Publications

• Published 444 peer-reviewed journal and refereed conference (193J, 251C) articles including two best paper awards.
• Authored 1 textbook and 6 book chapters; edited 6 books and special issues; published 48 major research reports.

Recent Publications

• Biswas, P. and Tarefder, R. A (2026). "Quantifying Pavement Texture Effects on Wet Skid Resistance: A Correlation Analysis of Mean Texture Depth and Locked Wheel Skid Trailer Skid Number." Transportation Geotechnics, Elsevier, vol. 56, 101768.
• Hossain, S., Khan, M., and Tarefder, R. A. (2026). "Effect of Asphalt Binder Reheating on BMD Mix Performances." Transportation Research Record, accepted.
• Kevin Martinez, M. Haider, A., Tarefder, R.A., Khan. Z.H., Meiklejohn, D., and Zhu, J. (2025). "Piloting Total Perioperative Telemedicine for Elective Cholecystectomies for Symptomatic Cholelithiasis." Surgical Endoscopy, 1811-1816.
• Sillcox, R., Gitonga, B., Wright, A.S., Meiklejohn, D.A., Oelschlager, B., Bryant, M.K., Tarefder, R.A., Khan, Z., and Zhu, J. (2024). "The Environmental Impact of Surgical Telemedicine: Life Cycle Assessment of Virtual vs. In-person Preoperative Evaluations for Benign Foregut Disease." Surgical Endoscopy, vol. 37, pages 5696-5703.
• Hasan, M. A., Tarefder, R. A., (2024). "Laboratory Investigation of Open Graded Friction Courses with Different Binder Grades and Aggregate Gradations." Transportation Research Record, 2678(1), 820-834.
• Meiklejohn, D.A., Khan, Z., Nuñez, K.M., Imhof, L., Osmani, S. Benavidez, A.C., and Tarefder, R.A. (2023). "Environmental Impact of Adult Tonsillectomy: Life Cycle Assessment and Cost Comparison of Techniques." The Laryngoscope, 134(2):622-628.
• Khan, Z. H., Tarefder, R. A., Bairgi, B. K., and Susmita, S. M. (2023). "Backcalculation of Thickness and Dielectric Properties of Asphalt Concrete using Numerical Simulation of Ground Penetrating Radar." Journal of Transportation Research Record, 2677(7), 582-598.
• Sabih, G., Tarefder, R. A., and Iqbal, M. J. (2022). "Modeling Concrete Pavements for Bending Stresses Considering Nonlinear Thermal Gradient and Aged CTE." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 46-56.
• Khan, Z. H., and Tarefder, R. A. (2022). "Phase Field Approach to Damage and Fracture in Asphalt Concrete Using Multiscale Finite Element Model." Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Volume 272, Record 8, pp. 1-16.
• Hasan, M. M., and Tarefder, R. A. (2022). "A New Model for Predicting Rutting Performance of Superpave Asphalt Mixes." Journal of Transportation Research Record, Vol. 2676, issue 8, pp. 1-12.
• Bairgi, B. K., Hasan, M., Gburi M, Hasan, A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2022). "Evaluation of Full-Depth Reclamation (FDR) and Cold Central-Plant Recycling (CCPR) Mixtures for Laboratory Compaction Protocol Design." Journal of Transportation Research Record, Vol. 2676, issue 5, pp. 1-10.
• Hasan, M. A., Hasan, M. M., Bairgi, B. K., and Tarefder, R. A. (2022). "A Simple Robust Method for Analyzing Hamburg Wheel Tracking Test Data." Transportation Research Record, Vol. 2676, Issue 10, pp. 231-250.
• Bairgi, B. K., Hasan, M., and Tarefder, R. A. (2021). "Effects of Asphalt Foaming on Damage Characteristics of Foamed Warm Mix Asphalt." Journal of Transportation Research Record, Vol. 2675, Issue: 8, pp. 318-331.
• Khan, Z. H., Tarefder, R. A., and Hasan, F. (2021). "Multiscale Modeling of Asphalt Concrete and Validation Through Instrumented Pavement Section." Journal of Transportation Research Record, Vol. 2675, Issue: 6, pp.117-136.
• Hasan, M. A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2021). "A New Mechanistic Procedure to Predict the Critical Cracking Temperature of an Asphalt Concrete from BBR and IDT Test Data." Journal of Transportation Research Record, Vol: 2675, Issue: 7, pp. 438-453.
• Bairgi, B., and Tarefder, R. A. (2021). "Characterization of Foaming Attributes to Binder Tribology and Rheology to Better Understand the Mechanistic Behavior of Foamed Asphalt." International Journal of Pavement Research Technology, Springer, Vol. 12, pp. 13-22.
• Arifuzzaman, M., Tarefder, R. A., and Islam, M. S. (2020). "Behavior of Carbon Nano-Tubes (CNTs) as Modifier to Resist Aging and Moisture Damage in Asphalt." Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology-Asia, Volume 11, Issue 2, pp. 1-12.
• Khan, Z. H., Hasan, A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2020). "Field Characterization of Pavement Materials Using Falling Weight Deflectometer and Sensor Data from an Instrumented Pavement Section." Journal of Transportation Research Record, Vol. 2674, Issue: 4, pp. 205-221.
• Hasan, A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2020). "Linking Traffic Volume and Weight Data for Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design." ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, Vol. 146, Issue 2, pp. 2573-2582.
• Bairgi, B., Larrain, M. M., Rahman. A., and Tarefder, R. A. (2020). "Comprehensive Evaluation of Rutting of Warm Mix Asphalt Utilizing Long-term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Specific Pavement Studies (SPS)." Journal of Transportation Research Record, Vol. 2674, Issue: 7, pp. 272-283.
• Hasan, M., and Tarefder, R. A. (2020). "A Mixture Design Approach for Mitigating Cracking Issue of Asphalt Concrete Pavement." Journal of Construction & Building Materials, Vol. 260, Issue 119861, pp. 1-10.
• Ahmad, M., and Tarefder, R. A. (2020). "Mechanistic Performance Evaluation of Chip Seal." International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, Springer, vol. 13, 269-275.
• Sabih, G., and Tarefder, R. A. (2020). "Predicting Long-Term Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Paving Concrete." Journal of Transportation Research Record, Vol. 2674, Issue: 9, pp. 792-798.
• Hasan, M., and Tarefder, R. A. (2020). "Development of Rutting Specifications and Possible Replacement of Tensile Strength Ratio by Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device Test." International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, Springer, Vol. 13, pp. 376-382.
• Hasan, M., Rahman, A., and Tarefder, R.A. (2020). "Investigation of Accuracy of Pavement Mechanistic Empirical Prediction Performance by Incorporating Level 1 Inputs." Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Vol. 7, Issue 2, pp. 259-268.