Zhenhua Huang

Selected Publications

• *  indicates student of Huang, Z.H.
• +  indicates postdoctoral fellow under the supervision of  Huang, Z.H.
• & indicates  project officer under the supervision of  Huang, Z.H.

Lee, C.H., Lo, P.H.Y., Shi, H.B., Huang, Z.H. (2022). Numerical Modeling of Generation of Landslide Tsunamis: A Review. Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami.  doi: https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793431122410019

Huang, S.J.  and  Huang, Z. H. (2022). Hydrodynamic performance of a row of closely-spaced bottom-sitting oscillating water columns. Renewable Energy. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.05.002

Xu, C.H. and Huang, Z. H. (2022).  An Experimental Study of Characteristics of Solitary-Wave-Induced Scour Around a Pile Breakwater with a Discussion on Effects of the Distance Between Piles. Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, doi: https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793431122400024

Lee, C.H. and Huang, Z.H. (2021). Effects of grain size on subaerial granular landslides and resulting impulse waves: experiment and multi-phase flow simulation. Landslides (in-press). doi:10.1007/s10346-021-01760-z

Huang, Z.H. and Huang, S.J.* (2021). Two-phase flow simulations of fixed 3D oscillating water columns using OpenFOAM: A comparison of two methods for modeling quadratic power takeoff. Ocean Engineering 232:108600. doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.108600

Lee, C.H. and Huang Z.H. (2021). Multi-phase flow simulation of impulsive waves generated by a sub-aerial granular landslide on an erodible slope.
Landslides 18 (3):881-895. doi:10.1007/s10346-020-01527-y

Huang, Z.H., Huang, S.J. * and Xu, C.H. (2020). Characteristics of the flow around a circular OWC-type wave energy converter supported by a bottom-sitting C-shaped structure. Applied Ocean Research 101: 102228. doi:10.1016/j.apor.2020.102228

Hardy, I.*, Huang, Z.H., Smith, D. and Fletcher, C.H. (2020). Numerical Modeling of Beach Morphological Change: A Case Study of Kaanapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii. International Journal of Ocean and Coastal Engineering 3 (01n02):2050002. doi:10.1142/S2529807020500025

Liu, C.R. and Huang, Z.H. (2020). A Flexible Membrane Breakwater with a Piezoelectric Layer for Providing Harborage and Wave-Energy Conversion. Journal of Coastal Research 36 (1):148-156. doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-18-00171.1

Xu, C.H. * and Huang, Z.H. (2019). Three-dimensional CFD simulation of a circular OWC with a nonlinear power-takeoff: Model validation and a discussion on resonant sloshing inside the pneumatic chamber. Ocean Engineering 176: 184-198. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.02.010

Liu, C.R.  and Huang, Z.H. (2019). A mixed Eulerian-Lagrangian simulation of nonlinear wave interaction with a fluid-filled membrane breakwater. Ocean Engineering 178:423-434. doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.03.008

Lee, C.H. , Xu, C.H. * and Huang, Z.H. (2019). A three-phase flow simulation of local scour caused by a submerged wall jet with a water-air interface. Advances in Water Resources 129:373-384. doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.07.017

Xu, C.H.* and Huang, Z.H. (2019). Three-dimensional CFD simulation of a circular OWC with a nonlinear power-takeoff: Model validation and a discussion on resonant sloshing inside the pneumatic chamber. Ocean Engineering 176: 184-198. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.02.010

Xu, C.H.*,  Huang, Z.H.  & Yao, Y. (2019). A wave-flume study of scour at a pile breakwater: Solitary waves. Applied Ocean Research 82:89-108. doi:10.1016/j.apor.2018.10.026

Huang, Z.H., Xu, C.H.*  & Huang, S.J. (2019). A CFD simulation of wave loads on a pile-type oscillating-water-column device. Journal of Hydrodynamics 31 (1):41-49. doi: 10.1007/s42241-019-0015-3

Xu, C.H.* and Huang, Z.H. (2019). Three-dimensional CFD simulation of a circular OWC with a nonlinear power-takeoff: Model validation and a discussion on resonant sloshing inside the pneumatic chamber. Ocean Engineering 176:184-198. doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.02.010

Liu, C.R. and Huang, Z.H. (2019). A mixed Eulerian-Lagrangian simulation of nonlinear wave interaction with a fluid-filled membrane breakwater. Ocean Engineering 178:423-434. doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.03.008

Lee, C.H., Xu, C.H.* & Huang, Z.H. (2019). A three-phase flow simulation of local scour caused by a submerged wall jet with a water-air interface. Advances in Water Resources 129:373-384. doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.07.017

Lee, C.H., Huang, Z.H. & Yu, M.L. (2018). Collapse of submerged granular columns in loose packing: Experiment and two-phase flow simulation. Physics of Fluids 30 (12): 123307. doi:10.1063/1.5050994

Xu, C.H.* & Huang, Z.H. (2018) A dual-functional wave-power plant for wave-energy extraction and shore protection: A wave-flume study.  Applied Energy 229:963-976. doi:10.1016/j.coastaleng.2018.04.009

Yao,Y., Huang, Z.H., He, W.R. & Monismith, S. G.(2018). Wave-induced setup and wave-driven current over Quasi-2DH reef-lagoon-channel systems. Coastal Engineering 138:113–125. doi:10.1016/j.coastaleng.2018.04.009

Yao, Y. , Huang, Z.H. & Lo, E.Y.M. (2018). Experimental study on floating debris generated by solitary waves running up a composite beach. Journal of Coastal Research SI(85):851-860. doi: 10.2112/SI85-171.1

Cao, D. P. ,Jian, W., Huang, Z. H.,& Lo, E. Y. M. (2018) Prediction of wave runup on columns of two semi-submersibles models. Journal of Coastal Research SI(85):1031-1035. doi: 10.2112/SI85-207.1

Yu, M. L., Lee, C.H. & Huang, Z.H. (2018). Impulsive waves generated by the collapse of a submerged granular column: a three-phase flow simulation with an emphasis on the effects of initial packing condition. Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami 12(2): 1840001. doi: 10.1142/S1793431118400018.

Lee, C.H. & Huang, Z.H. (2018). A two-phase flow model for submarine granular flows: With an application to collapse of deeply-submerged granular columns. Advances in Water Resources 115:286-300. doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.12.012.

Cao, D.P., Huang, Z.H., He, F., Jian, W. & Lo, E.Y.M. (2017). An Improved Prediction for Wave Runup on a Circular Cylinder. Coastal Engineering Journal 59(3):1750013. doi:10.1142/S0578563417500139 .

Liu, C.R., Huang, Z.H. & Chen, W.P. (2017). A numerical study of a submerged horizontal heaving plate as a breakwater. Journal of Coastal Research 33(4):917–930. doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-16-00152.1

Zhao, X.Z., Chen, Y., Huang, Z.H., and Gao, Y. Y. (2017). A numerical study of tsunami wave run-up and impact on coastal cliffs using a CIP-based model. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 17, 641-655. doi:10.5194/nhess-2017-37

He, F., and Huang, Z.H. (2017). Characteristics of orifices for modeling nonlinear power take-off in wave-flume tests of oscillating water column devices. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering). 18(5),329-345. doi:10.1631/jzus.A1600769

Jian, W., Cao, D.P., Lo, E.Y.M., Huang, Z.H., Chen, X.B., Cheng, Z.P., Gu, H., and Li, B.B. (2017). Wave runup on a surging vertical cylinder in regular waves. Applied Ocean Research 63, 229-241. doi:10.1016/j.apor.2017.01.016

He, F., Dai, H.L.,Huang, Z.H., and and Wang, L. (2017). Nonlinear dynamics of a fluid-conveying pipe under the combined action of cross-flow and top-end excitation. Applied Ocean Research 62, 199-209. doi:10.1016/j.apor.2016.12.007

He, F., Li, M.J., and Huang, Z. H. (2016). An Experimental Study of Pile-Supported OWC-Type Breakwaters: Energy Extraction and Vortex-Induced Energy Loss. Energies 9(7), 540. doi:10.3390/en9070540

Huang, G.X., Huang Z.H., and Law, A.W.K. (2016). Analytical Study on the Drift of Small Floating Objects under Regular Waves. Journal of Engineering Mechanics 142(6):06016002 . doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0001067

Sim, S.Y.* and Huang, Z.H. (2016). An experimental study of tsunami amplification by a coastal cliff. Journal of Coastal Research 32(3):611-618. doi: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-15-00032.1

Xu, C.H.* Huang Z.H., and Deng Z.Z. (2016). Experimental and theoretical study of a cylindrical oscillating water column device with a quadratic power take-off model. Applied Ocean Research 57:19-29. doi:10.1016/j.apor.2016.02.003

He, F.* and Huang Z.H. (2016). Using an oscillating water column structure to reduce wave reflection from a vertical wall. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering 142(2):04015021. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000320

Lee, C.H., Huang, Z.H. & Chiew, Y.M. (2015). A three-dimensional continuum model incorporating static and kinetic effects for granular flows with applications to collapse of a two-dimensional granular column. Physics of Fluids 27(11): 113303 .doi:10.1063/1.493562.

Lee, C.H. +, Huang Z.H., and Chiew,Y.M. (2015). A multi-dimensional model for granular flows and its application to collapse of granular columns. Physics of Fluids 27, 113303; doi: 10.1063/1.4935626

Yuan, Z.D.* and Huang, Z.H. (2015). Morison coefficients for a circular cylinder oscillating with dual frequency in still water: an analysis using independent-flow form of Morison’s equation. Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy  1(4): 435-444. DOI 10.1007/s40722-015-0030-6.

Lee, C.H.+,  Huang, Z.H., and Chiew, Y.M. (2015).  A turbulent dispersion model for flows with suspended sediment. Advances in Water Resources 79:18-34.  doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2015.02.002

Zhang,Y.M.*, Ariffin, M.Z., Xiao, Z.M.,  Zhang, W.G., and Huang, Z.H. (2015). Nonlinear elastic–plastic stress investigation for two interacting 3-D cracks in offshore pipelines”. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. doi: 10.1111/ffe.12259.

Zhang,Y.M.*, Yi, D.K., Xiao, Z.M., and Huang, Z.H. (2015). Engineering critical assessment for offshore pipelines with 3-D elliptical embedded cracks. Engineering Failure Analysis 51: 37–54. doi:10.1016/j.engfailanal.2015.02.018.

Li, L.L.+, Huang, Z.H., and Qiu, Q.& (2014). Numerical simulation of the erosion and deposition at the Thailand Khao Lak coast during the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. Natural Hazards 74:2251–227. DOI:10.1007/s11069-014-1301-6.

Zhang, Y.M.*, Xiao, Z.M., Zhang, W.G., Huang, Z.H. (2014). Strain-based CTOD estimation formulations for fracture assessment of offshore pipelines subjected to large plastic deformation 91:64–72. doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2014.08.020.

He, F.* and Huang, Z.H. (2014). Hydrodynamic performance of pile-supported OWC-type structures as breakwaters: An experimental study. Ocean Engineering 88: 618-626. doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2014.04.023

Huang, Z.H., He, F.*, and Zhang, W.B.* (2014). A floating box-type breakwater with slotted barriers. Journal of Hydraulic Research 52(5): 720-727. doi: 10.1080/00221686.2014.888690

Yao,Y.*, Huang, Z.H., Lo, E.Y.M., and Sheng, H.T. (2014). A preliminary laboratory study of motion of floating debris generated by solitary waves running up a beach. Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami 8(3): 1440006. doi: 10.1142/S1793431114400065

Deng, Z.Z.*, Huang, Z.H. and Law, A.W.K. (2014).  Wave power extraction from a bottom-mounted oscillating water column converter with a V-shaped channel. Proceedings of the Royal Society A 470 (2167). Article No. 20140074. doi: 10.1098/rspa.2014.0074

Zhao, K.F., Cheng, N.S., and Huang, Z.H. (2014). Experimental study of free-surface fluctuations in open channel flow in the presence of emergent rigid cylinders. Journal of Hydraulic Research 52(4): 465-475. doi: 10.1080/00221686.2014.880858

Chen, J.&, Huang, Z.H., Jiang, C.B., Deng, B., Long, Y.N. (2013). Tsunami scours at coastal roadways: a laboratory study. Natural Hazards 69(1): 655-674. doi: 10.1007/s11069-013-0727-6

Deng, Z.Z.*, Huang, Z.H., and Law, A.W.K. (2013). Wave power extraction by an oscillating water column device supported by a semi-circular structure. Applied Ocean Research 42,:114-123. doi: 10.1016/j.apor.2013.05.006

Huang, Z.H., Wu, T.R., Chen, T.Y. and Sim, S.Y.* and Yao Y.* (2013).  A possible mechanism of destruction of coastal trees by tsunamis: A hydrodynamic study on effects of coastal steep hills. Journal of Hydro-Environment Research 7(2): 113-123. doi: 10.1016/j.jher.2012.06.004

Li, B.B.&, Huang, Z.H., Low, Y.M., and Ou, J.P. (2013), Experimental and numerical study of the effects of heave plates on the motion responses of a new type of deep-draft multi-spar platform. Journal of Marine Science and Technology 18(2): 229-246. doi: 10.1007/s00773-012-0203-0

He, F.*,  Huang, Z.H., and Law, A.W.K. (2013). An experimental study of floating breakwater with asymmetric pneumatic chambers for wave energy extraction. Applied Energy  106:222-231. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.01.013

Zhang, Y.M.*, Yi, D.K.,  Xiao, Z.M., Huang, Z.H., Kumar, S.B. (2013). Elastic-plastic fracture analyses for pipeline girth welds with 3D semi-elliptical surface cracks subjected to large plastic bending. International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping 105:90-102. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2013.03.009

Huang, Z.H., Wu,T.R., and Siyamsidik (2013). Recent research on tsunami hazards for Sumatra and the South China Sea area. Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami 7(1):1303001. doi:10.1142/S1793431113030012

Li, L.L.+ and Huang, Z.H. (2013). Modeling changes of beach profile under tsunami waves: a comparison of selected sediment transport models. Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami 7(1):1350001. doi:10.1142/S1793431113500012.

Garniner, E.I., Huang, Z.H., and Mei, C.C. (2012). Nonlinear long waves over a muddy beach. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 718:371 – 397. doi: 10.1017/jfm.2012.617

Yao Y.*, Huang, Z.H., Monismith, S.G., and Lo, E.Y.M. (2013). Characteristics of Monochromatic Waves Breaking over Fringing Reefs. Journal of Coastal Research 29(1):9-12. doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00021.1

Zhao, B., Law, A.W.K., Huang, Z.H., Adams, E.E., Lai,A. (2013). Behaviour of sediment clouds in waves. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering  139(1):24-33. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000167

Sim, S.Y.*, Huang, Z.H., and Adam D. Switzer,A.D. (2013). An experimental study on tsunami inundation over complex coastal topography . Theoretical & Applied Mechanics Letters. Vol. 3 (3), Article number 032006. doi: 10.1063/2.1303206

Li, L.L.+, Qiu, Q., and Huang, Z.H. (2012). Numerical modeling of morphological change in Lhok Nga, west Banda Aceh, during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: understanding tsunami deposits using a forward modeling method. Natural Hazards  64(2): 549-1574. doi:10.1007/s11069-012-0325-z

Chen, J.&, Huang, Z.H., Jiang, C.B., Deng, B., Long, Y.N. (2012). An experimental study of changes of beach profile and sorting of sand grains by tsunami like waves. Journal of Coastal Research 28(5):1303-1312. doi: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-11-00180.1

He, F.*, Huang, Z.H.,  and Law, A.W.K. (2012). Hydrodynamic performance of a rectangular floating breakwater with and without pneumatic chambers: an experimental study. Ocean Engineering 51:16–27. doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2012.05.008

Hill, E.M., Borrero, J.C., Huang, Z.H., Qiu, Q.&, Banerjee, P., Natawidjaja, D.H., Elosegui, P., Fritz, H.M., Ryan, I., Lin, L.L., Macpherson, K.A.,  Skanavis, V.,  Synolakis, C.E., and Sieh,K. (2012). Very near-trench source of the October 2010 Mentawi tsunami earthquake. Journal of Geophysical Research 117: B06402. doi: 10.1029/2012JB009159.

Yao, Y.*, Huang, Z.H., Monismith, S.G. and Lo, E.Y.M. (2012). 1DH Boussinesq modeling of wave transformation over fringing reefs. Ocean Engineering 47: 30–42. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2012.03.010

Li, L.L.+, Huang, Z.H., Qiu, Q., Natawidjaja, D.H., Sieh, K. (2012). Tsunami-induced coastal changes: a scenario-based study for Painan, West Sumatra, Indonesia.  Earth, Plants and Space 64(10): 799-816. doi: 10.5047/eps.2011.08.002.

Zhao, B., Law, A.W.K., Adams, E.E., Shao, D.D., Huang, Z.H. (2012). Effect of air release height on the formation of sediment thermal in water. Journal of Hydraulic Research 50(5): 532-540. doi: 10.1080/00221686.2012.715094

Mei, C.C., Chan, I.C., Liu, P.L.F., Huang, Z.H., and Zhang, W.B.&, (2011). Long waves through emergent coastal vegetation. Journal of Fluid Mechanics  687: 461-491. doi: 10.1017/jfm.2011.373

Huang, Z.H., Li, Y.C., Liu, Y.(2011). Hydraulic performance and wave loadings of perforated/slotted coastal structures: A review. Ocean Engineering 38 (10): 1031-1053. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2011.03.002

Huang, Z.H., Yao, Y.*, Sim, S.Y.*, and Yao, Y.* (2011). Interaction of solitary waves with emergent, rigid vegetation. Ocean Engineering 38(10): 1080-1088. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2011.03.003

Liu, H.W., Ghidaoui, M.S., Huang, Z.H., Yuan, Z.D., and Wang, J. (2011). Numerical investigation of the interactions between solitary waves and pile breakwaters using BGK-based methods. Computers & Mathematics with Applications 61(12): 3666-3677. doi: 10.1016/j.camwa.2010.06.012

Huang, G.X.,  Law, A.W.K. and Huang, Z.H. (2011). Wave-induced drift of small floating objects in regular waves. Ocean Engineering 38 (4): 712–718. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2010.12.015

Yuan Z.D.* and Huang, Z.H. (2010). An experimental study of inertia and drag coefficients for a truncated circular cylinder in regular waves. Journal of Hydrodynamics 25(2): 318-323. doi: 10.1016/S1001-6058(09)60258-4.

Huang, Z.H. and Yuan, Z.D.* (2010). Transmission of solitary waves through slotted barriers: A laboratory study with analysis by a long wave approximation. Journal of Hydro-Environment Research 3(4):179-185.  doi: 10.1016/j.jher.2009.10.009

Mei, C.C., Krotov, M., Huang, Z.H., and Huhe, A., (2010). Short and long waves over a muddy seabed. Journal of Fluid Mechanics  643: 33-58.  doi: 10.1017/S0022112009991923

Huang, Z.H. and Huhe, A. (2010). A laboratory study of rheological properties of mudflows in Hangzhou Bay, China, International Journal of Sediment Research  24: 409-423. doi: 10.1016/S1001-6279(10)60014-5

Li, J.+, Huang, Z.H., and Tan,S.K. (2010). Extreme air-gap response below deck of floating structures. International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems 1(1): 15-26. doi: 10.1260/1759-3131.1.1.15

Liu, C.R.+, Huang, Z.H. and Tan, S.K. (2009). Nonlinear scattering of non-breaking waves by a submerged horizontal plate: Experiments and simulations. Ocean Engineering. Vol. 36, pp1332-1345.

Megawati, K., Shaw, F., Sieh, K., Huang, Z.H., Wu, T.R., Lin, Y., Tan, S.K., and Pan, T.C. (2009). Tsunami hazard from the subduction megathrust of the South China Sea: Part I. Source characterization and the resulting tsunami, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences.  Vol. 36(1), pp.13-20.

Huang, Z.H., Wu, T.R., Tan, S.K., Megawati, K., Shaw, F., Liu, X.Z. and Pan, T.C. (2009). Tsunami hazard from the subduction Megathrust of the South China Sea: Part II. Hydrodynamic modeling and possible impact on Singapore, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. Vol. 36(1), pp.93-97.

Huang, Z.H., and Liu,C.R.+ (2008). A linear theory for wave scattering by double slotted barriers in weak steady currents, China Ocean Engineering. Vol. 22(2), pp.215-226.

Huang, Z.H. (2008). Wave scattering by double slotted barriers in a steady current: Experiments, China Ocean Engineering. Vol. 22(2), pp.205-214.

Liu, C.R., Deng, L.Y., Huang, Z.H., and Huhe, A.(2008). Experimental study of sediment incipience under complex flows. Transaction of Tianjin University, Springer-Verlag. Vol. 14, pp300-306. (Indexed in Scopus)

Huang, Z.H. (2007).  Reflection and transmission of regular waves at a surface-pitching slotted barrier, Applied Mathematics and Mechanics-English Edition. Vol. 28, Issue 9,  pp.1153-1162.

Huang, Z.H. (2007). Wave interaction with one or two rows of closely spaced rectangular cylinders, Ocean Engineering. Vol. 34 (11-12), pp. 1584-1591.

Huang, Z.H. (2007). An experimental study of wave scattering by a vertical slotted barrier in the presence of a current. Ocean Engineering. Vol. 34, Issues 5-6, pp 717-723.

Huang, Z.H. (2007). An experimental study of the surface drift currents in a wave flume. Ocean Engineering. Vol 34(2), pp.343-352.

Huang, Z.H. and Ghidaoui, M.S.(2007), A model for the scattering of long waves by slotted breakwaters in the presence of currents, Acta Mechanica Sinica. Vol. 23, pp.1-9.

Huang, Z.H. (2006). A method to study interactions between narrow-banded random waves and multi-chamber perforated structures, Acta Mechanica Sinica. Vol. 22, pp.285-292.

Huang, Z.H. and Mei, C.C. (2006). Wave-induced longitudinal vortices in a shallow current, Journal of Fluid Mechanics. Vol. 551, pp.323-356.

Huang, Z.H. and Mei, C.C. (2003). Effects of surface waves on a turbulent current over a smooth or rough seabed, Journal of Fluid Mechanics. Vol. 497, pp. 253-287.