Full-time Associate Professor, Fuzhou University, China, 2021-present

Full-time postdoctoral fellow, Tongji University, China, 2018-2021

Building Materials, Building Structures, Civil Engineering Materials, Hydraulic Engineering Materials, Experiments on Civil Engineering Materials, Experiments on Hydraulic Engineering Materials, Experiments on Road Engineering Materials, Structures, Cognitive Internship, Graduation Internship, Fuzhou University, China

Advanced Theory of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Fuzhou University, China

Outstanding Young Scholar Presentation, 18th National Academic Conference on Integrity Theory and Reinforcement Technology of Concrete and Rock (2024)

Excellent Academic Report by Young Scholars, 10th National Academic Conference on Recycled Concrete and the 6th National Academic Conference on Construction and Demolition Waste (2023)

First Prize, awarded by the China Construction Science and Technology Award Committee for the project "Key Technologies and Engineering Applications for Performance Improvement and Structural Construction of Recycled Concrete" (2023), 12/15

3D printed recycled aggregate concrete

Resource utilization of construction and demolition waste

Durability of recycled aggregate concrete

Mechanical performance of recycled aggregate concrete structures

Time-dependent reliability of recycled aggregate concrete members and structures

Material and structural properties of seawater sea-sand recycled aggregate concrete

Principal Investigator: “Study on Degradation Mechanism of Bearing Capacity and Design Methods of Recycled Concrete Beams”, Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province (2023-2026)

Principal Investigator: “Deterioration Law of Bearing Capacity and Time-dependent Reliability Analysis on Recycled Aggregate Concrete Beams”, National Natural Science Foundation of China (2021-2023)

Principal Investigator: Start-up Fund for Introduced Talents of Fuzhou University (2021-2023)

Principal Investigator: General Program of the 66th China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2019-2021)

Member, RILEM Technical Committee “273-RAC: Structural Behavior and Innovation of Recycled Aggregate Concrete”

Member, The International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC)

Member, Technical Committee on Recycled Aggregate Concrete of China Civil Engineering Society

Member, Branch of Green Construction and Operations & Maintenance, China Civil Engineering Society

Member, Technical Committee on Fracture Mechanics of Dam Concrete and Rock, Chinese Society for Dams

Reviewer, Cement and Concrete Composites

Reviewer, Engineering Structures

Reviewer, Composites Part B-Engineering

Reviewer, Construction and Building Materials

[1] Zhang Kaijian, Ma Zhongcheng, Xu Jinxiao, Zhang Qingtian, Luo Surong*. Experimental study on fracture parameters of sisal fiber reinforced-recycled aggregate concrete. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. 2026, 141: 105329.

[2] Zhang Kaijian, Ma Zhongcheng, Zhang Qingtian*. Carbon emission evaluation of seawater sea-sand recycled aggregate concrete based on cradle-to-gate theory. Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials. 2025

[3] Zhang Kaijian*, Zhou Kunjie, Wang Lin, Zhang Qingtian. Carbonation behavior of seawater sea-sand concrete under different recycled coarse aggregate and sea-sand replacement ratios. Construction and Building Materials. 2025, 491: 142592.

[4] Zhang Kaijian, Wang Lin, Li Ziying, Zhang Qingtian*. Effects of different fine aggregates as sand replacements on the carbonation properties of recycled aggregate concrete. Construction and Building Materials. 2025, 468: 140416.

[5] Zhang Kaijian, Lin Wenqiang, Lan Qibin, Zhang Qingtian*. Compressive properties of polypropylene fiber reinforced seawater sea-sand recycled aggregate concrete under different strain rate loading. Construction and Building Materials. 2024, 452: 138968.

[6] Zhang Qingtian, Ou Junrui, Lan Qibin, Zhang Kaijian*. Effects of recycled sand and shell sand as sand replacement on the dynamic properties of seawater sea-sand recycled aggregate concrete. Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials. 2024, 13(11): 1707-1723.

[7] Zhang Kaijian, Lin Wenqiang, Zhang Qingtian, Wang Dehui*, Luo Surong*. Evaluation of anisotropy and statistical parameters of compressive strength for 3D printed concrete. Construction and Building Materials. 2024, 400: 137417.

[8] Zhang Kaijian, Zhang Qingtian*, Lin Wenqiang, Ou Junrui. Material and structural properties of recycled coarse aggregate concrete made with seawater and sea-sand: A review. Journal of Building Engineering. 2024, 87: 109042.

[9] Luo Surong, Zhou Wentao, Yu Minming, Zhang Kaijian*, Zhang Qingtian. Stress-strain relationship of fiber reinforced recycled aggregate concrete under uniaxial tension. Construction and Building Materials. 2024, 422: 135701.  

[10] Zhang Kaijian, Xiao Jianzhuang*, Hu Xiaolong, Zhang Qingtian. Bearing capacity of seawater sea sand recycled aggregate concrete beams reinforced with glass fiber reinforced polymer bars. Advances in Structural Engineering. 2023, 26(9): 1647-1662.

[11] Xiao Jianzhuang *, Zhang Kaijian, Ding Tao, Zhang Qingtian, Xiao Xuwen. Fundamental issues towards unified design theory of recycled and natural aggregate concrete components. Engineering. 2023, 29: 188-197.

[12] Zhang Kaijian, Zhang Qingtian*, Xiao Jianzhuang*. Durability of FRP bars and FRP bar reinforced seawater sea sand concrete structures in marine environments. Construction and Building Materials. 2022, 350: 128898.

[13] Zhang Kaijian, Xiao Jianzhuang*. Time-dependent reliability analysis of recycled aggregate concrete beams. Journal of Building Engineering. 2021, 43: 102659.

[14] Zhang Kaijian, Xiao Jianzhuang*, Zhang Qingtian. Time-dependent reliability analysis of recycled aggregate concrete cover cracking induced by reinforcement corrosion. Journal of Building Engineering. 2021, 39: 102320.

[15] Xiao Jianzhuang, Zhang Kaijian*, Zhang Qingtian. Strain rate effect on compressive stress-strain curves of recycled aggregate concrete with seawater and sea sand. Construction and Building Materials. 2021, 300: 124014.

[16] Zhang Kaijian, Xiao Jianzhuang*, Zhang Chuanzeng. Time-dependent flexural capacity analysis of recycled aggregate concrete beams. Engineering Structures. 2020, 218: 110859.

[17] Zhang Kaijian, Xiao Jianzhuang*, Zhang Qingtian. Experimental study on stress-strain curves of seawater sea-sand concrete under uniaxial compression with different strain rates. Advances in Structural Engineering. 2020, 24:1124-1137.  

[18] Zhang Kaijian, Xiao Jianzhuang*, Zhao Yuxi*, Zhang Qingtian. Analytical model for critical corrosion level of reinforcements to cause the cracking of concrete cover. Construction and Building Materials. 2019, 223: 185-197.

[19] Zhang Kaijian, Xiao Jianzhuang*. Time-dependent reliability analysis on carbonation behavior of recycled aggregate concrete based on gamma process. Construction and Building Materials. 2018, 158: 378-388.

[20] Zhang Kaijian, Xiao Jianzhuang*. Prediction model of carbonation depth for recycled aggregate concrete. Cement and Concrete Composites. 2018, 88: 86-99.

[21] Xiao Jianzhuang*, Zhang Kaijian, Akbarnezhad Ali. Variability of stress-strain relationship for recycled aggregate concrete under uniaxial compression loading. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018, 181: 753-771.

[22] Xiao Jianzhuang*, Qiang Chengbing, Nanni Antonio, Zhang Kaijian. Use of sea-sand and seawater in concrete construction: Current status and future opportunities. Construction and Building Materials. 2017, 155: 1101-1111.