stiffness analysis of elastic shafts with three types of transverse cracks', Advanced Materials Research, 8.
- Zhang, R. and Wu, H. (2011), 'Using Magnetic Barkhausen Noise Technology and Finite Element Method to Study the Condition of Continuous Welded Rails on the Darwin-Alice Springs Line', Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 10.
- Wu, H., Cai, Z. and Xiao, K. (2011), 'An Experimental study of breathing mechanism for the transversely cracked shafts', Advanced Materials Research, 6.
- Wu, H. (2011), 'Analysis of vibration control due to strong earthquakes', Advanced Materials Research, 6.
- Jianping, Z., Yuyin, D., Wu, H., Ren, J. and Ji, D. (2011), 'A Numerical Simulation of Diffusion Charging Effect on Collection Efficiency in Wire-plate Electrostatic Precipitators', IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 6.
- Wu, H., Fitzell, B. and Samali, B. (2005), 'Control of eccentric building vibration with base isolation', Acoustics Australia, 6.
- Yuan, Z. and Wu, H. (2003), 'Optimization for harmonics reduction and path generation of linkage mechanism', International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 8.
- Samali, B. and Wu, H. (2003), 'Shake table tests on a mass eccentric model with base isolation', Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 20.
- Wu, H. and Samali, B. (2002), 'Shake table testing of a base isolated model', Engineering Structures, 13.
Conference Papers
- Wu, H. (2012), 'Periodic stiffness of a cracked shaft', Australian Acoustical Society. Conference, Perth, W.A..
- Zhang, R. and Wu, H. (2012), 'A better understanding of stability of turnouts in continuous welded rail track', AusRAIL, Canberra, A.C.T..
- Wu, H. (2011), 'Torsional response of structure with mass eccentricity', Advance program for IMAC-XXIX, Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM),, Jacksonville USA.
- Wu, H. (2010), 'Vibration control of a building model with base isolation', 20th International Congress on Acoustics, ICA 2010, Sydney.
- Wu, H. (2010), 'Vibration investigation of passive control using rubber bearing', 6th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 6, Perth.
Research
Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise
- Vibration and Noise Control
- Damage Detection and Health Monitoring of Large Civil Engineering Infrastructures
- Vibration Diagnostics of Machine Malfunctions
- Wind and Earthquake Engineering
- Seismic Performance of Base Isolated Structures
- Static and Dynamic Tests of Materials, Machines, and Structures
- Full Scale measurements for Buildings, Bridges, Railway Tracks, Tunnels
- Design of Storage Tanks for Liquefied Natural Gas
Helen has extensive experience in testing the mechanical properties (stiffness, damping, frequency, stress/strain, loads, shear, fatigue, hydraulic pressure, and acceleration) of various materials, machines and structures. She is proficient in the use of shaker tables for dynamic testing and modal analysis.
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Supervision
Current Supervision
| Title: | Stability Analysis of Turnouts in Continuous Welded Rails Track |
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