Education

• PhD, Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1994 
• MS, Civil Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing, China), 1985 
• BS, Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology (Hefei, China), 1982 

Interest Areas

• Chemistry and microstructure of concrete (cement hydration and air void structure)
• Nano-technology and application in concrete (nano-silica, nano-clay and nano-limestone)
• Workability and rheology of concrete
• Durability of concrete (freezing-thawing, alkali-silica reaction, and corrosion of reinforcement)
• Sustainable concrete materials (uses of slag, fly ash, silica fume, recycled aggregate, geopolymer)
• Advanced concrete technology (self-consolidating concrete, roller compacting concrete, mass concrete and pervious concretes)
• Concrete pavement (mix design, quality control, distress analysis, and repair)

Selected Publications

• Wi, K., Wang, K., Taylor, P., Laflamme, S., Sritharan, S., and Qin, H. 2021. Properties and Microstructure of Extrusion-based 3D Printing Mortar Containing a Highly Flowable, Rapid Set Grout. Cement and Concrete Composites, 124.
• Liao, Y., Gui, Y., Wang, K., Al Qunaynah, S., Bawa, S. M., and Tang, S. 2021. Activation energy of calcium sulfoaluminate cement-based materials. Materials and Structures, 54, 162p.
• Sargam, Y., and Wang, K. 2021.Quantifying dispersion of nanosilica in hardened cement matrix using a novel SEM-EDS and image analysis-based methodology. Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 147.
• Kawashima, S., Wang, K.,Ferron, R. D., Kim, J. H., Tregger, N., and Shah, S. P. A review of the effect of nanoclays on the fresh and hardened properties of cement-based materials. Cement and Concrete Research, Vol.
• Wi, K., Hong, J., and Wang, K. 2021.Determine printable zone of 3D printable mortar using flow table tests. ACI Materials Journal, Special Issue on Advanced Rheology and AM.
• Sargam,, and Wang, K. 2021.Hydration kinetics and activation energy of cement pastes containing various nanoparticles. Composites Part B, Vol. 216.
• Luo,, Li, W., Li, P., Wang, K., and Shah, S. P. 2021. Investigation on effect of nanosilica dispersion on the properties and microstructures of fly ash-based geopolymer composite. Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 282.
• Sargam, Y., Wang, K., Tsyrenova, A., Liu, F., and Jiang, S. 2021. Effect of anionic and nonionic surfactants on the dispersion and stability of nanoSiO2 in aqueous and cement pore solutions. Cement and Concrete Research, 144.
• Luo, Z., Li, W., Wang,, Castle, A., and Shah, S. P. 2021. Comparison on properties of ITZs in fly ash-based geopolymer and Portland cement concretes with equivalent flowability. Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 143.
• Sargam,, and Wang, K. 2021. Influence of dispersants and dispersion on properties of nanosilica modified cement-based materials. Cement and Concrete Composite, Vol. 118.
• Milla, T. Cavalline, T. Rupnow, B., Shankaramurthy, M., Lomboy, G., and Wang. K. 2021. Methods of Test for Concrete Permeability: A Critical Review. Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, Vol. 10, No. 1.
• Xue, C., Li, W., Luo, Z., and Wang, K. 2021. Effects of chloride on self-healing behavior of cementitious composite with crystalline admixture and MgO expansive agent. Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 139.
• Sargam, Y., Wang, K., and Cho, I. 2021. Machine learning based prediction model for thermal conductivity of concrete. Journal of Building Engineering, Vol. 34.
• Shu, Q., Wang, K., Yuan, G., Zhan, Y., Lu, L., and Liu, Z. 2020. Assessing capacity of corroded angle members in steel structures based on experiment and simulation. Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 244.
• Liao, Y., Jiang, G., Wang, K., Al Qunaynah, S., and Yuan, W. 2020. Effect of steel slag on the hydration and strength development of calcium sulfoaluminate cement. Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 265.
• Shi, J., Hou, P., Prabakar, S., Cheng, X., Wang, K., Zhou, X., and Shah, S. P. 2020. Effects of Mixing Sequences of Nanosilica on the Hydration and Hardening Properties of Cement-based Materials. Construction & Building Materials, Vol. 263.
• Hou, P., Wang, X., Zhao, P., Wang, K., Kawashima, S., Chen, X., and Shah, S. P. 2020. Physicochemical effects of nanosilica on C₃A/C₃S hydration. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol. 103, pp. 6505–6518.
• Freeseman, K., Wang, K., and Tan, Y. 2020. Bond Strength and Chloride Resistance of Epoxy and Concrete Overlays on Bridge Decks. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, June 2020.
• Dong, W., Li, W., Wang, K., Guo, Y., and Shah, S. P. 2020. Effect of carbon black on mechanical and self-sensing capacity of functional cementitious composite with polypropylene fiber. Powder Technology, Vol. 373, pp. 184–194.
• Fu, C., Ling, Y., and Wang, K. An innovation study on chloride and oxygen diffusions in simulated interfacial transition zone of cementitious material. Cement and Concrete Composite, Vol. 110.
• Qin, H., Manikandan GD, K., Wi, K., Zhang, X., and Wang, K. 2020. Characterizing cement mixtures for concrete 3D printing. Manufacturing Letters, Vol. 24, pp. 33–37.
• Zhang, F., Xia, J., Li, G., Guo, Z., Chang, H., and Wang, K. 2020. Degradation of Axial Ultimate Load-bearing Capacity of Circular Thin-walled Concrete-filled Steel Tubular Stub Columns after Corrosion. Materials, Vol. 13, 795p.
• Liu, J., Wang, K., Zhang, Q., Lomboy, G., Zhang, L., Liu, J. 2020. Effects of ultrafine powders on the properties of lubrication layer and highly flowable concrete. ASCE Journal of Concrete Materials, Vol. 32, No. 5.
• Sargam, Y., Wang, K., and Alleman, J. 2020. Effects of Modern Concrete Materials on Thermal Conductivity. ASCE Journal of Civil Engineering Materials, Vol. 32, No. 2.
• Wi, K., Suresh, V., Wang, K., Li, B., and Qin, H. 2020. Quantifying Quality of 3D Printed Clay Objects Using a 3D Structured Light Scanning System. Additive Manufacturing, Vol.
• Wang, X., Lu, G., and Wang, K. 2020. Effect of Inter-Particle Action on Shear Thickening Behavior of Cementitious Composites: Modeling and Experimental Validation. Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, 9, No. 2, pp. 78–93.
• Wang, X., Wang, X. H., Sadati, S., Taylor, P., and Wang, K. 2019. A Modified Foam Drainage Test Protocol for Assessing Incompatibility of Admixture Combinations and Stability of Air Structure in Cementitious Systems. Construction & Building Materials, Vol. 211, pp. 174–184.
• Choi, S., Park, S., and Wang, K. 2019. Early‐age strength of alkali‐activated slag mortar based on burned oyster shell and other chemical activators. ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 31, No. 9.
• Zhao¢, Z., Wang, K., Lange, D. A., Zhou, H., Wang, W., and Zhu, D. 2019. Creep and thermal cracking of ultra-high volume fly ash mass concrete at early age. Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 99, pp. 191–202.
• Ling, Y., Wang, K., and Fu, C. 2019. Shrinkage Behavior of Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Pastes with and without Shrinkage Reducing Admixture. Cement and Concrete Composites, Vol. 98, pp. 74–82.
• Ling, Y., Wang, K., Li, W., Shi, G., and Lu, P. 2019. Effect of slag on the mechanical properties of fly ash-based engineered geopolymer composites. Composites Part B, Vol. 164, pp. 747–757.
• Murphy, E., Lomboy, G., Wang, K., Sundararajan, S., and Subramaniam, S. 2019. The rheology of slurries of a thermal cohesive micro-particles immersed in fluid: A computational and experimental comparison. Chemical Engineering Science, 193, pp. 411–420.
• Fu, C., Ye, H., Wang, K., Zhu, K., and He, C. 2019. Evolution of mechanical properties of steel fiber-reinforced rubberized concrete (FR-RC). Composites Part B, Vol. 160, pp. 158–166.

Professional, Affiliations, Honors and Awards

• Professional Engineer (PE): Civil Engineering, State of Illinois
• Fellow of American Concrete Institute (since March 2013)
• Senior Editor: Journal of Construction and Building Materials
• Associate Editor: ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
• Editorial Board Member: ASTM Journal of Advances in Civil Engineering Materials