Voiland CollegeCivil and Environmental EngineeringZhijie Wang

Zhijie Wang

  1. Assistant Professor
Email Addresszhijie.wang3@wsu.edu
LocationPACCAR 442
Phone(509) 335-5702

Biography

Website

  • Research Website
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Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, 2017, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • M.S., Civil Engineering, 2012, Zhejiang University, China
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, 2009, Zhejiang University, China

Professional Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, WSU, Pullman, WA, 2025 – Present
  • Postdoctoral Associate, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2023 – 2025
  • Deputy to the Chairman and CEO & Regional President of Construction, Country Garden Group, Shanghai and Guangzhou, China, and New York, NY, 2017 – 2022
  • Graduate Student Research Assistant, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2012 – 2017
  • Graduate Research Assistant, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 2009 – 2012

Awards

  • Young Industry Leadership Award, Foshan City, Guangdong, China, 2022
  • First Place, Midwest Business Case Competition, University of Michigan, 2016
  • RC Hurt Fellowship, University of Michigan, 2015
  • Rackham Graduate Student Travel Grant, University of Michigan, 2014, 2015
  • Itasca Educational Partnership Grant, Itasca Consulting Group, MN, 2013
  • Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant, University of Michigan, 2013
  • First-Class Award of Honor, Zhejiang University, 2011, 2012

Research Interests

  • Computational geotechnics for granular geomaterials
  • Flood/wildfire resilience of geotechnical infrastructure
  • Digital twin modeling and geosystems

Teaching

  • CE317 Geotechnical Engineering I

Publications

  • Wang, Z.*, Oskay, C., and Fascetti, A. (2025). Multiscale Stochastic Modeling of Backward Erosion Piping Initiation. Part I: Analytical Derivations. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 49(4), pp.1262-1277. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nag.3931.
  • Wang, Z.*, Oskay, C., and Fascetti, A. (2025). Multiscale Stochastic Modeling of Backward Erosion Piping Initiation. Part II: Model Validation and Applications. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 49(4), pp.1247-1261. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nag.3930.
  • Wang, Z.*, Oskay, C., and Fascetti, A. (2025). Backward Erosion Piping in Geotechnical Infrastructure: A Rate Process Perspective. Géotechnique, 75(4), pp.486-500. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.23.00259.
  • Wang, Z.*, Oskay, C., and Fascetti, A. (2024). Three-Dimensional Numerical Modeling of the Temporal Evolution of Backward Erosion Piping. Computers and Geotechnics, 171, pp.106381. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.106381.
  • Wang, Z. and Michalowski, R.L.* (2018). An Apparatus for Testing Static Fatigue at Sand Grain Contacts. Geotechnical Testing Journal, 41(3), pp.448-458. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1520/
  • Michalowski, R.L.*, Wang, Z., and Nadukuru, S.S. (2018). Maturing of Contacts and Ageing of Silica Sand. Géotechnique, 68(2), pp.133-145. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.16.p.321.
  • Wang, Z. and Michalowski, R.L.* (2015). Contact Fatigue in Silica Sand—Observations and Modeling. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 4, pp.88-99. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gete.2015.07.003.
  • Michalowski, R.L.*, Wang, Z., Nadukuru, S.S., Mesri, G., and Kane, T. (2019). Maturing of Contacts and Ageing of Silica Sand. Géotechnique, 69(8), pp.748-749. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.18.d.004.