Assistant Professor (Structural Engineering)
Dr. Jing YU
BEng, Zhejiang University, China
PhD, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China
Fulbright Scholar, FHKCI, M.RILEM, A.M.ASCE
Office: HW 6-27
Phone: +852 2859 2650
Fax: +852 2559 5337
E-mail: ceyujing@hku.hk
Teaching Activities
- CIVL1113 Engineering Mechanics and Materials
- MATH1853 Linear Algebra, Probability and Statistics
- ENGG1320 Engineers in The Modern World
- CIVL4101 Capstone Design Project
Research Interests
- High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
- Smart and Multi-Functional Concrete
- Green and Low-Carbon Concrete
- Modular Integrated Construction
- Marine Construction Materials
Representative Research / Consultancy Projects
- PI, HKRGC (ECS): Jigsaw-inspired Reconfigurable Module with High-Cracking-Strength and Lightweight Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (SHCC) for Floating Platforms, 2025-2027
- PI, NSF China (YSF): Self-Healing Performance of Seawater Sea-Sand Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC), 2022-2024
- PI, NSF China (NSFC/RS-IE): Sustainable Hybrid Strengthening System with ECC and Recycled Steel Cords for Substandard Reinforced Concrete Structures, 2022-2024
Professional Activities
- Technical Committee Member, Code of Practice for Precast Concrete Construction, Buildings Department, Hong Kong SAR. 2024-2026
- Technical Committee Member, Code of Practice for Demolition of Buildings, Buildings Department, Hong Kong SAR. 2024-2026
- Technical Committee Member, Specification for Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites Structures (T/CECS 1212-2022). China Association for Engineering Construction Standardization (CECS)
- Editorial Board Member, Frontiers in Materials
- Editorial Board Member, Engineering Materials and Structures
Representative Publications
- Younas H, Yu J, Leung CKY. Mechanical and environmental performance of high-strength strain-hardening cementitious composites with high-dosage ternary supplementary cementitious materials: Fly ash, limestone, and calcined clay. Construction and Building Materials. 2024;444:137856.
- Das AK, Qiu J, Leung CKY, Yu J. A novel strategy to assess healing induced recovery of mechanical properties (HIRMP) of strain hardening/engineering cementitious composites (SHCCs/ECCs) in autogenous healing. Cement and Concrete Composites. 2023;142:105177.
- Xu N, Qian Y, Yu J, Leung CKY. Tensile performance of 3D-printed Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (SHCC) considering material parameters, nozzle size and printing patterns. Cement and Concrete Composites. 2022:104601.
- Huang B, Wu J, Yu J, Dai J, Leung CKY, Li VC. Seawater Sea-sand Engineered/Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (ECC/SHCC): Assessment and Modeling of Crack Characteristics. Cement and Concrete Research. 2021;140:106292.
- Yu J, Mishra DK, Hu C, Leung CKY, Shah SP. Mechanical, environmental and economic performance of sustainable Grade 45 concrete with ultrahigh-volume Limestone-Calcined Clay (LCC). Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 2021;175:105846.
- Zhang D, Yu J, Wu HL, Ellis B, Li VC. Discontinuous micro-fibers as intrinsic ductile reinforcement for Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC). Composites Part B: Engineering. 2020;184:107741
- Chen Y, Yu J, Younas H, Leung CKY. Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Bond between Steel Rebar and High-Strength Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composite (SHCC) under Direct Tension. Cement and Concrete Composites. 2020;112:103666.
- Yu J, Chen Y, Leung CKY. Mechanical Performance of Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (SHCC) with Hybrid Polyvinyl Alcohol and Steel Fibers. Composite Structures. 2019;226:111198.
- Yu J, Yao J, Lin X, Li H, Lam JYK, Leung CKY, Sham IML, Shih K. Tensile Performance of Sustainable Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites with Recycled PET Fibers. Cement and Concrete Research. 2018;107:110–123.
- Lin X, Yu J, Li H, Lam JYK, Shih K, Sham IML, Leung CKY. Recycling Polyethylene Terephthalate Wastes as Short Fibers in Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composites (SHCC). Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2018;357:40-52.