Di Hu is Associate Professor in the School of Civil Engineering, at Central South University, China. He obtained his PhD from Central South University, on transportation engineering. He has been researching prestressed concrete structures for over 20 years, including on bridge load tests, and has worked on the design of over ten bridges. He has previously been a visiting scholar at the University of British Columbia, as well as being assigned by the China Ministry of Railways to Nigeria as part of an expert group on bridge engineering and steel bridge maintenance. He is the author of and monographs, as well as numerous research articles.

• 1. Basic concepts and applications of prestressed concrete2. Prestressing materials3. Prestressing methods and construction technology4. The philosophy of analysis and design5. Calculation of effective stress in prestressing tendons6. Prestressing force effect on structural internal forces7. Stress analysis of prestressed concrete flexural members8. Calculation of deflection and crack width9. Design of prestressed concrete flexural members10. Analysis and design of prestressed composite beams11. Analysis and design of prestressed concrete torsional members12. Analysis and design of prestressed compression and tension members13. Analysis and design of anchorage zone14. Design of unbonded prestressed concrete beams15. Analysis and design of prestressed concrete slabs16. Analysis and design of external prestressed concrete structures