博士研究生


 

Yi Liu

liuyihnu86@gmail.com

Yi Liu is a first-year PhD student studying at Hunan University. Her doctoral thesis is under the joint supervision of Prof. Kamal KHAYAT at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA. She published so far 3 SCI papers and 1 patent. Her research interests are recycled aggregate, life cycle assessment, artificial neural network and nanomaterial.
 

Education Background


2017-now: PhD of Civil Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, China. 
2014-2016: Master of Civil Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, China.
2009-2013: Bachelor of Civil Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, China

 

Presentation of PhD work


Sustainable development is important to the global environment and human development. Due to the high demand for concrete production, the construction industry is responsible for about 7% of global CO2 emissions. Besides, it is estimated that about 37.5 billion tons of aggregate are consumed annually around the world and a large amount of construction and demolition (C&D) waste is also generated. So, finding a way to solve these problems is very important. Therefore, her PhD research focuses on using artificial intelligence, life cycle assessment and life cycle cost assessment for development of guidelines to predict the performance, quantifying potential environmental and cost impacts of self- consolidating concrete made with RCA.
 

Selected Papers


[1] Li WW, Ji WM, Wang YC, Liu Y, Shen RX, Xing F. Investigation on the Mechanical Properties of a Cement-Based Material Containing Carbon Nanotube under Drying and Freeze-Thaw Conditions [J] 2015, 8 (12): 8780-8792.
[2] Li WW, Ji WM, Liu Y, Xing F, Liu Y K. Damping Property of a Cement-Based Material Containing Carbon Nanotube [J]. Journal of Nanomaterials, 2015 , 2015.
[3] Li WW, Ji WM, Wang YC, Li GY, Liu Y, Xing F. Dispersion of carbon nanotube in cement matrix using nano-silica gel as a new dispersing agent. (Submitted to Journal of Nanomaterials, Accept ).