Dr Shujian Chen
Lecturer in Structural Engineering
School of Civil Engineering
+61 7 344 31359
Room 539:1
Advanced Engineering Building (49)
Advanced Engineering Building (49)
Researcher biography
Dr Shujian Chen started his research on nanomaterial modified cement and concrete in 2011. He is also dedicated to developing and adapting new nano/micro-scale characterisation and simulations techniques for developing new cement and concrete-based construction materials via emerging technologies. Since 2014, he extended his research to apply 3D printing technology in advanced manufacturing of multifunctional, high-performance cement-based materials.
Journal Articles
Qiao, Yi Ping, Ren, Jiawei, Wu, Jiangyu and Chen, Shu Jian (2023). A new heat resistant load bearing system incorporating honeycomb structured cementitious composite investigated via experiments and modelling. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 19 e02379, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.cscm.2023.e02379
Zhu, Gaofang, Jing, Hongwen, Wu, Jiangyu, Chen, Shujian, Gao, Yuan, Yin, Qian, Yu, Zixuan, Qiao, Yiping and Ren, Jiawei (2023). Study on heat transfer characteristics of cement-based honeycomb structures based on infrared imaging. Journal of Building Engineering, 68 106134, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106134
Ren, Jiawei, Chen, Shu Jian, Qiao, Yiping and Wang, Wei (2023). Scalable hierarchically structured materials from a multiscale particle system enabled by microscaffolds. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. doi: 10.1089/3dp.2022.0313
Chen, Shu Jian, Zhang, Qianhui, Nguyen, Hoan D., Ren, Yizhen, Liu, Yanming, Wang, Wei, Gao, Wenchao, Ren, Jiawei, Sagoe-Crentsil, Kwesi and Duan, Wenhui (2022). Direct 2D cement-nanoadditive deposition enabling carbon-neutral hydrogen from natural gas. Nano Energy, 99 107415, 107415. doi: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2022.107415
Liu, Yanming, Chen, Shu Jian, Sagoe-Crentsil, Kwesi and Duan, Wenhui (2022). Large set microstructure reconstruction mimicking quantum computing approach via deep learning. Acta Materialia, 230 117860. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2022.117860
Wang, Wei, Chen, Shu Jian, Duan, Wenhui, Sagoe-Crentsil, Kwesi, Pathirage, Chathurdara Sri Nadith, Li, Ling and Lin, Junlin (2022). Revealing microstructural modifications of graphene oxide-modified cement via deep learning and nanoporosity mapping: implications for structural materials’ performance. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5 (5), 7092-7102. doi: 10.1021/acsanm.2c01044
Wang, Wei, Chen, Shu Jian, Sagoe-Crentsil, Kwesi and Duan, Wenhui (2022). Graphene oxide-reinforced thin shells for high-performance, lightweight cement composites. Composites Part B: Engineering, 235 109796, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2022.109796
Ouyang, Yubing, Chen, Shujian, Sagoe-Crentsil, Kwesi and Duan, Wenhui (2022). Capillary bridges between unsaturated nano-mineral particles: a molecular dynamics study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24 (14), 8398-8407. doi: 10.1039/d1cp05041a
Wang, Wei, Chen, Shu Jian, Chen, Weiqiang, Duan, Wenhui, Lai, Jia Zie and Sagoe-Crentsil, Kwesi (2022). Damage-tolerant material design motif derived from asymmetrical rotation. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 1289, 1289. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-28991-5
Liu, Yanming, Chen, Shu Jian, Sagoe-Crentsil, Kwesi and Duan, Wenhui (2021). Predicting the permeability of consolidated silty clay via digital soil reconstruction. Computers and Geotechnics, 140 104468, 104468. doi: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2021.104468
Luo, Jianlin, Zhou, Chen, Li, Wengui, Chen, Sujian, Habibnejad Korayem, Asghar and Duan, Wenhui (2021). Using graphene oxide to improve physical property and control ASR expansion of cement mortar. Construction and Building Materials, 307 125006, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125006
Liu, Yanming, Chen, Shu Jian, Sagoe-Crentsil, Kwesi and Duan, Wenhui (2021). Evolution of tricalcium silicate (C3S) hydration based on image analysis of microstructural observations obtained via Field's metal intrusion. Materials Characterization, 181 111457, 111457. doi: 10.1016/j.matchar.2021.111457
Ruan, Chengke, Lin, Junlin, Chen, Shujian, Sagoe-Crentsil, Kwesi and Duan, Wenhui (2021). Effect of graphene oxide on the pore structure of cement paste: implications for performance enhancement. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 4 (10), 10623-10633. doi: 10.1021/acsanm.1c02090
Liu, Yanming, Chen, Shu Jian, Sagoe-Crentsil, Kwesi and Duan, Wenhui (2021). Digital concrete modelling: an alternative approach to microstructural pore analysis of cement hydrates. Construction and Building Materials, 303 124558, 124558. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124558
Basquiroto de Souza, Felipe, Zheng, Changxi, Chen, Shujian, Liu, Yanming, Sagoe-Crentsil, Kwesi and Duan, Wenhui (2021). Near-field infrared microscopy: A novel analytic mapping technique to nanocharacterize calcium silicate-based cement materials. Cement and Concrete Research, 147 106525. doi: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2021.106525
Gao, Yuan, Chen, Shujian, Chen, Weiqiang, Wang, Wei and Duan, Wenhui (2021). Graphene kirigami membrane with superior theoretical permeability and adjustable selection capability. Carbon, 181, 398-407. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2021.05.025
Basquiroto de Souza, Felipe, Shamsaei, Ezzatollah, Chen, Shujian, Sagoe-Crentsil, Kwesi and Duan, Wenhui (2021). Controlled growth and ordering of poorly-crystalline calcium-silicate-hydrate nanosheets. Communications Materials, 2 (1) 84. doi: 10.1038/s43246-021-00191-6
Lin, Junlin, Chen, Shujian, Wang, Wei, Pathirage, Chathurdara Sri Nadith, Li, Ling, Sagoe-Crentsil, Kwesi and Duan, Wenhui (2021). Transregional spatial correlation revealed by deep learning and implications for material characterisation and reconstruction. Materials Characterization, 178 111268, 111268. doi: 10.1016/j.matchar.2021.111268
Wang, Wei, Gerber, Brandon, Lai, Jia Zie, Chen, Shu Jian, Sagoe-Crentsil, Kwesi and Duan, Wenhui (2021). Controlling the rheological properties of cement for a submillimetre-thin shell structure. Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions, 54 (4) 141. doi: 10.1617/s11527-021-01735-5
Li, Yilin, Chen, Shujian, Duan, Wenhui and Yan, Wenyi (2021). Descriptor-based method combined with partition to reconstruct three-dimensional complex microstructures. Physical Review E, 104 (1) 015316, 1-16. doi: 10.1103/physreve.104.015316
Zhou, Ze Fu, Chen, Shu Jian, Zheng, Chang Xi, Jing, Hong Wen and Duan, Wen Hui (2020). Grid-based electron–solid interaction simulation for characterizing high-dimensional microstructures. Ultramicroscopy, 217 113070, 113070. doi: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2020.113070
Ouyang, Yubing, Chen, Shujian, Chen, Weiqiang, Zhang, Lihai, Matthai, Stephan and Duan, Wenhui (2020). Toward the understanding of stress-induced mineral dissolution via molecular scale simulations. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124 (35), 19166-19173. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c06300
Miao, Jianxiong, Chen, Shujian, Zhang, Qianhui, Jiang, Jinyang and Duan, Wenhui (2020). Highly tunable anisotropic co-deformation of black phosphorene superlattices. Nanoscale, 2020 (38), 19787-19796. doi: 10.1039/d0nr04781c
Hosseini, Ehsan, Zakertabrizi, Mohammad, Habibnejad Korayem, Asghar, Chen, Shujian and Kazemi Mohsenabadi, Saeed (2019). Graphene oxide in ceramic-based layered structure: nanosheet optimization. Construction and Building Materials, 224, 266-275. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.087
Hu, Yong, Li, Yun An, Lin, Jun Lin, Ruan, Cheng Ke, Chen, Shu Jian, Tang, Hui Ming and Duan, Wen Hui (2019). Towards microstructure-based analysis and design for seepage water in underground engineering: effect of image characteristics. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 93 103086, 103086. doi: 10.1016/j.tust.2019.103086
Yao, Xupei, Shamsaei, Ezzatollah, Chen, Shujian, Zhang, Qian Hui, de Souza, Felipe Basquiroto, Sagoe-Crentsil, Kwesi and Duan, Wenhui (2019). Graphene oxide-coated Poly(vinyl alcohol) fibers for enhanced fiber-reinforced cementitious composites. Composites Part B: Engineering, 174 107010, 107010. doi: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.107010
Li, Chen Yang, Chen, Shu Jian, Li, Wen Gui, Li, Xiang Yu, Ruan, Dong and Duan, Wen Hui (2019). Dynamic increased reinforcing effect of graphene oxide on cementitious nanocomposite. Construction and Building Materials, 206, 694-702. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.02.001
Gao, Yuan, Jing, Hong Wen, Chen, Shu Jian, Du, Ming Rui, Chen, Wei Qiang and Duan, Wen Hui (2019). Influence of ultrasonication on the dispersion and enhancing effect of graphene oxide–carbon nanotube hybrid nanoreinforcement in cementitious composite. Composites Part B: Engineering, 164, 45-53. doi: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.11.066
Chen, Shu Jian, Chen, Wei Qiang, Ouyang, Yubing, Matthai, Stephan and Zhang, Lihai (2019). Transitions between nanomechanical and continuum mechanical contacts: new insights from liquid structure. Nanoscale, 11 (47), 22954-22963. doi: 10.1039/c9nr07180f
Hu, Ping, Zhang, Chunshun, Chen, Shu Jian, Wang, Yonghe, Wang, Wei and Duan, Wen Hui (2018). Dynamic responses of bridge–embankment transitions in high speed railway: field tests and data analyses. Engineering Structures, 175, 565-576. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.08.079
Hu, Yong, Li, Yun An, Ruan, Cheng Ke, Lin, Jun Lin, Chen, Shu Jian, Tang, Hui Ming and Duan, Wen Hui (2018). Transformation of pore structure in consolidated silty clay: new insights from quantitative pore profile analysis. Construction and Building Materials, 186, 615-625. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.07.136
Du, Ming Rui, Chen, Shu Jian, Duan, Wen Hui, Chen, Wei Qiang and Jing, Hong Wen (2018). Role of multiwalled carbon nanotubes as shear reinforcing nanopins in quasi-brittle matrices. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 1 (4), 1731-1740. doi: 10.1021/acsanm.8b00162
Chen, Shu Jian, Yao, Xu Pei, Wang, Quan and Duan, Wen Hui (2018). Snubbing effect in atomic scale friction of graphene. Composites Part B: Engineering, 136, 119-125. doi: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.07.049
Chuah, Samuel, Li, Wengui, Chen, Shu Jian, Sanjayan, Jay G. and Duan, Wen Hui (2018). Investigation on dispersion of graphene oxide in cement composite using different surfactant treatments. Construction and Building Materials, 161, 519-527. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.11.154
Wang, Wei, Chen, Shu Jian, Basquiroto De Souza, Felipe, Wu, Bailin and Duan, Wen Hui (2018). Exfoliation and dispersion of boron nitride nanosheets to enhance ordinary Portland cement paste. Nanoscale, 10 (3), 1004-1014. doi: 10.1039/c7nr07561h
Chen, Shu Jian, Li, Wen Gui, Ruan, Cheng Ke, Sagoe-Crentsil, Kwesi and Duan, Wen Hui (2017). Pore shape analysis using centrifuge driven metal intrusion: indication on porosimetry equations, hydration and packing. Construction and Building Materials, 154, 95-104. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.07.190
Chen, Shu Jian, Yao, Xupei, Zheng, Changxi and Duan, Wen Hui (2017). Quantification of evaporation induced error in atom probe tomography using molecular dynamics simulation. Ultramicroscopy, 182, 28-35. doi: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2017.06.006
Li, Wengui, Li, Xiangyu, Chen, Shu Jian, Long, Guangcheng, Liu, Yan Ming and Duan, Wen Hui (2017). Effects of nanoalumina and graphene oxide on early-age hydration and mechanical properties of cement paste. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 29 (9) 04017087, 04017087. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001926
Du, Ming Rui, Jing, Hong Wen, Duan, Wen Hui, Han, Guan Sheng and Chen, Shu Jian (2017). Methylcellulose stabilized multi-walled carbon nanotubes dispersion for sustainable cement composites. Construction and Building Materials, 146, 76-85. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.04.029
Li, Wengui, Li, Xiangyu, Chen, Shu Jian, Liu, Yan Ming, Duan, Wen Hui and Shah, Surendra P. (2017). Effects of graphene oxide on early-age hydration and electrical resistivity of Portland cement paste. Construction and Building Materials, 136, 506-514. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.01.066
Chen, Shu Jian, Li, Chen Yang, Wang, Quan and Duan, Wen Hui (2017). Reinforcing mechanism of graphene at atomic level: friction, crack surface adhesion and 2D geometry. Carbon, 114, 557-565. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.12.034
Zhang, Qianhui, Chang, Zhenyue, Xu, Guanzhong, Wang, Ziyu, Zhang, Yupeng, Xu, Zai-Quan, Chen, Shujian, Bao, Qiaoliang, Liu, Jefferson Zhe, Mai, Yui-Wing, Duan, Wenhui, Fuhrer, Michael S. and Zheng, Changxi (2016). Strain relaxation of monolayer WS2 on plastic substrate. Advanced Functional Materials, 26 (47), 8707-8714. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201603064
Chen, Shu Jian, Qiu, Cheng Yu, Korayem, Asghar H., Barati, Mohammad R. and Duan, Wen Hui (2016). Agglomeration process of surfactant-dispersed carbon nanotubes in unstable dispersion: a two-stage agglomeration model and experimental evidence. Powder Technology, 301, 412-420. doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2016.06.033
Chen, Shu Jian, Tian, Yuan, Li, Chen Yang and Duan, Wen Hui (2016). A new scheme for analysis of pore characteristics using centrifuge driven non-toxic metal intrusion. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 2 (3), 173-182. doi: 10.1007/s40948-016-0029-z
Li, Xiangyu, Li, Chenyang, Liu, Yanming, Chen, Shu Jian, Wang, C. M., Sanjayan, Jay G. and Duan, Wen Hui (2016). Improvement of mechanical properties by incorporating graphene oxide into cement mortar. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 25 (15-16), 1313-1322. doi: 10.1080/15376494.2016.1218226
Korayem, Asghar H., Chen, Shu Jian, Zhang, Qian Hui, Li, Chen Yang, Zhao, Xiao Ling and Duan, Wen Hui (2016). Failure of CFRP-to-steel double strap joint bonded using carbon nanotubes modified epoxy adhesive at moderately elevated temperatures. Composites Part B: Engineering, 94, 95-101. doi: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.03.042
Chen, Shu Jian, Yao, Xu Pei, Lu, Guoxing, Ma, Guowei and Duan, Wen Hui (2016). Nano-impact tests with ultra-high strain rate loading using graphene and ion impact. International Journal of Applied Mechanics, 8 (4) 1650043. doi: 10.1142/S1758825116500435
Chen, Shu Jian, Wang, Wei, Sagoe-Crentsil, Kwesi, Collins, Frank, Zhao, Xiao Ling, Majumder, Mainak and Duan, Wen Hui (2016). Distribution of carbon nanotubes in fresh ordinary Portland cement pastes: understanding from a two-phase perspective. RSC Advances, 6 (7), 5745-5753. doi: 10.1039/c5ra13511g
Chen, Shu Jian, Duan, Wen Hui, Li, Zong Jin and Sui, Tong Bo (2015). New approach for characterisation of mechanical properties of cement paste at micrometre scale. Materials and Design, 87, 992-995. doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.08.101
Korayem, Asghar H., Barati, Mohammad Reza, Chen, Shu Jian, Simon, George P., Zhao, Xiao Ling and Duan, Wen Hui (2015). Optimizing the degree of carbon nanotube dispersion in a solvent for producing reinforced epoxy matrices. Powder Technology, 284, 541-550. doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2015.07.023
Zou, Bo, Chen, Shu Jian, Korayem, Asghar H., Collins, Frank, Wang, C. M. and Duan, Wen Hui (2015). Effect of ultrasonication energy on engineering properties of carbon nanotube reinforced cement pastes. Carbon, 85, 212-220. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.12.094
Chen, Shu Jian, Zou, Bo, Collins, Frank, Zhao, Xiao Ling, Majumber, Mainak and Duan, Wen Hui (2014). Predicting the influence of ultrasonication energy on the reinforcing efficiency of carbon nanotubes. Carbon, 77, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.04.023
Chen, S. J., Collins, F. G., Macleod, A. J. N., Pan, Z., Duan, W. H. and Wang, C. M. (2011). Carbon nanotube-cement composites: A retrospect. IES Journal Part A: Civil and Structural Engineering, 4 (4), 254-265. doi: 10.1080/19373260.2011.615474
Conference Papers
Wang, Wei, Qiu, Chengyu, Chen, Shu Jian and Duan, Wenhui (2020). Role of multifunctional sulfonated graphene oxide in foam concrete system: reinforcement and surfactant. 25th Australasian Conference on Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM25), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, December 2018. Singapore, Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-7603-0_74
Liu, Yanming, Lin, Ren, Chen, Shujian and Duan, Wenhui (2020). FEM simulation of ocarina-shaped piezoelectric wind energy harvester. The 25th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM25), Brisbane, Australia, 4-7 December 2018. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-7603-0_101
Duan, Wen Hui, Chen, Shu Jian and Hubler, Mija (2013). Water sorption hysteresis in cement nano slits. 9th International Conference on Creep, Shrinkage, and Durability Mechanics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 22-25 September 2013. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). doi: 10.1061/9780784413111.012