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Yi Jiang

Yi Jiang Ph.D., PE

Associate Professor, Purdue University Faculty Scholar
Campus: West Lafayette
Contact
Department: Building Construction Management
Office: Knoy 431
Phone: 765.494.5602
Fax:765.496.2246

Biography:

EDUCATION  

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana: January 1985 -- December 1990. 
      Ph.D., December 1990. Civil Engineering           
      MSCE, May 1986. Civil Engineering   

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan: June 1984 -- January 1985           
     Major: Civil/Transportation Engineering   

Tongji University, Shanghai, China: March 1978 -- January 1982           
     BSCE, January 1982. Civil Engineering

WORK EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor, Department of Building Construction Management, Purdue University, July 2006 – Present

Visiting Professor: Chang’an University, Xi’an China. Visiting Professor, Highway College, 2006 (July-Sept.).

Assistant Professor, Department of Building Construction Management, Purdue University, August 2000 – July 2006

Section Manager, Indiana Department of Transportation, June 2000 – August 2000

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tennessee Technological University, January 2000 - June 2000

Section Manager, Indiana Department of Transportation, March 1993 – December 1999

Highway Engineer, Indiana Department of Transportation, September 1989 – March 1993

 

Publications

Articles

 a Books or book chapters:

  1.  Jiang, Y., Lew, J. J., & Keith, D. P. (2008). Soils and foundations. West Lafayette, Indiana: Learning Systems, Inc.
  2.  Jiang, Y., Lew, J. J., & Keith, D. P. (2008). Laboratory manual for soils and foundations. West Lafayette, Indiana: Learning Systems, Inc.
  3. Jiang, Y. (2007).  Highway Construction and Quality Control. West Lafayette, Indiana: Learning Systems, Inc.
  4. Jiang, Y. (2005). Bridge management systems. Chapter 22 in T. F. Fwa (Ed.), The handbook of highway engineering (pp. 775-827). CRC Press. ISBN #: 0849319862 

b Referred serial journal articles

  1. Jiang, Y., Chen, H., & Li, S. (2009). Computation of user costs at freeway work zones using weigh-in-motion traffic data. The International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 5(3):197–219. 
  2. Li, S., Zhu, K., Noureldin, S., & Jiang, Y. (2009). Evaluation of pavement friction performance on interchange ramps at network level. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 23 (2), 109-114. 
  3. Tan, Z., Jiang, Y., Guo, L., & Zhou, Y. (2009). Thermal stresses in asphalt overlay paved on existing cement concrete pavements (III) –Thermal stresses analysis and local treatment effects. (in Chinese). Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science), 2009(3), 333-338.
  4. Tan, Z., Xiong, J., Jiang, Y., & Zhou, Y. (2009). Thermal stresses in asphalt overlay paved on existing cement concrete pavements (II) – Approximate solutions to section internal forces and interface forces. (in Chinese). Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science), 2009(2), 197-202.
  5. Tan, Z., Zhou, Y., & Jiang, Y. (2009). Thermal stresses in asphalt overlay paved on existing cement concrete pavements (I) – Mechanistic models. (in Chinese). Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science), 2009(1), 41-46.
  6. Jiang, Y. Li, S. Nantung, T., Mangold, K. & MacArthur, S. (2008). Creation of truck axle load spectra using weigh-in-motion data. Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, 47(4), 45-61.
  7. Chen, S. & Jiang, Y. (2008). Pavement reflective cracking control with coarse-aggregate asphalt mix interlayer. The International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 4(3):200–209.
  8. Jiang, Y. & Wu, H. (2007). A method for highway agency to estimate highway construction durations and set contract times. The International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 3(3), 199-216. 
  9. Jiang, Y. & Li, S. (2007). Methods for repair and rehabilitation of Portland cement concrete pavement. (in Chinese). Journal of China & Foreign Highways, 27(2), 48-52.
  10. Jiang, Y. & Wu, H. (2007). Production rates of highway construction activities. The International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 3(2), 81-98. 
  11. Jiang, Y., Li, S., & Shamo, D. (2006). A platoon-based traffic signal timing algorithm for major-minor intersection types. Journal of Transportation Research Part B 40, 543-562.
  12. Li, S., Nantung, T., & Jiang, Y. (2005). Assessing issues, technologies, and data needs to meet traffic input requirements by M-E pavement design guides: implementation initiatives.  Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 1917, 141-148.
  13. Jiang, Y., Li, S., & Zhao, Z. (2005). Performance evaluation of coordinated intersections with GPS devices.  Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, 44(3), 77-91.
  14. Jiang, Y., Li, S., & Zhu, Q.K. (2005). Traffic delay studies at signalized intersections with GPS devices.  ITE Journal, 75(8), 30-39.   
  15. Jiang, Y., & Li, S. (2005). Characteristics of vehicle platoons at isolated intersections. Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, 44(1), 5-25.
  16. Jiang, Y., & Li, S. (2005). Gray system model for estimating the pavement international roughness index.  Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 19(1), 62-68.
  17. Jiang, Y. (2003). Effects of traffic flow rates on asphalt pavement construction productivity at freeway work zones. Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, 57(3), 83-103.
  18. Jiang, Y. (2003). Prediction of freeway traffic flows using Kalman predictor in combination with time series. Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, 57(2), 99-118.
  19. Jiang, Y. (2002). Dynamic prediction of traffic flow and congestion at freeway construction zones. Journal of Construction Education (On-Line), 7(1), 45-57.
  20. Jiang, Y., & Li, S. (2002). Measuring and analyzing vehicle position and speed data at work zones using global positioning system. ITE Journal, 72(3), 48-53.
  21. Jiang, Y. (2001). A model for estimating traffic delays and vehicle queues at freeway work zones. Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, 40(4), 65-81.
  22. Jiang, Y. (1999). A model for estimating excess user costs at highway work zones. Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 1657, 31-41.
  23. Jiang, Y. (1999). Traffic capacity, speed and queue-discharge rate of Indiana’s four-lane freeway work zones. Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 1657, 10-17.
  24. Jiang, Y. & McDaniel, R. S. (1994). Application of cracking and seating and use of fibers to control reflective cracking. Transportation Research Record, 1388, 150-159.
  25. Jiang, Y. & Sinha, K. C. (1992). Simulation approach to prediction of highway structure conditions. Transportation Research Record, 1347, 11-17.
  26. Jiang, Y. & Sinha, K. C. (1990). Approach to combine ranking and optimization techniques in highway project selection. Transportation Research Record, 1262, 155-161.
  27. Jiang, Y. (1998). Performance of a concrete pavement overlay. Concrete International, 20(5), 40-42.
  28. Jiang, Y. & Sinha, K. C. (1989). Dynamic optimization model for bridge management systems. Transportation Research Record, 1211, 92-100.
  29. Jiang, Y. & Sinha, K. C. (1989). Bridge service life prediction model using the Markov chain. Transportation Research Record, 1223, 24-30.
  30. Jiang, Y. Saito, M., & Sinha, K. C. (1988). Bridge performance prediction model using the Markov chain. Transportation Research Record, 1180, 25-32.

 c. Referred conference proceedings

  1. Jiang, Y., Lei, M., Li, S., & Wang, Z. (2009). Safety perspectives on typical freeway features in China. Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Freeway and Tollway Operations (in CD). Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
  2. Jiang, Y., Lei, M., Ding, G., Li, S., & Wang, Z. (2008). A Road Safety Audit on a Freeway Project in China. Proceedings of the 2008 CIB International Conference: Evolution of and Directions in Construction Safety and Health. Gainesville, Florida, USA.
  3. Jiang, Y. (2007). Major factors affecting highway construction productivities. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (pp. 305-312). Gold Coast, Australia.
  4. Bowen, F., Du, Y., Li, S., Jiang, Y., Nantung, T., Noureldin, S., Knieser, M., & Rizkalla, M. (2007). Dynamic content based vehicle tracking and traffic monitoring system. Proceedings of the SPIE Electronic Imaging 2007 Symposium, Vol. 6497, 64970I-1-11. San Jose, California, USA.
  5. Li, S., Jiang, Y., Zhu, K., & Nantung, T.E. (2007). Truck traffic characteristics for mechanistic-empirical flexible pavement design: evidence, sensitivities, and implications. Proceedings (in CD) of the 86th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C.
  6. Li, S., Zhu, K., Noureldin, S. & Jiang, Y. (2006).  Surface friction on longitudinal tined concrete pavements: new findings from field testing and finite element analysis simulation.  Proceedings (in CD) of the 85th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C.
  7. Jiang, Y., & Zhao, Z. (2005). Measurements and effects of cycle times of material delivery trucks in asphalt pavement construction. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Transportation Logistics (pp. 1-14). Singapore.
  8. Jiang, Y. (2004). The Effects of bridge condition predictions on bridge system benefit optimization. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management and Cost (pp. 175-183). Kyoto, Japan.
  9. Jiang, Y., & Nantung, T. (2003). Lessons learned from the sawed and sealed asphalt overlay projects in Indiana. Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and Technological Control (pp. 575-584). University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal.
  10. Jiang, Y. (2003). Application of global positioning system in traffic studies,” Proceedings of the 89th Annual Purdue Road School (pp. 1-8). West Lafayette, Indiana.
  11. Jiang, Y., Li, S., & Zhu, K. Q. (2002). Applications of global positioning system in traffic data collections. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Studies (pp. 1322-1329). Guilin, China.
  12. Li, S., Jiang, Y., & Grenard, J. (2000). The characteristics and mathematical distributions of vehicle platoons on Indiana highway corridors. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Applications of Advanced Technologies in Transportation Engineering (pp. 1-9). Singapore.
  13. Jiang, Y., & McDaniel, R. S. (1993). Evaluation of the impact of concrete pavement restoration techniques on pavement performance. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Concrete Pavement Design and Rehabilitation (pp. 153-162). West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
  14. Sinha, K. C., Bowman, M. D., Jiang, Y., Murthy, S., Saito, M., & Tee, A. B. (1990). Emerging methodologies for bridge management systems. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Bridge Evaluation, Repair and Rehabilitation (pp. 23-39). Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
  15. Jiang, Y., Saito, M., & Sinha, K. C. (1988). A bridge condition prediction model for bridge management systems. Proceedings of Symposium on Bridge Research in Process (pp. 277-280). Des Moines, Iowa, USA.


d Research reports:

  1. Jiang, Y., & Chen, H. (2009).  Contract time optimization methodologies for highway construction projects. Final Report, FHWA/IN/JTRP-2009/8. Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, Joint Transportation Research Program.
  2. Jiang, Y., Li, S., Nantung, T., and Chen, H. (2008). Analysis and determination of axle load spectra and traffic input for the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide. Final Report, FHWA/IN/JTRP-2008/7. Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, Joint Transportation Research Program.
  3. Jiang, Y. (2008). Durability and Retroreflectivity of Pavement Markings (synthesis study). Report No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2007/11. Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, Joint Transportation Research Program.
  4. Jiang, Y. (2007). The effectiveness and criteria for placement of raised pavement markers (synthesis study). Report No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2006/6. Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, Joint Transportation Research Program.
  5. Li, S., Noureldin, S., Zhu, K., & Jiang, Y. (2006). Surface Texture and Friction Characteristics on Tined Concrete Pavements. SPR-2984. Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, Joint Transportation Research Program.
  6. Jiang, Y., & Wu, H. (2004). Determination of INDOT highway construction production rates and estimation of contract times. (Report No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2004/11). Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, Joint Transportation Research Program.
  7. Jiang, Y., Li, S., & Shamo, D. (2003). Development of vehicle platoon distribution models and simulation of platoon movements on Indiana rural corridors (Report No. FHWA/IN/JTRP-2002/23). Indiana Department of Transportation Purdue University, Joint Transportation Research Program.
  8. Jiang, Y. (1999). Indiana freeway traffic characteristics and dynamic prediction of freeway traffic flows (Report No. FHWA/INDOT/SPR-2121). Indiana Department of Transportation.
  9. Jiang, Y., Li, S., & Shamo, D. (1999). Development of a platoon-based adaptive traffic signal control system (Report No. FHWA/INDOT/SPR-2145). Indiana Department of Transportation.
  10. Jiang, Y. (1998). Traffic characteristics and estimation of traffic delays and user costs at Indiana freeway work zones (Report No. FHWA/INDOT/SPR-2121). Indiana Department of Transportation.
  11. Farooq, O., James, D., Sinha, K.C., Jiang, Y., & Nagle, J. (1994). The development of highway safety management system for Indiana (Report No. FHWA/IN/JHRP-94/14). Joint Transportation Research Program.
  12. Jiang, Y. (1992). Evaluation of sawed and sealed asphalt overlay on I-80 (Report No. INDOT/92-2). Indiana Department of Transportation.
  13. Jiang, Y., & McDaniel, R. S. (1992). Evaluation of cracking and seating technique and use of polypropylene fibers in bituminous mixtures on I-74 (Report No. INDOT/92-1). Indiana Department of Transportation.
  14. Jiang, Y. (1991). Evaluation of concrete pavement restoration techniques on I-65 (Report No. INDOT/91-1). Indiana Department of Transportation.
  15. Jiang, Y., & McDaniel, R. S. (1990). Pipe coating study — evaluation of galvalume and aramid fiber-bonded bituminous coated pipes (Report No. INDOT/90-1). Indiana Department of Transportation.
  16. Jiang, Y., & Sinha, K. C. (1989). The development of optimal strategies for maintenance, rehabilitation and replacement of highway bridges, Final report Vol. 6: performance analysis and optimization (Report No. FHWA/IN/JHRP-89/13). Purdue University.
  17. Sinha, K.C., Saito, M., Jiang, Y., Murthy, S., Tee, A. B., & Bowman, M. D. (1989). The development of optimal strategies for maintenance, rehabilitation and replacement of highway bridges, Final report Vol. 1: the elements of Indiana bridge management system (IBMS). (Report No. FHWA/IN/JHRP-88/15). Purdue University.

 

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