Innovative Concrete Materials

Mijia Yang is an Associate Professor of Structural Engineering and Materials at North Dakota State University and had held a research position at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He received his doctorate in 2006 in Civil Engineering from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Akron. Dr. Yang has a structural engineering background, specializing in advanced construction materials and Fiber Reinforced Plastics Composites for infrastructural applications. He has been involved in the development of advanced concrete materials since 2000 and has co-authored numerous technical papers on these subjects as well as several project reports. ZhiLi (Jerry) Gao is an Associate Professor of Construction Engineering and Materials at North Dakota State University and had held a faculty position at Missouri Western State University. He received his doctorate in 2004 from the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Iowa State University. Dr. Gao has extensive experience in the development of concrete materials. He has been involved in numerous concrete material-related projects, including green concrete materials, fly-ash concrete, bacteria concrete and pervious concrete and plastic concrete etc.

1. Introduction
2. Concept of Green, Multifunctional, and Self-healing Concrete
3. Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete
4. Electrically Conductive Geopolymer Concrete
5. Fiber Reinforced Pervious Concrete
6. Bacterial Concrete
7. Laboratory Testing
8. Accelerated Pavement Repair using the New Concrete
9. Trends and Recommendations
APPENDIX A: Nomenclature
APPENDIX B: Design Examples
APPENDIX C: Inspection Checklist
APPENDIX D: Modifications to Existing NDDOT Specifications