Weina Meng
Associate Professor
Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science
Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering
Education
- PhD (2017) Missouri University of Science and Technology (Civil Engineering)
Research
Development of Advanced High-performance Construction Materials for Stainable and Resilient Civil Infrastructure
Multiscale Experimental Testing and Numerical Modeling
Physical and Chemical Analyses and Modeling
Development and Application of UHPC
Solid Wastes and CO2 Utilization
Biomass-based Engineering Materials
Bio-inspired Engineering Materials
Machine Learning for Materials Optimization and Characterization
Multiscale Experimental Testing and Numerical Modeling
Physical and Chemical Analyses and Modeling
Development and Application of UHPC
Solid Wastes and CO2 Utilization
Biomass-based Engineering Materials
Bio-inspired Engineering Materials
Machine Learning for Materials Optimization and Characterization
General Information
Please check the website of Advanced Concrete Technology (ACT) Laboratory for more information about my research.
Institutional Service
- Junior Faculty Board of Representatives Member
- Teaching - Learning Excellence Committee Member
- Search Committee for Teaching Assistant/Associate position in the CEOE Department Member
- Woman in STEM Panel Member
- CE Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Member
- Strategic Plan Committee Member
- Search Committee for Farvardin Chair in the CEOE Department Member
- Stevens Member
- Review Committee for Associate Dean for Research Member
- Graduate Student Council Committee Member
- Construction Management Assistant Professor Search Committee Member
Professional Service
- Reviewer of NSF
- NSF Reviewer of NSF
- NSF Panel fellow in in the 2021 cohort of CMMI’s Game Changer Academies for Advancing Research Innovation (CGCA)
- NSF Panel
- DOT Proposal reviewer of of National University Transportation Centers (UTCs) sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
- ACI 239 Associate member
Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology, 09/2024-Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology, 08/2018-08/2024
Post-doc Fellow, Supervisor: Prof. Kamal H. Khayat, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 08/2018
Research Assistant, Supervisor: Prof. Kamal H. Khayat, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 01/2013-06/2017
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering Stevens Institute of Technology, 08/2018-08/2024
Post-doc Fellow, Supervisor: Prof. Kamal H. Khayat, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 08/2018
Research Assistant, Supervisor: Prof. Kamal H. Khayat, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 01/2013-06/2017
Honors and Awards
“2020 Educator of the Year”, ASCE New Jersey Section
First Place in Competition of 2nd International Interactive Symposium on UHPC,06/2019, Advisor of Stevens team
Award of Transportation Research Best Poster, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 10/2018
Award of Best Poster, Student Competition of 1st International Interactive Symposium on UHPC, 07/2016
Women’s Transportation Seminar Helene M. Overly Memorial Scholarship, Missouri Department of Transportation, 05/2016
Honorary DJ Belarbi Graduate Scholarship, American Concrete Institute, Missouri Chapter, 04/2016
First Place in Competition of 2nd International Interactive Symposium on UHPC,06/2019, Advisor of Stevens team
Award of Transportation Research Best Poster, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 10/2018
Award of Best Poster, Student Competition of 1st International Interactive Symposium on UHPC, 07/2016
Women’s Transportation Seminar Helene M. Overly Memorial Scholarship, Missouri Department of Transportation, 05/2016
Honorary DJ Belarbi Graduate Scholarship, American Concrete Institute, Missouri Chapter, 04/2016
Professional Societies
- ACS Member
- ASME Member
- ACI Member
Grants, Contracts and Funds
Early-Career Research Fellow in Offshore Energy Safety, National Academies, 2024-2026.
Development of a User Guideline for Nano Technology for the Construction Industry, American Concrete Institute, NEx’s SG Program, 07/2024-08/2025.
CAREER: Consecutive Assembly-and-Mineralization Processed Calcium-Silicate-Hydrate Nacre with High Specific Flexural Strength and Fracture Toughness, NSF, 2021-2026
Development and Implementation of NJ UHPC, NJDOT, 2019-2023
Development of Seawater and Seasand Concrete, Stevens, 2019-2020
Development of Low Carbon UHPC, ceEntek, 2022
Net Zero and Resilience Programs - Industrial waste streams treatment to reduce or eliminate soluble and insoluble concentrations of energetic compounds, and explosive degradation products and toxicity assessment of untreated and treated waste streams, CCDC, 2022-2024
Development of a User Guideline for Bendable Concrete for the Construction Industry, American Concrete Institute, NEx’s SG Program, 02/2023-08/2023.
Bridging Hardware Gap for Developing Low Carbon Bioinspired Cementitious Composites, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2022-2023.
Industrial Base Resiliency and Sustainability Program, CCDC, 2019 -2021.
Development of a User Guideline for Nano Technology for the Construction Industry, American Concrete Institute, NEx’s SG Program, 07/2024-08/2025.
CAREER: Consecutive Assembly-and-Mineralization Processed Calcium-Silicate-Hydrate Nacre with High Specific Flexural Strength and Fracture Toughness, NSF, 2021-2026
Development and Implementation of NJ UHPC, NJDOT, 2019-2023
Development of Seawater and Seasand Concrete, Stevens, 2019-2020
Development of Low Carbon UHPC, ceEntek, 2022
Net Zero and Resilience Programs - Industrial waste streams treatment to reduce or eliminate soluble and insoluble concentrations of energetic compounds, and explosive degradation products and toxicity assessment of untreated and treated waste streams, CCDC, 2022-2024
Development of a User Guideline for Bendable Concrete for the Construction Industry, American Concrete Institute, NEx’s SG Program, 02/2023-08/2023.
Bridging Hardware Gap for Developing Low Carbon Bioinspired Cementitious Composites, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2022-2023.
Industrial Base Resiliency and Sustainability Program, CCDC, 2019 -2021.
Patents and Inventions
Utilization of off-specification fly ash for ultra-high-performance concrete
Selected Publications
Published/accepted Journal Papers (*Corresponding author, Advised Stevens Ph.D students are underlined)
Shah, H.A. and Meng, W.*, 2025. Low-carbon UHPC with carbonated blast furnace slag: Impact of mineral composition, carbonation degree, and CaCO3 polymorphs. Cement and Concrete Composites, p.106039.
Shah, H.A. and Meng, W.*, 2024. Enhancement of recycled concrete aggregate through slag-coated carbonation. Cement and Concrete Composites, p.105912.
Liu, Z. and Meng, W.*,2024. CaCO3 coating of off-specification fly ash for upcycling in cementitious materials. Construction and Building Materials, 454, p.139066.
Poorghasem, S., Shah, H.A., Meng, W. and Bao, Y., 2025. Measuring early-age shrinkage of concrete incorporating shrinkage reducing admixtures using distributed fiber optic sensors. Measurement, 246, p.116763.
Guo, P., Wang, Y., Wu, S., Meng, W. and Bao, Y., 2024. Deep learning-powered efficient characterization and quantification of microplastics. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 480, p.136241.
Guo, P., Meng, X., Meng, W. and Bao, Y., 2024. Automatic assessment of concrete cracks in low-light, overexposed, and blurred images restored using a generative AI approach. Automation in Construction, 168, p.105787.
Du, J., Wang, Y., Guo, P. and Meng, W.*, 2024. Tailoring of steel fiber surface by coating cellulose nanocrystal for enhanced flexural properties of UHPC. Cement and Concrete Composites, 154, p.105773.
Barhemat, R., Mahjoubi, S., Meng, W. and Bao, Y., 2024. Automated design of architectured polymer-concrete composites with high specific flexural strength and toughness using sequential learning. Construction and Building Materials, 449, p.138311.
Guo, P., Meng, W. and Bao, Y., 2024. Knowledge-guided data-driven design of ultra-high-performance geopolymer (UHPG). Cement and Concrete Composites, 153, p.105723.
Ghahsareh, F.M., Guo, P., Wang, Y., Meng, W., Li, V.C. and Bao, Y., 2024. Review on material specification, characterization, and quality control of engineered cementitious composite (ECC). Construction and Building Materials, 442, p.137699.
Wang, Y., Bao, Y, Meng, W. *, 2024, Lightweight Calcium–Silicate–Hydrate Nacre with High Strength and High Toughness. ACS nano, 18(34), pp.23655-23671.
Du, J., Tan, X., Bao, Y. and Meng, W. *, 2024. Tailoring of Steel Fiber Surface by Coating Cellulose Nanocrystal for Enhanced Flexural Properties of UHPC. Cement and Concrete Composites, p.105773.
Ghahsareh, F.M., Guo, P., Wang, Y., Meng, W., Li, V.C. and Bao, Y., 2024. Review on material specification, characterization, and quality control of engineered cementitious composite (ECC). Construction and Building Materials, 442, p.137699.
Du, J., Tan, X., Wang, Y., Bao, Y. and Meng, W. *, 2024. Reducing the cracking potential of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) with the prewet expansive agent. Construction and Building Materials, 431, p.136597.
Guo, P., Meng, W. and Bao, Y., 2024. Knowledge graph-guided data-driven design of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) with interpretability and physicochemical reaction discovery capability. Construction and Building Materials, 430, p.136502.
Guo, P., Wang, Y., Moghaddamfard, P., Meng, W., Wu, S. and Bao, Y., 2024. Artificial intelligence-empowered collection and characterization of microplastics: A review. Journal of Hazardous Materials, p.134405.
Tan, X., Du, J., Zhang, Q., Meng, W. and Bao, Y., 2024. Monitoring restrained shrinkage and cracks of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) using distributed fiber optic sensors. Construction and Building Materials, 422, p.135789.
Guo, P., Meng, W. and Bao, Y., 2024. Intelligent characterization of complex cracks in strain-hardening cementitious composites based on generative computer vision. Construction and Building Materials, 411, p.134812.
Wang, Y., Goodman, S., Bao, Y., Meng, W.*, 2023. Morphological, microstructural, and mechanical properties of highly-ordered C-S-H regulated by cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), Cement and Concrete Composite, p. 105276.
Du, J., Wang, Y., Bao, Y., Sarkar, D., Meng, W.*, 2023. Valorization of wasted-derived biochar in ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC): pretreatment, characterization, and environmental benefits. Construction and Building Materials, 409, p.133839.
Du, J., Mahjoubi, S., Bao, Y., Banthia, N., Meng, W.*, 2023. Modeling mixing kinetics for large-scale production of ultra-high-performance concrete: effects of temperature, volume, and mixing method, Construction and Building Materials, 397, p. 132439.
Guo, P., Meng, W.*, Du, J., Han, B., and Bao, Y., 2023. Lightweight ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) with expanded glass aggregate: Development, characterization, and life-cycle assessment, Construction and Building Materials, 371, p.130441.
Du, J., Guo, P., Liu, Z., Meng, W.*, 2023. Effect of water-based nanoclay and ambient temperature on rheological properties of UHPC pastes, Construction and Building Materials, 370, p.130733.
Guo, P., Mahjoubi, S., Liu, K., Meng, W., Bao, Y., 2023. Development and implementation of information extraction techniques for AI-assisted design of low-carbon cost-effective ultra-high-performance concrete with self-updateability, Case Studies in Construction Materials, p.e02625.
Holland, R., Du, J., Obeidah, A., Meng, W., Nassif, H., 2023. Early-age crack-free ultra-high-performance concrete under restrained ring test for large-scale production as an overlay, Construction and Building Materials, 409, p.133949.
Tan, X., Mahjoubi, S., Zou, X., Meng, W., and Bao, Y., 2023. Metaheuristic inverse analysis on interfacial mechanics of distributed fiber optic sensors undergoing interfacial debonding, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 200, p.110532.
Liu, Z., Shi, Q., Bao, Y., Meng, X., Meng, W., 2023. Arsenate removal using titanium dioxide-doped cementitious composites: Mixture design, mechanisms, and simulated sewer application, Science of the Total Environment, 854, p.158754.
Du, J., Guo, P., Liu, Z., Meng, W.*, 2023. Highly thixotropic ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) as an overlay, Construction and Building Materials, 366, p.130130.
Liu, Z., Du, J., Christodoulatos, C., Meng, W.*, and Bao, Y., 2023. Recycling off-specification fly ash for producing strain-hardening composites, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 36(1), p.04023531.
Liu, Z., Meng, W.*, Schelgel, J., Khayat, K. H., 2023. Cement-based materials with solid-gel phase change materials for improving energy efficiency of building envelope, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineerin, 35(11), p.04023425.
Mahjoubi, S., Barhemat R., Meng, W., Bao, Y., 2023. Deep learning from physicochemical information of concrete with an artificial language for property prediction and reaction discovery, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 190, p.106870.
Tan, X., Mahjoubi, S., Zou, X., Meng, W., and Bao, Y., 2023. Metaheuristic inverse analysis on interfacial mechanics of distributed fiber optic sensors undergoing interfacial debonding, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 200, p.110532.
Mahjoubi, S., Ye, F., Bao, Y., Meng, W., Zhang, X., 2023. Identification and classification of exfoliated graphene flakes from microscopy images using a hierarchical deep convolutional neural network, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 119, p.105743.
Mahjoubi, S., Barhemat, R., Meng, W., Bao, Y., 2023. Deep learning from physicochemical information of concrete with an artificial language for property prediction and reaction discovery, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 190, p.106870. Mahjoubi, S., Barhemat, R., Meng, W., Bao, Y., 2023. AI-guided auto-discovery of low-carbon cost-effective ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC), Resource, Conservation & Recycling, 189, p. 106741.
Neve, S., Du, J., Barhemat, R., Meng, W., Bao, Y., Sarkar, D., 2023. Valorization of vetiver root biochar in eco-friendly reinforced concrete: mechanical, economic, and environmental performance, Materials, 16 (6), p.2522.
Nguyễn, H.N., Nguyễn, P.H., Luong, Q.H., Meng, W., Lee, B.Y., 2023. Mechanical and autogenenous healing properties of high-stregnth and ultra-ductility engineered geopolymer composties reinforced by PE-PVA hybrid fibers, Cement and Concrete Composites, 142, 105155.
Guo, P., Meng, X, Meng, W., Bao, Y., 2022. Monitoring and automatic characterization of cracks in strain-hardening cementitious composite (SHCC) through intelligent interpretation of photos, Composite Part B: Engineering, 242, 110096.
Liu, Z., Du, J., Meng, W.*, 2022. Achieving low-carbon concrete using nano-CaCO3 produced by CO2 sequestration, Journal of Cleaner Production, p. 133546.
Liu, Z., Shi, Q., Tan, X., Meng, W.*, 2022. Mitigating alkali-silica reaction (ASR) of cementitious composite prepared with recycled glass as fine aggregate by carbonation curing, Journal of Cleaner Production, p. 133545.
Mahjoubi, S., Meng, W., Bao, Y., 2022. Physics-enhanced neural network for prediction and optimization of iInterfacial bond between steel and ultra-high performance concrte, Expert Systems with Applications, 116820.
Du, J., Liu, Z., Christodoulatos, C., Conway, M., Bao, Y., Meng, W.*, 2022. Utilization of off-specification fly ash in preparing ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC): Mixture design, characterization, and life-cycle assessment, Resource, Conservation & Recycling, 180, p. 106136.
Guo, P., Du, J., Bao, Y., Meng, W.*, 2022. Assessing viscosity of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) using a video taken during mixing, Measurement, 191, p. 110809. Mahjoubi, S., Meng, W., Bao, Y., 2022. Auto-tune learning framework for prediction of flowability, mechanical properties, and porosity of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC), Applied Soft Computing, 115, p.108182.
Li, X., Bao, Y., Meng, W., 2022. Upcycling of waste concrete in eco-friendly strain-hardening cementitious composites: mixture design, structural performance, and life-cycle assessment, Journal of Cleaner Production, 330, p.129911.
Fan, L., Teng, L., Tang, F., Khayat, K., Chen, G., Meng, W.*, 2021. Corrosion of steel rebar embedded in UHPC beams with cracked matrix, Construction and Building Material, 313, p.125589.
Du, J., Meng, W.*, Khayat, K.H., Bao, Y., Guo, P., Lyu, Z., Abu-obeidah, A., Nassif, H., Wang, H., 2021. New development of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC), Composites Part B: Engineering, 224, 109220. (Web of Science, 1% Highly Cited Paper, 0.1% Hot Paper).
Guo, P., Meng, W., Bao, Y., 2021. Automatic identification and quantification of dense microcracks in high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites through deep learning-based computer vision, Cement and Concrete Research, 148, 106532.
Guo, P., Meng, W., Xu, M., Li, V., Bao, Y., 2021. Predicting mechanical properties of high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites by integrating micromechanics and machine learning, Materials, 14, 3143.
Guo, P., Bao, Y., and Meng, W.*, 2021. Review of using glass in high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites, Cement and Concrete Composites, p.104032.
Liu, Z., Meng, W.*, 2021. Fundamental understanding of carbonation curing and durability of carbonation-cured cement-based composite: a review, Journal of CO2 Utilization, 101428.
Li, X., Li, Y., Yan, M., Meng, W., Lu, X., Chen, K., Bao, Y., 2021. Cyclic behavior of joints assembled using prefabricated beams and columns with engineered cementitious composite (ECC), Engineering Structures, 247, p.113115.
Mahjoubi, S., Barhemat, R., Guo, P., Meng, W., Bao, Y., 2021. Prediction and multi-objective optimization of mechanical, economical, and environmental properties for strain-hardening cementitious composites (SHCC) based on automated machine learning and metaheuristic Algorithms, Journal of Cleaner Production, 329, p.129665.
Lyu, Z., Shen, A., Wang, W., Lin, S., Guo, Y., Meng, W., 2021. Salt frost resistance and micro characteristics of polynary blended concrete using in frost area, Cold Regions Science and Technology, 191, p.103374.
Lyu, Z., Shen, A., Meng, W.*, 2021. Properties, mechanism, and optimization of superabsorbent polymers and basalt fibers modified cementitious composites, Construction and Building Materials, 276, 122212.
Teng, L., Meng, W., Khayat, K.H., 2020. Rheology control of ultra-high-performance concrete made with different fiber contents, Cement and Concrete Research, 138,106222.
Vallurupalli, K., Meng, W.*, Liu, J., Khayat, K.H., 2020. Effect of graphene oxide on rheology, hydration, and strength development of cement paste, Construction and Building Materials, 265, 120311.
Fan, L., Meng, W.*, Teng, L., Khayat, K.H., 2020. Effects of lightweight sand and steel fiber contents on the corrosion performance of steel rebar embedded in UHPC, Construction and Building Materials, 238, 117709.
Guo, P., Meng, W., Nassif, H., Gou, H., Bao, Y., 2020. New perspectives on recycling waste glass in manufacturing concrete for sustainable civil infrastructure, Construction and Building Materials, 257, 119579.
Fan, L., Tan, X., Zhang, Q., Meng, W., Chen, G., Bao, Y., 2020. Monitoring corrosion of steel bars in reinforced concrete based on helix strains measured from a distributed fiber optic sensor, Engineering Structures, 204, p.110039.
Fan, L., Meng, W.*, Teng, L., Khayat, K.H., 2019. Effect of steel fibers with galvanized coatings on corrosion of steel bars embedded in UHPC, Composites Part B: Engineering, Composites Part B: Engineering, 177, 107445.
Khayat, K.H., Meng, W.*, Vallurupalli, K., Teng, L., 2019. Rheological properties of ultra-high-performance concrete—An overview, Cement and Concrete Research, 124, 105828.
Meng, W., Kumar, A., Khayat, K.H., 2019. Effect of silica fume and slump-retaining polycarboxylate-based dispersant on the development of properties of portland cement paste, Cement and Concrete Composites. 99, 181-190.
Fan, L., Bao, Y., Meng, W., Chen, G., 2019. In-situ monitoring of corrosion-induced expansion and mass loss of steel bar in steel fiber reinforced concrete using a distributed fiber optic sensor, Composites Part B: Engineering, 165, 679-689.
Liu, Y., Zhang, Q., Meng, W., Bao, Y., Bu, Y., 2019. Transverse fatigue behaviour of steel-UHPC composite deck with large-size U-ribs, Engineering Structures, 180, 388-399. Meng, W., Khayat, K.H., Bao, Y., 2018. Flexural behaviors of fiber-reinforced polymer fabric reinforced ultra-high-performance concrete panels, Cement and Concrete Composites. 93, 43-53.
Meng, W., Khayat, K.H., 2018. Effect of graphite nanoplatelets and carbon nanofibers on rheological properties, hydration, shrinkage, mechanical properties, and microstructure of UHPC, Cement and Concrete Research. 105, 64-71.
Meng, W., Khayat, K.H., 2017. Effects of saturated lightweight sand content on key characteristics of ultra-high-performance concrete, Cement and Concrete Research, 101, 46-54.
Meng, W, Lunkad, P., Kumar, A., Khayat, K.H., 2016. Influence of silica fume and PCE dispersant on hydration mechanisms of cement, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120(47), 26814-26823.
Meng, W., Khayat, K.H., 2017. Improving flexural behavior of ultra-high performance concrete by rheology control, Composites B: Engineering, 117, 26-34.
Meng, W., Khayat, K.H., 2017. Mechanical properties of ultra-high-performance concrete enhanced with graphite nanoplatelets and carbon nanofibers, Composites B: Engineering, 175, 113-122.
Meng, W., Yao, Y., Mobasher, B., Khayat, K.H., 2017. Effects of loading rate and notch-to-depth ratio of notched beams on flexural performance of ultra-high-performance concrete, Cement and Concrete Composites, 83, 349-359.
Meng, W., Valipour, M., Khayat, K.H., 2016. Optimization and performance of cost-effective ultra-high performance concrete, Materials and Structures, 50(1), 29. (Web of Science, 1% Highly Cited Paper).
Meng, W., Samaranayake, V.A., Khayat, K.H., 2018. Factorial design and optimization of ultra-high-performance concrete using lightweight sand for internal curing, ACI Materials Journal, DOI: 10.14359/51700995.
Meng, W., Khayat, K.H., 2018. The effect of hybrid fibers and fiber content on fresh and hardened properties of ultra-high-performance concrete, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002212.
Meng, W., Khayat, K.H., 2016. Experimental and numerical studies on flexural behavior of ultra-high-performance concrete panels reinforced with embedded glass fiber-reinforced polymer grids, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2592, 38-44.
Bao, Y., Meng, W., Chen, Y., Chen, G., Khayat, K.H., 2015. Measuring mortar shrinkage and cracking by pulse pre-pump brillouin optical time domain analysis with a single optical fiber, Materials Letters, 145, 344-346.
Bao, Y., Valipour, M., Meng, W., Khayat, K.H., Chen, G., 2017. Distributed fiber optic sensor-enhanced detection and prediction of shrinkage-induced delamination of ultra-high-performance concrete bonded over an existing concrete substrate, Smart Materials and Structures, 26, p8.
Bao, Y., Tang, F., Chen, Y., Meng, W., Huang, Y., Chen, G., 2016. Concrete pavement monitoring with PPP-BOTDA distributed strain and crack sensors, Smart Structures and Systems, 18(3), 19p.
Shah, H.A. and Meng, W.*, 2025. Low-carbon UHPC with carbonated blast furnace slag: Impact of mineral composition, carbonation degree, and CaCO3 polymorphs. Cement and Concrete Composites, p.106039.
Shah, H.A. and Meng, W.*, 2024. Enhancement of recycled concrete aggregate through slag-coated carbonation. Cement and Concrete Composites, p.105912.
Liu, Z. and Meng, W.*,2024. CaCO3 coating of off-specification fly ash for upcycling in cementitious materials. Construction and Building Materials, 454, p.139066.
Poorghasem, S., Shah, H.A., Meng, W. and Bao, Y., 2025. Measuring early-age shrinkage of concrete incorporating shrinkage reducing admixtures using distributed fiber optic sensors. Measurement, 246, p.116763.
Guo, P., Wang, Y., Wu, S., Meng, W. and Bao, Y., 2024. Deep learning-powered efficient characterization and quantification of microplastics. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 480, p.136241.
Guo, P., Meng, X., Meng, W. and Bao, Y., 2024. Automatic assessment of concrete cracks in low-light, overexposed, and blurred images restored using a generative AI approach. Automation in Construction, 168, p.105787.
Du, J., Wang, Y., Guo, P. and Meng, W.*, 2024. Tailoring of steel fiber surface by coating cellulose nanocrystal for enhanced flexural properties of UHPC. Cement and Concrete Composites, 154, p.105773.
Barhemat, R., Mahjoubi, S., Meng, W. and Bao, Y., 2024. Automated design of architectured polymer-concrete composites with high specific flexural strength and toughness using sequential learning. Construction and Building Materials, 449, p.138311.
Guo, P., Meng, W. and Bao, Y., 2024. Knowledge-guided data-driven design of ultra-high-performance geopolymer (UHPG). Cement and Concrete Composites, 153, p.105723.
Ghahsareh, F.M., Guo, P., Wang, Y., Meng, W., Li, V.C. and Bao, Y., 2024. Review on material specification, characterization, and quality control of engineered cementitious composite (ECC). Construction and Building Materials, 442, p.137699.
Wang, Y., Bao, Y, Meng, W. *, 2024, Lightweight Calcium–Silicate–Hydrate Nacre with High Strength and High Toughness. ACS nano, 18(34), pp.23655-23671.
Du, J., Tan, X., Bao, Y. and Meng, W. *, 2024. Tailoring of Steel Fiber Surface by Coating Cellulose Nanocrystal for Enhanced Flexural Properties of UHPC. Cement and Concrete Composites, p.105773.
Ghahsareh, F.M., Guo, P., Wang, Y., Meng, W., Li, V.C. and Bao, Y., 2024. Review on material specification, characterization, and quality control of engineered cementitious composite (ECC). Construction and Building Materials, 442, p.137699.
Du, J., Tan, X., Wang, Y., Bao, Y. and Meng, W. *, 2024. Reducing the cracking potential of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) with the prewet expansive agent. Construction and Building Materials, 431, p.136597.
Guo, P., Meng, W. and Bao, Y., 2024. Knowledge graph-guided data-driven design of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) with interpretability and physicochemical reaction discovery capability. Construction and Building Materials, 430, p.136502.
Guo, P., Wang, Y., Moghaddamfard, P., Meng, W., Wu, S. and Bao, Y., 2024. Artificial intelligence-empowered collection and characterization of microplastics: A review. Journal of Hazardous Materials, p.134405.
Tan, X., Du, J., Zhang, Q., Meng, W. and Bao, Y., 2024. Monitoring restrained shrinkage and cracks of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) using distributed fiber optic sensors. Construction and Building Materials, 422, p.135789.
Guo, P., Meng, W. and Bao, Y., 2024. Intelligent characterization of complex cracks in strain-hardening cementitious composites based on generative computer vision. Construction and Building Materials, 411, p.134812.
Wang, Y., Goodman, S., Bao, Y., Meng, W.*, 2023. Morphological, microstructural, and mechanical properties of highly-ordered C-S-H regulated by cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), Cement and Concrete Composite, p. 105276.
Du, J., Wang, Y., Bao, Y., Sarkar, D., Meng, W.*, 2023. Valorization of wasted-derived biochar in ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC): pretreatment, characterization, and environmental benefits. Construction and Building Materials, 409, p.133839.
Du, J., Mahjoubi, S., Bao, Y., Banthia, N., Meng, W.*, 2023. Modeling mixing kinetics for large-scale production of ultra-high-performance concrete: effects of temperature, volume, and mixing method, Construction and Building Materials, 397, p. 132439.
Guo, P., Meng, W.*, Du, J., Han, B., and Bao, Y., 2023. Lightweight ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) with expanded glass aggregate: Development, characterization, and life-cycle assessment, Construction and Building Materials, 371, p.130441.
Du, J., Guo, P., Liu, Z., Meng, W.*, 2023. Effect of water-based nanoclay and ambient temperature on rheological properties of UHPC pastes, Construction and Building Materials, 370, p.130733.
Guo, P., Mahjoubi, S., Liu, K., Meng, W., Bao, Y., 2023. Development and implementation of information extraction techniques for AI-assisted design of low-carbon cost-effective ultra-high-performance concrete with self-updateability, Case Studies in Construction Materials, p.e02625.
Holland, R., Du, J., Obeidah, A., Meng, W., Nassif, H., 2023. Early-age crack-free ultra-high-performance concrete under restrained ring test for large-scale production as an overlay, Construction and Building Materials, 409, p.133949.
Tan, X., Mahjoubi, S., Zou, X., Meng, W., and Bao, Y., 2023. Metaheuristic inverse analysis on interfacial mechanics of distributed fiber optic sensors undergoing interfacial debonding, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 200, p.110532.
Liu, Z., Shi, Q., Bao, Y., Meng, X., Meng, W., 2023. Arsenate removal using titanium dioxide-doped cementitious composites: Mixture design, mechanisms, and simulated sewer application, Science of the Total Environment, 854, p.158754.
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Liu, Z., Du, J., Christodoulatos, C., Meng, W.*, and Bao, Y., 2023. Recycling off-specification fly ash for producing strain-hardening composites, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 36(1), p.04023531.
Liu, Z., Meng, W.*, Schelgel, J., Khayat, K. H., 2023. Cement-based materials with solid-gel phase change materials for improving energy efficiency of building envelope, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineerin, 35(11), p.04023425.
Mahjoubi, S., Barhemat R., Meng, W., Bao, Y., 2023. Deep learning from physicochemical information of concrete with an artificial language for property prediction and reaction discovery, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 190, p.106870.
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Mahjoubi, S., Ye, F., Bao, Y., Meng, W., Zhang, X., 2023. Identification and classification of exfoliated graphene flakes from microscopy images using a hierarchical deep convolutional neural network, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 119, p.105743.
Mahjoubi, S., Barhemat, R., Meng, W., Bao, Y., 2023. Deep learning from physicochemical information of concrete with an artificial language for property prediction and reaction discovery, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 190, p.106870. Mahjoubi, S., Barhemat, R., Meng, W., Bao, Y., 2023. AI-guided auto-discovery of low-carbon cost-effective ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC), Resource, Conservation & Recycling, 189, p. 106741.
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Nguyễn, H.N., Nguyễn, P.H., Luong, Q.H., Meng, W., Lee, B.Y., 2023. Mechanical and autogenenous healing properties of high-stregnth and ultra-ductility engineered geopolymer composties reinforced by PE-PVA hybrid fibers, Cement and Concrete Composites, 142, 105155.
Guo, P., Meng, X, Meng, W., Bao, Y., 2022. Monitoring and automatic characterization of cracks in strain-hardening cementitious composite (SHCC) through intelligent interpretation of photos, Composite Part B: Engineering, 242, 110096.
Liu, Z., Du, J., Meng, W.*, 2022. Achieving low-carbon concrete using nano-CaCO3 produced by CO2 sequestration, Journal of Cleaner Production, p. 133546.
Liu, Z., Shi, Q., Tan, X., Meng, W.*, 2022. Mitigating alkali-silica reaction (ASR) of cementitious composite prepared with recycled glass as fine aggregate by carbonation curing, Journal of Cleaner Production, p. 133545.
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Guo, P., Meng, W., Bao, Y., 2021. Automatic identification and quantification of dense microcracks in high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites through deep learning-based computer vision, Cement and Concrete Research, 148, 106532.
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Lyu, Z., Shen, A., Wang, W., Lin, S., Guo, Y., Meng, W., 2021. Salt frost resistance and micro characteristics of polynary blended concrete using in frost area, Cold Regions Science and Technology, 191, p.103374.
Lyu, Z., Shen, A., Meng, W.*, 2021. Properties, mechanism, and optimization of superabsorbent polymers and basalt fibers modified cementitious composites, Construction and Building Materials, 276, 122212.
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Courses
CE381 Civil Engineering Measurement Lab
CE484 Reinforced Concrete Structure Design
CE589 Advanced Concrete Technology
CE484 Reinforced Concrete Structure Design
CE589 Advanced Concrete Technology