Ph.D., Associate Professor
Department of Roadway Engineering
School of Transportation, Southeast University
Rm 509, Jiaotong Building, Southeast University, Nanjing, China 211189
Email: zhujq@seu.edu.cn
Phone: 15150659102
Research Interests
pavement testing methods
pavement distress analytical methods
multi-sensor fusion and distress detection
pavement sensing and structural analysis
road resilience monitoring and evaluation
road digital twin
Education
Ph.D., Ohio University, 2017
M.S., Ohio University, 2012
B.S., Jilin University, 2010
Professional Experience
Associate Professor, Southeast University, Feb. 2021-present
Postdoc., Southeast University, Jan. 2019-Jan. 2021
Pavement Engineer, JSTI Group, Sept. 2017 - Dec. 2018
Teaching
Civil Engineering Materials (undergraduate course)
Smart Road (undergraduate course)
Principles and Methods of Pavement Design (graduate course)
Sensing in Road Engineering (graduate course)
Research Projects
[1] National Natural Science Foundation of China, Deep Fusion Mechanism of Heterogenous Pavement Images and Detection of Crack based on End-to-End Network. 2022.1 - 2024.12 (P.I.)
[2] Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, Study on crack identification technique of asphalt pavements based on artificial intelligence. 2018.7 - 2021.6 (P.I.)
[3] National Key Research and Development Project of China, 2021YFB2600603, 2021.12 – 2024.12.
[4] National Key Research and Development Project of China, 2020YFB1600102, 2020.11 – 2023.11.
[5] FHWA/ODOT, Forensic Study of Early Failures with Unbonded Concrete Overlay, 2014.08-2017.04
[6] FHWA/IDOT/NYSDOT, Pooled Fund Study TPF-5(300), Performance and Load Response of Rigid Pavement Systems, 2014.05-2019.05
[7] FHWA/ODOT, Implementation and Thickness Optimization of Perpetual Pavements in Ohio, 2012.01-2015.06
[8] FHWA/ODOT/NYSDOT, Pooled Fund Study TPF-5(121), Monitoring and Modeling of Pavement Response and Performance, 2006.05-2012.05
Journal Articles (Last three years)
[1] J Zhu, Y Gao, S Huang, T Bu, S Jiang. Measuring Surface Deformation of Asphalt Pavement via Airborne LiDAR: A Pilot Study. Drones. 2023, 7(9): 570.
[2] J Zhu, X Zhao, T Ma*, X Huang, H Zhu. Monitoring road geological disaster based on satellite remote sensing，Journal of Jilin University (Engineering and Technology Edition)，2023, 52(6): 1861-1872.
[3] T Bu, J Zhu*, T Ma, A UAV Photography-based detection method for defective road marking. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. 2022, 36(5): 04022035.
[4] J Zhong, J Zhu*, J Huyan, T Ma, W Zhang. Multi-scale feature fusion network for pixel-level pavement distress detection. Automation in Construction. 2022, 141, 104436.
[5] C Zhu, J Zhu*, T Bu, X Gao. Monitoring and Identification of Road Construction Safety Factors via UAV. Sensors. 2022, 22(22): 8797.
[6]J Zhu*, S Sargand, I Khoury, DM Tarawneh, T Ma, F Chen. Dynamic load response of perpetual pavement test roads on U.S. 23: full-scale instrumentation and data analysis. Construction and Building Materials. 2022, 331: 127326.
[7] J Zhu, J Zhong, T Ma, X Huang, W Zhang, Y Zhou. Pavement distress detection using convolutional neural networks with images captured via UAV. Automation in Construction. 2022, 133: 103991. (ESI Hot Paper)
[8] J Zhu, T Ma, Z Lin, H Zhu. Effect of aggregate structure on load-carrying capacity and deformation resistance of porous asphalt concrete based on discrete-element modelling. International Journal of Pavement Engineering. 2022, 23(11): 4023-4033.
[9] J Zhu,T Ma*, J Fan, Z Fang, T Chen, Y Zhou. Experimental study of high modulus asphalt mixture containing reclaimed asphalt pavement. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2020, 263: 121447. （ESI Highly Cited Paper）
[10] J Zhu*, S Sargand, R Green, I Khoury. Performance assessment of unbonded concrete overlays of concrete pavements in Ohio: a forensic practice. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 2020, 34(4): 04020050.
Conference Papers
[1] Y Wu, J Zhu*, T Ma. Multi-Object Detection for Daily Road Maintenance Inspection with UAV based on Improved YOLOv8. 103rd TRB Annual Meeting. Jan. 7 – 11, 2024, Washington D.C.
[2] T Bu, J Zhu*, T Ma, S Jiang. Automatic Modeling of Existing Road based on UAV-LiDAR System and BIM. 103rd TRB Annual Meeting. Jan. 7 – 11, 2024, Washington D.C.
[3] Z Wang, J Zhu*, T Ma. Refined Highway Slope Hazard Susceptibility Based on Satellite Remote Sensing and Machine Learning. 103rd TRB Annual Meeting. Jan. 7 – 11, 2024, Washington D.C.
[4] Z Ren, J Zhu*, T Ma. Visibility Detection in Foggy Roadway with Synthetic Image based on Point Cloud Dense Depth Completion. 102nd TRB Annual Meeting. Jan. 8 – 12, 2023, Washington D.C.
[5] J Zhu*, S Sargand, I Khoury, D Tarawneh, T Ma. Instrumentation and Evaluation of Dynamic Load Responses of U.S. 23 Perpetual Pavement Experimental Roads. 100th TRB Annual Meeting. Jan. 9th - 13rd, 2021, Washington D.C.
[6] C Zhu, J Zhu*, T Ma. Monitoring and Identification of Road Construction Safety Factors via UAV. World Transportation Conference. Jun. 14th - 17th, 2023, Wuhan.
[7] R Cao, J Zhu. Road Asset Management in China. 11th Asset Management Conference. Sept. 17-21, 2018. Darmstadt, Germany.
[8] J Zhu*, S Sargand, R Green. Forensic investigation of early failures with unbonded concrete overlay on Interstate 90 in Ohio. ASCE Congress on Technical Advancement. Sept. 10-13, 2017. Duluth, MN.