Refereed Conference Papers

1. Tarefder, R. A. and Faisal, H. (2018). "Nanoindentation Creep Data Modeling of Mastic Materials." Proc. of the 26th Annual International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering, July 15 – 21, 2018 in Paris, France.


2. Sabih, G., and Tarefder, R. A, (2018). “Effects of Modulus of Rupture of Concrete on Performance of Unbonded Jointed Plain Concrete Overlay.” Proceedings (Springer) of Geo-Shanghai 2018 International Conference: Transportation Geotechnics and Pavement Engineering, GSIC 2018, Shanghai, China, May 27-30, 2018, pp. 327-335.


3. Khan, Z. H. and Tarefder, R. A. (2018). Evaluation of Pavement Performance under FWD Test through Instrumented Pavement Section, Proc. of NDE/NDT for Highway and Bridges: Structural Materials Technology and the International Symposium on Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering (NDT-CE 2018), American Society of Non-Destructive Testing (ASNT), August 27-29, 2018, New Brunswick, NJ. pp. 1-6.


4. Sabih, G., and Tarefder, R. A, (2018). “Impact of Distressed Modulus of Existing Concrete Pavement on Performance of Unbonded Concrete Overlay.” In Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Transportation Geotechnics and Pavement Engineering, Shi X., Liu Z., Liu J. (eds), GSIC 2018, Shanghai, China, May 27-30, 2018, pp. 319-326.


5. Khan, Z. H. and Tarefder, R. A. (2018). “Evaluation of Pavement Performance under FWD Test through Instrumented Pavement Section”. ASNT SMT/NDT-CE Conference, ASNT, August 27 – 29, 2018, New Brunswick, NJ, accepted.


6. Khan, Z., Faisal, H., and Tarefder, R. A. (2018). "Nanomechanical Characterization of Non-Aggregate Phase of Asphalt Concrete Through Finite Element Method." Proc. of the 97th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 18-04994.


7. Rahman, A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2018)."Artificial Neural Network Based Model to Predict the Complex Modulus and Phase Angle of Asphalt Concrete." Proc. of the 97th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 18-04869.


8. Ahmed, M. U., and Tarefder, R. A. (2018). "A Vapor Flow Model of Asphalt Concrete." Proc. of the 97th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 18-04541.


9. Arifuzzaman, M., Tarefder, R.A., and Maniruzzaman, M. (2018). “Performance of Carbon Nano-Tubes (CNT) on Aging and Moisture Damage Behaviors in Asphalt Binder”. Proc. of Smart Cities Symposium, 22-23 April 2018. Bahrain, Paper 1570439016, pp. 1-4


10. Sabih, G., and Tarefder, R. A. (2018). "Characterization of Concrete Materials for Rigid Pavement Design in New Mexico." Proc. of the 97th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 18-00099.


11. Ahmed, M. U., and Tarefder, R. A. (2018). "Using Portable Seismic Property Analyzer to Characterize Thin Asphalt Sub-Layer." Proc. of the 97th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 18-06162.


12. Ahmed, M. U., and Tarefder, R. A. (2018). "Hilbert-Huang Transformation of GPR Signal to Interpret Pavement Layer Thickness." Proc. of the 97th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 18-05699.


13. Hasan, M., and Tarefder, R. A. (2018). "Resilient Modulus Prediction Model for Granular and Non-Cohesive Soils of New Mexico." Proc. of the 97th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 18-05482.


14. Sabih G., Tarefder R.A. (2018). "Effects of Modulus of Rupture of Concrete on Performance of Unbonded Jointed Plain Concrete Overlay." Proc. of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Transportation Geotechnics and Pavement Engineering, Shi X., Liu Z., Liu J. (eds), GSIC 2018, Springer, Singapore.


15. Sabih G., Tarefder R.A. (2018). "Impact of Distressed Modulus of Existing Concrete Pavement on Performance of Unbonded Concrete Overlay." Proc. of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference: Transportation Geotechnics and Pavement Engineering, Shi X., Liu Z., Liu J. (eds), GSIC 2018, Springer, Singapore.


16. Mannan, U., and Tarefder, R. A. (2018). "Evaluation of Fatigue Failure Criteria for Asphalt Binder with and without Healing." Proc. of the 97th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 18-04828.


17. Ahmed, M. U., and Tarefder, R. A. (2018). "Mechanistic Evaluation of Chip Seal." Proc. of the 97th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 18-04633.


18. Khan, Z., and Tarefder, R. A. (2018). "Determination of Loading Frequency and Asphalt Concrete Modulus through Instrumented Pavement Section." Proc. of the 97th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 18-04962.


19. Hasan, M. A, and Tarefder, R. A. (2018). “Investigation of Mechanical Property of Polymer Modified Binder Using Image Processing and Finite Element Method.” Proc. ASCE’s of International Conference on Transportation & Development (ICTD), July 15-18, 2018, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


20. Faisal, H. M, Ahmad, M., and Tarefder, R. A. (2018). “Effects of Pores and Oxidative Aging on the Nanomechanical Behavior of Asphalt Concrete.” Proc. ASCE’s of International Conference on Transportation & Development (ICTD), July 15-18, 2018, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Paper ID 365812.


21. Sabih, G., and Tarefder, R. A. (2018). “Impact of Coarse Aggregate Mineralogy on Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Paving Concrete in New Mexico” Proc. ASCE’s of International Conference on Transportation & Development (ICTD), July 15-18, 2018, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Paper ID 594278.


22. Khan, Z., Ahmed, M.U., and Tarefder, R. A. (2018). “Investigating Presence of Orthotropy in Asphalt Concrete through Embedded Asphalt Strain Gages” Proc. ASCE’s of International Conference on Transportation & Development (ICTD), July 15-18, 2018, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Paper ID 594310.


23. Bairgi, B. K., Mannan, U. A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2018). “Variability in Rheological Behavior of Foamed Asphalt with Foaming Water Contents” Proc. ASCE’s of International Conference on Transportation & Development (ICTD), July 15-18, 2018, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Paper ID 594318.


24. Bairgi, B. K., Syed, I., Tarefder, R. A., Mendez, M. M., Ahmed, M., and Rahman, M. T. (2018). “Assessment of Rutting Behavior of Warm-Mix Asphalt (WMA) with Chemical WMA Additives towards Laboratory and Field Investigation.” Proc. ASCE’s of International Conference on Transportation & Development (ICTD), July 15-18, 2018, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Paper ID 594320.


25. Hasan, M. M, and Tarefder, R. A. (2018). “Evaluation of Resilient Modulus of Subgrade and Base Materials of New Mexico and Its Implementation in ME-Design.” Proc. ASCE’s of International Conference on Transportation & Development (ICTD), July 15-18, 2018, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Paper ID 594272.


26. Syed, I., and Tarefder, R. A. (2018). “Correlation of Automated Field Rut Measurements with HWTD Results.” Proc. ASCE’s of International Conference on Transportation & Development (ICTD), July 15-18, 2018, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


27. Ahmed, M. U., Tarefder, R. A., and Maji, A. (2017). "Incorporating Transmitter-Receiver Offset to Interpret Pavement Layer Thicknesses by GPR: A Case Study on Instrumented Pavement Section.” Proc. of the 96th Annual M. of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 17-06468.


28. Hasan, A., Mannan, A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). “Determination of Polymer Content in SBS Modified Asphalt Binder using FTIR Analysis.” Proc. of the 9th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC 9), March 5-7, 2017, Dubai, UAE.


29. Khan, Z. H., Ahmed, M. U., and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). "Assessment of Mechanical Properties of Asphalt Pavement Layers through Field Instrumentation at I-40.” Proc. of the 96th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 17-06543.


30. Hasan, A. and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). "Development of Functional Class Based Axle Load Spectra for Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design." Proc. of the 96th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 17-06502.


31. Rahman, A. A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). "Dynamic Modulus and Phase Angle Predictive Models for the Superpave Mixtures of New Mexico." Proc. of the 96th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 17-05867.


32. Ahmed, M. U., Rahman, A. A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). “Effect of Asphalt Concrete Cross-Anisotropy on Pavement Responses in Presence of Horizontal Tire-Pavement Contact Stress.” Proc. of the 96th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 17-05549.


33. Rahman, A., Mendez, M., and Tarefder, R.A. (2017). “Effect of Various Warm-Mix Technologies on Stiffness and Rutting Characteristics of Asphalt Concrete.” Transportation Facilities, Structures, and Site Investigation, ASCE, GSP 277, pp. 353-363.


34. Faisal, H. M., Mannan, U. A., Rahman, A., Hasan, M. and Tarefder, R. A. (2017)."Effects of RAP Sources for Performance Testing of Asphalt Concrete." Proc. of the ASCE International Conference on Highway Pavements and Airfield Technology, August 27-30, 2017, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 119-128.


35. Faisal, H. M., Rahman, A., Mannan, U. A. and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). "RAP and Aging of Asphalt Concrete." Transportation Facilities, Structures, and Site Investigation, ASCE, GSP 277, pp. 364-373.


36. Rahman, A., Mannan, U. A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). “Binder Rheology Based Dynamic Modulus and Phase Angle Predictive Models for Asphalt Concrete.” International Conference on Highway Pavements & Airfield Technology, August 27-30, 2017, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Testing and Characterization of Bound and Unbound Pavement Materials, ASCE, pp. 215-224.


37. Rahman, A., Faisal, H. M., and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). “A Laboratory Evaluation of Aging on the Viscoelastic Material Functions of Asphalt Concrete and Its Binder.” International Conference on Highway Pavements & Airfield Technology, August 27-30, 2017, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Testing and Characterization of Bound and Unbound Pavement Materials, ASCE, pp. 141-151.


38. Rahman, A., Faisal, H. M., and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). “Measured versus Interconverted Viscoelastic Material Functions of Asphalt Concrete.” International Conference on Highway Pavements & Airfield Technology, August 27-30, 2017, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Testing and Characterization of Bound and Unbound Pavement Materials, ASCE, pp. 165-175.


39. Mannan, U. A., H. M. Faisal and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). "Creep Stiffness Master Curve of Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Modified Asphalt Binders Based on Binder Beam Rheometer (BBR) Test Data. " Proc. of the ASCE International Conference on Highway Pavements and Airfield Technology, August 27-30, 2017, Philadelphia, PA, pp: 246-255.


40. Ahmed, M. U., Hasan, M. U., and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). "Evaluating Stress-Dependency of Subgrade at Varying Moisture Content." Proc. of the 15th International Conference of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG), October 19-23, Wuhan, China.


41. Ahmed, M. U., and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). "Dielectric Constant of Unbound Material for Accurate Layer Thickness Prediction by Ground Penetrating Radar." Proc. of the 15th International Conference of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG), October 19-23, Wuhan, China.


42. Tarefder, R. A. (2017) and Ahmed, M. U. (2017). "Ground Penetrating Radar for Measuring Thickness of Unbound Layer of a Pavement." Proc. of the 8th AHFE International Conference on Human Factors, Software, and Systems Engineering, July 17-21, Los Angeles, California, pp. 160-168.


43. Rahman, A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). "Effect of Progressive Aging on the Viscoelastic Material Functions of Asphalt Concrete and Its Binder." Proc. of the ASME’s International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), Nov. 3-9, 2017, Tampa, Florida, Volume 14: Emerging Technologies; Materials: Genetics to Structures; Safety Engineering and Risk Analysis, pp. V014T11A047; 8 pages.


44. Rahman A. S. M. A., Tarefder R. A. (2017). “Effect of Fineness Modulus and Uniformity Coefficient on the Complex Modulus Function of Asphalt Concrete.” Proc. of the ASME’s International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), Nov. 3-9, 2017, Tampa, Florida, Volume 14: Emerging Technologies; Materials: Genetics to Structures; Safety Engineering and Risk Analysis, pp. V014T11A023; 8 pages.


45. Rahman, A. S. M. A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). “Dynamic Modulus Predictive Model Based on Artificial Neural Network for the Superpave Asphalt Mixtures of New Mexico.” Proc. of the ASME’s International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), Nov. 3-9, 2017, Tampa, Florida, Volume 14: Emerging Technologies; Materials: Genetics to Structures; Safety Engineering and Risk Analysis, pp. V014T11A046; 10 pages.


46. Bairgi, B., and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). "Analysis of Foaming Properties of Asphalt Binder through a Non-Contact Method." Proc. of the ASME’s International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), Nov. 3-9, 2017, doi:10.1115/IMECE2017-71813, pp. 10-13.


47. Faisal, H. M., Bairgi, B., Rahman, A.S.M.A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). "Evaluation of Fatigue Life of Asphalt Concrete from Dynamic Modulus." Proc. of the ASME’s International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), Nov. 3-9, 2017, Tampa, Florida, Volume 10: Micro- and Nano-Systems Engineering and Packaging, pp. V010T13A009; 6 pages.


48. Khan, Z. H., Faisal, H.M., and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). "Fracture Toughness Measurement of Asphalt Concrete by Nano-indentation." Proc. of the ASME’s International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), Nov. 3-9, Paper No. IMECE2017-71840, pp. V010T13A010.


49. Faisal, H. M., Khan, Z. H., and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). "Nano-Scale Binder Phase Identification in Asphalt Concrete." Proc. of the ASME’s International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), Nov. 3-9, 2017, Paper No. 2017-71809, pp. V010T13A008, doi. 10.1115/IMECE2017-71762, 6 pages.


50. Seyed, I., Mannan, U.A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2017). "Characterization of Polymer Modifiers in Phase Separated Binders through FTIR and MSCR Tests." Proc. of the 70th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, GeoOttawa 2017, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, October 1-4, 2017, 8 pages.


51. Hossain, M., I., Abdelkarim, A., Mehta, R., Islam, M. R., Tarefder, R. A. (2017). "Extended Finite Element Modeling of Crack Propagation in Asphalt Concrete Pavement due to Thermal Fatigue Load." Proc. of the International Conference on Highway Pavements & Airfield Technology, ASCE T&DI, pp. 94-106.


52. Sabih, G., and Tarefder, R. A, (2017). “Impact of geometric and performance grade properties of hot mix asphalt de-bonding layer on performance of unbonded jointed plain concrete overlay” Proc. of the 70th Canadian Geotechnical Conference, GeoOttawa, Ottawa, Canada, Oct 1-4, 2017.


53. Tarefder, R. A., and Ahmed, M. U. (2017). "GPR Activities in USA." Civil Engineering Application of GPR, Proc. of the EU Cooperation in Science and Technology – Action TU1208.


54. Sabih, G., and Tarefder, R. A, (2017). “Effects of Concrete Stiffness on Mechanistic-Empirical Performance of Unbonded Jointed Plain Concrete Overlay” Proc. of the International Conference on Highway Pavements & Airfield Technology, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Aug 27-30, 2017, pp. 25-32.


55. Ahmed, M. U., Tarefder, R. A., and Maji, A. (2016). “Nondestructive Evaluation of Multiple Asphalt Concrete Layers of an Instrumented Pavement Section.” Proc. of the NDE/NDT for Highways & Bridges: SMT 2016 Conference, August 29 – 31, Portland, Oregon, pp. 1-8.


56. Ahmed, M. U., and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). “Evaluating Consistency of Nondestructive Evaluation of Flexible Pavement by GPR and PSPA.” Proc. of the 43rd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE), July 17 – 22, Atlanta, Georgia.


57. Ahmed, M. U., and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). “Incorporating Depth-Temperature Profile in Presence of AC Cross-anisotropy to Enhance Accuracy of Pavement Stress-Strain.” Proc. of the Fourth International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMT4), Las Vegas, USA, August 7-11, 2016.


58. Rahman, A., and Tarefder, R.A. (2016). “Development of a New Dynamic Modulus Predictive Model Based on Binder Viscosity for the Superpave Mixtures of New Mexico,” Proc. International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE): Conference of ASME, Nov. 11-16, Phoenix, Arizona.


59. Faisal, H., Khan, Z. H., and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). “Modeling Nanoscale Rheological Properties of Thin Film Asphalt Binder.” ASME’s International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), Nov. 11-16, Phoenix, Arizona.


60. Hasan, M., Islam, M. R., and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). “Correlating Dynamic Cone Penetrometer and Laboratory Resilient Modulus of Subgrade.” Proc., 8th International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements (MAIREPAV8), 27 to 29 July, 2016, Singapore.


61. Islam, M., Shaikh, A., and Tarefder, R. (2016). “Determining the Effect of Aging on the Air Void of Asphalt Concrete for Sustainable Pavement”. Proc. International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering and Construction, Elsevier, ICSDEC 2016, Tempe, AZ, USA, May 18-20, 2016. Vol. 145, pp. 1044–1050.


62. Tarefder, R. A. and Hasan, A. (2016). “Development of Weight-In-Motion Data Analysis Software." Proc., 7th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Orlando, Florida, July 27-31, 2016 (Paper ID 221).


63. Tarefder, R. A. and Arifuzzaman, M. (2016). “Carbon Nanotube Modified Asphalt Binders for Sustainable Roadways." Proc., 7th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Orlando, Florida, July 27-31, 2016 (Paper ID 220).


64. Hossain, M. Azam, M., Mehta, R., Islam, M. R., Tarefder, R. (2016). “Determining and Validating Thermal Strain in Asphalt Concrete.” Proc. of the International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering and Construction, ICSDEC 2016, Tempe, AZ, USA, May18-20, 2016. Vol. 145, pp. 1036–1043.


65. Sabih, G., Tarefder, R., Jamil, S. M. (2016). “Optimization of Gradation and Fineness Modulus of Naturally Fine Sands for Improved Performance as Fine Aggregate in Concrete.” Proc. of the International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering and Construction, ICSDEC 2016, Tempe, AZ, USA, May 18-20, 2016, Vol. 145, pp.66-73.


66. Tarefder, R. A., Faisal, H. and Mannan, U. A. (2016). “Relating Traditional Dynamic Shear Modulus to Nanoindentation Modulus of Asphalt Binders,” Proceeding of the Sixth International Conference on Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment (GEOMATE2016), Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 14-16, 2016, pp. 349-355.


67. Tarefder, R. A., and Rahman, A. (2016). “Interconversion of Frequency Domain Complex Modulus to Time Domain Modulus and Compliance of Asphalt Concrete: Numerical Modeling and Laboratory Validation. ASME’s International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), Nov. 11-16, Phoenix, Arizona.


68. Ahmed, M. U., and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). “Evaluate the Importance of Shear Modulus in Dynamic FEM of Flexible Pavement considering AC Cross-Anisotropy.” ASME’s International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Nov. 11-16, Phoenix, Arizona.


69. Douba, A. E., Genedy, M. G., Tarefder, R. A., and Taha, M. R. (2016). “Improving Fracture Toughness of Polymer Concrete Using MWCNTS.” 9th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, FraMCoS-9, V. Saouma, J. Bolander and E. Landis (Eds), May 29-June 1, 2016, Berkeley, California, USA.


70. Hossain, M., Mehta, R., Shaik, N., Islam, M. R., Tarefder, R. (2016). “Rutting Potential of Asphalt Pavement Exposed to High Temperatures.” International Conference on Transportation & Development, ASCE, June 26-29, 2016, Houston, Texas.


71. Mannan, U. A., Pan, J., and R. A. Tarefder, R.A. (2016). “Cluster Analysis of LTPP Data to Estimate MEPDG Traffic Inputs for NM State and Perform Sensitivity Analysis” Proc. of the 4th Geochina Conference, ASCE, pp. 120-128.


72. Hossain, M., Mehta, R., Shaik, N., Islam, Md., Tarefder, R. (2016). “Performance of Asphalt Concrete Pavements due to Temperature Variations Caused by Global Warming.” International Conference on Transportation & Development, Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI), ASCE, Houston, Texas, June 26-29, 2016, pp. 798-806.


73. Tarefder, R. A. and Ahmad, M. (2016). “Different Approaches to Develop Permeability Specifications of Asphalt Pavements.” Proc. of the 4th Geo-China International Conference, July 25 to 27, 2016, Shandong, China, pp. 135-142.


74. Rahman, A., Mannan, U. A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). “Predicting Dynamic Modulus of Asphalt Concrete by Binder DSR Testing.” Material, Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Testing of Pavement, ASCE, GSP 266, pp. 59-66.


75. Sabih, G., and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). “Effect of CTE, MOR and Elastic Modulus on Performance of Rigid Pavement by MEPDG Simulation.” Proc. of the 4th Geo-China International Conference, July 25 to 27, 2016, Shandong, China, pp. 86-93.


76. Khan, Z. H, Islam, M. R. and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). “Determining Average Asphalt Temperature of Flexible Pavement.” Proc. of the 4th Geo-China International Conference, July 25 to 27, 2016, Shandong, China, pp. 113-119


77. Sabih, G., Paneru, L., and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). “Simulation of Brazilian Test on Concrete Discs to Verify Size Effect Law.” Material, Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Testing of Pavement, ASCE, GSP 266, pp. 18-25


78. Rahman, A., Mendez, M., and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). “An Approach to Estimate Rutting Performance from Dynamic Modulus of Asphalt Concrete.” Material, Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Testing of Pavement, ASCE, GSP 266, pp. 100-108.


79. Mendez Larrain, M., and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). “Effects of Asphalt Concrete Gradation, Air Voids, and Test Temperatures on Rutting Susceptibility by Using Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device (HWTD)” Material, Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Testing of Pavement, ASCE, GSP 266, pp. 83-90.


80. Islam, M. R., Ahmed, M. U. and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). “Backcalculated Asphalt Stiffness in a Pavement Section in New Mexico.” Material, Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Testing of Pavement, ASCE, GSP 266, pp. 67-74.


81. Ahmed, M. U., and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). "A Study of Stress-Dependency of Unbound Layers Using Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) Tests." Proc., 95th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 16-5706.


82. Pan, J., Mannan, U. A. and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). "Investigation of Oxidation Effect on the Properties of Asphalt under Different Temperatures Using Molecular Simulation and Laboratory Testing." Proc., 95th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 16-5680.


83. Ahmad, M., Mannan, A., Islam, M. and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). "Effects of Moisture Conditioning on Chemical and Mechanical Properties of Asphalt Concrete." Proc., 95th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 16-6677.


84. Hasan, A., Islam, M. R., and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). "Site Specific versus Pavement Mechanistic-Empirical (ME) Default Traffic Data on Interstate Pavement Performances." Proc., 95th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 16-5719.


85. Rahman, A. S., and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). "Modifying the Viscosity Based Witczak Model and Developing Phase Angle Predictive Model for New Mexico’s Superpave Mixes." Proc., 95th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 16-3180.


86. Ahmed, M. U., Rahman, A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). "Finite Element Model of Combined Asphalt Concrete Cross-Anisotropy and Stress-Dependency to Evaluate Pavement Response and Performance." Proc., 95th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 16-5729.


87. Lujan, Stephen M., and Chen, C. (2016). "Enhancing Safety Performance of Rumble Strips Through the Use of Reflective Striping: An Empirical Study on U.S 285 in New Mexico." Proc., 95th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 16-5621.


88. Islam, M. R., Ahmed, M. U. and Tarefder, R. A. (2016). "Backcalculated Stiffness in an Instrumentation Pavement Section in New Mexico." International Conference on Transportation and Development, ASCE, June 26-29, 2016, Huston, TX.


89. Hossain, M. I., Faisal, H. and Tarefder, R. A. (2015). "Finite Element and Mechanical Modeling of Fatigue Behavior of Partial Vapor-Conditioned Viscoelastic Material." Proc., Int. Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 13-15, 2015, Houston, Texas.


90. Garner, A., Genedy, M., Tarefder, R. A., Taha, M. (2015). "Monitoring Fatigue Damage in PC using Carbon Nanotubes." Proc. Int. Congress on Polymers in Concrete (ICPIC), Oct. 19-21, Singapore, Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 1129, pp. 94-101.


91. Tarefder, R.A., Ahmed, M., and Waterman, N. (2015)."Interpretation of Subgrade Strength from FWD and DCP Test for Pavement Design." Proc., 3rd International Association of Chinese Geotechnical Engineers International Conference on Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering, L.A., CA, 1-8.


92. Rahman, A., Faisal, H., and Tarefder, R. A. (2015). "Changes in Viscoelastic Characteristics of Asphalt Concrete and Binder due to Aging." Proc., 94th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 15-5622.


93. Islam, M. R., and Tarefder, R. A. (2015). "Temperature-Induced Fatigue Damage of Asphalt Pavement: Model Development and Evaluation." Proc., 94th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 15-5673.


94. Ahmed, M. U., Rahman, A., Islam, M. R., and Tarefder, R. A. (2015). “Effects of Cross-Anisotropy and Temperature on Pavement Stress-Strain Responses under Dynamic Loading." Proc., 94th Ann. Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 15-5710.


95. Islam, M. R., Ahmed, M. U. and Tarefder, R. A. (2015). "Predicted Stress-Strain versus the Measured Ones in an Instrumentation Pavement Section in New Mexico." Proc. of the International Conference on Advances in Management Science and Engineering, Phuket, Thailand, pp. 97-102.


96. Mannan, U. A., Islam, M. R., and Tarefder, R. A. (2015). “Fatigue Behavior of Asphalt Containing Reclaimed Asphalt Pavements." Proc., 94th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 15-5828.


97. Rahman, A., Faisal, H., and Tarefder, R. A. (2015). "Application of a Numerical Interconversion Technique to Determine the Effect of Aging on Linear Viscoelastic Material Functions of Asphalt Concrete." Proc., 94th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 15-5672.


98. Tarefder, R. A. (2015). “Human Benefits of Road Improvements: A Case Study." Proc., 6th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics and the Affiliated Conferences, Las Vegas, Nevada, Procedia Manufacturing 3, 3254 – 3261.


99. Pan, J., and Tarefder, R. A. (2015). “Behavior of Aged and Unaged Asphalt Binders under Mechanical Loading inside a Molecular Dynamic Simulation Box." Proc., 94th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 15-5868.


100. Rahman, M., Tarefder, R. A., and Stormont, J.C. (2015). “Alternatives to PCI based Maintenance Solutions for Airport Pavement." Proc., 94th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 15-0516.


101. Ahmad, M., and Tarefder, R. A. (2015). "Pore Structure Evaluation of Asphalt Concrete and Their Influence on Permeability and Moisture Damage." Proc., 94th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 15-5821.


102. Yazzie, T., Zhang, G., Tarefder, R.A., and Stormont, J. C. (2015). “Autonomous Vehicle System-driven Innovative Traffic Control and Management Strategy Review." Proc., 94th Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 15-2509.


103. Islam, M. R., Hasan, A. and Tarefder, R. A. (2015). “Measured Versus Generated Temperature and Rainfall Data in a Pavement Section in New Mexico.” Proc., 5th Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Sym, ISBN 978-0-692-41658-7, El Paso, Texas, 143-145.


104. Tarefder, R. A. and Brogan, J. (2014). "A Review of Statewide Traffic Data Collection, Processing, Projection and Quality Control." Proc. of Transport Research Arena 2014, Paris, France, 101-110.


105. Hossain, M., Mannan, U. A. and Tarefder, R. A. (2014). "Predicting Pavement Performance due to Temperature Increase Caused by Global Warming." Proc., 3rd International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure, Pisa, Italy, 453-460.


106. Daghash, S., Tarefder, R. A., Taha, M. (2015). "A New Class of Carbon Nanotubes: Polymer Concrete with Improved Fatigue Strength." Proc., 5th International Symposium on Nanotechnology in Construction (eds. K. Sobolev and S.P. Shah), Springer, Chicago, USA, 285-290.


107. Rahman, A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2014). "Effects of Binder Performance Grade on Dynamic Modulus Master Curve of SP III Mixes in New Mexico,” in Advanced Characterization of Asphalt and Concrete Materials (eds. Y. Mehta, R. Han, and M. Soliamanian), ASCE, Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP) 255, 9-16.


108. Islam, M. R., Ahmed, M. U. and Tarefder, R. A. (2014). "Laboratory Investigation and Field Validation of the Cross-Anisotropy of Field Cored Asphalt Sample," in Design, Analysis, and Asphalt Material Characterization for Road and Airfield Pavements (eds. J. L. Lee, Z. Hossain, and X. Hu), ASCE, GSP 246, 194-201.


109. Islam, M. R., M., Mannan, U., Rahman, A., and Tarefder R. A. (2014). "Simplified Thermal Stress Model to Predict Low Temperature Cracks in Flexible Pavement," in Pavement Materials, Structures, and Performance (eds. B. Huang; and S. Zhao), ASCE, GSP 239, 251-261.


110. Busch, C. L., Aimone-Martin, C. T. Tarefder, R. A. (2014). “Experimental Evaluation of Cratering and Ground Vibration In Clay Soils Subjected to Airblast Loading.” in Innovative and Sustainable Use of Geomaterials and Geosystems (eds. J. Y. Wu, S. J. Chao, K. Dai, and S. R. Yang), ASCE, GSP 245, pp. 97–104.


111. Tarefder, R. A. and Islam, M. R. (2014). "Measuring Fatigue Damage from an Instrumented Pavement Section due to Day-Night and Yearly Temperature Rise and Fall in Desert Land of the West," in From Soil Behavior Fundamentals to Innovations (eds. M. Iskander, J. E. Garlanger, and M. H. Hussein), ASCE, GSP 233, 78-88.


112. Islam, M. R., Rahman, M. T., and Tarefder, R. A. (2014). "Evaluation of Sample Orientation in Flexural Stiffness and Temperature-Induced Damage in Fatigue Life of Asphalt Concrete," in Pavement Materials, Structures, and Performance (eds. B. Huang; and S. Zhao), ASCE, GSP 239, 90-99.


113. Islam, M. R. Hossain, M. I., and Tarefder, R. A. (2014). "Field Validation of the Arching Phenomenon of Earth Pressure Cell to Measure Vertical Stress in Flexible Pavement,” in Advanced Characterization of Asphalt and Concrete Materials (eds. Y. Mehta, R. Han, and M. Soliamanian), ASCE, GSP 255, 99-106.


114. Islam, M. R., Tarefder, R. A. and Ivan, S. (2014). "Measurements of Lateral Distribution of Vehicle Wheels and its Effect on Fatigue Life of Asphalt Concrete.” Proc., 3rd International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure, Pisa, Italy, 379-383.


115. Pan, J., Hossain, M. I., and Tarefder, R. A. (2014). "Combined Effects of Oxidative Aging and Moisture Inclusion in Asphalt Binder using Molecular Dynamic Simulation." Proc., 12th International Society for Asphalt Pavements Conference on Asphalt Pavements, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1785–1794.


116. Islam, M. R., Ahmad, M. and Tarefder, R. A. (2014). "Effect of Loading Rate on the Properties of Asphalt Concrete using Three-Point Bending Test." Proc., Int. Conf. on Asia-Pacific Materials Science and Information Technology, Shanghai, China, 1-8.


117. Amina, U. and Tarefder, R. A. (2014). "Evaluation of Long-Term Pavement Performance Based on New Mexico LTPP SPS5 Data". Proc., 2nd Transportation and Development Institute Congress, Orlando, Florida, 269-279.


118. Hossain, M., Faisal, H., and Tarefder, R. A. (2014). "Viscoelastic Behavior of Mastic Phase of Asphalt Concrete." Proc. 12th International Society for Asphalt Pavements Conference on Asphalt Pavements (ISAP), Raleigh, North Carolina, June 1-5, 2014, 1375-1385.


119. Islam, M. R., Ahmed, M. U., and Tarefder, R. A. (2014). "Cross-Anisotropy of Laboratory and Field Compacted Asphalt Concrete Samples." Proc., 93rd Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 14-2916.


120. Ahmed, M. U., Islam, M. R., Rahman, M. T., and Tarefder, R. A. (2014). "Effects of Unbound Layer Cross-Anisotropy on Pavement Responses under FWD Loading." Proc., 93rd Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 14-3588.


121. Islam, M. R., Faisal, S., Syed, I. and Tarefder, R. A. (2014). "Permeability and Moisture Damage Issues of the Glass-Grid-Reinforced Asphalt Concrete." Proc., 7th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics, Melbourne, Australia, 1554-1561.


122. Faisal, H. M., Weldegiorgis, M. T., and Tarefder, R. A. (2014). "Characterization of Asphalt Mastic and Aggregate Phases for Moisture Damage." Proc., 93rd Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 14-5381.


123. Islam, M. R., Mannan, U. A., Rahman, A. A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2014). "Effects of Recycled Asphalt Pavement on Mix and Binder Properties and Performance in the Laboratory." Proc., 93rd Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 14-4748.


124. Hossain, M. I., and Tarefder, R. A. (2014). "Determining Normal and Shear Pull-off Strength of Asphalt Mastic Films due to Diffusion of Water Vapor." Proc., 93rd Annual Meeting of TRB, Washington D.C., paper 14-1285.


125. Islam, M. R., and Tarefder, R. A. (2014). "Comparing Temperature Induced Fatigue Damage to Traffic Induced Fatigue Damage in Asphalt Concrete." TRB 93rd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers, Washington D.C., paper 14-3194.


126. Rahman, M. T., and Tarefder, R. A. (2014). "Effects of Suction and Moisture on Resilient Modulus of Lime Treated Clayey Subgrade Soils." TRB 93rd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers, Washington D.C., paper 14-5500, 20p.


127. Tarefder, R. A., (2014). "Molecular Dynamics: Basics and Application to Asphalt Aging." International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics Newsletter, Tucson, Arizona, 22, 5-6.


128. Rahman, M. T., and Tarefder R. A. (2014). "Freeze-Thaw Durability of Lime Stabilized Clayey Subgrade Soils." In Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics, Proc., 14th IACMAG, Taylor & Francis Group, London, 1173-1178


129. Busch, C., Aimone-Martin, C. and Tarefder, R. A., (2014). "Evaluation of Experimental Airblast Tests in Clay Soils and Validation by Finite Element Simulations." International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics Newsletter, Tucson, Arizona, 22(11), 17-29.


130. Hossain, M. I. and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). "Numerical Computation of Coupled Adhesive and Cohesive Damages in Asphalt Concrete" Proc., 8th International Conference on Road and Airfield Pavement Technology, Chinese Society of Pavement Engineering, Taiwan, (received best paper award of ICPT2013), 1-12.


131. Islam, M. R., Rahman, M. T., Ahmed, M. U., and Tarefder R. A. (2013). "Evaluating Moduli of Base and Subbase Layers in Flexible Pavement." Proc., ASCE Texas Section Spring Conference and Centennial Celebration, Corpus Christi, Texas, (received second best paper award), 1-14.


132. Ahmed, M. U., and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). "Laboratory and Nondestructive Strength Evaluation of Airfield Pavements in New Mexico." Proc. Airfield and Highway Pavement Conference, ASCE, Los Angeles, California, 704–713.


133. Ahsan, S., Rahman, M. T., and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). "Effects of Material Property and Geometry in Nanoindentation Simulation of Thin Film Mechanical Characterization." Proc. ASME 2013 Int. Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, San Diego, CA, 1-7.


134. Weldegiorgis, M. T., Faisal, H. and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). "Use of BBR Test Data to Enhance the Accuracy of Modified Witczak Model Predictions at Low Temperatures." Proc. International Journal of Pavement Conference, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1-6.


135. Tarefder, R. A., and Ahmad, M. (2013). "On the Durability of Asphalt Pavements Due to Excessive Permeability." Proc. International Journal of Pavement Conference, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 18-26.


136. Islam, M. R., Hossain, M. I. and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). "Arching and Temperature Effect on Installed Earth Pressure Cell." Proc. ASCE Texas Section Conference, CD-ROM Dallas, Texas, 1-14.


137. Rahman, M.T., Tarefder, R.A. (2013). "Resilient Modulus Test of Lime Stabilized Subgrade Soil." Proc., 3rd Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium, CD-ROM, El Paso, Texas.


138. Islam, M. R., and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). "Measuring Fatigue Damage from an Instrumented Pavement Section due to Day-Night and Yearly Temperature Rise and Fall in Desert Land of the West." Proc., International Symposium of Climatic Effects on Pavement and Geotechnical Infrastructure, Fairbanks, Alaska, 8-16.


139. Mannan, U. A. and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). "Performance of Recycled Asphalt Pavements (RAP) Based on LTPP Data of Southern Regions." Proc., 3rd International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Remediation, Toronto, Canada, 11 pages.


140. Ahmad, M. and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). "Evaluating the Effect of Air Voids on Pavement Distresses Using MEPDG." Proc., 3rd Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium, CD-ROM, El Paso, Texas.


141. Pan, J., Hossain, M. and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). "Molecular Dynamic Simulation Approach to Determine Impacts of Moisture Inclusion in Asphalt Binder". Proc., 3rd Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium, CD-ROM, El Paso, Texas.


142. Mannan, U. A. and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). “Evaluating the Effect of HMA Thickness on Pavement Distresses Using MEPDG". Proc., 3rd Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium, CD-ROM, El Paso, Texas.


143. Hossain, M. and Tarefder, R. (2013). "Moisture Sensitivity at Matrix-Aggregate Interface Region.” Proc., 3rd Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium, CD-ROM, El Paso, Texas.


144. Birla’s, G. and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). "Determining Fatigue Endurance Limit of HMA using Four-Point Bending Apparatus." Proc., 3rd Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium, CD-ROM, El Paso, Texas.


145. Ahsan, S., and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). "Cluster and Discriminant Analysis on Adhesion and Cohesion Force of Asphalt." Proc., 3rd Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium, CD-ROM, El Paso, Texas.


146. Islam, M. R., and Tarefder R. A. (2013). "Measuring Vertical Strain of Asphalt Concrete Based on Field Instrumentation." Proc., 3rd Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium, CD-ROM, El Paso, Texas.


147. Islam, M. R., Ahmed M. U., and Tarefder R. A. (2013), "Investigation of Anisotropic Behavior of Laboratory Compacted Asphalt Concrete." Proc., 5th European Asphalt Technology Association, Germany, 9-18.


148. Islam, M. R., and Tarefder R. A. (2013). "Measuring Thermal Strain in Asphalt Concrete Based on Field Instrumentation." Proc., Proc., 3rd Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium, CD-ROM, El Paso, Texas.


149. Vallejo, C., and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). "Evaluation of Soil Cratering and Ground Vibration through Small-Scale Airblast Experiments." Proc., 39th Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique, Int. Society of Explosives Engineers, Fort Worth, Texas, 1-10.


150. Islam, M. R., Weldegiorgis, M., and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). "Relating Dynamic Modulus and Indirect Tensile Strength of a SuperPave Asphalt Concrete Mixture." Proc., ASCE Texas Section Spring Conf. and Centennial Celebration, Corpus Christi, Texas, 11 pages.


151. Faisal, H., Weldegiorgis, M., and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). "Nanomechanical Characterization of Unaged and Aged Asphalt Concrete." Proc., ASCE Texas Section Spring Conf. and Centennial Celebration, Corpus Christi, Texas, 8 pages.


152. Islam, M. R. and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). "Investigating the Cross-Anisotropic Flexure Behavior of Asphalt Concrete Beam Sample." Proc., ASCE Texas Section Spring Conf. and Centennial Celebration, Corpus Christi, Texas, 8 pages.


153. Weldegiorgis, M., Islam, M. R., Bateman, D., and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). "Relationship of Compressive and Flexure Dynamic Modulus of Asphalt Concrete." Proc., ASCE Texas Section Spring Conf. and Centennial Celebration, Corpus Christi, Texas, 11 pages.


154. Islam, M. R. and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). "Effect of Glass-Grid Reinforcement on Indirect tensile Strength of Asphalt Concrete." Proc., ASCE Texas Section Spring Conf. and Centennial Celebration, Corpus Christi, Texas, 7 pages.


155. Arifuzzaman, M. and Tarefder, R. A. (2013). "Characterization of Asphalt Concrete and Asphalt Binder for Moisture Damage Using Nanoscale Testing." Proc., 7th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, 667-672.


156. Tarefder, R. A. and Faisal, H. (2013). "Nanomechanical Characterization of Asphalt Binder." Proc., 7th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, 673-679.


157. Arifuzzaman, M. and Tarefder, R.A (2012). “Adhesion Loss in Anti-stripping Agent Treated Asphalt Binders due to Moisture.” Proc., 3rd International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Beihai, China, 10 pages.


158. Islam, M. R., Ahmed, M. U., and Tarefder, R. A. (2012). “Performance Evaluation of the Embedded Sensors in I-40 Pavement in New Mexico.” Proc., 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering & Construction, ASCE, 519-526.


159. Weldegiorgis, M. T. and Tarefder, R. A. (2012). “Dynamic Modulus Testing and Mechanical Modeling of New Mexico Asphalt Mixes.” Proc., 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering & Construction, ASCE, 481-488.


160. Islam, M. R., Ahmed, M. U., and Tarefder, R. A. (2012). “Validation of the Backcalculated Stiffness of a Pavement Section in I-40 New Mexico.” Proc., 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering & Construction, ASCE, 527-533.


161. Ahmed, M. and Tarefder, R. A. (2012). “Substrate Effect on Modulus of Elasticity and Hardness of Thin Film under Nanoindentation Test.” Proc., ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Volume 9: Micro- and Nano-Systems Engineering and Packaging, Parts A and B, ASME, 55-60.


162. Rahman, M. and Tarefder, R. A. (2012). "Selection of the Most Cost Effective Pavement Maintenance Treatment for Selected Airport Pavements in New Mexico." Proc., 7th Symposium on Pavement Surface Characteristics, Norfolk, Virginia, 12 pages.


163. Tarefder, R. A., and Faisal, H. M. (2012). "Nanoindentation to Determine Viscoelastic Properties." International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics Newsletter, Tucson, Arizona, 21, 12-25.


164. Tarefder, R. A., Ahmed, M. and Rahman, M. (2012). "Comparing Maintenance And Rehabilitation Alternatives Based On Structural And Functional Conditions of Airport Pavements." Proc., 3rd Int. Conf. on Construction in Developing Countries, Bangkok, Thailand, 12 pages.


165. Torres, A., Maji, A., and Tarefder, R.A. (2012). "Effect of Holes on the Biaxial Strength of Woven Composites." Proc., Earth and Space 2012, Pasadena, California, ASCE, 641-646.


166. Hossain, I. M., and Tarefder, R. A. (2012). "Determination of Adhesion and Cohesion in Asphalt Concrete by Finite Element method." Proc., Int. Conf. on Civil Engineering and Information Technology, Los Angeles, CA, 48-56.


167. Ahmad, M. U. and Tarefder, R. A. (2012). “Sample Size Effect on HMA Permeability and Determination of 3D Permeability.” Proc., 2nd Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium, CD-ROM, El Paso, Texas. 61-63.


168. Hossain, M. I. and Tarefder, R. A. (2012). “A Finite Element Damage Model for Cohesive Failure of Matrix in Asphalt Mix.” Proc., 2nd Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium, CD-ROM, El Paso, Texas. 28-31.


169. Faisal, H. M. and Tarefder, R. A. (2012). “Effect of Variations in the Materials Behavior on Indentation Derived Modulus and Hardness.” Proc., 2nd Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium, CD-ROM, El Paso, Texas. 150-152.


170. Weldegiorgis, M. and Tarefder, R. A. (2012) "Laboratory versus Predicted Dynamic Modulus of Asphalt Concrete." Proc. Joint Conf. of the Engineering Mechanics Institute and the 11th ASCE Joint Specialty Conf. on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Notre Dame, IN, 1020-1029.


171. Ahmed, M., and Tarefder, R. A. (2012) "A Simple Approach to Backcalculate Pavement Layer Moduli from FWD Time-Deflection Histories." Proc. Joint Conf. of the Engineering Mechanics Institute and the 11th ASCE Joint Specialty Conf. on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Notre Dame, IN, 1050-1059.


172. Faisal, H. M. and Tarefder, R. A. (2012) "Constitutive Behavior of Asphalt Binder For Sharp Nanoindentation." Proc. Joint Conf. of the Engineering Mechanics Institute and the 11th ASCE Joint Specialty Conf. on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability, Notre Dame, IN, 1011-1019.


173. Rodriguez-Ruiz, I. J. and Tarefder, R. A. (2012). "Weigh-in-Motion Data: Quality Control, Axle Load Spectra, and Influence on Pavement Design." Proc. Sixth International Conference on Weigh-In-Motion, Dallas, Texas, 221-229.


174. Ahmed, M. U. and Tarefder, R. A. (2012). “Comparison of Two Maintenance Strategies of Airfields Using LCCA” Proc., 2nd Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium, CD-ROM, El Paso, Texas, 34-36.


175. Islam, M. R. and Tarefder, R. A. (2012). “Stress-Strain Responses of an I-40 Pavement Section in New Mexico” Proc., 2nd Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium, CD-ROM, El Paso, Texas, 58-60.


176. Rahman, M. M. and Tarefder, R. A. (2012). “Application of System Dynamics to Select the Most Optimum Airport Pavement Maintenance, Proc., 2nd Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium, CD-ROM, El Paso, Texas, 31-33.


177. Weldegiorgis, M. T. and Tarefder, R. A. (2012). “Dynamic Modulus Testing of New Mexico Asphalt Mixtures” Proc., 2nd Southwest Energy Science and Engineering Symposium, CD-ROM, El Paso, Texas, 153-155.


178. Tarefder, R. A. and Sumee, N. (2011). "Evaluating Sensitivity of Pavement Performance to Mix Design Variable in MEPDG," in Road Materials and New Innovations in Pavement Engineering (eds. L. Walubita, E. Y. Hajj, M. Dafalla, and Z. Liu), ASCE, GSP 223, 11-17.


179. Tarefder, R. A. and Bateman, D. (2011). "Determining Effects of Layer Bonding and De-Bonding on Perpetual Pavements," in Emerging Technologies for Material, Design, Rehabilitation, and Inspection of Pavement (eds. D. Chen, J. Chang, M. Zaman, C. Zhao, and Z. Yao), ASCE, GSP 218, 24-36.


180. Tarefder, R. A. and Ahmed, M. (2011). "Evaluation of FWD Software for Airfield Pavements." Proc., Int. Conf. on Road & Airfield Pavement Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 1270-1280.


181. Ahmed, M. and Tarefder, R. A. (2011). “2D and 3D Finite Element Modeling of FWD Deflection Basins of Airfield Pavements." Proc., 13th Int. Conf. of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, Melbourne, Australia, vol. 1, 1110-1117.


182. Vallejo, C., and Tarefder, R. A. (2011). “Vulnerability of Embankment Dams under Blast Loading." Proc., 13th Int. Conf. of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, Melbourne, Australia, vol. 1, 371-379.


183. Tarefder, R. A., Arisa, I., and Nath, S. (2011). "Measurement of Structural and Compositional Change in Asphalt Due to Aging." Proc., NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, CD-ROM, 211-219.


184. Tarefder, R. A. and Bateman, D. (2011). "A Study of Be-bonding Between Layers for Designing Sustainable Perpetual Pavements." Proc., NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, CD-ROM, 307-315.


185. Tarefder, R. A., and Arifuzzaman, M. (2011). "Adhesion in Antistripping Agents Modified Asphalt Binders." Proc., NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, CD-ROM, 51-69.


186. Bateman, D., and Tarefder, R. A. (2010). “Effects of Moisture on Perpetual Pavements.” Proc., 2nd International Conference of Transport Infrastructures, São Paulo, Brazil, 265-274.


187. Tarefder, R. A., and Arifuzzaman, M. (2010). "Nanoindentation Study on Moisture Damage in Asphalt Concrete." Proc., 8th International Transportation Specialty Conference, Winnipeg, Canada, 10 pages.


188. Wasiuddin, N., Zaman, M., and Tarefder, R. A., (2010). "Field Performance of Chat-Asphalt Test Road." Proc., 89th Annual Meeting of TRB, CD-ROM, Washington D.C., paper 10-4002.


189. Tarefder, R. A., and Sumee, N. (2010). “Use of WIM Data to Evaluate Growth Including Economic Activities Attributed to Reconstruction of a Warranty Road.” Proc., 2nd International Conference of Transport Infrastructures, São Paulo, Brazil, 437-446.


190. Torres, A., Maji, A., and Tarefder, R.A. (2010). "The Development of a Modified Bi-Axial Composite Test Specimen." Proc., 12th ASCE Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1716-1722.


191. Tarefder, R. A. (2010). "Understanding Issue of Waste Materials in the Environmental and Ecological Streams and the Production and Use of Sustainable, Cost-Effective Recycled Products.” Proc., Int. Workshop on Energy and Environment in the Development of Sustainable Asphalt Pavements, Xian, China, 456-461.


192. Tarefder, R. A., and Arifuzzaman, M. (2010). "Moisture Damage Study on Plastomer Modified Asphalt Binder using Functionalized AFM Tips". Proc., Int. Conf. on Engineering and Meta-Engineering, Orlando, Florida, 12 pages.


193. Tarefder, R. A., and Bateman, D. (2009). "Future Design of Perpetual Pavements: Issues and Options," in Material, Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Testing of Pavements (eds. D. Chen, C. Estakhri, X. Zha, and S. Zeng), ASCE, GSP 193, 177-187.


194. Dhar, A.S. and Tarefder, R. A. (2009). "Wall Thrusts and Moments for Buried Rigid Pipe”. Proc., Bangladesh Society of Geotechnical Engineering Conf., Bangladesh, 49-55.


195. Ahmed, M., and Bisht, R., and Tarefder, R. A. (2009). "Analysis of FWD Data and Characterization of Airfield Pavements in New Mexico." Proc., 8th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways, and Airfields, Champaign, Illinois, vol. 1, 669-678.


196. Saha, N., Tarefder, R. A., and Dhar, A.S., (2009) "A Finite Element Model for Parametric Study of Cracking in Asphalt Concrete." Proc., of Bangladesh Society of Geotechnical Engineering Conf., Dhaka, Bangladesh, 87-99.


197. Tarefder, R. A., and Bateman, D. (2009). "Determining the Optimal Perpetual Pavement Structure." Proc., International Conf. on Perpetual Pavements, Columbus, Ohio, 11 pages.


198. Tarefder, R. A., and Arifuzzaman, M. (2009). "A New Method of Measuring Bond Force in Asphaltic Composite." Proc., Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, CD-ROM, Honolulu, Hawaii, vol. 1, 1-9.


199. Tarefder, R. A. and Kias, E. (2009). "Experimental Investigation of Crack Propagation in Asphalt Concrete." Proc., 7th International RILEM Symposium on Advanced Testing and Characterization of Bituminous Materials, Rhodes, Greece, vol. 2, 735-748.


200. Tarefder, R. A., and Arifuzzaman, M. (2008). "Microscopic Quantification of Adhesion Force in Polymer Modified Asphalt Films using Functionalized AFM Tips." Proc., Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee, vol. 1, 1-10.


201. Tarefder, R. A., Nawsher, S., and Choudhuri, A., (2008). "Nano-Coated Quartz Sensors for Sensitive Moisture Profiling of Porous Media." Proc., 11th ASCE Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering, Construction and Operation in Challenging Environment, Earth and Space, ASCE, Long Beach, California.


202. Tarefder, R. A., Kias, E., and Arifuzzaman, M. (2008). "Cracking in Asphalt Concrete under Wet and Dry Conditions," in Pavements and Materials: Testing, Modeling, and Performance, (eds. Z. You, A. R. Abbas, and L. Wang), ASCE, GSP 184, 37-47.


203. Tarefder, R. A, Stormont, J. C., and Zaman, M. M. (2007). "Evaluating Laboratory Modulus and Rutting of Asphalt Concrete." Proc., 86th Annual Meeting of TRB, CD-ROM, Washington D.C., paper 07-1889.


204. Tarefder, R. A., Ma N., and Song G., (2006). "Dynamic Behavior of a Two-Story Building Frame Braced with SMA for Vibration Control." Proc., 10th ASCE Aerospace Division International Conf. on Engineering, Construction and Operation in Challenging Environment, Earth and Space, Houston, Texas.


205. Tarefder, R. A (2005). "Instrumenting Asphalt Vibratory Compactor for Automation of Roadway Compaction." Proc., Construction Research Congress, San Diego, California, 181-191.


206. Tarefder, R. A and Zaman M. (2005). "Testing RAP for Overlay Design Standards." Proc., Construction Research Congress, San Diego, California, 540-551.


207. Tarefder, R. A, Zaman M. and Ting, C. F. (2005). "Behavior of Lime-Treated Cold In-Place Recycled Asphalt Pavements." Proc., 7th Int. Conf. on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields Trondheim, Norway, 269-281.


208. Tarefder, R. A, Alamgir, R., Pirabarooban, S., and Polk, J., (2005). "Impact of Light Rail on Megacenter Growth in Downtown Houston." Proc., Automated People Movers Conference, ASCE, Orlando, Florida, 101-109.


209. Tarefder, R. A, and Zaman, M. M. (2004). "Design and Evaluation of Neural Networks for Rutting of Asphalt Concrete." In Computational Intelligence: From Theory to Practice, Proc., ASCE’s Symposium on Information Technology in Civil Engineering, Baltimore, Maryland, 38-48.


210. Ma N., Song G., and Tarefder, R. A. (2004). "Vibration Control of a Frame Structure Using Shape Memory Alloy Braces." Proc., 3rd International Conference on Earthquake Engineering, China, 223-135.


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