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Ruan, Tiancheng (author), Wang, Hao (author), Jiang, Rui (author), Li, Xiaopeng (author), Xie, N. (author), Xie, Xinjian (author), Hao, Ruru (author), Dong, Changyin (author)Urged by a close future perspective of a traffic flow made of a mix of human-driven vehicles and automated vehicles (AVs), research has recently focused on studying the traffic flow characteristics of Adaptive Cruise Controls (ACCs), the most typical AV. However, in most works, the ACC system is studied under a simplifying and unrealistic...journal article 2023
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Xue, Yutong (author), Le, Yun (author), Zhang, X. (author), Jiang, Kaiwen (author)Large airport operational readiness (LAOR) is a critical factor that directly impacts the opening of airports to the public. However, limited research exists on the risks affecting LAOR schedules. This article explores the risk breakdown structure and risk interactions model of LAOR schedule risk. An empirical investigation was conducted on...journal article 2023
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Vázquez, Ricardo Javier (author), Quek, Glenn (author), Jiang, Yan (author), Rui Peng, Benjamin Yip (author), McCuskey, Samantha R. (author), Ohayon, David (author), Kundukad, Binu (author), Wang, Xuehang (author), Bazan, Guillermo C. (author)Conjugated polymer hydrogels (CPHs) are emerging pseudocapacitive materials capable of forming redox-active hydrogels. Current efforts focus on increasing their areal capacitance (C<sub>Areal</sub>) and cycling stabilities by using binders tolerant to H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>-based electrolytes, while alternatives in more environmentally...journal article 2023
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Wang, Kai (author), Hua, Yu (author), Huang, Lianzhong (author), Guo, Xin (author), Liu, Xing (author), Ma, Zhongmin (author), Ma, Ranqi (author), Jiang, X. (author)Optimization of ship energy efficiency is an efficient measure to decrease fuel usage and emissions in the shipping industry. The accurate prediction model of ship energy usage is the basis to achieve optimization of ship energy efficiency. This study investigates the sequential properties of the actual voyage data from a VLOC. On this basis,...journal article 2023
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Jiang, M. (author), Baart, F. (author), Visser, K. (author), Hekkenberg, R.G. (author), van Koningsveld, M. (author)The availability of supporting bunker infrastructure for zero-emission energy sources will be key to accommodate zero-emission inland waterway transport (IWT). However, it remains unclear which (mix of) zero-emission energy sources to prepare for, and how to plan the bunker infrastructure in relative positions and required capacity at corridor...conference paper 2023
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Jiang, Xi (author), Zhu, Hehua (author), Yan, Zhiguo (author), Zhang, Fengshou (author), Ye, Fei (author), Li, Peinan (author), Zhang, X. (author), Dai, Zhiren (author), Bai, Yun (author), Huang, Baoshan (author)Backfill grouting plays a vital role in shield tunneling. This paper aims to present a comprehensive review of the development and progress of backfill grouting materials specifically designed for shield tunneling. Initially, the various components of grouts, such as pozzolanic materials, filling fine aggregates, and chemical additives, are...journal article 2023
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Jiang, Chuanning (author), An, Xizhong (author), Li, Meng (author), Wu, Yuhang (author), Gou, Dazhao (author), Wu, Yongli (author)Mixing structures and characteristics are crucial to the mixing quality of spherical/cylindrical binary granular systems like the biomass-coal mixtures which can affect energy release and carbon emissions. In this work, the mixing of binary spheres/cylinders in a rotating drum was numerically reproduced by using discrete element method (DEM)....journal article 2023
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Chi, Lin (author), Lu, Shuang (author), Li, Z. (author), Huang, Chendong (author), Jiang, Hui (author), Peng, Bin (author)As an industrial by-product containing pozzolanic components, recycled ferronickel slag (FNS) has the potential to be supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) to reduce the massive carbon footprint of the cement industry, however, the main limitation of ferronickel slag as SCMs is the low hydration rate at an early age. In this study, the...journal article 2023
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Wan, Pei (author), Wu, Shaopeng (author), Liu, Quantao (author), Wang, Huan (author), Gong, Xing (author), Zhao, Zenggang (author), Xu, S. (author), Jiang, Jian (author), Fan, Lulu (author), Tu, Liangliang (author)Self-healing is a biological phenomenon in which living organism responds to the suffered damage in a complex way. Inspired by the self-healing phenomenon in nature, various biomimetic healing methods rooted in intrinsic or extrinsic healing mechanisms have been explored. Research on novel self-healing asphalt materials with intelligent...review 2023
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Dong, Fuqiang (author), Wang, Jincheng (author), Yu, Xin (author), Jiang, Mengmeng (author), Guo, Yongjia (author), Wang, Shiyu (author), Zu, Yuanzhe (author), Ren, S. (author)In this study, the environmentally friendly rejuvenators with waste thermal conductive oil, polymer, and the interfacial reinforcing agent were prepared. And the influence of the different rejuvenators on the rejuvenation mechanisms of aged SBS modified asphalt was characterized by different scales including the molecule structure, morphology...journal article 2023
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Jiang, Bo (author), Qian, Z. (author), Gu, D. (author), Pan, Jinlong (author)Aimed at realizing the effective strengthening and durable repair of concrete structures, particularly in emergencies like traffic interruption triggered by broken roads and damaged bridges, nine groups of specimens were designed and tested in this paper to develop the high-early-strength Engineered Cementitious Composites (HES-ECC) featured...journal article 2023
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Jiang, Quanxin (author), Morete Barbosa Bertolo, V. (author), Pallaspuro, Sakari (author), Popovich, V. (author), Sietsma, J. (author), Walters, C.L. (author)Multi-barrier cleavage models consider cleavage fracture which is characterized by a series of microscale events. One of the challenges for multi-barrier cleavage models is the strong variations of cleavage parameters across different types of steels. The source and magnitude of the variations have not been studied systematically. In the...journal article 2023
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Jiang, Weiwei (author), Wang, C.W. (author), Sarsenbayeva, Zhanna (author), Irlitti, Andrew (author), Wei, Jing (author), Knibbe, Jarrod (author), Dingler, Tilman (author), Goncalves, Jorge (author), Kostakos, Vassilis (author)We present a fully-printable method to embed interactive information inside 3D printed objects. The information is invisible to the human eye and can be read using thermal imaging after temperature transfer through interaction with the objects. Prior methods either modify the surface appearance, require customized devices or not commonly used...journal article 2023
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Jiang, Quanxin (author), Morete Barbosa Bertolo, V. (author), Popovich, V. (author), Sietsma, J. (author), Walters, C.L. (author)Study of the cleavage behavior of heat treated S690 steel by a microstructure-based approach combined with finite element analysis is present in this paper. Cleavage simulations of steels subjected to heat treatments that cause grain refinement or simulate heat affected zones are performed, and are compared with experiments. It is found that...journal article 2023
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Lu, T. (author), Chang, Z.Y. (author), Jiang, Junmin (author), Makinwa, K.A.A. (author), Du, S. (author)Dual-output regulating rectifier is highly desired in wireless power transfer (WPT) for sub-100mW bioimplants. Such rectifiers perform voltage rectification and dual-output regulation simultaneously, thus avoiding post DC-DC conversions and cascaded power losses [1 –4]. However, the conventional dual-output structure suffers from a low voltage...conference paper 2023
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Jiang, Xi (author), Zhang, Yumeng (author), Jiang, Jiwang (author), Zhang, X. (author), Leng, Zhen (author)This paper presents a discussion of “Study on Asphalt-Cement<br/>Materials for Seismic Isolation Layer of Shield Tunnels” by Qi Yang,<br/>Ping Geng, Liangjie Wang, Bingbing Zhao, and Pingliang Chen.<br/>https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0004466.journal article 2023
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Yip, Benjamin Rui Peng (author), Javier Vázquez, Ricardo (author), Jiang, Yan (author), McCuskey, Samantha R. (author), Quek, Glenn (author), Ohayon, David (author), Wang, Xuehang (author), Bazan, Guillermo C. (author)A subclass of organic semiconductors known as conjugated polyelectrolytes (CPEs) is characterized by a conjugated backbone with ionic pendant groups. The water solubility of CPEs typically hinders applications of thin films in aqueous media. Herein, it is reported that films of an anionic CPE, namely CPE-K, drop cast from water produces...journal article 2023
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Li, Shizhen (author), Jiang, Jing (author), Liu, X. (author), Wang, S. (author), Zhang, Zhonghua (author), Ye, Huaiyu (author)Substrate metallization is a crucial factor affecting the mechanical properties of sintered nanoparticles in microelectronics applications, as it is essential for ensuring good adhesion between the substrate and the sintered material. In this study, we investigated the influence of metallization on pressure-assisted nanocopper sintering and...conference paper 2023
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Jiang, Xinzhi (author)Construction schedule optimisation problems have been explored extensively, including activity sequencing rules and work packaging. Yet knowledge is still lacking in the sequencing of mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) components with geometric complexity, and how to handle conflicting precedence between MEP work packages arising from the...master thesis 2022
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Jiang, Longxing (author)Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) have become a popular solution for computer vision problems. However, due to the high data volumes and intensive computation involved in CNNs, deploying CNNs on low-power hardware systems is still challenging.<br/>The power consumption of CNNs can be prohibitive in the most common implementation platforms:...master thesis 2022