Book Chapter

The Aggregate Handbook, "Chapter 13: Impact of Properties of Aggregates on Pavement Design and Analysis", Second Edition, National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA), 2013.

Journal/Proceedings :

  • Ashtiani, S. R., 2021, “Class Discriminatory Information of Unbound Granular Layers using Statistical Pattern Recognition Techniques”, In Advances in Transportation Geotechnics IV, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics, Chicago, Illinois, Vol. 1, pp.207-227. Springer, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77230-7_17
  • Morovatdar, A., Ashtiani, R. S., & Mahmoud, E. (2021). Mechanistic approach to predict service life of flexible pavements subjected to heavy traffic loads. Journal of Road Materials and Pavement Design, 1-20., 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2021.2019092.  
  • Ashtiani, R., Baca, J., Wessel, J. and Karimipour, A. (2021) "Granular Mechanics of JSC-1 Mars Regolith Simulants", ASCE Earth and Space Conference, Colorado, USA (Accepted for publication).
  • Carnes C., Ashtiani, R., Sloan J., Beauregard M., & De la Harpe, K., “geometrical Characteristics of the Lunar and Martial Regolith Simulants”, ASCE Earth and Space Conference, Colorado, USA (Accepted for publication).
  • Rodriguez, E. and Ashtiani, R., 2021, “Calibration of fatigue performance model for cement stabilized flexible pavements.” Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways, and Airfields (BCRRA 2022), pp. 355-364. Volume 1–Hoff, Mork & Saba (eds), CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. 2021, DOI: 10.1201/9781003222880-33
  • Morovatdar, A., Ashtiani, R. S., & Mahmoud, E. (2021). A Framework to Quantify the Reduction of Pavement Service Life in Overload Corridors using Portable Weigh-In-Motion Data (No. TRBAM-21-00960). In 100th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting. https://trid.trb.org/view/1759255  
  • Morovatdar, A., & Ashtiani, R. S. (2022). Risk Assessment of Underground Utilities Subjected to Super Heavy Load (SHL) Applications in Overload Corridors. In International Conference on Transportation and Development 2022. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers. 
  • Morovatdar, A., & Ashtiani, R. S.  Probabilistic Assessment of Stability of Sloped Pavement Shoulders Subjected to Super Heavy Load (SHL) Vehicles. In Geo-Congress 2022: Engineering, Monitoring, and Management of Geotechnical Infrastructure. Charlotte, North Carolina. American Society of Civil Engineers.  
  • Rodriguez, E., and Ashtiani, R., 2021, “Investigation of the Influence of Laboratory Compaction Methods on the Orthogonal Strength Properties of Cement Stabilized Materials.” Proceedings of the ASCE International Airfield & Highway Pavements Conference 2021, June 08-10, 2021, Austin, Texas, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483510.026
  • Morovatdar, A., & Ashtiani, R. S. “Influence of Traffic Characterization Methodology on Service Life Prediction of Pavements Subjected to Overweight Traffic Operations”. In proceedings of Civil Infrastructures Confronting Severe Weathers and Climate Changes Conference (pp. 57-74). Springer, (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79644-0_6
  • Rodriguez, E., and Ashtiani, R., “Investigation of the Influence of Laboratory Compaction Methods on the Orthogonal Strength Properties of Cement Stabilized Materials”, Proceedings of the ASCE International Airfield & Highway Pavements Conference 2021, June 08-10, 2021, Austin, Texas. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483510.026
  • Morovatdar, A., & Ashtiani, R. S. Influence of Slow-Moving Nature of Super Heavy Load (SHL) Vehicles on the Service Life of Pavement Structures. In Airfield and Highway Pavements, (pp. 146-158), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), (2021). https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483503.015
  • Morovatdar, A. and Ashtiani, R., “Influence of acceleration and deceleration of Super Heavy Loads (SHLs) on the service life of pavement structures”. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways, and Airfields (BCRRA 2022), Volume 1– pp. 335-345. (2021), DOI: 10.1201/9781003222880-31
  • Thach, N. N., Morovatdar, A., Ashtiani, R. S., & Kosheleva, O. Impact of super heavy load vehicles on transportation infrastructure: economic aspects. Journal of Soft Computing, 25(12), 8003-8006, (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-021-05821-2
  • Morovatdar, A., Ashtiani, R. S., & Mahmoud, E. “Novel Framework for the Quantification of Pavement Damages in the Overload Corridors”. Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of the Transportation Research Board. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198120925807. (2020).
  • Morovatdar, A., Palassi, M., Ashtiani, R. S. “Effect of Pipes Characteristics in Umbrella Arch Method on Controlling the Tunneling-Induced Settlements in Soft Grounds”. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrmge.2020.05.001. (2020).
  • Morovatdar, A., Ashtiani, R. S., & Licon Jr, C. “Development of a mechanistic framework to predict pavement service life using axle load spectra from Texas overload corridors”. In International Conference on Transportation and Development 2020 (pp. 114-126). Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483183.012. (2020).
  • Morovatdar, A., & Ashtiani, R. S. “Evaluation of Pavement Service Life Reduction in Overload Corridors”. In Advances in Materials and Pavement Performance Prediction II Taylor & Francis, ISBN 978-0-367-46169-0. (pp. 211-214), (2020)
  • Morovatdar, A., & Ashtiani, R. S. “Verification of the Axle Load Spectra Databases Using Stationary and Portable Weight-in-Motion Devices in Overload Corridors of East Texas”. In Second ASCE India Conference on “Challenges of Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Emerging Economies” (CRSIDE2020), Kolkata, India, (2020).
  • Technical Report: Ashtiani, R., Rashidi, M., Rodriguez, E., Ordaz, M., Cruz H., Garay, G., and Rocha, S., “Establishing Best Practices for Construction and Design of Cement Treated Materials”, (No. FHWA/TX-19/0-6949-0). (2020).
  • Technical Report: Ashtiani, R. S. and Baca, J., “Geotechnical Aspects of JSC-MARS1 Regolith Simulants”. (2020).
  • Technical Report: Ashtiani, R., Morovatdar, A., Licon, C., Tirado, C., Gonzales, J., & Rocha, S. ‘Characterization and Quantification of Traffic Load Spectra in Texas Overweight Corridors and Energy Sector Zones” (No. FHWA/TX-20/0-6965-1), https://trid.trb.org/view/1666921. (2019).
  • Morovatdar, A., Ashtiani, S. R., Licon, C., & Tirado, C. “Development of a Mechanistic Approach to Quantify Pavement Damage using Axle Load Spectra from South Texas Overload Corridors”. In Geo-Structural Aspects of Pavements, Railways, and Airfields Conference, GAP 2019 Proceedings, pp. 66-79. (2019).
  • Rashidi, M., Ashtiani, S. R., Ordaz, M., Cruz, H., & Garay, G. “Laboratory Investigation of the Cyclic Behavior of Cementitiously Stabilized Granular Materials using Dissipated Strain Energy Method”. In Geo-Structural Aspects of Pavements, Railways, and Airfields Conference, GAP 2019 Proceedings, pp. 18-31. (2019).
  • Rashidi, M. and Ashtiani, S. R. “Scale Effects in the Indirect Tensile and Unconfined Compressive Strength Tests of Cement-Stabilized Base Materials”, ASCE’s International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, Geo-Congress 2019, Philadelphia, PA, USA, https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482124.064. (2019).
  • Rashidi, M., Ashtiani, S. R., Rasouli, H. “Evaluation of the Mechanical Behavior of Shirin-dare earth Dam by the Numerical Analysis and Monitoring”, ASCE’s International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, Geo-Congress 2019, Philadelphia, PA, USA, https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482070.029. (2019).
  • Rashidi, M. and Ashtiani, S. R., “Alternative Approaches for the laboratory Evaluation of Moisture Susceptibility of Cementitious Materials”. ASCE’s International Airfield and Highway Pavements Conference 2019, Chicago, Illinois, https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482469.045. (2019).
  • Rashidi, M. and Ashtiani, S. R. “Application of Genetic Expression Programming for Estimation of the Strength Properties of Cement Stabilized Reclaimed Materials”. Transportation Research Board 99th Annual Meeting, 2020, Washington, DC, United States.
  • Rashidi, M. and Ashtiani, S. R., “Laboratory Investigation of Moisture Susceptibility Protocols for Cement Treated Aggregate Bases and Soils”. International Journal of Pavement Engineering (Under Review).
  • Asadi, M. and Ashtiani, R., “Stability Analysis of Anisotropic Granular Base Layers in Flexible Pavements”, Elsevier Journal of Transportation Geotechnics, Vol. 14, pp. 183-189, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2018.01.001. (2018).
  • Ashtiani R., and Rashidi, M. “A Neural Network based Model for the Estimation of the Anisotropic Parameters of Unbound Aggregate Systems”, Elsevier Journal of Transportation Geotechnics, Vol. 15, pp- 4-12, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2018.02.002. (2018).
  • Rashidi, M., Ashtiani, R., Si, J., Izzo, R., and McDaniel, M., “A practical Approach for the Estimation of the Strength and Resilient Properties of Cementitious Materials”, Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of Transportation Research Board, 2672(52), pp. 152–163, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0361198118769900. (2018).
  • Arteaga, U., and Ashtiani, R., “Analysis of Cyclic Behavior of Geomaterials Using Dissipated Energy Concept”, Proceedings of the ASCE’s International Conference on Highway Pavements and Airfield Technology, pp. 322-333, https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784480939.028. (2017).
  • Ashtiani, R., and Asadi, M., “Application of Statistical Pattern Classification Methods for Characterization of Pavement Foundations.”, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields (BCRRA), Athens, Greece, ISBN: 9781138295957, (2017).
  • Ashtiani, R., and Asadi, M., “Stability Control of the Unbound Aggregate Base in Multi-Layer Pavement Structures”, Proceedings of the ASCE’s International Conference on Highway Pavements and Airfield Technology, pp. 35-44,https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784480922.004. (2017)
  • Arteaga, U., and Ashtiani, R., “Permanent Deformation Prediction of Unbound Granular Layers with Varying Moisture and Fines Content using Constant Confining Pressure Stress Paths”, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting Proceedings, Washington DC, (2017).
  • Ashtiani, R., Pullen, B., and Hammons, M., “Comparative Study of Water Blasting Equipment for the Airfield Surface Decontamination”, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 28, Issue 8, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001530. (2016).
  • Final Report: Ashtiani, R., and Tarin J., “Updated Testing Protocols for Heavy Duty Cement Stabilized Bases”, (No. FHWA/TX-06/0-5223-2), (2016).
  • Dhakal, S., and Ashtiani, R., “Effect of Different Levels of Moisture Intrusion on the Dynamic Modulus and Tensile Properties of Dense Graded Hot Mix Asphalt Using a Cyclic Moisture Induced Stress Tester”. Proceedings of the ASCE’s International Conference on Transportation and Development (T&DI), https://trid.trb.org/view/1412378, (2016).
  • Ashtiani, R., and De Haro, G., “Temperature Sensitivity of Precast Concrete Panels Used for the Repair of the Rigid Pavements”. Proceedings of the ASCE’s International Conference on Transportation and Development (T&DI), https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784479926.010. (2016).
  • Final Report: Ashtiani, R., and De Haro, G., “Performance Determination of the Precast Concrete Slabs used for the Repair of the Rigid Pavements”, (No. CAIT-UTC-017), (2014).
  • Ashtiani, R., Saeed, A., and Hammons, M., “Mechanistic Characterization and Performance Evaluation of Recycled Aggregate Systems”. ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol.26, Issue 1, pp. 99-106. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000798. (2014).
  • Ashtiani, R., “Chapter 13: Impact of Properties of Aggregates on Pavement Design and Analysis”, The Aggregates Handbook, Second Edition, National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), ISBN: 9780988995000, (2013).
  • Pullen, A., Ashtiani, R., Cotter, B., Saeed, A., and Edwards, L., “Airport Rubber Removal: A Comparison of Ultra-High Pressure Runway Rubber Removal Systems”, Proceedings of the ASCE’s Conference on Airfield and Highway Pavement 2013: Sustainable and Efficient Pavements, pp. 677- 690. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413005.054. (2013).
  • Sung-Hee, K., Ashtiani, R., Vaughan, D., Des Islets, J., and Beadles, S., “Use of Recycled Concrete Materials as Aggregate Base Layers”, Proceedings of the ASCE’s Conference on Airfield and Highway Pavement 2013: Sustainable and Efficient Pavements, pp. 1264-1277. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413005.107. (2013).
  • Ashtiani, R., and Saeed, A., “Mechanistic Performance Characterization of Pavements Incorporating Recycled materials”, Proceeding of the GeoCongress-2012 Symposium, Oakland, CA, (2012).
  • Saeed, A., Ashtiani, R., Boudreau, R., “Performance Related Aggregate Testing Protocol for Sustainable Design of Recycled Pavements”, Journal of ASTM International (JAI), Vol. 8, No. 7, https://doi.org/10.1520/JAI103655. (2011).
  • Ashtiani, R., Lou, R., and Lytton, R., “Performance Prediction and Moisture Susceptibility of Anisotropic Foundations”, Proceedings of the ASCE’s 2010 Geo-Shanghai International Conference, Paving Materials and Pavement Analysis, Geotechnical Special Publication (GSP203), pp.327-334, https://doi.org/10.1061/41104(377)40. (2010).
  • Ashtiani, R., Little, D., and Masad, E., “Material Factors that Influence Anisotropic Behavior of Aggregate Bases”, Accepted for Publication in the Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of Transportation Research Board, 2059(1), pp. 20-30,https://doi.org/10.3141/2059-03. (2008).
  • Ashtiani, R., Little, D., and Masad, E., “Anisotropy Level Prediction Model for Unbound Aggregate Systems”, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics, UNBAR7, Nottingham, UK, (2008).
  • Ashtiani, R., Little, D., and Masad, E., “Evaluation of Impact of Fines on the Performance of Lightly Cement Stabilized Aggregate Systems”, Accepted for Publication in the Transportation Research Record (TRR): Journal of Transportation Research Board, 2026(1), pp. 81-88, https://doi.org/10.3141/2026-10. (2007).
  • Little, D., Ashtiani, R., and Masad, E, “Characterization of Anisotropic Base Materials with High Fines Content”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Characterization of Pavement and Soil Engineering Materials, Athens, Greece, ISBN: 9780415448826, (2007).