Dr. Hualiang Teng

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Associate Professor

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

1997 Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette, Civil Engineering

1993 M.Sc., West Virginia University, Morgantown, Civil Engineering

1988 M.Sc., Northern Jiaotong University, Transportation Management and Engineering

1985 B.Sc., Northern Jiaotong University, Transportation Management and Engineering

Publications(Selected)

1. Jia, L., Park, J. W., & Zhu, M., et al. (2026). Evaluation of air-coupled acoustic emission detection for internal rail defects. Journal of Transportation Technologies, 16(1), 115–132.
2. Mohammadi, A. A., Wang, Z., & Teng, H. (2026). Finite element modeling and validation of submerged arc welding for repairing 136RE heavy rails. Journal of Transportation Technologies, 16(1), 77–94.
3. Yadav, N. K., Kaseko, M., & Teng, H. (2026). Development of an access charge framework for high-speed rail incorporating rail replacement costs. Journal of Transportation Technologies, 16(1), 166–191.
4. Jia, L., Park, J. W., & Zhu, M., et al. (2025). Non-contact acoustic emission detection of external rail defects using air-coupled sensors. Journal of Transportation Technologies, 15(4), 560–577.
5. Mohammadi, A. A., Wang, Z., & Teng, H. (2024). Mechanical and metallurgical assessment of a submerged arc welded surfaced rail. International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology, 13(1), 5–15.
6. Fan, J., Zhu, M., & Jiang, Y., et al. (2024). Development of a platform to enable real time, non-disruptive testing and early fault detection of critical high voltage transformers and switchgears in high speed-rail. arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.01087.
7. Mohammadi, A. A., Wang, Z., & Teng, H. (2024). Finite element analysis of submerged arc welding process for surface repair of heavy rails. ASCE International Conference on Transportation and Development 2024, 602–612.
8. Mortazavian, E., Wang, Z., & Teng, H. (2023). Finite element investigation of residual stresses during laser powder deposition process as an innovative technique to repair worn rails. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 237(7), 890–901.
9. Mortazavian, E., Wang, Z., & Teng, H. (2022). Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and hardness of a worn rail repaired using laser powder deposition. International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology, 11(2), 406–422.
10. Teng, H., Toughrai, T., & Yu, T., et al. (2022). High-speed rail station interconnectivity and ridership. Journal of Transportation Technologies, 12(2), 193–208.
11. Mortazavian, E., Wang, Z., & Teng, H. (2022). Finite element investigation of thermal-kinetic-mechanical evolutions during laser powder deposition as an innovative technique for rail repair. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 118(1), 319–342.
12. Mortazavian, E., Wang, Z., & Teng, H. (2021). Measurement of residual stresses in laser 3D printed train rail using X-ray diffraction technique. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 85550, V08BT08A021.
13. Mortazavian, E., Wang, Z., & Teng, H. (2020). Repair of light rail track through restoration of the worn part of the railhead using submerged arc welding process. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 107(7), 3315–3328.
14. Mortazavian, E., Wang, Z., & Teng, H. (2019). Thermal-kinetic-mechanical modeling of laser powder deposition process for rail repair. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 59377, V02BT02A028.
15. Mortazavian, E., Wang, Z., & Teng, H. (2018). Thermal-mechanical study of 3D printing technology for rail repair. ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 52019, V02BT02A022.
16. Zhou, W., & Teng, H. (2016). Simultaneous passenger train routing and timetabling using an efficient train-based Lagrangian relaxation decomposition. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 94, 409–439.
17. Teng, H., Toughrai, T., & Yu, T., et al. (2014). Developing seamless connections in the urban transit network: A look toward high-speed rail interconnectivity. Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting.
18. Teng, H. H., & Kutela, B. (2015). Technical feasibility study of passenger rail service along the west route between Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Transportation Research Board.

Profile Details
https://www.unlv.edu/people/hualiang-teng
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0O2fyI4AAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hualiang-Teng

WOS ResearcherID: EBC-3805-2022