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Durability and Sustainable Development of Marine Concrete Structures
Team Basic Information
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Team NameDurability and Sustainable Development of Marine Concrete Structures Research Team -
Affiliated CollegeCollege of Civil and Transportation Engineering -
Year Established2011
Team Overview
Research Directions and Features
Guided by the national sustainable development strategy, the team is devoted to basic research and engineering practice in the greening and functionalization of building materials.
It serves the construction of a technical system for life-cycle design and performance assurance of coastal urban engineering structures.
Main Research Directions
- Direction 1：Basic theoretical and applied basic research on the durability of coastal civil engineering
- Direction 2：Key technologies for sustainable civil engineering materials and their applied research
- Direction 3：Research and application of sustainable civil engineering assurance technologies
Landmark Technologies / Theories
1. Continued in-depth research on the basic theories and applications of the structural durability of coastal civil engineering
Achievement summary:
(1) To address the key problem of steel corrosion in marine concrete, layered double hydroxide (LDH) and graphene oxide/black phosphorus silver-ion-loaded microgel materials were developed.
(2) Based on the engineering demand for high-durability concrete, a material-scale reduction design method for the cementitious materials of self-compacting concrete was established, solving the problems of large cementitious material dosage, difficult rheological control, and high requirements for dimensional stability and durability in self-compacting concrete. The related research results won the First Prize of the Tianjin Science and Technology Progress Award in 2021.
(3) In response to the large-scale demand for sea sand in coastal areas and the environmental action conditions, the time-varying deterioration mechanism of concrete under the coupled action of multiple factors such as carbonation, chloride ions, and sulfate was systematically revealed.
2.Service assurance theory and intelligent operation and maintenance technologies for marine concrete
Achievement summary:
(1) The composite intervention technology for marine concrete durability, ICCP-SS, was invented; the results have been applied to important infrastructure projects in Guangdong Province, effectively promoting the disciplinary development of concrete durability and sustainable design and construction in China. One First Prize of the Guangdong Provincial Technology Invention Award in 2021 was obtained.
(2) The idea of converting wave-scouring stress (a disadvantage) into the power source required for cathodic protection (an advantage) through a nanogenerator protective layer was proposed, providing a new approach for zero-energy-consumption, long-life, and maintenance-free intelligent cathodic protection technology.
(3) A multi-level protection system of physical barrier–wave power generation–intelligent cathodic protection was established, and one Original Exploration Program project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China was obtained.
(4) A non-destructive testing method for the corrosion process of reinforced concrete was established, the evolution law of the corrosion process of reinforced concrete was revealed, and the effective extraction and quantitative analysis of corrosion information of marine concrete were realized.
3.Comprehensive utilization of urban construction and industrial solid waste
Achievement summary: a systematic study was carried out on the large-scale construction and industrial solid waste awaiting disposal that has emerged in the process of urbanization and industrialization in China.
(1) Quality-improvement technologies for recycled aggregates and the concrete prepared from them were developed, promoting the resource utilization rate of construction solid waste in Shenzhen to reach 97% in 2020.
(2) The activation theory and performance control technology of industrial solid waste were developed. Industrial waste residue was used to partially replace cement in preparing concrete, which promoted the large-scale disposal of industrial solid waste, reduced the demand of new structures for resources, and achieved the dual effect of reducing carbon emissions and environmental pressure.
Keywords
Durability, green concrete, solid waste resource utilization, structural performance enhancement, performance assurance.
Team Positioning
Basic research-oriented
Application-development-oriented- Industry-academia-research integration
- Others
Supporting Disciplines
- Pillar discipline：Civil Engineering
- Related discipline：Materials Science
Team Members
Name | Title / Position | Research Direction | Role in the Team |
Xing Feng | Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering | High-quality recycling of construction solid waste, high-volume high-performance application of industrial solid waste, and integrated life-extension technology for marine concrete material-structure systems | Academic Leader |
Zhou Yingwu | Professor | Structural Engineering | Director, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Durability for Marine Civil Engineering |
Dong Biqin | Professor | Materials Engineering | Deputy Director, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Durability for Marine Civil Engineering |
Ueda Tamon | Academician of the Engineering Academy of Japan | Structural Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Cui Hongzhi | Professor | Building Materials | Fixed Research Personnel |
Long Wujian | Professor | Building Materials | Fixed Research Personnel |
Li Weiwen | Professor | Structural Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Liu Wei | Professor | Structural Engineering | Deputy Director, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Durability for Marine Civil Engineering |
Luo Qiling | Professor-level Senior Engineer | Materials Engineering | Deputy Director, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Durability for Marine Civil Engineering |
Wang Weilun | Professor | Structural Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Zhu Jihua | Professor | Structural Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Wang Xianfeng | Professor | Building Materials | Fixed Research Personnel |
Liu Jun | Professor | Civil Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Hong Shuxian | Professor | Materials Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Sun Hongfang | Professor | Building Materials | Fixed Research Personnel |
Wang Yaocheng | Professor | Structural Engineering | Deputy Director, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Durability for Marine Civil Engineering |
Wang Yanshuai | Professor | Building Materials | Fixed Research Personnel |
Zhang Xiaogang | Professor | Structural Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Zhou Xiaoqing | Professor | Structural Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Fang Guohao | Professor | Building Materials | Fixed Research Personnel |
Zhong Hui | Professor | Building Materials | Fixed Research Personnel |
Zhang Yuanyuan | Professor | Building Materials | Fixed Research Personnel |
Mei Liu | Associate Professor | Structural Engineering | Deputy Director, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Durability for Marine Civil Engineering |
Xiong Chen | Associate Professor | Civil Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Li Lixiao | Associate Professor | Structural Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Yuan Fang | Associate Professor | Structural Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Fang Yuan | Associate Professor | Structural Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Li Pengda | Associate Professor | Structural Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Zhan Baojian | Associate Professor | Building Materials | Fixed Research Personnel |
Pei Chun | Associate Professor | Building Materials | Fixed Research Personnel |
Hu Biao | Associate Professor | Structural Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Lü Leyang | Associate Professor | Building Materials | Fixed Research Personnel |
Huang Xiaoxu | Associate Professor | Structural Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Ding Xiaobo | Lecturer | Civil Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Guo Menghuan | Assistant Professor | Structural Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Zhu Zhongfeng | Assistant Professor | Structural Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Wang Peng | Assistant Professor | Structural Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Zhang Mingyang | Assistant Professor | Structural Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Fan Shengxin | Assistant Professor | Materials Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Peng Rongxin | Assistant Professor | Materials Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Cao Ruijun | Assistant Professor | Materials Engineering | Fixed Research Personnel |
Li Haodao | Assistant Professor | Building Materials | Fixed Research Personnel |
Research Facilities and Resources
Supporting Platforms
- Provincial Key Laboratory
Research Facilities and Resources
Active following-type loading system, multi-scale material voxel imaging system, high-performance structural mechanics tester, three-dimensional reconstruction imaging X-ray microscope, field-emission environmental scanning electron microscope, high-force dynamic thermomechanical analyzer, MTS fatigue testing machine, high-resolution X-ray analyzer, concrete temperature stress testing machine, and thermal analysis infrared mass spectrometer.
Collaboration Network
- Cooperation Network：Delft University of Technology (the Netherlands), Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden), University of Missouri (USA), Missouri University of Science and Technology (USA), University of Plymouth (UK), Hokkaido University (Japan), the University of Tokyo (Japan), Tohoku University (Japan), and Nagoya Institute of Technology (Japan).
Research Projects and Achievements
Signature Research Projects
Project | Project Leader | Project Type | Duration (Years) |
Deterioration and Inhibition of Marine Concrete | Dong Biqin | National Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars | 2019-2024 |
Energy-Storage Concrete | Cui Hongzhi | National Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars | 2019-2024 |
Sustainable Marine FRP Concrete Structures | Zhou Yingwu | National Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars | 2024-2028 |
Design Theory and Applied Basic Research of Multi-Source Solid-Waste-Based Low-Carbon Concrete | Dong Biqin | Joint Fund Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China | 2026-2029 |
Preparation of Adaptive Smart-Responsive Building Materials and Research on Their Application Technology in Marine Corrosive Environments | Wang Xianfeng | National Key R&D Program Project | 2022-2025 |
Intelligent Corrosion Inhibition System for Concrete in Marine Engineering | Dong Biqin | National Natural Science Foundation of China Project – Guangdong Joint Fund Project | 2019-2021 |
Next-Generation Green Energy-Saving Materials and Structures | Zhou Yingwu | National Key R&D Program Project | 2019-2022 |
Research on Environmentally Adaptive Road Systems Based on Graphene/Carbon-Fiber-Modified Cementitious Materials and Integrated Green Energy Application Technology | Zhu Jihua | National Key R&D Program Project | 2020-2022 |
Design and Applied Basic Research of High-Durability Low-Binder Self-Compacting Concrete Materials in Marine Environments | Long Wujian | Joint Fund Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China | 2021-2024 |
Research on High-Performance Solid-Waste-Based Geopolymer Seawater Sea-Sand Concrete and Its Intelligent Self-Assuring Structural System | Zhou Yingwu | Joint Fund Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China | 2021-2024 |
Metal Plate Penetration Test | Zhou Yingwu | Industry-funded Project | 2022-2023 |
Research on Key Technologies for High Crack Resistance of Self-Compacting Marine Concrete for the Yangjiang Port Grand Bridge | Long Wujian | Industry-funded Project | 2023-2025 |
Key Technologies for Intelligent Determination of Pile Integrity Testing | Long Wujian | Industry-funded Project | 2025-2026 |
Research on Fatigue Monitoring of Nuclear Power Marine Structures | Li Weiwen | Industry-funded Project | 2025-2028 |
Durability Monitoring of the Anchorage Foundation of the Shiziyang Channel | Wang Yaocheng | Industry-funded Project | 2025-2030 |
Representative Achievements
High-Level Papers
Chun Pei, Hongtao Yu, Ji-Hua Zhu *, Feng Xing.(2024).Efficient Multifunctional Modification of Commercial Carbon Fiber through Tailored Carbon Layer Structure. Engineering.
Yu-Fei Wu, Fang Yuan *, Biao Hu *.(2024).Green Compression-Cast Concrete Material and Its Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP)-Reinforced Concrete Structures. Engineering.
Zenghui Ye , Zhongfeng Zhu , Feng Xing, Yingwu Zhou *.(2024).Performance Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures Using Self-Sensing Steel Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Bars: Theory and Test Validation. Engineering.
Yingwu Zhou, Zenghui Ye, Feng Xing*, Zhongfeng Zhu*, Xiaoxu Huang.(2025). Self-Sensing Steel–FRP Composite Bars for Crack Monitoring and Mechanical Behavior Evaluation in Reinforced Concrete Members. Engineering, 278.
Ji-Hua Zhu, Qujian Li, Chun Pei, Hongtao Yu, Feng Xing*.(2025).Evolution Mechanism of Carbon Fiber Anode Properties for Functionalized Applications: Impressed Current Cathodic Protection and Structural Strengthening. Engineering, 12.
Xuanzhe Zhang, Xianfeng Wang*, Zhihui Zhu, Wentao Yang, Guangming Zhu*, Feng Xing.(2025).Fabrication of organic-inorganic double-walled (ER@ EC/SiO2) microcapsules via biomimetic mineralization for self-healing cementitious materials. Composites Part B: Engineering.
Chen Zhang, Yingwu Zhou, Feng Xing, Menghuan Guo*, Jiawei Wu, Junfeng Wang, Yinghui Wu.(2025).PEDOT: PSS-Enabled CNT and Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 Interface Microengineering for Integrated Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting and Corrosion Protection in Cementitious Composite. Advanced Science.
Geng Song-Yuan , Cheng Bo-Yuan , Long Wu-Jian , Luo Qi-Ling, Dong Bi-Qin , Xing Feng.(2025). Co-driven physics and machine learning for intelligent control in high-precision 3D concrete printing. Automation In Construction.
Biqin Dong, Chenxi Liu, Eskinder Desta Shumuye, Yuanyuan Zhang, Hui Zhong, Guohao Fang.(2025). Effect of nano-silica on mechanical properties and microstructure of engineered geopolymer composites. Cement and Concrete Composites.
Granted Invention Patents
UNCALCINED GEOPOLYMER-BASED REFRACTORY MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR ITS PREPARATION. US 11,866,368 B2.
ALKALI-ACTIVATED GEOPOLYMER COATING, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF. US 2024,0262747.
UNCALCINED GEOPOLYMER-BASED REFRACTORY MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR ITS PREPARATION. US 11,873,247 B22.
METHOD FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL CONTENT AND SLENDERNESS RATIO OF FIBER IN COMPRESSION CAST FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE. US 12,099,037B1.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING METAL CORROSION. US 11,002,661 B2.
METHOD FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL CONTENT AND SLENDERNESS RATIO OF FIBER IN COMPRESSION CAST FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE. GB2626255.
CFRP CONCRETE COMPOSITE COMPONENT WITH PARTITIONED CATHODIC PROTECTION AND OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE METHOD THEREOF. US 12 258 759.
METHOD FOR DETERMINING COMPRESSIVE BEARING CAPACITY OF COMPRESSION-CAST RUBBER FINE AGGREGATE CONCRETE. US 12 313 602.
Representative Awards
No. | Award Year | Awarded Project Name | Awarding Body | Award Name | Award Level | Award Grade |
1 | 2014 | Key Technologies and Applications for Activity Excitation and Synergistic Modulation of High-Volume Industrial Waste-Residue Concrete with High Performance | State Council | National Technology Invention Award | National-level | Second Prize |
2 | 2017 | Key Technologies for Recycled Aggregates from Construction Waste and Their Large-Scale Application | State Council | National Technology Invention Award | National-level | Second Prize |
3 | 2014 | Key Technologies and Applications for Intrinsic Regulation and Adaptive Design of High-Performance Concrete | Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China | Science and Technology Invention Award of the Ministry of Education | Provincial and ministerial level | First Prize |
4 | 2024 | Emergency Repair and Multi-Level Protection Technologies for Marine Infrastructure under Extreme Loads and Environmental Actions | People's Government of Guangdong Province | Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award | Provincial and ministerial level | First Prize |
5 | 2021 | Key Technologies and Applications for Sustainable Operation and Maintenance of Major Marine Infrastructure | People's Government of Guangdong Province | Guangdong Provincial Technology Invention Award | Provincial and ministerial level | First Prize |
6 | 2025 | Research on Corrosion Deterioration and Targeted Inhibition of Marine Concrete | People's Government of Guangdong Province | Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Award | Provincial and ministerial level | First Prize |
7 | 2025 | Emergency Repair and Multi-Level Protection Technologies for Marine Infrastructure under Extreme Loads and Environmental Actions | People's Government of Guangdong Province | Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award | Provincial and ministerial level | First Prize |
Future Development Plans
Short-Term Goals
The laboratory will continue to deeply advance the three research directions and enhance talent cultivation. Centering on the marine development strategy, it will focus on marine engineering durability, solid waste utilization, and marine resource development.
The research goals include: deepening research on structural deterioration mechanisms in marine environments and developing new durable materials and life-cycle design systems; advancing solid waste resource utilization technologies, developing green building materials, and exploring their marine engineering applications.
They also include researching marine energy development and ecological restoration technologies to ensure environmental protection during resource extraction, and promoting intelligent monitoring and digital construction technologies to improve engineering efficiency.
Mid- and Long-Term Goals
Centering on the world marine development strategy, the team focuses on marine engineering durability, solid waste utilization, and marine resource development.
In response to the major domestic and international needs of marine resource development, it cultivates scientific and technological innovation talents in the fields of marine engineering structures and durability engineering, broadens research fields, strengthens interdisciplinary integration, and provides a favorable teaching and experimental platform and testing base for discipline development.
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