Akhtarhusein A. Tayebali
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Associate Professor of Civil EngineeringTransportation Systems and Materials Office: 411 Mann Hall |
Research Interests
Pavement materials, pavement design and rehabilitation, performance based mix design and analysis systems for conventional and modified bituminous mixes.
Education
- PhD, Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1990
- MEng, Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1987
- MS, Civil Engineering, University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1985
- B.Tech., Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Bombay, India, 1983
Representative Publications
Natu, G. S., I. Guada, A. A. Tayebali, Evaluation of the Sensitivity of Repeated Simple Shear Test at Constant Height Based on Rutting Characteristics of WesTrack Fine Mixes, Aggregate Contribution to Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Performance, ASTM STP 1421, T. D. White, S. R. Johnson, and J. J. Yzenas, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA, 2002.
Natu, G. S. and A. A. Tayebali, Viscoelastic Behavior of Crumb Rubber Modified Asphalt Binders, Road Material and Pavement Design, International Journal of Road Materials and Pavement Design, Hermes Science Publishing, Oxford, Volume 1 - Issue 1/2000, pp. 119-129, 2000.
Tayebali, A. A., N. P. Khosla, G. Malpass, and H. F. Waller, Evaluation of SUPERPAVE Repeated Shear Constant Height Test to Predict Rutting Potential of Mixes, Performance of Three Pavement Sections in North Carolina, Journal of Transportation Research Board No. 1681, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp. 97-105, 1999.
Natu, G., and Tayebali, A. A., Mixture Design and Accelerated Laboratory Performance Evaluation of Unmodified and Crumb Rubber Modified Mixtures, Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, Vol. 68, pp. 192-221, 1999.
Tayebali, A. A., G. Malpass, and N. P. Khosla, Effect of Mineral Filler Type and Amount on the Design and Performance of Asphalt Concrete Mixtures, Transportation Research Record No. 1609, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp. 36-43, 1998.
Tayebali, A. A., B.B. Vyas, and G. Malpass, Effect of Crumb Rubber Particle Size and Concentration on Performance Grading of Rubber Modified Asphalt Binders, Progress of Superpave (Superior Performing Asphalt Pavement): Evaluation and Implementation, ASTM STP 1322, R. N. Jester, Ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, pp. 30-47, 1997.
Tayebali, A. A., J. T. Harvey, A. Tanco, R. N. Doty, and C. L. Monismith, "Performance Characteristics of Asphalt Concrete Mixes Containing Conventional and Modified Asphalt Binders," Asphalt Science and Technology, Arthur M. Usmani, Ed., Chapter No. 22, Marcel & Dekker, Inc., New York, NY, pp. 479-503, 1997.
Deacon, J. A., J. T. Harvey, A. A. Tayebali, and Carl L. Monismith, Influence of Binder Loss Modulus on the Fatigue Performance of Asphalt Concrete Pavements, Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, Vol. 66, pp. 633-685, 1997.
Harvey, J. T., J. A. Deacon, A. A. Tayebali, R. Leahy, and C. L. Monismith, A Reliability-Based Mix Design And Analysis System for Mitigating Fatigue Distress, Proceedings, Eight International Conference on Asphalt Pavements, International Society for Asphalt Pavements, Seattle, Washington, pp. 301-324, 1997.
Tayebali, A. A., J. A. Deacon and C. L. Monismith, Development and Evaluation of Dynamic Flexural Fatigue Test System, Transportation Research Record No. 1545, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., pp. 89-97, 1996.
Professional Memberships
American Society of Civil Engineers
Transportation Research Board
The Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists
American Society for Testing and Materials
Triaxial Institute
Professional Registrations
Professional Engineer, North Carolina



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