Name: Xingji Zhu
Degree: Ph.D. in Engineering
Title: Associate Professor, Doctoral Supervisor
Contact: zhuxingji@hit.edu.cn
Main Academic Achievements
Published more than 30 SCI papers as first author or corresponding author, with a total impact factor of over 130 and total citations exceeding 400. Obtained more than ten authorized patents and software copyrights, some of which have been industrialized. Led 13 research projects, including 1 national-level project, 1 major provincial/ministerial project, and 3 general provincial/ministerial projects.
Developed a micro-positive-pressure anti-corrosion device for industrial precision instruments in saline-alkali environments, together with an accompanying negative-ion detection system for air corrosion. Standardized production of the complete equipment has been completed, and the equipment has passed ISO 9001 quality management system and ISO 14001 environmental management system certification.
Supervised more than ten master's students. Many of them have pursued doctoral degrees at Harbin Institute of Technology and other universities. Recommended several students for further study at Delft University of Technology, National University of Singapore, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), and other universities.
Education
09/2005–06/2009, China University of Petroleum (East China), Civil Engineering, B.Eng.
09/2009–06/2012, China University of Petroleum (East China), Structural Engineering, M.Eng.
09/2012–08/2016, Korea University, Structural Engineering, Ph.D. (funded by the China Scholarship Council High-Level Publicly Funded Project)
Work Experience
09/2016–03/2017, Korea University, Research Professor
03/2017–06/2023, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai, School of Ocean Engineering
07/2023–present, Jianghan University, Hubei (Wuhan) Institute of Explosion and Blasting Technology
Main Research Directions
(1) Fine-scale computer simulation;
(2) Hardware–software interaction;
(3) R&D of IoT-based monitoring systems.
Courses Taught
Finite Element Method (graduate); Numerical Simulation Technology for Civil Engineering (graduate); Structural Mechanics II; Design Principles of Concrete Structures; Foundation Pit Engineering.
Academic Service
Member, Engineering Mechanics Division, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE);
Member, Asian Concrete Federation (ACF);
Member, Korean Society of Civil Engineers (KSCE);
Member, Korea Institute for Structural Maintenance and Inspection (KSMI);
Reviewer for journals such as Corrosion Science, Construction and Building Materials, Computers and Concrete, and Magazine of Concrete Research.
Main Research Projects Led
[1] Central Government Funds Guiding Local Science and Technology Development, 2021–2022, RMB 1.42 million, PI.
[2] Cooperative Research Project of the Joint Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2022–2024, RMB 200,000, Project Leader.
[3] Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation General Program, Department of Science and Technology of Hubei Province, 2024–2025, RMB 50,000, PI.
[4] Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation General Program, Department of Science and Technology of Shandong Province, 2023–2025, RMB 100,000, PI.
[5] Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation Doctoral Program, Department of Science and Technology of Shandong Province, 2018–2020, RMB 80,000, PI.
[6] China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co., Ltd., 2024–2025, RMB 900,000, PI.
[7] Open Fund of Hubei Key Laboratory of Blasting Engineering, 2022–2023, RMB 80,000, PI.
[8] Fund of No. 725 Research Institute, China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), 2018–2020, RMB 80,000, PI.
[9] Shandong Fengrun Purification Equipment Co., Ltd., 2022.01–2022.12, RMB 50,000, PI.
[10] Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Harbin Institute of Technology, 2019–2020, RMB 50,000, PI.
[11] Major Project of University–Local Government Co-construction, Weihai Science and Technology Bureau, 2018–2019, RMB 140,000, PI.
[12] Research Start-up Fund for Key Research Staff, Jianghan University, RMB 300,000, PI.
[13] Innovation Project of Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai, 2018–2019, RMB 30,000, PI.
Academic Papers (First Author or Corresponding Author)
[1] Cudong Cheng, Yanzhao Li, Wenjun Hu & Xingji Zhu (2025). Damage investigation of segmental lining in underwater pipeline tunnels based on plastic hinge theory. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering.
[2] Cheng Xudong, Guo Yanxiang, Zhu Xingji, Li Wenxuan, Hu Wenjun, Xu Longjun (2025). Analytical study on additional stress field of double shield TBM tunneling based on Mindlin theory. Applied Mathematical Modelling.
[3] Sun Lianfang, Zhu Xingji, Wang Yujin, Zhao Guochen (2025). Effect of exposure conditions on alkali-silica reactions in glass incorporated mortars: Importance of sodium ion. Materials Letters.
[4] Zhu Xingji, L. Xu, P. Wu, C. Xiao, Y. Wang, S. Lin, J. Zhao (2024). Failure mode of passive film under electric field and chloride environment in concrete. Construction and Building Materials.
[5] Lin Shibin, Ashlock JC, Zhu LM, Qin ZX, Li B, Zhu Xingji, Zhai CH (2024). Effect of trigger system on experimental dispersion characteristics of active surface wave testing. Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration.
[6] Xingji Zhu, Wenshan Peng, Changrong Xiao, Li Ma, Jian Hou (2023). Effect of electric field intensity on chloride binding capacity of concrete. Journal of Materials Research and Technology.
[7] Xu Longjun, Wu Pangang, Zhu Xingji, Zhao Guochen, Ren Xiulian, Wei Qifeng, Xie Lili (2022). Structural characteristics and chloride intrusion mechanism of passive film. Corrosion Science.
[8] Qingchen Liu, Lianfang Sun, Xingji Zhu, Longjun Xu, Guochen Zhao (2022). Chloride transport in the reinforced concrete column under the marine environment: Distinguish the atmospheric, tidal-splash and submerged zones. Structures.
[9] Xingji Zhu, Kainian Jiang, Qingchen Liu, Lin Tang (2022). An analytical method for the thermo-mechanics coupling study of thin-walled spherical shell structure. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering.
[10] Xudong Cheng, Runkang Huang, Lingyue Xu, Chuan Ma, Xingji Zhu (2021). Parametric study on the trench designing for X80 buried steel pipeline crossing oblique-reverse fault. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering.
[11] Zhu Xingji, Dai, X., Tan, Y., Meng, Z. and Xu, L. (2022). Ingress of chloride ions with carbonation: Parameter estimation and analytical simplification. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 25(3): 387–408.
[12] Xingji Zhu, Xuerui Dai, Lu Liu, Wenfeng Bian, Longjun Xu, Zhaozheng Meng (2021). A simplified coupling model of carbonation and chloride ingress based on Stefan-like condition. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering.
[13] L.-Fang Sun, Kainian Jiang, Xingji Zhu, Longjun Xu (2020). An alternating experimental study on the combined effect of freeze-thaw and chloride penetration in concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 252: 119025.
[14] Xingji Zhu, Zhaozheng Meng, Lu Liu, Longjun Xu (2020). An equivalent smeared layer method for simulating the non-uniform corrosion-induced damage of concrete. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 224: 106791.
[15] Lu Liu, Yue Liu, Xingji Zhu (2019). Evaluation of nonlinear displacement of self-centering structures with metallic energy dissipaters by considering the early yield of the energy dissipating system. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 125: 105757.
[16] Zhu Xingji, Zi, G., Sun, L.F. and You, I. (2019). A simplified probabilistic model for the combined durability of carbonation and chloride ingress. Magazine of Concrete Research, 71(7): 327–340.
[17] Zhu Xingji, and Zi, G. (2017). A 2D mechano-chemical coupling model for the simulation of reinforcement corrosion and concrete damage. Construction and Building Materials, 137.
[18] Zhu Xingji, Zi, G., Lee, W., Kim, S., and Kong, J. S. (2017). Probabilistic analysis of reinforcement corrosion due to the combined action of carbonation and chloride ingress in concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 124: 667–680.
[19] Zhu Xingji, Zi, G., Cao, Z., and Cheng, X. (2016). Combined effect of carbonation and chloride ingress in concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 110: 369–380.
[20] Zhu Xingji, Kim, S., Kwak, D., Bea, K., and Zi, G. (2016). Parametric analysis for the simultaneous carbonation and chloride ion penetration in reinforced concrete sections. Journal of the Korea Institute for Structural Maintenance and Inspection, 20(5): 66–74.
[21] Zi, G., and Zhu Xingji (2014). Asymmetric vibration of finger-type bridge expansion joint for design consideration. Engineering Structures, 70(1): 53–62.
[22] Zhu Xingji, Cheng Xudong, Peng Wenshan, Goangseup Zi. Stress distribution and crack morphology of the spherical tank roof of an LNG storage tank under thermal stress. Acta Petrolei Sinica, 2014(05): 993–1000.
[23] Cheng Xudong, Zhu Xingji. Temperature stress analysis and prestressed tendon design of the outer wall of an LNG storage tank. Acta Petrolei Sinica, 2012(03): 499–505.
Selected Key Patents and Software Copyrights
[1] Zhu Xingji, He Meiping. Device for reinforcing and correcting beam structures by internal moment. CN201710405898.4, 2019, authorized and industrialized.
[2] Zhu Xingji, Lin Shizhen, Xu Longjun. An IoT-based online monitoring device for atmospheric corrosive ion concentration. ZL202410708533.9, 2024, authorized and industrialized.
[3] Xu Longjun, Zhu Xingji, Zuo Tao. Non-destructive assessment system for the corrosion deterioration process of reinforced concrete structures in marine environments. 2022.
[4] Zhu Xingji, Li Huafeng, et al. An air filter capable of removing salt mist and strong acids/alkalis. 202221542705.2, 2022.
[5] Zhu Xingji, Chen Sixing. A positive-pressure anti-corrosion equipment for monitoring and controlling the micro-environment in production. ZL202320186876.4, 2023.
[6] Zhu Xingji, Zuo Tao, Xu Longjun. Control system of air anti-corrosion equipment for industrial precision instruments in salt spray environments. 2021SR422403, 2021.
[7] Zhu Xingji, Xu Longjun, et al. Software for whole-process corrosion deterioration and bearing capacity prediction of offshore reinforced concrete structures. 2019SR1295709, 2019.
[8] Zhu Xingji. An intelligent automatic identification quality inspection system for medium- and high-efficiency filters. 2022SR0688354, 2022.
[9] Zhu Xingji. A double-U combined filter element. ZL202320411267.4, 2023.
[10] Zhu Xingji, Xu Longjun, Jianghan University. Resistance assessment software for protective structures after earth-penetrating projectile penetration and explosion. 2023SR1805573, 2023.
[11] Liao Shengqing, Zhu Xingji. BIM-based trackless construction device for rigid catenary. ZL202220388058.8, 2022.
[12] Zuo Tao, Zhu Xingji. Control system of air anti-corrosion equipment for industrial precision instruments in salt spray environments. 2021SR1422403, 2021; 2021SR1422462, 2021.
Honors and Awards
Outstanding Academic Award for Publicly Funded Ph.D. Students, China Scholarship Council, March 2016.
Employment/Further Study Destinations of Some Supervised Students
Meng Zhaozheng: Delft University of Technology;
Xiao Changrong: Korea University;
Chen Jiachen: KAIST;
Liao Shengqing: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology;
Sun Weiyuan: Tsinghua University;
Yang Honglei: The University of Hong Kong;
Zuo Tao: Organization Department of the CPC Sichuan Provincial Committee (Outstanding Selected Graduate);
Dai Xuerui: General Office of Jilin Municipal Government (Outstanding Selected Graduate).
