Pengkun Liu, Shuna Ni, Stanislav I. Stoliarov, Pingbo Tang, “Automated Image-Based Identification and
Consistent Classification of Fire Patterns with Quantitative Shape and Spatial Relationship Anal-yses”,
Developments in the Built Environment, 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dibe.2025.100612
Ning Liu, Siavash Jafarzadeh, Brian Y. Lattimer, Shuna Ni, Jim Lua, Yue Yu, “Harnessing large language
models for data-scarce learning of polymer properties”, Nature Computational Science, 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43588-025-00768-y
Rebekah Schrader, Shuna Ni, Nicholas Dow, Joseph Willi, Matthew DiDomizio and Gavin Horn, “Experimental
Study of Heat Transfer through Windows Exposed to an External Heat Flux”, Fire Technology, 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-024-01685-8
2024
Qi Wang, Xuchuan Lin, Shuna Ni, Jiangrong Zhong, Ning Yang, “Modeling the Spread of Secondary Fires
in Urban Areas Post-Earthquake: Considering Building Seismic Damages”, Natural Hazards, 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-024-06778-9
Ikwulono David Unobe, Andrea Lucherini, Shuna Ni*, Thomas Gernay, Ranjit Chaudhary, Ruben Van Coile,
“State of The Art and Reference Methodology for the Estimation of Fire Costs in Buildings”, Fire
Technology, March 24th, 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-024-01561-5
2023
Ruben Van Coilea, Andrea Lucherinia, Ranjit Kumar Chaudhary, Shuna Ni, Ikwulono David Unobed, Thomas Gernay,
“Cost-Benefit Analysis in Fire Safety Engineering: State-of-the-Art and Reference Methodology”, Safety Science, Vol. 168, 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2023.106326
Ikwulono David Unobe, Shuna Ni, “Impact of Vehicle Fire Exposure on Polymer Concrete Overlays”, Construction and
Building Materials, Vol. 407, 2023,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.133284
Chuangang Fan, Wenxin Zeng, Ao Jiao, Hao Chen, Rongwei Bu, Weiguang An, Shuna Ni. “Critical velocity for tunnel
fires with fire sources both inside and outside a tunnel”, Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 141, 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.103931
Thoams Gernay, Shuna Ni, David Unobe, Andrea Lucherini, Ranjit Chaudhary, Ruben Van Coile. Cost–Benefit
Analysis of Fire Protection in Buildings: Application of a Present Net Value Approach. Fire Technology, Vol. 59, 2023: 2023–2053.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-023-01419-2
2022
Shuna Ni, Thomas Gernay, “On the Effect of Exposed Timber on Compartment Fire Severity and Required
Firefighting Resources,” Fire Technology, 2022.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-022-01254-x
Shuna Ni, Xia Yan, Matthew S. Hoehler, Thomas Gernay, “Numerical Modeling of the Post-Fire Performance
of Strap-Braced Cold-Formed Steel Shear Wall,” Thin-Walled Structures, Vol. 171, 2022: 108733.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2021.108733
2021
Jing Li, Jun Zhang, Shuna Ni, Libo Liu, Lubinda F. Walubitad, “Mechanical Performance and Environmental
Impacts of Self-compacting Concrete with Recycled Demolished Concrete Blocks,” Journal of Cleaner Production，Vol. 293, 2021: 126129.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126129
Shuna Ni, Thomas Gernay, “A Framework for the Probabilistic Fire Loss Estimation in
Concrete Building Structures,” Structural Safety, Vol.88, 2021: 102029.
https://doi.org10.1016/j.strusafe.2020.102029
Ramla Qureshi, Shuna Ni, Negar Elhami Khorasani, Ruben Van Coile, Thomas Gernay, Danny Hopkin, “Probabilistic Models for
Temperature Dependent Strength of Steel and Concrete”, Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 146, 2020: 04020102.
https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0002621
Shuna Ni, Thomas Gernay, “Predicting Residual Deformations in a Reinforced Concrete Building Structure after a Fire
Event”, Engineering Structures, Vol. 202, 2020: 109853.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109853
Earlier
Gang Bi, Shuna Ni, Dong Wang, Yeqiang Chen, Jianfei Wei, Wenzong Gong, “Creep in Primary Consolidation with Rate
of Loading Approach”, Scientific Reports, Vol. 9, 2019: 8992.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45498-0
Shuna Ni, Anna C. Birely, “Post-Fire Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Structural Walls”,
Engineering Structures, Vol. 168, 2018, pp. 163-178.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.04.018
Shuna Ni, Anna C. Birely, “A Simplified Model for the Post-Fire Earthquake Flexural Response of Reinforced Concrete
Walls with Boundary Elements”, Engineering Structures, Vol. 175, 2018, pp. 721-730.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.08.044
Shuna Ni, Anna C. Birely, “Impact of Physical Seismic Damage on the Fire Resistance of Reinforced Concrete Walls”,
Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 182, 2018, pp. 469-482.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.06.120
Shuna Ni, Anna C. Birely, “Simulation Procedure for the Post-Fire Seismic Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Structural
Walls”, Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 95, 2018, pp.101-112.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2017.10.011
Shuna Ni, Anna C. Birely, “Local and Global Response Data from Post-Fire Earthquake Simulations of RC Structural Walls”,
Data in Brief, Vol. 19, 2018, pp. 1650-1657 (data article).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2018.06.011
Minjuan He, Shuna Ni, Renle Ma, Xue Bai, “Loading Tests of Prestressed-Tube Bolted Joint with Slotted-in Steel Plate”,
Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science), Vol. 49, No. 9, 2013, pp.1041-1049.
https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.0253-374x.2013.09.012
Shuna Ni, Minjuan He, Renle Ma, “Parametric Studies of Prestressed-Tube Bolted Joint with Slotted-in Steel Plate”,
Special Structures, Vol. 29, No. 6, 2012, pp.29-35
Haitao Liu, Shuna Ni, Yongle Luo, “Effect of Water-Cement Ratio on Acid Resistance of Cement Mortar”,
Industrial Construction, Vol. 39, Supplement, 2009, pp. 868-871.
https://doi.org/10.13204/j.gyjz2009.s1.160.html
Guoqing Zhang, Jinxiang Ning, Shuna Ni, Tao Zheng, Li Zhong, Yuelin Yi, Dongsheng Chu, “Experimental Study
of Self-Compacting Concrete with Recycled Aggregate”, Concrete, No. 8, 2008, pp. 59-62, 75.
https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1002-3550.2008.08.019
Nicolas Zefeng Lei Cai, Jinxin Chen, Shuna Ni, Stanislav I. Stoliarov, “Impact of Architectural Finishes on Fire Patterns”, ISFI 2024, Orlando, FL, September 16-18, 2024
Pengkun Liu, Shuna Ni, Jinxin Chen, Stanislav I. Stoliarov, Pingbo Tang, “Consistent Classification of Fire Patterns with Quantitative Shape and Spatial Relationship Analyses within Images”, ISFI 2024, Orlando, FL, September 16-18, 2024
Shuna Ni and Ikwulono David Unobe, “Assessing the Feasibility of Fire-pattern-based Data-driven Models for Pre-flashover Fire Origin Determination,” Proceedings of the 4th European Symposium on Fire Safety Science, Barcelona, Spain, October 9-11, 2024 (accepted)
Ikwulono David Unobe and Shuna Ni, “Characterizing the Impact of Vehicle Fire Exposure on Polymer Concrete Overlays,” Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Structures in Fire, Coimbra, Portugal, June 19-21, 2024
Andrea Lucherini, Shuna Ni, Ikwulono David Unobe, Thomas Gernay, Ranjit Kumar Chaudhary, Mengying Peng, Ruben Van Coile, “Application of Cost-benefit Analysis Methodology for Fire Safety Measures in Structural Fire Engineering,” Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Structures in Fire, Coimbra, Portugal, June 19-21, 2024
Ruben Van Coile, Shuna Ni, Andrea Lucherini, Ranjit Kumar Chaudhary, David Unobe, Thomas Gernay, “A Methodology for Evaluating Costs and Benefits of Fire Protection in Buildings–Conclusions of a Review Study,” Proceedings of the SFPE23 European Conference and Expo on Fire Safety Engineering, Berlin, Germany, March 29-30, 2023
Shuna Ni, Xia Yan, Matthew S. Hoehler, Thomas Gernay, “Finite Element Analysis of the Residual Lateral Performance of Cold-formed Steel Shear Walls after Fire Exposure,” 12th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology (AOSFST), December 7-9, 2021
Shuna Ni, Ruben Van Coile, Negar Elhami Khorasani, Danny Hopkin, Thomas Gernay, “Lifetime Economically Optimum Position of Steel Reinforcement in a Concrete Column Exposed to Natural Fire,” Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structures in Fire, Brisbane, Australia, November 30-December 2, 2020
Shuna Ni, Thomas Gernay, “Evaluation of Expected Damage Costs from Fire in Concrete Building Structures,” Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structures in Fire, Brisbane, Australia, November 30-December 2, 2020
Shuna Ni, Ruben Van Coile, Danny Hopkin, Negar Elhami Khorasani, Thomas Gernay, “Sensitivity Studies of the Resilience of RC Columns to Various Fire Scenarios”, Proceedings of the 2019 IABSE Congress, New York, USA, September 4-6, 2019
Ramla Qureshi, Shuna Ni, Negar Elhami Khorasani, Ruben Van Coile, Danny Hopkin, Thomas Gernay, “Effect of Probabilistic Strength Retention Factors for Steel and Concrete on Structural Reliability of Columns in Fire”, Proceedings of the 3rd International Fire Safety Symposium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 5-7, 2019
Shuna Ni, Anna C. Birely, “Damage Indices for Load-Bearing Capacity and Stiffness of Fire-Damaged Walls”, Proceedings of the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Santiago, Chile, January 9-13, 2017
Anna C. Birely, Shuna Ni, “On the Effect of Design Parameters and Boundary Conditions on the Post-Earthquake Fire Performance of RC Structural Walls”, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Structures in Fire, Princeton, USA, June 8-10, 2016
Shuna Ni, Anna C. Birely, “Post-Fire Seismic Resistance of Reinforced Concrete Structural Walls”, Proceedings of the 11th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Victoria, Canada, July 21-24, 2015
Shuna Ni, Anna C. Birely, “Fire Resistance of Earthquake Damaged Reinforced Concrete Walls”, Proceedings of the 10th U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Anchorage, AK, USA, Paper No. 179, July 21-25, 2014
Shuna Ni, Pengkun Liu, Nicolas Lei Cai, Pingbo Tang, Stanislav I. Stoliarov, “Advancing Fire Pattern Analysis Experimental Insights on Architectural Finishes and the Development of Data-Driven Tools”, 2024 NIJ Forensic Science R&D Symposium, Denver, CO, USA, Feb 20, 2024
Rebekah Schrader, Shuna Ni, and Gavin Horn, “Experimental Study of Heat Transfer through Window Assembilies under External Heat Flux”, 2023 NFPA Conference & Expo, Las Vegas, NV, USA, June 19-21, 2023
Shuna Ni, Ikwulono David Unobe, “Classification of the Fire-Damage Degree to Gypsum Wallboards Using Data-Driven Image Analysis”. 2022 SFPE Annual Conference, Detroit, Michigan, USA, October 12-14, 2022
Shuna Ni, Thomas Gernay, "On the Effect of Exposed Timber on the Severity of Structural Fires in a Compartment and Required Firefighting Resources". 2022 SFPE Annual Conference, Detroit, Michigan, USA, October 12-14, 2022
Shuna Ni, Thomas Gernay, “Understanding the Cost and Impact of Fire Protection in Buildings”, 2022 NFPA Conference & Expo, Boston, MA, USA, June 6-9, 2022
Shuna Ni, Thomas Gernay, “Effect of Parameters Uncertainties on the Expected Fire Damage Loss for Concrete Structures,” EMI 2021 / PMC 2021 Conference, Columbia University, New York, USA, May 25-28, 2021
Shuna Ni, “Performance of Flexure-Controlled Reinforced Concrete Structural Wall under Sequential Fire-Earthquake Loads”, 2019 IABSE Congress-My PhD Thesis in 180 Seconds, New York, USA, September 4-6, 2019
Thomas Gernay, Shuna Ni, “Incorporating Software into a Structural Fire Engineering Course”, Structures Congress 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, April 25-27, 2019
Shuna Ni, Thomas Gernay, “Predicting Damage in Reinforced Concrete Buildings after a Fire Event”, 2019 Women in STEM Symposium, Baltimore, MD, USA, April 6, 2019
Shuna Ni, Xia Yan, Thomas Gernay, “Numerical Modeling of Steel and Concrete Structures in Fire”, the 1st CISMMS Workshop, Baltimore, MD, USA, December 12, 2018
Negar Elhami Khorasani, Thomas Gernay, Alex Stephani, Shuna Ni, Ruben Van Coile, Danny Hopkin, “Probabilistic Strength Retention Factors for Steel and Concrete and Effect on Structural Reliability of Columns in Fire”, ASTM E05 Workshop on Advancements in Evaluating the Fire Resistance of Structures, Washington, D.C., USA, December 6-7, 2018
Shuna Ni, “Impact of Fire-Induced Structural Damage on the Lateral-Load Resistance of RC Structures”, Student Research Week, College Station, TX, USA, March 19-23, 2018
Shuna Ni, “Impact of Vehicle Fire Exposure on Polymer Concrete Overlays”, NEX Workshop on FRP Composites in the Face of Fire: Insights from Research and Industry, ACI Concrete Convention, November 1st, 2023
Shuna Ni, “A Framework for Probabilistic Fire Loss Estimation in Concrete Building Structures,” School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology, June 10, 2021
Shuna Ni, “Improve the Structural Fire Resilience of the Built Environment,” Department of Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland, March 26, 2020
Shuna Ni, “Improve the Structural Fire Resilience of the Built Environment,” Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, March 12, 2020
Shuna Ni, “Improve the Structural Fire Resilience of the Built Environment,” Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, University of New Mexico, March 3, 2020
Shuna Ni, Anna C. Birely, “Simulation of Post-Fire Seismic Response of Planar Reinforced Concrete Wall”, DesignSafe-CI [publisher], Dataset, 2018, doi:10.17603/DS22T12
Ruebn Van Coile, Andrea Lucherini, Ranjit Kuman Chaudhary, Shuna Ni, David Unobe, Thomas Gernay, Economic Impact of Fire: Cost and Impact of Fire Protection in Buildings, Fire Protection Research Foundation, Quincy, MA, February 2023. https://www.nfpa.org/News-and-Research/Data-research-and-tools/US-Fire-Problem/Economic-Impact-of-Fire
Thomas Gernay, Shuna Ni, “Timber High Rise Buildings and Fire Safety”, World Steel Association, Brussels, Belgium, 119 p., September 2020, https://constructsteel.org/assets/uploads/2021/03/2020- WSA-Timber_Fire-final_report.pdf
Ruben Van Coile, Shuna Ni, Andrea Lucherini, Ranjit Kumar Chaudhary, David Unobe, and Thomas Gernay. 2022. “Quantifying Costs and Benefits from Fire Protection in Buildings.” SFPE Europe. http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01GQ0QGPY0J2RFJE3D3M1QBN6D