Wensu Chen

Prof. Dr. Wensu Chen

School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth 6102, Australia

Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 March 2018 in Journal of Building Engineering
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ALAndrew Lacey
Andrew Lacey
Wensu ChenWensu Chen
Wensu Chen
HHHong Hao
Hong Hao
KBKaiming Bi
Kaiming Bi

28 July 2016 in Advances in Structural Engineering
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HHHong Hao
Hong Hao
YHYifei Hao
Yifei Hao
JLJun Li
Jun Li
Wensu ChenWensu Chen
Wensu Chen
In contemporary society, industrialization and rising of terrorism threats highlight the necessity and importance of structural protection against accidental and intentionally malicious blast loads. Consequences of these extreme loading events are known to be catastrophic, involving personnel injuries and fatalities, economic loss and immeasurable social disruption. These impacts are generated not only from direct explosion effects, that is, blast overpressure and primary or secondary fragments, but also from the indirect effects such as structural collapse. The latter one is known to be more critical leading to massive losses. It is therefore imperative to enlighten our structural engineers and policy regulators when designing modern structures. Towards a better protection of concrete structures, efforts have been devoted to understanding properties of construction materials and responses of structures subjected to blast loads. Reliable blast resistance design requires a comprehensive knowledge of blast loading characteristics, dynamic material properties and dynamic response predictions of structures. This article presents a state-of-the-art review of the current blast-resistant design and analysis of concrete structures subjected to blast loads. The blast load estimation, design considerations and approaches, dynamic material properties at high strain rate, testing methods and numerical simulation tools and methods are considered and reviewed. Discussions on the accuracies and advantages of these current approaches and suggestions on possible improvements are also made.

1 March 2015 in Materials & Design (1980-2015)
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Wensu ChenWensu Chen
Wensu Chen
HHHong Hao
Hong Hao
DHDylan Hughes
Dylan Hughes
YSYanchao Shi
Yanchao Shi
JCJian Cui
Jian Cui
ZLZhong-Xian Li
Zhong-Xian Li

1 May 2019 in Journal of Building Engineering
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ALAndrew Lacey
Andrew Lacey
Wensu ChenWensu Chen
Wensu Chen
HHHong Hao
Hong Hao
KBKaiming Bi
Kaiming Bi

1 January 2021 in International Journal of Impact Engineering
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HLHuawei Li
Huawei Li
Wensu ChenWensu Chen
Wensu Chen
TPThong M. Pham
Thong M. Pham
HHHong Hao
Hong Hao

1 December 2021 in Thin-Walled Structures
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NHNgoc San Ha
Ngoc San Ha
TPThong M. Pham
Thong M. Pham
Wensu ChenWensu Chen
Wensu Chen
HHHong Hao
Hong Hao
GLGuoxing Lu
Guoxing Lu