• Computational mechanics and constitutive modeling of civil engineering materials (soils, concrete and asphalt)
• Performance characterization and numerical simulation of nonlinear, stress sensitive and anisotropic geomaterials
• Mechanistic analysis and design of rigid and flexible airfield runways and pavements
• Laboratory testing and characterization of engineering materials
• Accelerated damage repair of rigid and flexible airfield runways using rapid setting agents
• Airfield surface decontamination methodologies such as chemical and mechanical rubber removal techniques and its impact on runway skid resistance  
• Innovative pavement design concepts such as low modulus interlayer (inverted pavement)
• Soil modification techniques and chemical stabilization of aggregate soils
• Alkali-activated geo-polymers for heat resistant concrete overlays
• Bitumen additives and rejuvenating agents for recycled asphalt layers
• Statistical pattern recognition and pattern classification techniques