Zhanping You, P.E., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Transportation Engineering and Materials

Director, Transportation Materials Research Center

Donald and Rose Ann Tomasini Assistant Professor of Transportation Engineering
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), 2003

Office: 301i Dillman
Phone: 906-487-1059
Email: zyou@mtu.edu

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Pavements and transportation materials, mechanical testing and constitutive modeling of asphalt binders and mixtures, analysis and control of thermal and reflective cracking in asphalt pavement and overlays, micromechanics, finite element analysis, discrete element analysis, and constitutive model development, pavement fracture, and instrumentation.

Research funded by National Science Foundation (NSF), Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), US Department of Transportation (USDOT), Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Symposium of Pavement Mechanics and Materials, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference 2008, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 18-21, 2008 (submit abstract here), ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication “Pavement Mechanics and Paving Materials” call for papers, edited by You, Abbas, and Wang.

Symposium of Pavement Mechanics, ASCE Engineering Mechanics Division Conference 2007, June 3-6, 2007, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication “Pavements and Materials: Modeling and Simulation,” published by ASCE, edited by You, Abbas, and Wang, ISBN 978-0-7844-0986-2.

RESEARCH TEAM

Visiting Professor/Scholar/Postdoc - we welcome visitors who would like to work in our lab and collaborate with us.

· Dr. X. Hu (2006-2007), Micromechanical modeling for asphalt mixture and mastic, payment system, pavement management

· Mr. D. Li (2006-2007), experimental tests to characterize the performance of asphalt mixture, recycled asphalt, and nano modified asphalt materials

Ph.D. Candidates- we consider applications for Ph.D./M.S. program at any time. We particularly invite candidates with a solid fundamental background in the area of pavement and materials, nano materials, micromechanics, and discrete/finite element methods. Current students:

· Mr. Sanjeev Adhikari (started Spring 2006, Ph.D. student): Micromechanical modeling for asphalt mixture, simple performance tests for asphalt mixture, dynamic modulus prediction, and modeling of material tests. Attended the NCAT Professor Training on asphalt and pavement technology June 2006.

· Mr. Julian Mills-Beale (started Spring 2007, Ph.D. student): simple performance tests for asphalt mixture. Attended the NCAT Professor Training on asphalt and pavement technology June 2007.

· Mr. Yu Liu (started Summer 2007, Ph.D student): finite /discrete element modeling of cement based materials. Attended the NCAT Professor Training on asphalt and pavement technology June 2007.

· Mr. Baron W. Colbert (started Spring 2007, Ph.D student): nondestructive testing for asphalt mixtures and pavements, aggregate wearing study. Attended the NCAT Professor Training on asphalt and pavement technology June 2007. UTC- Materials in Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure scholar in summer 2007. 2007 Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship recipient.

· Mr. Shu Wei Goh (started Summer 2007, Ph.D. student): simple performance test, warm mix asphalt tests. Attended the NCAT Professor Training on asphalt and pavement technology June 2007. UTC- Materials in Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure scholar in summer 2007.

REU: Undergraduate Assistants - we welcome undergraduate students who have strong interest in research to apply for a research assistant position in our group.

· Miss Kari Klaboe (2008--present): Recycled concrete and asphalt materials -ktklaboe@mtu.edu

· Mr. John Butlar (2008- present): Asphalt mixture and aggregate testing -jcbutler@mtu.edu

· Mr. Joshua Marschke (2008- present): Asphalt mixture and aggregate testing -jrmarsch@mtu.edu

· Mr. Shandre Huff (2006-present): Asphalt mixture and aggregate testing - sdhuff@mtu.edu

· Mr. Ryan Brennan (2006-present): Asphalt mixture and aggregate testing- rdbrenna@mtu.edu

· Mr. Kelly Heidbrier (2006-present): Asphalt mixture and aggregate testing - krheidbr@mtu.edu

· Miss M. Colling (2007): Laser technology in aggregate specific gravity tests, simplified test specification

· Mr. S.W. Goh (2007): Warm mix asphalt tests

· Miss Viviana Torres Ortiz (2007, a REU in Sustainability student from University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez): Sustainable transportation materials and warm mix asphalt

· Other assistants

Other Personnel in the Transportation Materials Research Center –Full-time technical staff are available to conduct research on aggregates and geotechnical materials:

· Karl Peterson, Petrographer and research scientist, krpeters@mtu.edu

· Jim Vivian, Manager of quality control and quality assurance, jrvivian@mtu.edu

· Edwin Tulppo, Manager of asphalt binder testing laboratory, ewtulppo@mtu.edu

· Rob Fritz, laboratory coordinator and assistant safety officer, rwfritz@mtu.edu

Collaborators or potential:

Dr. Q. Dai, MTU
Dr. Tom VanDam, MTU

Dr. Jianping. Dong, MTU
Dr. Gregory M. Odegard, MTU

Dr. Haiying Liu, MTU

Dr. Stan Vitton, MTU

Dr. Tom Zhiyong Xu, MTU

Dr. Larry Sutter, MTU

Dr. Qiong Zhang, MTU

Dr. Jake Hiller, MTU

Dr. George Dewey, MTU

Dr. Keat Ghee Ong, MTU

Christopher A. Green, Keweenaw Research Center, MTU

Dr. E. Masad, Texas A&M University

Dr. M. Jamal Khattak, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Dr. R.C. Williams, IOWA State
Dr. W.G. Buttlar, UIUC
Dr. H. Yin, UIUC
Dr. M. Emin Kutay, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, FHWA

Dr. Hussain Bahia, UW-M

Dr. Edward Garboczi, NIST

Dr. Kim Jones, TAMUK

Dr. Linbing Wang, Virginia Tech

Dr. Jenny Liu, AUTC, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Dr. Karim Chatti, MSU

Dr. Kaiming Xia, Caterpillar Inc.

Graduated students:

· Preetham Thotakuri, A Simple Asphalt Pavement Overlay Modeling Approach for Predicting Reflective Cracking Using Discrete and Finite Element Techniques, Texas A&M University -Kingsville, TX (graduated in December 2005)

· Saritha Poosa, Development of An Online Pavement Information System Based on WEBGIS and Geodatabase for The South Texas Region, Texas A&M University -Kingsville, TX (graduated in December 2005)

· Krishna Priya Amarapalli, Asphalt Mastic Modulus Prediction Using Finite and Discrete Element Modeling Techniques, Texas A&M University -Kingsville, TX (graduated in December 2005)

· Bardan Gurung, Predicting Modulus of Elasticity of Asphalt Concrete, Texas A&M University -Kingsville, TX (graduated in May 2005)

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENT

Graduate Research Assistantship Available

Graduate Research Assistantships for M.S. and Ph.D. student, starting Summer 2008

Michigan Tech Grad Programs Hit Top 50

Graduate school rankings released last week by U.S. News & World Report rate four of Michigan Technological University's graduate engineering programs in the top 50 nationwide. Nearly 200 programs were ranked.

Michigan Tech's national rankings were:

* Civil engineering, No. 43.

* Environmental engineering, No. 26

* Materials science and engineering, No. 41.

* Mechanical Engineering, No. 48.

PHOTOS WITH STUDENTS AND VISITORS (coming soon)

REU students in Michigan Tech

Undergraduate students in Michigan Tech

Graduate students in Michigan Tech
Graduate students in Texas A&M -Kingsville

Undergraduate students in Texas A&M -Kingsville

TEACHING

CE 3101, Civil Engineering Materials, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007

CE 4920, Civil Engineering Independent Study, Fall 2006, Spring 2008
CE 4510, Civil Engineering Baccalaureate Thesis, Fall 2006

CE 5101, Advanced Bituminous Materials, Fall 2007

CE 5190, Evaluation & Simulation of Asphalt, Spring 2008
CE 6999, Doctoral Research, every semester

SELECTED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

You, Z., Adhikari, S. and You, Z., 3D Microstructural Models for Asphalt Mixtures Using X-Ray Computed Tomography Images, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 1(3): pp.94-99, 2008, ISSN 1996-6814

You, Z., Adhikari, S., and M. E. Kutay, Dynamic Modulus Simulation of the Asphalt Concrete Using the X-Ray Computed Tomography Images. Materials and Structures, Springer Netherlands, ISSN 1359-5997 (Print) 1871-6873 (Online), DOI 10.1617/s11527-007-9303-4.

You, Z., Adhikari, S., and Dai, Q., Three-Dimensional Discrete Element Models for Asphalt Mixtures, ASCE Manuscript number: EM/2006/024473, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), accepted in March 2008

Dai, Q. and You, Z, Micromechanical Finite Element Framework for Predicting Viscoelastic Properties of Asphalt Mixtures. Materials and Structures (online published September 28, 2007), Springer Netherlands, ISSN 1359-5997 (Print) 1871-6873 (Online), DOI 10.1617/s11527-007-9303-4, 41(6): 1025-1037, 2008.

You, Z. and Goh, S.W., Laboratory Evaluation of Warm Mix Asphalt: A Preliminary Study, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 1(1): pp.34 -40, 2008, ISSN 1996-6814

You, Z. and Dai, Q., Dynamic Complex Modulus Predictions of Hot-Mix Asphalt Using a Micromechanical-Based Finite Element Model, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering /Rev. can. génie civ. 34(12): 1519-1528, 2007, ISSN: 1208-6029

You, Z., Adhikari, S., and Dai, Q., Air void effect on an idealized asphalt mixture using a two-dimensional and three-dimensional discrete element modeling approaches. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Published by Taylor & Francis (accepted)

You, Z. and Dai, Q. A Review of Advances in Micromechanical Modeling of Aggregate-Aggregate Interaction in Asphalt Mixture. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering /Rev. can. génie civ. 34(2): 239-252 (2007)

Dai, Q. and You, Z, Prediction of Creep Stiffness of Asphalt Mixture with Micromechanical Finite Element and Discrete Element Models, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Volume 133, Issue 2, pp. 163-173, 2007

You, Z. and Buttlar, W.G., Micromechanical Modeling Approach to Predict Compressive Dynamic Moduli of Asphalt Mixture Using the Distinct Element Method, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., No. 1970, pp 73-83, 2006

Dai, Q., Sadd, M.H. and You, Z. A Micromechanical Finite Element Model for Viscoelastic Creep and Viscoelastic Damage Behavior of Asphalt Mixture, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Volume 30, Issue 11, pp. 1135 – 1158, 2006

You, Z. and Buttlar, W.G., Application of Discrete Element Modeling Techniques to Predict Complex Modulus of Asphalt-Aggregate Hollow Cylinders Subjected to Internal Pressure, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp. 218-226, 2005

You, Z. and Buttlar, W.G., Discrete Element Modeling to Predict the Modulus of Asphalt Concrete Mixtures, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Vol. 16, Issue 2, pp. 140-146, April 2004

Buttlar, W.G., Wagoner, M., You, Z. and Brovold, S.T., Simplifying the Hollow Cylinder Tensile Test Procedure through Volume-Based Strain, Journal of Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT), pp.367-400, vol. 73, 2004

You, Z., Xia, Y., Hu, C., and Wang, B., Finite Element Analysis of Concrete Pavement on Culvert, International Journal of Geomechanics, Vol. 1, Issue 3, pp. 337-350, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2001

Buttlar, W.G., and You, Z., Discrete Element Modeling of Asphalt Concrete: A Micro-Fabric Approach, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, the National Academies, Washington, D.C., No. 1757, pp. 111-118, 2001

SELECTED conference papers

You, Z., Adhikari, S., and Dai, Q., Two- and Three-Dimensional Discrete Element Models for Asphalt Mixtures, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication 182: Pavements and Materials: Modeling and Simulation, pp. 118-127, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , ISBN 978-0-7844-0986-2, 2008

You, Z., Adhikari, S., and Dai, Q., Air Void Effect on an Idealized Asphalt Mixture, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication 182: Pavements and Materials: Modeling and Simulation, pp. 55-62, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , ISBN 978-0-7844-0986-2, 2008

Dai, Q. and You, Z, A Three-Dimensional Micro-Frame Element Network Model for Damage Behavior of Asphalt Mixtures, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication 182: Pavements and Materials: Modeling and Simulation, pp. 24-33, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , ISBN 978-0-7844-0986-2, 2008

Goh, S.W. and You, Z., The Mechanical Properties of Asphalt Mixture with Bottom Ash as Aggregates. GeoCongress 2008: Geosustainability and Geohazard Mitigation, Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP 178), pp. 1008-1015, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008

Goh, S.W. and You, Z., Resilient Modulus and Dynamic Modulus of Warm Mix Asphalt. GeoCongress 2008: Geosustainability and Geohazard Mitigation, Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP 178), pp. 1000-1007, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008

Xia, Y.X., You, Z., Han, Z.D., and Wang, B.G., Temperature Gradient of Composite Pavement Structures. GeoCongress 2008: Characterization, Monitoring, and Modeling of GeoSystems, Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP 179), pp. 1036-1045, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008

Liu, Y. and You, Z., Simulation of Cyclic Loading Tests for Asphalt Mixtures Using User Defined Models within Discrete Element Method. GeoCongress 2008: Characterization, Monitoring, and Modeling of GeoSystems, Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP 179), pp. 742-749, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008

Adhikari, S., You, Z., and M. E. Kutay, Prediction of Dynamic Modulus of Asphalt Concrete Using Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Discrete Element Modeling Approach. GeoCongress 2008: Characterization, Monitoring, and Modeling of GeoSystems, Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP 179), pp. 1020-1027, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008

You, Z., Mills-Beale, J., Williams, R.C., and Dai, Q., Investigation of a New Test Procedure for Measuring the Specific Gravities of Fine Aggregates in Michigan, Proceedings of 2008 Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting (CD-ROM), National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., January 13-17, 2008.

Goh, S.W. and You, Z., Mechanical Properties of Warm Mix Asphalt Using Aspha-min®, Proceedings of 2008 Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting (CD-ROM), National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., January 13-17, 2008.

Adhikari, S. and You, Z., Distinct Element Modeling of the Asphalt Mixtures: from Two-dimensional to Three-dimensional Models, Proceedings of 2008 Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting (CD-ROM), National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., January 13-17, 2008.

You, Z., Adhikari, S., S.W. Goh, and Dai, Q., Dynamic Moduli for M-E Design for Asphalt Pavements. ASCE publication: Plan, Build, and Manage Transportation Infrastructure in China, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference of Chinese Transportation Professionals (ICCTP), held in Shanghai, China in May 2007, pp. 841-850, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008

Dai, Q. and You, Z, Micromechanical Finite Element Models for Micro-Damage and Complex Constitutive Behavior of Asphalt Mixtures. ASCE publication: Plan, Build, and Manage Transportation Infrastructure in China, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference of Chinese Transportation Professionals (ICCTP), held in Shanghai, China in May 2007, pp. 867-876, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2008

Goh, S., You, Z., Laboratory Evaluation of Warm Mix Asphalt, Proceedings, 14th National Conference on Pavement Engineering, Volume I, pp. 110-124, Douliou, Taiwan, Sept. 13-14, 2007.

Goh, S., You, Z., Van Dam, T. J., Laboratory Evaluation and Pavement Design for Warm Mix Asphalt, Proceedings of the 2007 Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, August 16–17, 2007, p.1-11. Can be viewed at http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/pubs/midcon2007/YouLaboratory.pdf.

Dai, Q. and You, Z, Investigation of Linear and Damage-Coupled Viscoelastic Properties of Sustainable Asphalt Mixture Using a Micromechanical Finite Element Approach, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 176, “Analysis of Asphalt Pavement Materials and Systems: Engineering Methods,” Proceedings of the Symposium on the Mechanics of Flexible Pavements, June 25-30, 2006, Boulder, CO; edited by Linbing Wang and Eyad Masad, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), pp. 22-32, 2007.

You, Z., Buttlar, W.G., and Q. Dai, Aggregate Effect on Asphalt Mixture Properties by Modeling Particle-to-Particle Interaction, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 176, “Analysis of Asphalt Pavement Materials and Systems: Engineering Methods,” Proceedings of the Symposium on the Mechanics of Flexible Pavements, June 25-30, 2006, Boulder, CO; edited by Linbing Wang and Eyad Masad, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), pp. 14-21.

Dai, Q., You, Z, and M.H. Sadd, A Micromechanical ViscoelastoPlastic Model for Asphalt Mixture, Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP): Asphalt Concrete: Simulation, Modeling, and Experimental Characterization, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), pp. 12-20, 2006.

You, Z., Dai, Q., and Gurung, B., Development and Implementation of a Finite Element Model for Asphalt Mixture to Predict Compressive Complex Moduli at Low and Intermediate Temperatures, Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP: Asphalt Concrete: Simulation, Modeling, and Experimental Characterization, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), pp. 21-28, 2006.

SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS

State of Michigan - Research Excellence Fund, “Experimental Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Asphalt,” 2007-2008

Mini Grant for Instructional Improvement and Innovation, Michigan Tech Center for Teaching, Learning, and Faculty Development, 2007 and 2008

State of Michigan - Research Excellence Fund (REF) - mentoring grant, 2006-2007

Dwight David Eisenhower Faculty Fellowship, Federal Highway Administration, USDOT, 2005-2006

Young Investigators’ Award, U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, 2005

Dwight David Eisenhower Faculty Fellowship, Federal Highway Administration, USDOT, 2004

Professor Training, Scholarship, the National Center of Asphalt Technology (NCAT) and the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) Research & Education Foundation, June 2004

Texas Asphalt Pavement Association Professor Scholarship, June 2004

Who's Who in Engineering Academia

Dwight David Eisenhower Graduate Transportation Fellowships, Federal Highway Administration, USDOT, 2001-2003

Golden Medal - Science and Technology Award of Shaanxi Province, China, shared, 2003

Science and Technology Award, China Highway Association, shared, 2002

Science and Technology Improvement Award, Beijing Science and Technology Department, shared, 2000

University Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999-2000

Best Paper Award, Highway & Transportation Association in Inner Mongolia and the Journal Board, China, shared, 1999

lINKS

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