Dec. 2013-Present, Associate professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University

Apr. 2010-Nov. 2013, Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University

Mar. 2009-Mar. 2010, Engineering project evaluation specialist, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Headquarters

Apr. 2000-May 2002, Research assistant, Research Institute of Highway, Ministry of Transportation of China

Undergraduate: Building Materials (in English)

Undergraduate: Building Materials (in Chinese)

Undergraduate: Future Transportation (in English)

2021, Best Paper Award of the World Transportation Congress

2020, First prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of Highway Society of China

2019, Leading talent in scientific and technological innovation in the transportation industry

2019, Excellent master thesis supervisor of Tsinghua University

2019, First prize for Scientific and Technological Progress in Henan Province

2018, Excellent doctoral thesis supervisor of Tsinghua University

2018, Second prize for Scientific and Technological Progress in Yunnan Province

2016, Best Paper Award of the International Transportation Research Congress

2015, Chinese Ceramic Society Award for Excellent Young Scientist

2015, Young Scientist Award of China Highway and Transportation Society

2015, Second prize of National Scientific and Technological Progress

2015, Second prize for Scientific and Technological Progress in Yunnan Province

2014, Excellent master thesis supervisor of Tsinghua University

2014, Second prize of National Award for Technological Innovation

2013, First prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of Highway Society of China

Transportation infrastructure materials and structures

Multi-scale characterizing and simulating mechanical properties of cement-based materials

Optimized design and serviceability enhancement of concrete pavements

Pavement health monitoring and low-cost, rapid repair technology

Mechanical analysis and structural optimization of long-span steel bridge pavement system

Chair, ASCE EMI Nanomechanics and Micromechanics Committee

Chair, Concrete Pavement session, World Transportation Congress Council Member, Technical Committee of National Engineering Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Meteorological Disasters in Land Transportation

Deputy Secretary General, Young Scientist Committee of China Highway Transportation Society

Council Member, High-performance Concrete Committee under China Ceramic Society

Council Member, Highway Committee under China Highway and Transportation Society

Associate editor, Cement and Concrete Composites

Editorial board member, Road Materials and Pavement Design

Early-career editorial board member, Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering

Editorial board member, Journal of Sustainable Cement-based Materials

Editorial board member, China Journal of Highway and Transport (in Chinese)

Editorial board member, Journal of Building Materials (in Chinese)

Editorial board member, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology

Editorial board member, Journal of Highway and Transportation Research and Development (in Chinese)

Guest Editor, Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220), special issue "Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Sensors and Their Applications"

Guest Editor “Innovations in Characterization and Modeling of Road Materials and Pavements”, Road Materials and Pavement Design, Volume 18 Supplement 3: TRC 2016, Taylor & Francis

2021-2024, PI, Coupling between monitoring sensors and road infrastructures and the construction deployment technology, National Key R&D Program of China

2021-2024, PI, Developing acceleration sensors for applications in road infrastructures, National Key R&D Program of China

2021-2024, PI, Damage mechanism and design method for UHPC pavement materials under complex environment, dynamic load, and dense inclusion conditions, National Natural Science Foundation of China

2020-2022, PI, Study and evaluation of smart pavement materials and technology by utilizing full-scale accelerated pavement test, Fundamental Research Project from National Lab

2020-2021, PI, Study on cracking causes and preventive measures of base plate of CRTS III slab track in high-speed railway, China Railway Construction Company

2019-2022, Co-PI, Theory and method for intelligent sensing of road infrastructure, National Key R&D Program of China

2018-2021, PI, Long-term monitoring and predicting deflection of Xiaoqinghe Bridge, Shangdong Hi-speed Group

2018-2020, PI, Steel bridge paving of Liuheng Bridge at Zhoushan Island, China Communications Construction

2018-2020, PI, Mechanism and design of frost-resistant concrete used in Tibet area, Fundamental Research Project from China Communications Construction

2018-2021, PI, Comprehensive study on mesomechanics behavior of concrete under sustained load and creep behavior of concrete members, National Natural Science Foundation of China

2017-2020, Co-PI, Layer scanning and 3D mapping technology-based pavement metrology testing and equipment, National Key R&D Program of China

2016-2019, PI, Experimental and theoretical investigation on micro-creep of cementitious materials, National Natural Science Foundation of China

2014-2016, PI, Long life and low cost rural concrete pavement, Department of Transportation of Yunnan Province

2014-2016, Co-PI, Piezoelectric power generator for asphalt concrete pavement, Ministry of Transportation of China

2013-2016, PI, Durable concrete pavement, Ministry of Transportation of China

2014-2016, Co-PI, IOT-based and self-powered monitoring and diagnosis technology for bridges, National Key R&D Program of China

2012-2014, PI, Mechanism and multi-scale modeling of C-S-H based creep behavior of cementitious materials, National Natural Science Foundation of China

2011-2014, PI, Remote quality control of concrete materials in highway construction, Ministry of Transportation of China

Monograph

1.Wei, Y., Liang, S., Feng, J. (2020). “Rural Highway: Cement Concrete Pavement Design, Construction, and Maintenance”, China Communication Press Co., Ltd. ISBN 978-7-114-16075-2, pp. 153. (in Chinese)

2.Wei, Y. (2014). “Concrete Pavement Design Guidance Notes”, China Communication Press Co., Ltd. ISBN 978-7-114-10932-4, pp. 120. (in Chinese)

Recent Articles in Refereed Archival Journals

1.Liu, Y., Wei, Y.* (2022). Drop-weight impact resistance of ultra-high performance concrete and the corresponding statistical analysis, ASCE’s Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 34(1): 04021409.

2.Guo, W.; Huang, X.; Zhao, L.; Wei, Y.* (2021). Transverse Cracking of Concrete Base Plate in CRTS III Ballastless Track Structure: Effects of Environmental Boundary Conditions, Applied Sciences, 11(21), 10400.

3.Liu, Y., Wei, Y.* (2021), Internal curing efficiency and key properties of UHPC influenced by dry or prewetted calcined bauxite aggregate with different particle size, Construction and Building Materials, 312, 125406.

4.Wang, H., Ma, J., Yang, H., Sun, F., Wei, Y., and Wang, L.* (2021), Development of three-dimensional pavement texture measurement technique using surface structured light projection, Measurement, 185, 110003.

5.Liu, Y., Wei, Y.* (2021), Abrasion resistance of ultra-high performance concrete with coarse aggregate, Materials and Structures, 54 (4)-157.

6.Yang, H., Wei, Y., Zhang, W., Ai, Y., Ye, Zh., and Wang, L. * (2021), Development of piezoelectric energy harvester system through optimizing multiple structural parameters, Sensors, 21 (8), DOI 10.3390/s21082876.

7.Ye, Zh., Yan, G., Wei, Y., Xiao, Y., Zhou, B., Li, N. and Wang, L.* (2021), Real-time and efficient traffic information acquisition via pavement vibration IoT monitoring system, Sensors, 21 (8), https://doi.org/10.3390/s21082679.

8.Yan, Ch., Wei, Y.*, Xiao, Y., and Wang, L. (2021), Pavement 3D data denoising algorithm based on gridded ellipsoid detection, Sensors, 21 (7), DOI10.3390/s21072310.

9.Wei, Y.*, Kong, W., and Wang, Y. (2021), Strengthening mechanism of fracture properties by nano materials for cementitious materials subject to early-age frost attack, Cement and Concrete Composites, 119 (104025).

10.Liu, Y., Wei, Y.* (2021), Effect of calcined bauxite powder or aggregate on the shrinkage properties of UHPC, Cement and Concrete Composites, 118: 103967.

11.Wei, Y.*, Yan, C., Xiao, Y., and Wang, L. (2021), Methodology for quantifying features of early-age concrete cracking from laser scanned 3D data, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 33 (7), 04021151.

12.Wei, Y.*, Kong, W., Wang, Y., and Sha, Ai (2021), Multifunctional Application of Nanoscratch Technique to Characterize Cementitious Materials, Cement and Concrete Research, 140, 106318.

13.Yang, Z., Wei, Y., and Wang, L.* (2021). Modelling and characterizing the adhesion of parallel-grooved interface between concrete lining structure and geopolymer by wedge splitting method, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Doi.org/10.1155/2020/2507062.

14.Kong, W., Wei, Y.*, Wang, Y., and Sha, Ai (2021), Development of Micro and Macro Fracture Properties of Cementitious Materials Exposed to Freeze-thaw Environment at Early Ages, Construction and Building Materials, 271:121502.

15.Liu, Y., Wei, Y.*, Guo W. (2021). Effect of filler type, fineness and shape on the properties of non-fibrous UHPC matrix, ASCE’s Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2021, 33(5): 04021084.

16.Qian, Zh.*, Ren, H., Wei, Y. (2021). Effect of aggregate gradation and morphology on porous asphalt mixture performance, ASCE’s Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 33(5): 04021055.

17.Liu, Y., Wei, Y.* (2021). Internal curing by porous calcined bauxite aggregate in ultra-high performance concrete, ASCE’s Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 33(3): 04020497.

18.Chen, L., Qian, Zh.*, Chen, D., Wei, Y. (2020). Feasibility evaluation of a long-life asphalt pavement for steel bridge deck, Advances in Civil Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/5890945.

19.Liang, S., Wei, Y.* (2020). Effect of water-to-cement ratio and curing age on microscopic creep and creep recovery of hardened cement pastes by microindentation, Cement and Concrete Composites, 113, 103619.

20.Huang, W., Pei, M., Liu, X., Yan, Ch, and Wei, Y.* (2020). Nonlinear Optimization of Orthotropic Steel Deck System Based on Response Surface Methodology, Research, Doi: 10.34133/2020/1303672.

21.Liang, S., Wei, Y.* (2020). New insights into creep and creep recovery of hardened cement paste at micro scale, Construction and Building Materials, 248, 118724.

22.Wei, Y.*, Guo, W., Wu, Z, and Gao, X. (2020). Computed permeability for cement paste subject to freeze-thaw cycles at early ages, Construction and Building Materials, 244, 118298.

23.Liang, S., Wei, Y.* (2020). Imperfect interface effect on creep property of hardened cement pastes: Investigation from nano to micro scales, ASCE’s Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 32(7): 04020173.

24.Huang, W., Pei, M., Liu, X. and Wei, Y.* (2020). Design and construction of super-long span bridges in China: Review and future perspectives, Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, 14(4):803-838.

25.Huang, W., Liang, S., Wei, Y.* (2020). Surface deflection-based reliability analysis of asphalt pavement design, Science China Technological Science, 63 (9), 1824-1836.

26.Wei, Y.*, Guo, W., and Zhang, Q. (2020) A model for predicting evaporation from fresh concrete surface during the plastic stage, Drying Technology, 38(16): 2231-2241.

27.Liang, S., Wei, Y.*, Gao, Xiang, and Qian, Zhendong (2020). Effect of epoxy impregnation on characterizing microstructure and micro-mechanical properties of concrete by different techniques, Journal of Materials Science, 55: 2389-2404.

28.Wu, Z., Wei, Y.*, Wang, S., Chen, J., Wang, Y. (2020). Application of X-ray micro-CT for quantifying degree of hydration of slag-blended cement paste. ASCE’s Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 32(3): 04020008.

29.Huang, W., Guo, W., Wei, Y.* (2020). Prediction of paving performance for epoxy asphalt mixture by its time and time-dependent properties, ASCE’s Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 32(3):04020017-1-12.

30.Wei, Y.*, Liang, Siming, Gao, X., and Feng, J. (2020). Design and Construction of Low-volume Road: Experiences from China, Road Materials and Pavement Design, 21(2): 393-410.

31.Wei, Y.*, Huang, J., and Liang, S. (2020). Measurement and modeling concrete creep considering relative humidity effect, Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, 24: 161-177. (Highly cited paper, top1%)

32.Xiao, Y., Wei, Y.*, Yan, Ch., Liu, Y., Wang, L. (2019). A new data preprocessing method for 3D reconstruction of pavement. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 22(6): 675-689. DOI: 10.1080/10298436.2019.1634270.

33.Liang, S., Wei, Y.* (2019). Biaxial creep of high-strength concrete at early ages assessed from restrained ring test, Cement and Concrete Composites, 104.

34.Wei, Y.*, Kong, W., Wan, Ch., and Wang, Y. (2019). The colorimetry method in assessing fire-damaged concrete, Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology, 17(6):282-294.

35.Huang, W., Guo, W., Wei, Y.* (2019). Thermal effect on rheological properties of epoxy asphalt mixture and stress prediction for bridge deck paving, ASCE’s Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 31(10): 0419222.

36.Wei, Y.*, Liang, S., and Huang, J. (2019). Concrete creep modeling: Application to slabs on ground, ASCE’s Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 145(10): 04019078.

37.Wei, Y.*, Wu, Z., Yao, X., and Gao, X. (2019). Quantifying effect of later curing on pores of paste subject to early-age freeze-thaw cycles by different techniques, ASCE’s Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 31(8): 04019153.

38.Liang, S., Wei, Y.* (2019). Methodology of obtaining intrinsic creep property of concrete by flexural deflection test, Cement and Concrete Composites, 97: 288-299.

39.Wei, Y.*, Gao, X., Wang, F., and Zhong, Y. (2019). Nonlinear strain distribution in a field-instrumented concrete pavement slab in response to environmental effects, Road Materials and Pavement Design, 20(2): 367-380.

40.Wei, Y.*, Wu, Z., Huang, J., and Liang, S. (2018). Comparison of compressive, tensile, and flexural creep of early-age concretes under sealed and drying conditions, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 30(11): 04018289-1-13.

41.Liang, S., Wei, Y.*, Wu, Z., and Hansen, W. (2018). Performance evaluation of concrete pavement slab considering creep effect by finite element analysis, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2672 (27): 65-77.

42.Gao, X., Wei, Y.*, Huang, W. (2018). Critical aspects of scanning probe microscope mapping when applied to cement pastes, Advances in Cement Research, 30(7): 293-304.

43.Liang, S., Wei, Y.* (2018). Modeling of creep effect on moisture warping and stress developments in concrete pavement slabs, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 19(5): 425-438.

44.Wei, Y.*, Gao, X., and Liang, S. (2018). A combined SPM/NI/EDS method to quantify properties of inner and outer C-S-H in OPC and slag-blended cement pastes, Cement and Concrete Composites, (85), 56-66.

45.Wei, Y.*, Guo, W., Liang, S. (2018)., Chloride ingress in internally cured concrete under complex solution, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 30 (4): 04018037-1-10.

46.Liang, S., Wei, Y.*, Wu, Z. (2017). Multiscale modeling elastic properties of cement-based materials considering imperfect interface effect, Construction and Building Materials, 154, 567-579.

47.Wei, Y.*, Liang, S., Guo, W. Hansen, W. (2017). Stress prediction in very early-age concrete subject to restraint under varying temperature histories, Cement and Concrete Composites, 83, 45-56.

48.Wei, Y.*, Liang, S., and Gao, X. (2017). Simulation of porosity effect on mechanical and creep properties of cement paste at microscale, Poromechanics VI, 1099-1107, 6th Biot Conference on Poromechanics, Jul. 9-13, Paris, France.

49.Gao, X., Wei, Y.*, Huang, W. (2017). Effect of individual phases on multiscale modeling mechanical properties of hardened cement paste, Construction and Building Materials, 153, 25-35.

50.Liang, S., Wei, Y.*, Gao, X. (2017). Strain-rate sensitivity of cement paste by microindentation continuous stiffness measurement: implication to isotache approach for creep modeling, Cement and Concrete Research, 100, 84-95.