Zhen Liu

ORCID: 0000-0001-8012-7682
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Research Areas
  • Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring
  • Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation
  • Advanced Measurement and Detection Methods
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications
  • Non-Destructive Testing Techniques
  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection
  • Color Science and Applications
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
  • Infrared Target Detection Methodologies
  • Concrete Corrosion and Durability
  • Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Research
  • Simulation and Modeling Applications
  • Optical Systems and Laser Technology
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
  • Advanced Algorithms and Applications
  • Vibration and Dynamic Analysis
  • Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
  • Water Systems and Optimization
  • Advanced ceramic materials synthesis
  • Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics
  • Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics
  • Underground infrastructure and sustainability

Hebei University of Engineering
2022-2025

Pennsylvania State University
2024

Southeast University
2016-2024

Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics
2024

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
2024

Hunan University
2024

Yuhuangding Hospital
2024

Qingdao University
2024

Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications
2024

Shandong University of Science and Technology
2022-2023

Improving the detection efficiency and maintenance benefits is one of greatest challenges in road testing maintenance. To address this problem, paper presents a method for combining you only look once (YOLO) series with 3D ground-penetrating radar (GPR) images to recognize internal defects asphalt pavement compares effectiveness traditional GPR by evaluating benefits. First, conducted survey summarize surface conditions tested roads, which are missing information. Therefore, implemented...

10.3390/rs13061081 article EN cc-by Remote Sensing 2021-03-12

To realize the intelligent and accurate measurement of pavement surface potholes, an improved You Only Look Once version three (YOLOv3) object detection model combining data augmentation structure optimization is proposed in this study. First, color adjustment was used to enhance image contrast, performed through geometric transformation. Pothole categories were subdivided into P1 P2 on basis whether or not there water. Then, Residual Network (ResNet101) complete IoU (CIoU) loss optimize...

10.3390/rs14163892 article EN cc-by Remote Sensing 2022-08-11

Accurately identifying and localizing concealed cracks in asphalt pavements through nondestructive ground-penetrating radar (GPR) testing has attracted much attention. However, various realistic factors restrict its detection accuracy. Therefore, this paper proposed a novel YOLOv3 model with ResNet50vd-deformable convolution (DCN) backbone hyperparameter optimization (HPO) method using Bayesian search. First, 3D-Radar system multi-channel DXG <inline-formula...

10.1109/tits.2022.3174626 article EN IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 2022-05-23

Addressing the constraints inherent in traditional primary Air Quality Index (AQI) forecasting models and shortcomings exploitation of meteorological data, this research introduces a novel air quality prediction methodology leveraging machine learning enhanced modeling secondary data. The dataset employed encompasses forecast data on pollutant concentrations conditions, alongside actual observations concentration measurements, spanning from 23 July 2020 to 13 2021, sourced long-term...

10.3390/atmos15050553 article EN cc-by Atmosphere 2024-04-30

In the process of driving in an underground interchange, drivers are faced with many challenges, such as being a closed space, visual changes alternating between light and dark conditions, complex road conditions confluence section, dense signage, which directly affect safety comfort interchange. Thus, simulation, building information modeling (BIM), data mining were used to analyze impact interchange facilities on comfort. Acceleration disturbance steering wheel loss values assist analysis....

10.3390/infrastructures9020028 article EN cc-by Infrastructures 2024-02-02

The Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of pavement infrastructures holds paramount significance in the assessment and prognostication remaining service life roadways. In response to this imperative, a methodology for surveilling surface internal mechanical responses pavements was devised through amalgamation Accelerated Pavement Testing (APT) Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) examinations. An experimental road segment, characterized by conventional asphalt structure with semi-rigid bases,...

10.3390/s24030994 article EN cc-by Sensors 2024-02-03

To solve the issues that material parameters measured under specific laboratory conditions are extremely different from actual pavement, a method of structural correction in semi-rigid base asphalt pavement combining numerical simulations, tests, and accelerated testing (APT) was proposed. The dynamic modulus uniaxial static compression creep tests were conducted to explore effect temperature, size, fatigue. Then, these factors coupled modified Burgers model can reflect law whole process. A...

10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01221 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Case Studies in Construction Materials 2022-06-06

Nanoscale materials have gradually been a hot spot in improving asphalt performance. Thus, graphene modified (GMA) was prepared and its modification mechanism mechanical properties were analyzed this study. Three kinds of powders (A, B, C) with different molecular sizes selected for evaluation. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation results showed that GMA-B exhibited optimized comprehensive In further experiments GMA B dosages, it found adding to just physical mixture, not chemical reaction....

10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01749 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Case Studies in Construction Materials 2022-12-08

Traditional automatic pavement distress detection methods using convolutional neural networks (CNNs) require a great deal of time and resources for computing are poor in terms interpretability. Therefore, inspired by the successful application Transformer architecture natural language processing (NLP) tasks, novel method called LeViT was introduced asphalt image classification. consists layers, transformer stages where Multi-layer Perception (MLP) multi-head self-attention blocks alternate...

10.3390/rs14081877 article EN cc-by Remote Sensing 2022-04-13

Reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) applications are largely limited by the insufficient performance of reclaimed (RA). To address this challenge, composite crumb rubber-modified (CCRMA) with SBS and SBR modifiers was mixed RA to prepare reconciling modified (RRMA) evaluate its in laboratory tests. Experimental groups RRMA included five contents (30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%) three aging degrees. Results showed that RRMA's high-temperature fatigue resistance performances improved adding CCRMA, while...

10.1080/10298436.2023.2217320 article EN International Journal of Pavement Engineering 2023-06-15

Rescue and evacuation of underground interchange tunnels after a fire are challenging. Therefore, method integrating building information modeling (BIM) dynamic simulator (FDS) was proposed to analyze characteristics personnel escapes in tunnels. A BIM model built, then different formats (DXF CAD) were generated imported into Pyrosim software Pathfinder software. With an increase ventilation velocity, the CO concentration temperature downstream source increased, visibility decreased,...

10.3390/fire6040139 article EN cc-by Fire 2023-03-31

The inspection and monitoring of structural conditions are crucial for the maintenance semi-rigid base pavement. To achieve inverse calculation material parameters obtain mechanical response asphalt pavement, a method modulus correction by reducing error between tested simulated strains was first developed. relationship temperature at various depths within pavement structure atmospheric effectively demonstrated using dual sinusoidal regression model. Subsequently, data illustrated that as...

10.3390/rs15184620 article EN cc-by Remote Sensing 2023-09-20

Maintenance of typical pavement structures is critical in Jiangsu, China. Therefore, a method combining accelerated testing, non-destructive and laboratory tests was proposed this study to achieve the performance evaluation conservation measures analysis. After loading one million times on full-scale road section asphalt with semi-rigid bases using large mobile load simulator (MLS66), material structural properties were tested. Results showed that rutting depth surface layer reached 8.9 mm,...

10.1016/j.cscm.2023.e02083 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Case Studies in Construction Materials 2023-04-18

Permanent deformation (rutting) is one of the typical failure modes asphalt pavement with a semirigid base in high-temperature areas. To address issues structure and remaining life prediction, method combining accelerated testing finite element (FE) simulation was proposed. A modified Burgers model considering creep parameter damage obtained using strain monitoring data laboratory test values, which performed FE to analyze rutting development. The results showed that high temperature heavy...

10.1155/2023/6932621 article EN cc-by Structural Control and Health Monitoring 2023-06-08
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