Selected Publications

Our research group has published over 100 journal papers in addition to many conference papers. Here are a few selected publications to show our representative research outcomes.

Nature-based Infrastructure Solutions
Porous Pavements

Wang, Y., Sheng, Y., Wen, Y., Wong, A. S., Lai, V., & Xiong, F. 2018. Investigation of the bond and shear strength between open-graded friction course (OGFC) and dense-graded asphalt concrete. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 19(5), 1164-1191.

Wang, Y., Wang G., Ahn Y. 2014. Effects of using recycled asphalt shingles in open-graded friction course on flexible pavement performance. ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation. Vol. 42 (5).

Wang. Y., Leng. Z. Wang, G. 2013. Structural contribution of open-graded friction course mixes in mechanistic-empirical pavement design. International Journal of Pavement Engineering Vol. 15 (8), 731-741.

Urban Heat Mitigation

Jia, S., Wang, Y.*, Wong, N. H., Chen, W., & Ding, X. (2022). Influences of thermal environment on pedestrians’ thermal perception and travel behavior in hot weather. Building and Environment, 226, 109687.

Jia, S., & Wang, Y. (2021). Effect of heat mitigation strategies on thermal environment, thermal comfort, and walkability: A case study in Hong Kong. Building and Environment, 201, 107988.

Chen, L., Wang, Y.*, Jia, S., & Siu, M. F. F. (2021). Development of panoramic infrared images for surface temperature analysis of buildings and infrastructures. Energy and Buildings, 232, 110660.

Biodiversity Conservation

Wang, Y., Ho, I. W. H., Chen, Y., Wang, Y., & Lin, Y. (2021). Real-time Water Quality Monitoring and Estimation in AIoT for Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation. IEEE Internet of Things Journal.

Chen, Y., Wang, Y.*, Liew, J. H., & Wang, P. L. (2021). Development of a methodological framework for evaluating biodiversity of built urban green infrastructures by practitioners. Journal of Cleaner Production, 127009.

Wang, Y.*, Jia, S., Wang, Z., Chen, Y., Mo, S., & Sze, N. N. (2021). Planning considerations of green corridors for the improvement of biodiversity resilience in suburban areas. Journal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience, 2(1), 1-15.

Urban Runoffs and Water Quality

Chen, Y., Wang, Y., Chia, B., & Wang, D. (2021). Upstream-downstream water quality comparisons of restored channelized streams. Ecological Engineering, 170, 106367.

Chia, B., Wang, Y., & Chen, Y. (2020). Flood Resilience of Urban River Restoration Projects: Case Studies in Hong Kong. Journal of Management in Engineering, 36(5), 05020009.

Chan, K. M., & Wang, Y. (2020). Resilient pavement design with consideration of flooding effect caused by climate change. Transportmetrica A: Transport Science, 16(3), 1136-1155.

Multicriteria Decision Making in Infrastructure Planning

Chen, L., Wang, Y.*, & Mo, S. (2022). Automatic labeling of river restoration project documents based on project objectives and restoration methods. Expert Systems with Applications, 116754.

Y. Wang, X. Deng, D. Marcucci, Y. Le 2012. Sustainable Development Planning of Protected Areas near Cities: a Case Study in China, ASCE Journal of Urban Planning and Development 139(2), 133–143.

Deng, X. Y. Wang, B. Li, T. An (2010). Poverty issues in a national wildlife reserve in China, International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, Volume 17, Issue 6, 529-541.

Pavement Research
Fundamental Asphalt Research

Li, F., Wang, Y., Miljković, M., & Chan, K. M. (2022). Changes in the nanoscale asphaltene particles and relaxation spectra of asphalt binders during aging and rejuvenation. Materials & Design, 110808.

Li, F., Wang Y.*, Zhao K., (2022). Connections between asphaltene microstructures in aged asphalt binders and performance-related engineering properties, Construction and Building Materials, Volume 329, 25 April 2022, 127173

Li, F., Wang, Y.*, & Zhao, K. (2022). The hierarchical structure of bitumen of different aging states at the molecular level and nanoscale. Fuel, 319, 123791.

Wang, Y., Zhao, K., Li, F., Gao, Q., & Lai, K. W. C. Asphaltenes in asphalt: Direct observation and evaluation of their impacts on asphalt properties. Construction and Building Materials, 271, 121862.

Chan, K., & Wang, Y.* (2021). Determination of the master curves of shear modulus and phase angle for asphalt binders with consideration of relaxation spectrum. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 1-15.

Perpetual Road

Cheng, H., Sun, L., Wang, Y.*, & Chen, X. (2022). Analysis of fatigue behaviors of asphalt mixture under actual loading waveforms using pseudo-strain-based approaches. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 1-14.

Cheng, H., Sun, L., Wang, Y., & Chen, X. (2021). Effects of actual loading waveforms on the fatigue behaviours of asphalt mixtures. International Journal of Fatigue, 151, 106386.

Wang Y*, Wong S.T., Wen Y., Chen L., Chong D., Wang H. 2015. Characterization of the distress modes and in-situ material properties of a highway asphalt pavement with long service life, ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000836, 04015095.

Wang Y., Wen, Y., Zhao, K., Chong, D., & Wong, A. S. (2014). Evolution and locational variation of asphalt binder aging in long-life hot-mix asphalt pavements. Construction and building materials, 68, 172-182.

Smart Road

Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Ho, I. W. H., Sheng, W., & Chen, L. (2022). Pavement Marking Incorporated With Binary Code for Accurate Localization of Autonomous Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems.

Wei, S., Wang, Y.*, Cheng, H., & Wang, D. (2021). Stress distributions in the textures of prefabricated pavement surface created with the assistance of 3D printing technology. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 1-17.

Asphalt Fumes

Mo, S., Wang, Y.*, Xiong, F., Hao, G., Chen, X., & Tsang, N. H. (2021). Analysis and assessment of respirable particles in asphalt pavement recycling from perspectives of workers’ health. Construction and Building Materials, 312, 125405.

Mo, S., Wang, Y., Xiong, F., Ai, C., Wang, D., & Tan, G. Y. A. (2020). Changes of asphalt fumes in hot-mix asphalt pavement recycling. Journal of Cleaner Production, 258, 120586.

Mo, S., Wang, Y.*, Xiong, F., & Ai, C. 2019. Effects of asphalt source and mixing temperature on the generated asphalt fumes. Journal of hazardous materials, 371, 342-351.

Chong, D., Wang, Y.*, Zhao, K., Wang, D. and Oeser, M., 2018. Asphalt Fume Exposures by Pavement Construction Workers: Current Status and Project Cases. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(4), p.05018002.