Dr. Shihui Shen is a distinguished professor of rail transportation engineering at Penn State Altoona, a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania, and a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. She is also a graduate faculty at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Penn State, University Park.
Shen received her doctoral degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on infrastructural materials and structures for better durability, energy efficiency, and sustainability. Along with her continued interest in civil material characterization and innovation, Shen is actively involved in pavement modeling and health monitoring using wireless sensors and data-based approaches. Her research has been funded by the state DOTs, NSF, NCHRP, USDOT, FAA, US Army Corps of Engineering, and private sectors.
Shen has published over one hundred peer-reviewed technical papers and reports and serves on many research committees, journal editorial boards, and project panels for the professional community.
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Recent Publications
Effect of aged material properties on transverse crack performance with two-round field observations
Luan, Y., Zhang, W., Shen, S., Wu, S., Ma, T., Zhou, X., Mohammad, L. N. & Fu, Y., 2024, In: Road Materials and Pavement Design. 25, 5, p. 1037-1053 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluating Surfactant-Foamed Warm Reclaimed Asphalt and Its Blending Efficiency
Tao, Z., Shen, S., Yu, H., Zou, Y. & Wen, L., Aug 1 2024, In: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 36, 8, 04024219.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
表 面 活 性 泡 沫 沥 青 发 泡 工 艺 及 流 变 特 性 研 究
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Workability of low-density polyethylene modified asphalt mixtures: A statistical analysis of particle kinematics
Yu, S., Musazay, J. A., Zhang, C., Hu, P. & Shen, S., Apr 1 2024, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 447, 141564.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
In-Situ Dynamic Modulus Prediction for Asphalt Pavement Combining Machine Learning Algorithm and Sensing Technology
Zhang, C., Shen, S., Huang, H. & Yu, S., 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 25, 8, p. 8695-8704 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Numerical analysis of field aging in asphalt pavements via coupling of diffusion process and kinetics aging model
Zhang, K. & Shen, S., 2024, In: Road Materials and Pavement Design. 25, 11, p. 2460-2474 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Measuring under-tie support condition: An approach using distributed fiber-optic strain sensors
Zhou, Y., Huang, H., Shen, S. & Wang, X., Mar 15 2024, In: Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation. 227, 114279.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Influence of Waste Toner on Asphalt Binder: Chemical and Rheological Characterization
Itoua, P. I., Sun, D., Li, P. & Shen, S., Mar 2023, In: Molecules. 28, 6, 2794.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rejuvenating aged asphalt using surfactant-foaming warm recycling technology
Tao, Z., Shen, S., Yu, H., Sun, Y. & Zou, Y., Jun 27 2023, In: Construction and Building Materials. 384, 131297.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effects of Field Aging on Material Properties and Rutting Performance of Asphalt Pavement
Wang, H., Zhu, Y., Zhang, W., Shen, S., Wu, S., Mohammad, L. N. & She, X., Jan 2023, In: Materials. 16, 1, 225.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Falling weight deflectometer dispersion curve method for pavement modulus calculation
Wang, X., Huang, H., Zhang, K. & Shen, S., Sep 4 2023, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 381, 2254, 20220167.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Understanding the role of particle rotation in asphalt mixture compaction by tracking coarse aggregate movement
Wang, X., Shen, S., Huang, H. & Yu, S., Sep 1 2023, In: Construction and Building Materials. 395, 132325.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Compaction Prediction for Asphalt Mixtures Using Wireless Sensor and Machine Learning Algorithms
Yu, S. & Shen, S., Jan 1 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 24, 1, p. 778-786 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Data sensing and compaction condition modeling for asphalt pavements
Yu, S., Shen, S. & Lu, M., Oct 2023, In: Automation in Construction. 154, 105021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Sensing Mechanism and Real-Time Bridge Displacement Monitoring for a Laboratory Truss Bridge Using Hybrid Data Fusion
Zeng, K., Zeng, S., Huang, H., Qiu, T., Shen, S., Wang, H., Feng, S. & Zhang, C., Jul 2023, In: Remote Sensing. 15, 13, 3444.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review