Roles and responsibilities
SRO - Project manager and Principal Investigator for Research and Client Projects; Leading the Development of Knowledge and Technologies for Corrosion Resilience Design and Management of Bridges and Structures, Durability and Condition Assessment, and Infrastructure Life Cycle Assessment (infrastructure CA).
Team Lead - To supervise and support the professional development of research offices in the research areas of low-carbon concrete materials and durability, corrosion of concrete and steel structures, infrastructure asset management, and infrastructure LCA.
CRBE task lead – to support the development of projects and deliverables that support the Climate Resilience of Built Environment initiative enhancing the adaptation of our buildings and infrastructure to the changing climate.
Education
2001: PhD University of California, Berkeley, Civil Engineering.
1997: MS Tsinghua University, China, Civil Engineering
1994: BA Tongji University, China, Civil Engineering
Key publications
Zhang, J., Ebrahimi, N. (2022). Galvanic Corrosion in Steel and Aluminum Bridges, Canadian Standards Association, Toronto, ON. https://www.csagroup.org/article/research/galvanic-corrosion-in-steel-and-aluminum-bridges/
Zhang, J. and Ebrahimi, N. (2021). Corrosion Risk of Using Stainless Steel Bolts for A1010 Steel Bridge Girders. ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering, 26 (2).
Jalaei, F., Guest, G., Gaur A., and Zhang, J (2020). Exploring the effects that a non-stationary climate and dynamic electricity grid mix have on whole building life cycle assessment: a multi-city comparison. Journal of Sustainable Cities and Society, 61.
Zhang, J., Ebrahimi, N., Lai, D. (2019). Galvanic Corrosion Risk of Using Galvanized A325 bolts in Corrosion-resistant Steel Bridges. Journal of Bridge Engineers, 24(6).
Guest, G., Zhang, J., O. Maadani O., and Shirkhani, H. (2019). Incorporating the impacts of climate change into infrastructure life cycle assessments: A case study of pavement service life performance. Journal of Industrial Ecology, April 2019.
Zhang, J., Cusson, D., Monteriro, P., Harvey, J.(2008), "New perspectives of maturity method and innovative approach for high performance concrete applications," Journal of Cement and Concrete Research, 38, (12), pp. 1438-1446, December-01-08
Zhang, J., Monteiro, P.J.M., Morrison, H.F., Mancio, M.(2004), "Non-invasive surface measurement of corrosion impedance of reinforcing bar in concrete - Part 3: effect of geometry and materials properties," ACI Materials Journal, 101, (4), July-August, pp. 273-280, July-01-04
Zhang, J., Monteiro, P.J.M., Morrison, F.(2004), "Non-invasive surface measurement of the corrosion impedance of rebar in concrete. Part III. Modeling geometric effect," ACI Materials Journal, 101, (4), pp. 273-280, 04
Zhang, J., Monteiro, P.J.M., Morrison, F.(2002), "Non-invasive surface measurement of the corrosion impedance of rebar in concrete. Part II: Forward modeling," ACI Materials Journal, 99, (3), May/June, pp. 242-250, May-01-02
Zhang, J., Monteiro, P.J.M., Morrison, F.(2002), "Non-invasive surface measurement of the corrosion impedance of rebar in concrete. Part 1: Experimental results," ACI Materials Journal, 98, (2), March/April, pp. 116-125, March-01-01
