Name: Liu Shaoyan
Gender: Female
Position: Lecturer, Master’s Supervisor
Degree: Doctor of Engineering
Contact: liushaoyan@jhun.edu.cn; QQ: 1144726896
Office: Room 1316, North Tower, Science and Innovation Building, Jianghan University
Personal Profile:
Liu Shaoyan, Doctor of Engineering, Lecturer, Master’s Supervisor. She received her doctoral degree in Hydraulic Structure Engineering from Wuhan University. She has published 8 papers as first author or corresponding author. She currently presides over and participates in a total of 5 ongoing research projects, including 1 provincial/ministerial project as PI, 2 municipal/bureau-level research projects, and 1 Open Fund of a State Key Laboratory; she also participates in 1 Joint Fund Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. She maintains good research cooperation with scholars from Wuhan University, Wuhan University of Technology, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, City University of Hong Kong, and other universities/research institutes.
Education and Work Experience:
2024.01-present Lecturer, State Key Laboratory of Precision Blasting, Jianghan University
2017.09-2023.12 Wuhan University, Hydraulic Structure Engineering, Doctor of Engineering (successive master’s and doctoral program)
2012.09-2016.07 North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hydraulic and Hydropower Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering
Main Research Directions:
High-value recycling and reuse of construction and demolition waste;
development of recycled building materials and multiscale regulation of their performance; multiscale damage mechanisms of concrete under blasting response;
intelligent prediction of blasting damage effects on reinforced concrete
Representative Research Projects:
1. Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation Youth Project, 2026-2028, PI, ongoing;
2. Scientific Research Plan Youth Talent Project of the Hubei Provincial Department of Education, 2025-2026, PI, ongoing;
3. Science and Technology Plan Project of the Wuhan Natural Resources and Urban-Rural Development Bureau, 2025-2026, PI, ongoing;
4. Open Project of the National Key Laboratory of Mountain Civil Engineering Safety and Resilience, 2026-2027, PI, ongoing;
5. Doctoral Research Startup Project of Jianghan University, 2024-2027, PI, ongoing; 6. Joint Fund Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2026-2029, participant, ongoing;
Representative Publications:
[1] Shaoyan Liu, Lingling Hu, Xinhua Cai, Yingkang Yao , Jinshan Sun, Xiaohong Zhu, Hubao A*, Regulating Shrinkage Behavior of UHPC Using SRA, SAP, and Limestone Powder: Insights from Microstructure and Hydration Evolution, Case Study in Construction Materials. (2026) e06193. (First author; Impact Factor: 6.6; CAS Zone 2)
[2] Liu Shaoyan, Hu Lingling, Kai Mingfeng, Yao Yingkang, Sun Jinshan, Wang Mingxin, A Hubao*, Enhancement mechanisms of the UHPC-NC interface under fresh-on-fresh casting: a multiscale perspective study, Journal of Building Engineering. 2025, 111, 113249. (First author; Impact Factor: 7.4; CAS Zone 2 Top)
[3] Liu Shaoyan, Kai Mingfeng, Yao Yingkang, Hu Lingling, A Hubao*, Role of interfacial humidity in regulating the UHPC-NC interface strength: insights from experimental observations and MD simulations, Construction and Building Materials. 2025, 490, 2025, 142528. (First author; Impact Factor: 8.6; CAS Zone 1 Top)
[4] Sun Jinshan*, Liu Shaoyan*, Hu Lingling, Jia Yongsheng, Yao Yingkang, Xia Yvqing, Experimental study on residual compressive bearing capacity of cracked reinforced concrete columns by SCDA, Materials Research Express. 2024, 11, 105502. (Corresponding author; Impact Factor: 2.2; CAS Zone 4)
[5] Liu Shaoyan, He Zhen*, Hu Lingling, Interface adhesion of fresh-on-fresh cast ultra-high performance concrete–normal concrete: effect and mechanism of pour delay and ambient humidity, Journal of Building Engineering. 2023, 78, 107679. (First author; Impact Factor: 7.4; CAS Zone 2 Top)
[6] Liu Shaoyan, He Zhen*, Hu Lingling, Interfacial microstructure between ultrahigh-performance concrete–normal concrete in fresh-on-fresh casting, Construction and Building Materials. 2022, 322, 126476. (First author; Impact Factor: 8.6; CAS Zone 1 Top)
[7] Liu Shaoyan, A Hubao, Tang Shengwen., Kai Mingfeng, Yang Zhibing*, Molecular insights into structural and dynamic properties of water molecules in calcium silicate hydrate nanopores: the roles of pore size and temperature, Capillarity. 2023, 8 (2), 23–33. (First author; New Rising Zone 1)
[8] Yongjun Lu, Lei Xing, Hubao A, Shaoyan Liu*, Sulan Li**, Coupled Effects of Pore Size and Salinity on Ionic Spatial Distribution and Transport in C-S-H Nanopores and Their Implications for Cement-Based Material Durability, Buildings, 2026.(Corresponding author; CAS Zone 3)
[9] Hongyang Deng, Xuanchun Wei, Shaoyan Liu, Shan Li, Xinhua Cai, Influence of Different Lithium Compounds on Hydration and Mechanical Properties of Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement, Materials, 2020, 13(16).(CAS Zone 3)
[10] Yuanhang Sun, Meizhu Chen, Dongyu Chen, Shaoyan Liu, Xintao Zhang, Shaopeng Wu,Laboratory Preparation and Performance Characterization of Steel Slag Ultrafine Powder Used in Cement-Based Materials, Sustainability, 2022, 14 14951.(CAS Zone 3)
Admissions Information:
Master’s students are recruited in the directions/backgrounds of computer and artificial intelligence, electronic information, and civil and hydraulic engineering. The research group has sufficient funding and a positive and harmonious academic atmosphere. The supervisor will formulate suitable training plans based on students’ professional backgrounds, further-study goals, and employment goals, and will provide necessary assistance in a timely manner to help students quickly adapt to the pace of graduate study and life and successfully complete their studies.

