Weihua Jin
Adjunct Professor
Civil Engineering
- Phone: (718) 510-9926
- Email: wjin@poly.edu
- Location: RH 409
Education
Columbia University, Class of 1998
Doctor of Philosophy, Civil Engineering
Tongji University (China), Class of 1988
Master of Science, Materials Science and Engineering
Tongji University (China), Class of 1985
Bachelor of Science, Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests
Sustainable cement-based materials
Multi-scale Materials Mechanics
Structural and earthquake engineering
Awards + Distinctions
Faculty of the Year Award (2008-2009), Student Council, Polytechnic Institute of NYU
General / Collaborative Research
1. NSF-IDR Award (2010 - 2013), "Optical Imaging of High pH Dependent Degradation in Infrastructure Materials" (Co-PI with Prof. Masoud Ghandehari of NYU-Poly and Prof. Christian Brückner of UConn)
2. NYU-Poly Seed Grant (2010 - 2011), "Carbon Sequestering Infrastructure Materials Through Biomineralization" (Co-PI with Prof. Masoud Ghandehari of NYU-Poly and Prof. Rachel LeGeros of NYU)
Other Publications
- Suwito, W. Jin, Y. Xi, and C. Meyer, “A Mathematical Model for the Pessimum Size Effect of ASR in Concrete”, Concrete Science and Engineering, Vol. 4, March 2002.
- W. Jin, C. Meyer, and S. Baxter, “Glascrete - Concrete with Glass Aggregate,” ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 97, No. 2, 2000.
- Y. Xi, A. Suwito, X. Wen, C. Meyer and W. Jin, "Testing and Modeling Alkali-Silica Reaction and the Associated Expansion of Concrete", Mechanics of Quasi-Brittle Materials and Structures, A Volume in Honor of Prof. Z.P. Bazant 60th Birthday, G. Pijaudier-Cabot et al, eds., Hermes Science Publications, Paris, 1999.
- Z.P. Bazant, W. Jin, and C. Meyer, “Microfractures Caused by Alkali-Silica Reaction of Waste Glass in Concrete,” Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, Gifu, Japan, October 1998.
- W. Jin and C. Meyer, “ASR in Concrete with Glass Aggregate - A Chemo-Physical-Mechanical Approach,” Concrete Materials Science, Vol. V, - Proceedings of Sidney Diamond Symposium on Concrete Materials Science, Hawaii, August 1998.
- W. Jin, C. Meyer, A. Suwito, and Y. Xi, “A Mathematical Model for Expansion of Concrete due to ASR,” Proceedings of ASCE 12th Engineering Mechanics Conference, San Diego, May 1998.
- Z.P. Bazant, W. Jin and C. Meyer, “Microfractures Caused by Alkali-Silica Reaction in Concrete with Glass Particles of Different Sizes,” Proceedings of ASCE 12th Engineering Mechanics Conference, San Diego, May 1998.
- Meyer, W. Jin, and S. Baxter, “Concrete with Waste Glass as Aggregate”, Proceedings of FIP Congress, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, May 1998.
- Meyer, S. Baxter and W. Jin, “Glascrete - Concrete with Crushed with Glass Aggregate”, Proceedings of the CSCE, CGC/JSCE International Conference on Engineering Materials, Ottawa, Canada, June 1997.
- Meyer, S. Baxter and W. Jin, "Laboratory Studies of Alkali-Silica Reaction in Concrete with Waste Glass Aggregate Using ASTM C-1260", Columbia University, New York, June 1997.
- C. Meyer, S. Baxter and W. Jin, “Alkali-Silica Reaction in Concrete with Glass as Aggregate”, Materials for the New Millennium - Proceedings of ASCE 4th Materials Engineering Conference, Washington, DC, November 1996.
- C. Meyer, S. Baxter and W. Jin, “Potential of Waste Glass for Masonry Blocks,” Materials for the New Millennium - Proceedings of ASCE 4th Materials Engineering Conference, Washington, DC, November 1996.
- W. Jin, “Corrosion Durability of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete in Marine Environment,” Harbor Engineering and Management, 1993, No.1 (in Chinese).
- W. Jin, “Study on the Corrosion of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete,” Proceedings of the Third National Conference on Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Nanjing, China, September 1992 (in Chinese).
- W. Jin, “Applications of High Strength Concrete in Harbor Engineering,” Harbor Engineering and Management, 1989, No.3 (in Chinese).
Favorite Activities
Faculty advisor, NYU:Poly concrete canoe team for ASCE concrete canoe competition
2009 ranking: 7th best product, 14th overral (out of 21 teams)
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2008 ranking: 7th best product, 11th overall (out of 20 teams)
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