2017.09–2022.06，长安大学，公路学院，道路与铁道工程，工学博士（裴建中、张久鹏、李蕊课题组）
2019.09–2021.09，美国北卡罗莱纳州立大学，国家留学基金委-公派联合培养，合作导师: Y. Richard Kim/B. Shane underwood
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- [2] Kai Yang, Hongjun Cui, Pan Liu, Minqing Zhu, Yifan An. Accuracy analysis of fatigue life prediction in asphalt binders under multiple aging conditions based on simplified viscoelastic continuum damage (S-VECD) approach. Construction and Building Materials, 2024, 435, 136868.
- [3] Kai Yang, Hongjun Cui, Xinwei Ma, Minqing Zhu. Understanding and characterizing the fatigue cracking resistance of asphalt binder at intermediate temperature: A literature review. Construction and Building Materials, 2023, 407, 133432.
- [4] Kai Yang , Rui Li, Shane Underwood, Cassie Castorena. Effect of Laboratory Oxidative Aging on Dynamic Shear Rheometer Measures of Asphalt Binder Fatigue Cracking Resistance. Construction and Building Materials, 2022, 337, 127566.
- [5] Kai Yang, Rui Li, Cassie Castorena, Shane Underwood. Correlation of asphalt binder linear viscoelasticity (LVE) parameters and the ranking consistency related to fatigue cracking resistance. Construction and Building Materials, 2022, 322, 126450.