Yuqing Zhang

PhD, FHEA, FIRF

Senior Lecturer, Engineering & Applied Science
Aston Institute of Urban Technology and the Environment (ASTUTE)
Director, Aston Institute of Materials Research (AIMR)

Phone44(0)121.204.3391

MB226E, Aston University, Aston Triangle
B4 7ET Birmingham
United Kingdom

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

1. Multiscale and Multiphysics Modelling of Bituminous Materials 2. Deriving Alternative Binders from Biomass and Waste Materials (such as plastics) 3. Pavement Performance Evaluation and Predictions for Smart Maintenance and Management

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2021
An Equation-Based Multiphysics Modelling Framework for Oxidative Ageing of Asphalt Pavements
Omairey, E. L., Gu, F. & Zhang, Y., 20 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 280, 124401.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Diffusive Dynamics and Structural Organization of Moisture in Asphaltic Materials Based on Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Du, Z., Zhu, X. & Zhang, Y., 1 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 33, 1, 04020403.
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Fatigue Cracking Characterisations of Waste-derived Bitumen Based on Crack Length
Li, L., Gao, Y. & Zhang, Y., Jan 2021, In: International Journal of Fatigue. 142, 105974.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2020
Crack Length Based Healing Characterisation of Bitumen at Different Levels of Cracking Damage
Li, L., Gao, Y. & Zhang, Y., 10 Jun 2020, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 258, 120709.
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Effect of superabsorbent polymer on mechanical properties of cement stabilized base and its mechanism
Guan, Y., Zhang, Z., Zhang, X., Zhu, J., Zhou, W., Huang, Q. & Zhang, Y., 30 Jun 2020, In: Transportation Safety and Environment. 2, 1, p. 58-68
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Energy-Based Kinetics Approach for Coupled Viscoplasticity and Viscofracture of Asphalt Mixtures
Luo, X., Li, H., Deng, Y. & Zhang, Y., 1 Sep 2020, In: Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 146, 9, 04020100.
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Energy-based mechanistic approach for crack growth characterization of asphalt binder
Li, H., Luo, X., Yan, W. & Zhang, Y., Sep 2020, In: Mechanics of Materials. 148, 103462.
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In-situ and numerical investigation on the dynamic response of unbounded granular material in permeable pavement
Lu, G., Wang, H., Törzs, T., Liu, P., Zhang, Y., Wang, D., Oeser, M. & Grabe, J., Dec 2020, In: Transportation Geotechnics. 25, 100396.
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Modeling Crack Propagation in Bituminous Binders under a Rotational Shear Fatigue Load using Pseudo J-Integral Paris’ Law
Gao, Y., Li, L. & Zhang, Y., 10 Jan 2020, In: Transportation Research Record. 2674, 1, p. 94-103 10 p.
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Modelling crack initiation in bituminous binders under a rotational shear fatigue load
Gao, Y., Li, L. & Zhang, Y., Oct 2020, In: International Journal of Fatigue. 139, 1 p., 105738.
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Predicting healing in viscoelastic bitumen using alien strain method
Li, L., Gao, Y. & Zhang, Y., 1 Apr 2021, In: International Journal of Fatigue. 145, 106102.
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Rheological and fatigue characterisation of bitumen modified by anti-ageing compounds
Omairey, E. L., Zhang, Y., Gu, F., Ma, T., Hu, P. & Luo, R., 30 Dec 2020, In: Construction and Building Materials. 265, 120307.
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2019
3D simulation of deflection basin of pavements under high-speed moving loads
Deng, Y., Luo, X., Gu, F., Zhang, Y. & Lytton, R. L., 30 Nov 2019, In: Construction and Building Materials. 226, p. 868-878 11 p.
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Impact of anti-ageing compounds on oxidation ageing kinetics of bitumen by infrared spectroscopy analysis
Omairey, E. L., Zhang, Y., Al-Malaika, S., Sheena, H. & Gu, F., 30 Oct 2019, In: Construction and Building Materials. 223, p. 755-764 10 p.
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Molecular dynamics investigation of interfacial adhesion between oxidised bitumen and mineral surfaces
Gao, Y., Zhang, Y., Yang, Y., Zhang, J. & Gu, F., 15 Jun 2019, In: Applied Surface Science. 479, p. 449-462 14 p.
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Predicting crack growth in viscoelastic bitumen under a rotational shear fatigue load
Zhang, Y. & Gao, Y., 3 Jul 2019, In: Road Materials and Pavement Design. 20 p.
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Structural performance and sustainability assessment of cold central-plant and in-place recycled asphalt pavements: A case study
Gu, F., Ma, W., West, R. C., Taylor, A. J. & Zhang, Y., 20 Jan 2019, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 208, p. 1513-1523 11 p.
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Three-dimensional simulation of aggregate and asphalt mixture using parameterized shape and size gradation
Li, J., Zhang, J., Qian, G., Zheng, J. & Zhang, Y., 1 Mar 2019, In: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 31, 3, 04019004.
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Use of building-related construction and demolition wastes in highway embankment: Laboratory and field evaluations
Zhang, J., Gu, F. & Zhang, Y., 1 Sep 2019, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 230, p. 1051-1060 10 p.
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2018
Characteristics of damaged asphalt mixtures in tension and compression
Lytton, R. L., Zhang, Y., Gu, F. & Luo, X., 15 Jan 2018, In: International Journal of Pavement Engineering. 19, 3, p. 292-306
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Characterizing stress-dependent complex and relaxation moduli of dense graded asphalt mixtures
Li, L., Li, W., Wang, Z., Dong, M. & Zhang, Y., 30 Dec 2018, In: Construction and Building Materials. 193, p. 55-63 9 p.
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Impact of biological clogging on the barrier performance of landfill liners
Tang, Q., Gu, F., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y. & Mo, J., 1 Sep 2018, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 222, p. 44-53
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Impact of minerals and water on bitumen-mineral adhesion and debonding behaviours using molecular dynamics simulations
Gao, Y., Zhang, Y., Gu, F., Xu, T. & Wang, H., 20 May 2018, In: Construction and Building Materials. 171, p. 214-222 9 p.
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Intermediate pyrolysis of organic fraction of municipal solid waste and rheological study of the pyrolysis oil for potential use as bio-bitumen
Yang, Y., Zhang, Y., Omairey, E., Cai, J., Gu, F. & Bridgwater, A. V., 20 Jun 2018, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 187, p. 390-399
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Kinetics-based aging evaluation of in-service recycled asphalt pavement
Luo, X., Gu, F., Zhang, Y., Lytton, R. L. & Birgisson, B., 1 Nov 2018, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 200, p. 934-944
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Modeling Stress-Dependent Anisotropic Elastoplastic Unbound Granular Base in Flexible Pavements
Zhang, Y., Gu, F., Luo, X., Birgisson, B. & Lytton, R. L., 14 May 2018, In: Transportation Research Record.
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Reaction Chemistry and Kinetics of Corn Stalk Pyrolysis without and with Ga/HZSM-5
Huang, B., Xie, X., Yang, Y., Rahman, M. M., Zhang, X., Yu, X., Blanco Sanchez, P. H., Dong, Z., Zhang, Y., Bridgwater, A. V. & Cai, J., 7 Dec 2018, In: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 10 p.
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Thermal, optical, interfacial and mechanical properties of titanium dioxide/shape memory polyurethane nanocomposites
Shi, S., Shen, D., Xu, T. & Zhang, Y., 18 Aug 2018, In: Composites Science and Technology. 164, p. 17-23
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2017
Characteristics of undamaged asphalt mixtures in tension and compression
Lytton, R. L., Gu, F., Zhang, Y. & Luo, X., 19 Jan 2017, In: International Journal of Pavement Engineering. Latest addition
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Characterization and prediction of permanent deformation properties of unbound granular materials for Pavement ME Design
Gu, F., Zhang, Y., Luo, X., Sahin, H. & Lytton, R. L., 30 Nov 2017, In: Construction and Building Materials. 155, Nov, p. 584-592 9 p.
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Laboratory characterization of directional dependence of permeability for porous asphalt mixtures
Chen, J., Tang, T. & Zhang, Y., Oct 2017, In: Materials and Structures. 50, 5, p. 215 1 p.
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Mechanistic-empirical models for better consideration of subgrade and unbound layers influence on pavement performance
Luo, X., Gu, F., Zhang, Y., Lytton, R. L. & Zollinger, D., 9 Jun 2017, In: Transportation Geotechnics. in press
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Modelling cracking damage of asphalt mixtures under compressive monotonic and repeated loads using pseudo J-integral Paris’ law
Zhang, Y., Gu, F., Birgisson, B. & Lytton, R. L., 27 Dec 2017, In: Road Materials and Pavement Design. p. 1-11 11 p.
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Prediction of geogrid-reinforced flexible pavement performance using artificial neural network approach
Gu, F., Luo, X., Zhang, Y., Chen, Y., Luo, R. & Lytton, R. L., 17 Mar 2017, In: Road Materials and Pavement Design. in press
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Viscoelasticplastic-Fracture modeling of asphalt mixtures under monotonic and repeated loads
Zhang, Y., Gu, F., Birgisson, B. & Lytton, R. L., 1 Jan 2017, In: Transportation Research Record. 1, 2631, p. 20-29 10 p.
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2016
Characterization of linear viscoelastic, nonlinear viscoelastic and damage stages of asphalt mixtures
Luo, R., Liu, H. & Zhang, Y., 30 Oct 2016, In: Construction and Building Materials. 125, p. 72-80 9 p.
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Crack evolution of asphalt mixtures under compressive monotonic and repeated loads
Zhang, Y., Birgisson, B., Gu, F. & Lytton, R. L., 26 May 2016, In: RILEM Bookseries. 13, p. 155-162 8 p.
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Development of a New Mechanistic Empirical Rutting Model for Unbound Granular Material
Gu, F., Zhang, Y., Droddy, C. V., Luo, R. & Lytton, R. L., 1 Aug 2016, In: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 28, 8, p. 04016051
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Impact of geogrid on cross-anisotropy and permanent deformation of unbound granular materials
Gu, F., Zhang, Y., Luo, X., Luo, R. & Lytton, R. L., 8 Jul 2016, In: Transportation Research Record. 2580, p. 34-46 13 p.
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Implementation of pseudo J-integral based Paris’ law for fatigue cracking in asphalt mixtures and pavements
Luo, X., Zhang, Y. & Lytton, R. L., Sep 2016, In: Materials and Structures. 49, 9, p. 3713-3732 20 p.
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Rutting-induced permeability loss of open graded friction course mixtures
Chen, J., Zhang, Y., Li, H. & Gao, Y., Mar 2016, In: Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 44, 2, p. 719-724 7 p.
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Weak form equation–based finite-element modeling of viscoelastic asphalt mixtures
Zhang, Y., Birgisson, B. & Lytton, R. L., Feb 2016, In: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 28, 2, 04015115.
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2015
A generalized Drucker–Prager viscoplastic yield surface model for asphalt concrete
Zhang, Y., Bernhardt, M., Biscontin, G., Luo, R. & Lytton, R. L., 2015, In: Materials and Structures. 48, p. 3585–3601
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Improved methodology to evaluate fracture properties of warm-mix asphalt using overlay test
Gu, F., Zhang, Y., Luo, X., Luo, R. & Lytton, R. L., 2015, In: Transportation Research Record. 2506, p. 8-18 11 p.
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Nondestructive measurement of water content and moisture migration of unsaturated red clays in South China
Zhang, J., Jiang, Q., Zhang, Y., Dai, L. & Wu, H., 2015, In: Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2015, 7 p., 542538.
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Using overlay test to evaluate fracture properties of field-aged asphalt concrete
Gu, F., Luo, X., Zhang, Y. & Lytton, R. L., 30 Dec 2015, In: Construction and Building Materials. 101, Part 1, p. 1059-1068 10 p.
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2014
Anisotropic characterization of crack growth in the tertiary flow of asphalt mixtures in compression
Zhang, Y., Luo, R. & Lytton, R. L., 30 Jun 2014, In: Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 140, 6, 04014032.
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Crack initiation in asphalt mixtures under external compressive loads
Zhang, Y., Luo, X., Luo, R. & Lytton, R. L., 15 Dec 2014, In: Construction and Building Materials. 72, p. 94-103 10 p.
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Fracture and viscoelastic properties of asphalt binders during fatigue and rest periods
Shen, S., Lu, X., Zhang, Y. & Lytton, R., 31 Jan 2014, In: Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 42, 1, 10 p.
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2013
Characterization of viscoplastic yielding of asphalt concrete
Zhang, Y., Luo, R. & Lytton, R. L., Oct 2013, In: Construction and Building Materials. 47, p. 671-679 9 p.
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