Kun Zhang

ORCID: 0000-0002-0970-3234
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Research Areas
  • Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation
  • Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring
  • Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
  • Smart Materials for Construction
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Transport Systems and Technology
  • Granular flow and fluidized beds
  • Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
  • Transportation Safety and Impact Analysis
  • Geomechanics and Mining Engineering
  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Hygrothermal properties of building materials
  • Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers
  • Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics
  • Educational Reforms and Innovations
  • Dam Engineering and Safety
  • Engineering Education and Pedagogy
  • Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition
  • Phase-change materials and chalcogenides
  • Pigment Synthesis and Properties
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics

California State University, Chico
2018-2024

Institute of Mechanics
2024

Chinese Academy of Sciences
2024

Wuhan University of Technology
2023

ORCID
2021-2022

Qingdao University
2017-2021

San Jose State University
2020

State of California
2020

California State University, Long Beach
2020

Washington State University
2014-2020

Abstract Porous asphalt pavement is a sustainable infrastructure tool used to benefit urban resilience. This paper summarizes the design, construction, and maintenance practices of porous pavements (PAPs) specific cold regions. It includes discussions on structural design considering frost depth heave subgrade soils, material selection for adequate freeze-thaw durability, construction PAPs in weather, winter snow ice control, performance deterioration caused by other activities such as...

10.1186/s43065-021-00017-2 article EN cc-by Journal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience 2021-03-08

The use of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) in mix contributes to sustainable construction. However, a high percentage RAP causes concern about compromising the performance pavement, especially cracking. binder transfer and blending between virgin aggregate during production an plant is critical procedure that affects mix. heating by superheated can affect degree which are blended thus mixes containing RAP. Several parameters, such as percentage, mixing time, moisture content, binder. To...

10.3141/2506-07 article EN Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2015-01-01

Due to the increasing cost of asphalt binder and also due environmental considerations, recycled shingles (RAS) are now allowed be added into hot mix (HMA). RAS have been incorporated HMA with intent achieve potential benefits cost-effectiveness sustainability without compromising performance HMA. This study investigates based on evaluation field cores drilled from four experimental pavement sections that were constructed in 2009 King County Washington State. The mixtures recovered binders...

10.1061/(asce)mt.1943-5533.0001357 article EN Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 2015-06-18

This study used newly-developed fiber-shaped reinforcement elements from cured carbon fiber composite materials (CCFCMs), which were produced accumulated manufacturing scraps aerospace operation with no current reuse. Previous laboratory and field works have demonstrated a prominent performance for porous asphalt (PA) mixtures enhanced by CCFCMs at the dosage of 0.05% weight mixture. assessed higher dosages (0.15%, 0.30%, 0.45%) on strength durability PA mixtures. The results showed that...

10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.122066 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Construction and Building Materials 2020-12-29

Environmental factors and truck traffic loads have significant impacts on asphalt pavement performance. This study implements geospatial hot spot, correlation, decision tree analyses to investigate the of environmental A database with 1725 sections from Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program was built analyzed using spot analysis characterize spatial patterns factors, loads, distresses in different climatic regions across United States Canada. The statistical correlation conducted...

10.1016/j.ijtst.2022.06.007 article EN cc-by-nc-nd International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology 2022-06-30

This study explores the upcycling of olive pomace as a sustainable antioxidant and recycling agent in asphalt paving materials. The was processed to modify an binder optimal percentage determined. performance tests were conducted evaluate resistance cracking rutting binders mixtures. results showed that pomace-modified had better oxidation-induced comparable when compared with control binder. mixtures exhibited than mixture.

10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.127217 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Construction and Building Materials 2022-03-25

Porous hot mix asphalt (PHMA) allows runoff to infiltrate through the pavement. Cured carbon fiber composite materials (CCFCM)s from aerospace production lines were ground into three size groups (Fine, Medium, and Large) reused as reinforcement agents for PHMA in comparison commercial synthetic fiber. The Fine CCFCMs premixed with liquid binder performed best reinforce terms of indirect tensile strength cracking resistance at both 25 °C −10 °C. addition fine fibers reduced porosity by 17%...

10.1016/j.cscm.2019.e00260 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Case Studies in Construction Materials 2019-06-10

The use of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) in new construction or rehabilitation projects contributes to sustainable construction. However, the blending between RAP binder and virgin could significantly affect performance, especially regard cracking. Currently, studies understand different stages a mix effects each stage on performance are lacking. In this study, three were investigated: Stage 1: transfer aggregate, 2: mechanical blending, 3: diffusion. objectives study propose laboratory...

10.3141/2575-20 article EN Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2016-01-01

The current practice of using the binder blending chart to select a performance grade virgin may not be applicable for mixtures containing more than 25% reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP), since assumes full between and RAP binders. For such high percentage cases, based directly on would better choice. This study develops mixture dynamic modulus values control their performance. Three rules were considered develop chart, including Voigt rule, Reuss joint (V&R) rule. three sets measured in this...

10.1061/(asce)mt.1943-5533.0002606 article EN Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 2018-11-30

The accurate characterisation of field aging in asphalt pavements is important to evaluate and predict pavement performance. coupled diffusion-kinetics model (CDKAM) has been developed analyse the gradient by considering combined effects UV radiation thermal conditions. However, methodology determine inputs shall be refined, this also needs assessed for its efficacy characterising evolution pavements. In paper, determination optimisation CDKAM using k-n power function are first. Then, was...

10.1080/10298436.2023.2172168 article EN International Journal of Pavement Engineering 2023-02-14

In this comparative study, synthesis of pullulan-stabilized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) colloid using conventional heating (CH) and microwave irradiation (MI) methods was investigated. The resulting AgNPs were characterized by UV-Vis, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy. reaction time temperature optimized for CH, MI are 110°C, 40 min 90°C, 10 min, respectively. microwave-assisted approach improved pullulan/AgNPs formation, with higher efficiency, shorter time, lower...

10.1080/24701556.2016.1241265 article EN Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry 2016-11-03
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