Recent Publications

Journal Articles

  1. Ahmed, S., Dave, E.V., Buttlar, W.G., and Behnia, B., “Compact Tension Test for Fracture Characterization of Thin-Bonded Asphalt Overlay Systems,” Materials and Structures, Volume 45, Issue 8, pp. 1207-1220, 2012.
  2. Hill, B.C., Behnia, B., Hakimzadeh, S., Buttlar, W.G, and H. Reis, “Evaluation of the Low Temperature Cracking Performance of WMA Mixtures,” Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2012.
  3. Hakimzadeh, S., Kebede, N., Buttlar, W.G., Ahmed, S.A., and M. Exline, “Development of Fracture Energy Based Interface Bond Test for Asphalt Concrete,” Road Materials and Pavement Design, 2012.
  4. Hakimzadeh, S., Buttlar, W.G., and R. Santarromana, “Evaluation of Bonding between HMA Layers Produced with Different Tack Coat Application Rates using Shear-type and Tension-type Tests,” Journal of the Transportation Research Board,  2012.
  5. Islam, M.S., and W.G.Buttlar, “Effect of Pavement Roughness on User Costs,” Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2012.
  6. Dave,E.V., Paulino, G.H., and W.G. Buttlar, “Viscoelastic functionally graded finite element method with recursive time integration and applications to flexible pavements,” International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Published Online, 2012.
  7. Ahmed, S.A., Dave, E.V., Buttlar, W.G., and M. Exline, “Cracking Resistance of Thin Bonded Overlays Using Fracture Test, Numerical Simulations and Early Field Performance,” International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2012.
  8. Islam, M.S., and W.G. Buttlar, “Assessment of Emission Costs due to Maintenance and Rehabilitations to Reduce Pavement Roughness,” Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Accepted, 2013.
  9. Hill, B.C., Oldham, D., Behnia, B., Fini, E.H., and W.G. Buttlar, “Low Temperature Performance Characterization of Bio-Modified Asphalt Mixtures Containing Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement,” Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Accepted, 2013.
  10. Dave, E.V., Buttlar, W.G., Leon, S.E., Behnia, B., and G.H. Paulino, “Illi-TC: Low-Temperature Cracking Model for Asphalt Pavements,” Road Materials and Pavement Design, Accepted, 2013.

Conference Proceedings

  1. Dave, E.V., Park, K., Buttlar, W.G., and G.H. Paulino, “Functionally graded viscoelastic pavement analysis with stress-dependent substrate, Part-II: Applications,” 11th International Symposium on Multiscale, Multifunctional and Functionally Graded Materials, Portugal, September, 2010.
  2. Kim, M.K., Buttlar, W.G., and H. Yin “Micromechanics Effective Medium Theories for Asphalt-Aggregate Mixtures,” ISAP 11th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements, Nagoya, Japan, August 2010.
  3. Dave, E.V., Buttlar, W.G., and G.H. Paulino, “Thermal Cracking Simulations of Aged Asphalt Pavements using Viscoelastic Functionally Graded Finite Elements,” ISAP 11th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements, Nagoya, Japan, August 2010.
  4. Behnia, B., Dave, E.V., Ahmed, S.A., and W.G. Buttlar, Investigation of Effects of Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Low Temperature Cracking Performance of Asphalt Mixtures,” 1st ASCE T&DI Green Streets & Highways Conference, Denver, CO, November 2010.
  5. Behnia, B., Buttlar, W.G., Reis, H.M., and A. Apeagyei, “Determining the Embrittlement Temperature of Asphalt Binders using an Acoustic Emission Approach, “Proceedings of the ASCE NDE/NDT for Highway Bridges: Structural Materials Technology (SMT),” New York, August, 2010.
  6. Buttlar, W.G., Paulino, G.H., Dave, E.V., Leon, S., and K. Park, “Thermal Cracking Models for Asphalt Pavements: Past-to-Present,” First ASCE T&DI Conference, March 2011.
  7. Leon, S., Dave, E.V., Buttlar, W.G., and G.H. Paulino, “Thermal Cracking Prediction Model and Software for Asphalt Pavements,” First ASCE T&DI Conference, March 2011.
  8. Hill, B.C., Hakimzadeh, S., and Buttlar, W.G., “An Investigation of the Effects of Three Warm Mix Asphalt Additives on Asphalt Binder and Mixture Properties,” NAPA 2nd International Warm-Mix Conference, St. Louis, MO, 2011.
  9. Hakimzadeh, S., Kebede, N.A. W.G. Buttlar, “Comparison between Optimum Tack Coat Application Rates as Obtained from Tension- and Torsional Shear-type Tests,” Proceedings of the 7th RILEM International Conference on Cracking in Pavements, 2012.
  10. Dave, E.V., Ahmed, S.A., and W.G. Buttlar, “Laboratory and Computational Evaluation of Compact Tension Fracture Test and Texas Overlay Tester for Asphalt Concrete,” Proceedings of the 7th RILEM International Conference on Cracking in Pavements, 2012.

 

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