Research
Areas of Interest:
• Sustainable Infrastructure;
• Transportation Geotechnics/Geomechanics/Geomaterials;
• Constitutive Modeling of Infrastructure Materials (Asphalt, Concrete, Aggregate, Soils) and Recycled Materials (RAP, RC);
• Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG);
Research project
Awarded
- Georgia Department of Transportation RP 14-13, “GDOT Forensic Guide for Georgia’s
Pavements”, PI, $125,000, 2014-2016
- Georgia Department of Transportation RP 14-12, “Effects of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement
(RAP) Contents and Sources on Dynamic Modulus (E*) and Fatigue Performance of Asphalt
Mixtures in Georgia”, PI, $127,500, 2014-2016
- Federal Aviation Administration, "Implementation of the Traffic Module in PAVEAIR", Principal Consultant, $20,000, 2015
- Georgia Department of Transportation RP 13-26, “Evaluation of Vehicle Detection Technologies
for Applications in Georgia”, Co-PI, $126,500, 2014-2015
- Undergraduate Engagement in Faculty-Mentored Research and Creative Activities (URCA)
Grant, "Analysis of Traffic Video Images for Safety Evaluation", Co-PI, $15,000, Academic
Affair Small Grant Program, Southern Polytechnic State University, 2014-2015
- Georgia Department of Transportation RP 13-28, “Development of Guidelines for Proper
Selection of Finer Graded Aggregate Base for Georgia Infrastructure - Phase I”, PI,
$38,775, 2013-2014.
- “Sustainable Landuse and Planning based on Geomaterial Data and GIS”, A Nationwide
Consortium for Remote Sensing Education, Research, and Geospatial Application, America
ViewSM, PI, 2013-2018
- Georgia Department of Transportation RP 12-07 Phase I, “Measurements of Dynamic and
Resilient Moduli for Roadway Test Sections”, PI, $57,000, 2012-2013
- Georgia Department of Transportation RP 10-04, “Determination of Coefficient of Thermal
Expansion for PCC Pavements for MEPDG Implementation”, PI, $224,579, 2010-2012
Please visit Georgia Pavement and Traffic Research Center (GPRC) and Center for Georgia Aggregates Research (CGAR).
