staff photoNazimuddin M. “Wasi” Wasiuddin

Professor (September 1, 2019 – Present)

Associate Professor (July 1, 2013 – August 31, 2019)

Robert Howson Professor (June 1, 2013 – Present)

Assistant Professor (September 1, 2007- June 30, 2013)

Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and Science, Louisiana Tech University,

P.O.BOX 10348, 600 W. Arizona Ave., Ruston, LA 71272, Bogard Hall 245

E-mail: wasi@latech.edu; Phone/Fax: (318) 257-2392/2306;

Cell: (405) 209-1311; http://www2.latech.edu/~wasi/

 

Education

Ph.D. - Civil Engineering: University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA – 2007

M.S. – Civil Engineering: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada – 2002

B.Sc. – Civil Engineering: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh – 2000

Teaching (Instructor)

Research Interests

Recent Research Projects

v Wasiuddin, N.M., (Co-PI), "Improving Asphalt Binder Properties Using Recycled Plastics and Crosslinking Agents/Additives”, Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC), July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021.

v Wasiuddin, N.M., (PI), "Low and Intermediate Temperature Evaluation of Binders through Dynamic Shear Rheometer", Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC), May 11, 2020 – May 10, 2022.

v Wasiuddin, N.M., (PI), "Field Implementation of Handheld FTIR for Polymer Content Determination and for Quality Control of RAP Mixtures", Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC), July 14, 2017 – January 15, 2020.

v Wasiuddin, N.M., (Co-PI), "Evaluating Using Louisiana-Sourced Lignin as Partial Replacement in Asphalt Binder and as an Antioxidant", Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC), July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018.

v Wasiuddin, N.M., (PI), "Development of a Standard Test Method for Characterization of Asphalt Modifiers and Aging Related Degradation using an Extensional Rheometer", Transportation Consortium of South-Central States (Tran-SET), May 8, 2017 - November 7, 2018.

v Wasiuddin, N.M., (PI), "Apical Design with Conventional Technologies", CenturyLink, June 26, 2017 - December 31, 2017.

v Wasiuddin, N.M., (PI), "Development of a Revised RTFO Protocol Foam-Based Warm Mix Asphalt", Southern Plains Transportation Center (SPTC), April 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017.

 

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications [Last Six Years]

[28] Hossain, R., Wasiuddin, N.M., “A Novel Method for Polymer Content Determination in Asphalt Binder and Emulsion” (2019), International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, Vol. 12 (6), pp. 604-612.

[27] Shams, A., Wasiuddin, N.M., “Understanding the short-term aging of warm mix asphalt using rolling thin film oven” (2019), International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, Vol. 12 (6), pp. 638-647.

[26] Arafat, S., Kumar, N+., Wasiuddin, N.M., Owhe, E.O., Lynam, J.G., “Sustainable lignin to enhance asphalt binder oxidative aging properties and mix properties” (2019), Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 217, pp. 456-468.

[25] Hossain, R., Wasiuddin, N.M., “Evaluation of Degradation of SBS Modified Asphalt Binder Because of RTFO, PAV, and UV Aging using a Novel Extensional Deformation Test” (2019), Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2673, pp. 447-457.

[24] Stagg, D., Arafat, S., Wasiuddin, N.M., “A parametric study to understand the adhesion failure mechanism of asphalt sealant” (2019), International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 12 (3), pp. 233-240.

[23] Islam, R.M., Arafat, S., Wasiuddin, N.M., “Quantification of reduction in hydraulic conductivity and skid resistance caused by fog seal in low-volume road” (2017), Transportation Research Record, (2657), pp 99–108.

[22] Islam, R.M., Abadie, C., Wasiuddin, N.M., “Multiple shear step approach to determine the rotational viscosity of asphalt emulsions and its correlation with water content of original and diluted emulsions” (2017), International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 18 (12), pp. 1122-1129.

[21] Saltibus, N.E., Wasiuddin, N.M., “Moisture damage in asphalt: Analysis based on the dewetting mechanism” (2017), Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 29 (6), art. no. 04017002.

[20] Islam, R.M., King, W.B., Jr, Wasiuddin, N.M., “Correlating long-term chip seals performance and rheological properties of aged asphalt binders” (2016), Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 28 (5), art. no. 04015190.

[19] Islam, R.M., Ashani, S.S., Wasiuddin, N.M., William, K., Jr., “Effects of curing time, temperature, and vacuum pressure on asphalt emulsion residue recovered by vacuum drying method” (2015), Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 43 (5), pp. 1134-1145.

[18] Wasiuddin, N.M., Wilson, K., Islam, M.R., Parker, P., Abadie, C., Mohammad, L.N., “Field and laboratory evaluation of environmental effects on chip seal performance: freeze-thaw and asphalt aging” (2015), Journal of Testing and Evaluation, 43 (4), pp. 820-832.

[17] Sobolev, K., Flores Vivian, I., Saha, R., Wasiuddin, N.M., Saltibus, N.E., “The effect of fly ash on the rheological properties of bituminous materials” (2014), Fuel, 116, pp. 471-477.

Research Team

 Laboratories

Southern Plains Transportation Center (STPC)

Doctoral Position Available

 

 Awards

ü  Best Paper Award in Infrastructure Design and Maintenance at the 15th World Conference on Transport Research, 2019, Mumbai, India for the paper titled “A Novel Method for Polymer Content Determination in Asphalt Binders and Emulsions” (Co-author with R. Hossain)

ü  Supervised Daniel Stagg in the Thesis titled “Development of a novel test method and parametric study to understand the adhesion failure mechanism of asphalt sealants,” which received the 2018 SPTC Thesis Award sponsored by the Southern Plains Transportation Center

ü  Co-Author with Dr. Readul Islam and Shams Arafat in the 3rd Place winning poster paper “Quantification of Reduction in Hydraulic Conductivity and Skid Resistance Caused by Fog Seal in Low-Volume Roads” in the Oklahoma Transportation Research Day organized by the Southern Plains Transportation Center (SPTC), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 18, 2016

ü  Co-Author with Dr. Readul Islam in the paper “Multiple Shear Step Approach to Determine the Rotational Viscosity of Asphalt Emulsions and Its Correlation with Water Content of Original and Diluted Emulsions” that was awarded the ‘2016 SPTC Best Poster and Paper Award’ by the Southern Plains Transportation Center (SPTC) in 2016

ü  Co-Author with Dr. Braden Smith in the Recognized Achievement Award winning paper "Evaluation of Cohesive Strengths of Hot Asphalts and Emulsion Residues for Chip Seal Performance" at the 1st Heartland Transportation Consortium Student Competition sponsored by the Oklahoma Transportation Center on April 4, 2013 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Click Here for Pictures)

ü  Winner of the First Half of the Asphalt Materials Session and Overall Runner-Up of the Asphalt Materials Section Best Poster Award for the paper “Use of Sweep Test for Emulsion and Hot-Asphalt Chip Seals: Laboratory and Field Evaluation” 91st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2012 (Click Here for Details)

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