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| Shabbir Hossain, PhD |
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| Research Scientist – VTRC |
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Shabbir Hossain
Virginia Transportation Research Council
530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903 |
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Phone: 434-293-1989
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Biographical Information
Shabbir Hossain is a research scientist at the Virginia Transportation Research Council. Dr. Hossain’s research areas are geotechnical and pavement engineering and he has expertise in the areas of pavement materials characterization, construction quality control and pavement rehabilitation techniques. He obtained his Master’s and Doctorate degrees from Auburn University in the area of pavement materials. Dr. Hossain is a registered professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the state of Texas.
Prior to joining Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) as a senior geotechnical engineer, Dr. Hossain was a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Texas Tech University. Before joining Texas Tech, he worked for two years as a post-doctoral research associate at the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) and the Highway Research Center (HRC) of Auburn University. NCAT is one of the leading research organizations in the nation in the areas of hot mix asphalt pavement. During this period, Dr. Hossain performed research work for Alabama DOT and Texas DOT in the following areas: characterization of unbound aggregate for pavement, field performance of different surface treatment techniques on flexible pavement, a statistically based quality control/ quality assurance specification for hot-mix asphalt construction, sub-grade repair and stabilization using in-situ vitrification, aggregate-binder compatibility for seal coat, and pavement edge repair. Dr. Hossain’s current research work includes roller compacted concrete, characterization of unbound materials for mechanistic-empirical pavement design, and un-bonded concrete overlays.
Research Interests
- Geotechnical issues in pavements
- Pavement materials characterization
- Asphalt and concrete pavement
- Construction quality control
- Pavement rehabilitation
Recent Publications
Hossain, M. S. and Parker, F. “Effectiveness of Surface Treatment Interlayers in Maintenance Overlays”. Flexible Pavement Rehabilitation and Maintenance, ASTM STP 1348, P. S. Kandhal and M. Stroup-Gardiner, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, November 1998.
Hossain, M. S., Parker, F. and Kandhal, P. S. “Tests for Evaluating Fine Aggregate Particle Shape, Angularity and Surface Texture”. In Transportation Research Record 1673, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington D.C., 1999.
Hossain, M. S., Parker, F. and Kandhal, P. S. “Comparison and Evaluation of Tests for Coarse Aggregate Particle Shape, Angularity and Surface Texture”. Journal of Testing and Evaluation, ASTM, Vol. 28, No. 2, March 2000.
Hossain, M. S., Parker, F. and Kandhal, P. S. “Uncompacted Voids and Particle Index Tests for Evaluating Coarse Aggregate Quality”. In Transportation Research Record 1721, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington D.C., 2000.
Parker, F., Jr., Hossain, M. S. and Song, J. “Analysis of Quality Control / Quality Assurance Data for Superpave Mixes.” In Transportation Research Record 1712, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington D.C., 2000.
Parker, F., Jr. and Hossain, M. S. “Statistics for Superpave HMA Construction QC/QA Data.” In Transportation Research Record 1813, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington D.C., 2002.
Senadheera, S., Hossain, M. S., Tock, R. W., Yazgan, B. and Das, S. “A New Testing Protocol to Evaluate the Compatibility of Seal Coat (chip seal) Binders and Aggregates.” Final Report for TxDOT Project 0-4362 (submitted to TxDOT), Texas Tech University, Texas, October 2003.
Lawson, W. D. and Hossain, M. S. “Best Practices for Pavement Edge Maintenance, Research Report, Volume I and II.” Final Report for TxDOT Project 0-4396 (submitted to TxDOT), Texas Tech University, Texas, November 2003.
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