Zhigang Zhu-土木工程与力学学院

Zhigang Zhu

Name	Zhigang Zhu	Date of Birth	1984.09
Title	Associate Professor/MS Supervisor	Degree	Ph.D.
Position		Discipline	Mechanics
Education and Professional Experience	Education： 2012−2017, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Ph.D. 2008.09−2011.01, School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, University of Science and Technology LiaoNing, M.S. 2004.06−2008.06, School of Mathematics, Ludong University, B.S. Professional Experience： 2017.12-2021.04, College of Mechanics and Materials, Hohai University, Post-doctor.
Social Academic Post and Honor	Review Editor of Frontiers in Physics -- Soft Matter Physics (2019-Present). Editor of Frontiers in Materials - Structural Materials. Reviewer for several international SCI journals, such as: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (IF: 5.763), Soft Matter (IF:3.140), Materials & Design (IF:6.289), Cement and Concrete Research (IF:8.328), Construction and Building Materials (IF: 4.419), Powder Technology (IF: 4.142), Materials Characterization (IF: 3.562), ……
Main Courses	Engineering Mechanics
Scientific Research Field	1. Physical mechanics of porous media 2. Mechanism between microstructure and macroscopic properties of granular materials 3. Study on damage mechanism and durability of concrete materials 4. Simulation and characterization of microstructure evolution of granular materials
Projects	1. NSFC: Study on diffusion behavior of hydrated microstructures based on non-spherical cement particles, No. 11802084, 2019.01-2021.12; 2. NSFC: Study on freezing-thawing failure mechanism of alkali-induced concrete under low temperature and ultra-low temperature environment, No. 51978241, 2020.01-2023.12; 3. Project 973 of Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Damage evolution and performance deterioration of concrete materials in harsh environment, No. 2015CB655102, 2015.01-2019.12; 4. NSFC: Basic research on scientific design method and application of eco-low-carbon and high-endurance alkali-activated concrete, No. 51461135001, 2015.01-2017.12; 5. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Quantitative characterization of microstructure of interfacial transition zone in concrete, No. 2019M651668, 2019.01-2020.02; 6. Postdoctoral Research Program of Jiangsu Province, Hydration dynamics simulation and quantitative characterization of hydration microstructure of convex polyhedral cement particles, No. 2018K052C, 2018.09-2019.12; 7. Open Project Fund of Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Civil Engineering Materials, Hydration modeling and hydration microstructure diffusion behavior of regular polyhedral cement particles, No. CM2018-05, 2018.05-2020.05; 8. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Study on transport performance of hydration microstructure of cement particles based on convex polyhedron, No. 2018B17214, 2018.01-2019.12 9. Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Fund project of Southeast University, Theoretical study on microstructure and transport properties of cement-based composites based on star-shaped particle packing, No. YBJJ1452, 2014.09-2016.06.
Main Papers and Patents	1. Zhigang Zhu, Wenxiang Xu, Huisu Chen, Yuan Wang, Xiaofan Gou, Lin Liu, Yue Gu. Diffusivity and microstructures of cement paste from fresh state via non-spherical cement hydration to hardened state. Cement & Concrete Composites, 2021, 118: 103920 (IF: 6.257) 2. Zhigang Zhu, Wenxiang Xu, Huisu Chen, Zhijun Tan. Evolution of microstructures of cement paste via continuous-based hydration model of non-spherical cement particles. Composites Part B: Engineering, 2020, 185: 107795. (IF: 7.635) 3. Zhigang Zhu, Wenxiang Xu, Huisu Chen. The fraction of overlapping interphase around 2D and 3D polydisperse non-spherical particles: Theoretical and numerical models. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2019, 345:728-747. (IF: 5.763) 4. Zhigang Zhu, Huisu Chen. Overestimation of ITZ thickness around regular polygon and ellipse aggregate. Computers & Structures, 2017, 182: 205-218. (IF: 3.664) 5. Zhigang Zhu, John L Provis, Huisu Chen. Quantification of the influences of aggregate shape and sampling method on the overestimation of ITZ thickness in cementitious materials. Powder Technology, 2018, 326: 168-180. (IF: 4.142) 6. Zhigang Zhu, Huisu Chen. Aggregate shape effect on the overestimation of interface thickness for spheroidal particles. Powder Technology, 2017, 313: 218-230. (IF: 4.142) 7．Zhigang Zhu, Huisu Chen, Lin Liu, Xiangyu Li. Multi-scale modelling for diffusivity based on practical estimation of interfacial properties in cementitious materials. Powder Technology, 2017, 307: 109-118. (IF: 4.142) 8. Zhigang Zhu, Huisu Chen, Wenxiang Xu, Lin Liu. Parking simulation of three-dimensional multi-sized star-shaped particles. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 2014, 22 (3): 035008. (IF: 1.874) 9. Huisu Chen, Zhigang Zhu, Jianjun Lin, Wenxiang Xu, Lin Liu, Numerical modeling on the influence of particle shape on ITZ’s microstructure and macro-properties of cementitious composites: a critical review, Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials,2018,1-22. (ESCI) 10. Wenxiang Xu, Zhigang Zhu, Dongyang Zhang. Continuum percolation-based tortuosity and thermal conductivity of soft superball systems: Shape dependence from octahedra via spheres to cubes. Soft Matter, 2018, 14: 8684-8691. (IF: 3.140, 封面文章) 11. Huisu Chen, Zhigang Zhu, Lin Liu, Wei Sun, Changwen Miao. Aggregate shape effect on the overestimation of ITZ thickness: quantitative analysis of Platonic particles. Powder Technology, 2016, 289: 1-17. (IF: 4.142) 12. Wenxiang Xu, Zhigang Zhu, Yaqing Jiang, Yang Jiao. Continuum percolation of congruent overlapping polyhedral particles: Finite-size-scaling analysis and renormalization-group method. Physical Review E, 2019, 99: 032107. (IF: 2.296) 13. Zheng Gong, Yang Wu, Zhigang Zhu, Yuan Wang, Zhiyong Liu, Wenxiang Xu. DEM and dual-probability-Brownian motion scheme for thermal conductivity of multiphase granular materials with densely packed non-spherical particles and soft interphase networks. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 372 (2020) 113372. (IF: 5.763) 14．Wenxiang Xu, Mingkun Jia, Zhigang Zhu, Mingjun Liu, Dong Lei, Xiaofan Gou. n-Phase micromechanical framework for the conductivity and elastic modulus of particulate composites: Design to microencapsulated phase change materials (MPCMs)-cementitious composites. Materials & Design, 2018, 145: 108-115. (IF: 6.289) 15. Mingkun Jia, Wenxiang Xu, Zhigang Zhu. Numerical study on the excluded volumes of realistic 3D non-convex particles. Powder Technology, 2019, 349: 52-58. (IF: 4.142) 16. Tao Zhang, Huisu Chen, Xiangyu Li, Zhigang Zhu. Hydration behavior of magnesium potassium phosphate cement and stability analysis of its hydration products through thermodynamic modeling. Cement and Concrete Research, 2017, 98:101-110. (IF: 8.328) 17. Lin Liu, Guanghui Tao, Huisu Chen, Zhigang Zhu. Shape effect of cement particles on the ionic diffusivity of hardened cement paste-a three-dimensional numerical investigation. Construction and Building Materials, 2020, 250:118736. (IF: 4.419) 18. Wenrui Wang, Huisu Chen, Xiangyu Li, Zhigang Zhu. Corrosion behavior of steel bars immersed in simulated pore solutions of alkali-activated slag mortar. Construction and Building Materials, 2017, 143: 289-297. (IF: 4.419) 19. Wenxiang Xu, Huisu Chen, Wen Chen, Zhigang Zhu. Theoretical estimation for the volume fraction of interfacial layers around convex particles in multiphase materials. Powder Technology, 2013, 249: 513-515. (IF: 4.142) 20. Mingqi Li, Chen Huisu, Lin Jianjun, Pietro Lura, Zhigang Zhu, The bias of the interface thickness and diffusivity of concrete comprising Platonic aggregates induced by areal analysis, Powder Technology, 2020, 376: 209-21. (IF: 4.142) 21. Jianjun Lin, Qingxin Zhao, Huisu Chen, Zhigang Zhu, Mingqi Li, Dahai Zhao. Insight into the diffusivity of particulate composites considering percolation of soft interphases around hard fillers: From spherical to polyhedral particles. Powder Technology, 2021, 392: 459-472. (IF: 4.142)
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