Research Topics

• ​Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• ​​Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
• Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)
• Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
• Machine Learning and AI for Infrastructure
• Smart Materials and Sensors
• Concrete and Composite Materials
• Automation and Robotics in Construction

Journals SITL Has Published In

(Impact Factor = IF, CiteScore = CS, Submission-to-Acceptance Time = STA)

• Automation in Construction: IF=11.5, CS=20.9, STA=10–20 weeks, Leading Q1 journal in Construction Automation
• Energy: IF=9.4, CS=16.5, STA=–10 weeks
• Construction and Building Materials, IF=8.0, CS=13.9, STA=–8 weeks, Q1 in Engineering (Civil)
• Journal of Building Engineering: IF=7.4, CS=11.5, STA=6–10 weeks, Q1 in Building and Construction Engineering
• Computers & Structures: IF=4.8, CS=7.9, rank 39/203 (Q1) in ‘Water Science and Technology’
• IEEE Sensors Journal: IF=4.5, CS=8.2, STA=8–12 weeks, Flagship IEEE journal in sensor technology
• Ultrasonics: IF=4.1, CS=7.9
• Sensor: IF=3.5, CS=8.2, STA= 4 weeks, Rank 9/123 in Instrumentation
• Energies: IF=3.2, CS=7.3, STA=4-6 weeks, 42/197 (Q1) in Energy Eng., 56/153 (Q2) in Renewables.
• Journal of Bridge Engineering, IF=3.5, CS=6.3, ASCE flagship in bridge research
• Journal of Engineering Mechanics, IF=3.2, CS=6.3, ASCE core mechanics journal
• Materials and Structure: IF=3.9, STA=20weeks, Official RILEM journal
• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials: IF=3.6, KCI & Springer joint journal.
• Water: IF=3.0, CS=6.0, STA=4 weeks, Q2 in Environmental Engineering
• Applied Sciences: IF=2.7, CS= 5.5, SAT=4-6 weeks, Interdisciplinary engineering focus,
• Mathematics: IF=2.4, CS=2.8, STA=46 weeks, Applied math modeling
• Journal of the Acoustical Society of America: IF=2.3, CS=4.4, Leading acoustics journal
• Mechanics Research Communication: IF=2.3, CS=4.2, –12 weeks, Rapid mechanics communications

Publication list

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46. Jang, D., Choi, J., Bang, J., Ham, S. P., Lee, K. H., & Yang, B.* (2026). ” Enhanced lightweight, moisture-resistant, and thermoelectric cement composites using carbon nanotube and hollow glass microsphere-based hybrid clusters .” Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, Accepted.

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45. Lamsal, A., Lamsal, B., Kim, B., Ham, S. P., & Jang, D.* (2025). ” Advanced Signal Analysis Model for Internal Defect Mapping in Bridge Decks Using Impact-Echo Field Testing .” Sensors, 25(21), 6623.

44. Jang, D., Choi, J., Bang, J., Park, J., Ham, S. P., & Yang, B.* (2025). ” Multifunctional role of biochar utilization in carbonation-cured cement mortar focusing on CO2 capture and thermal stability .” Journal of Building Engineering, 114, 114367.

43. Bang, J., Jang, D.*, Ham, S. P., Lin, Z., & Yang, B.* (2025). ” Design optimization of energy efficient self-heating systems using CNT-and CF-embedded sectional heating cement composites .” Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 75, 107212.

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42. Wu, Y. C., Lamsal, A., & Ham, S. P. (2024). ” Delamination damage identification through multi-input data using impact echo and study of model efficiency .” Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 1-28.

41. Wu, Y. C., Jeong, Y., & Ham, S. P. (2024). ” Advanced concrete pavement internal crack monitoring using wave response variation and deep learning .” Construction and Building Materials, 449, 138442.

40. Wu, Y. C., Jeong, Y., Ham, S. P., Claudio-Loiz, E. X., & Zhuang, Y. (2024). ” Monitoring early age concrete hydration through time-dependent wave dispersion .” Construction and Building Materials, 412, 134607.

39. Ham, S., Romanoschi, S., Wu, Y. C., & David, D. S. K. (2024). ” Framework of Internal Damage Identification in Inhomogeneous Medium Interweaving Wave Scattering Model and Deep Learning .”

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38. Khan, S., Park, J. W., & Ham, S. (2023). ” Noncontact structural displacement measurements using a low-cost motion tracking system .” IEEE Sensors Journal, 23(11), 11695-11703.

37. Wu, Y. C., Kang, S., Jeong, Y., David, D. S. K., & Ham, S. (2023). ” Wave dispersion behavior in quasi-solid state concrete hydration .” Sensors, 23(8), 3947.

36. David, D. S. K., Jeong, Y., Wu, Y. C., & Ham, S. (2023). ” An analytical antenna modeling of electromagnetic wave propagation in inhomogeneous media using FDTD: A comprehensive study .” Sensors, 23(8), 3896.

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35. Kang, S., Wu, Y. C., David, D. S., & Ham, S. (2022). ” Rapid damage assessment of concrete bridge deck leveraging an automated double-sided bounce system .” Automation in Construction, 138, 104244.

34. Ham Ph D, S., Romanoschi, S., Wu, Y. C., Kumar David, D. S. K., & Kang, S. (2022). ” Performance monitoring leveraging advanced AI technique with CNN .”

33. Yun, J., Ryu, K. R., & Ham, S. (2022). ” Spatial analysis leveraging machine learning and GIS of socio-geographic factors affecting cost overrun occurrence in roadway projects .” Automation in Construction, 133, 104007.

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32. Kang, S., Ham, S., & Kim, K. J. (2021). ” An analytical, numerical, and experimental study of Rayleigh wave scattering for internal vertical crack evaluation .” Construction and Building Materials, 306, 124838.

31. Ham Ph D, S., Chao, S. H., Ryu, K. R., Yu, Y. C., & Kumar David, D. S. (2021). ” Study On Hybrid Model Combining Super Learner And Physics-based Models For SHM In Bridges Using Low-cost BWIM .”

30. Kang, S., David, D. S. K., Yang, M., Yu, Y. C., & Ham, S. (2021). ” Energy-efficient ultrasonic water level detection system with dual-target monitoring .” Sensors, 21(6), 2241.

<2020>

29. Yun, J., Kang, S., Tehrani, A. D., & Ham, S. (2020). “ Image Analysis and Functional Data Clustering for Random Shape Aggregate Models .” Mathematics, 8(11), 1903.

28. Ham, S., Noh, S., Seo, D. J., Kang, S., David, D. S. K., & Transportation Consortium of South-Central States (Tran-SET) University Transportation Center for Region 6. (2020). ” Real-Time Work Zone Traffic Management via Unmanned Air Vehicles ” (No. 19ITSOSU01). Transportation Consortium of South-Central States.

27. Wu, Y. C., Noh, S. J., & Ham, S. (2020). “ Identification of Inundation Using Low-Resolution Images from Traffic-Monitoring Cameras:Bayes Shrink and Bayesian Segmentation .” Water, 12(6), 1725.

26. Ham, S., & Popovics, J. S. (2011). ” High plastic concrete temperature specifications for paving mixtures ” (No. FHWA-ICT-11-087). Illinois Center for Transportation.