| Areas
of Interest: |
• Asphalt pavement mechanics, analysis and design
• Thermal and reflective cracking studies
• Fracture testing and modeling in asphalt materials and pavements
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| Education:
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PhD, Penn State , 1995
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MS, Penn State , 1991
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BS, Penn State, 1989
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| Work
Experience:
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Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, 2008 to present
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Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, 2002-2008; Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, 1996-2002
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Research Engineer, ERES Consultants, Inc, 1995-1996
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FHWA Eisenhower Research Fellow, Penn State University 1994-1996
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| Professional
Honors, Awards, and Recognitions: |
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Best Technical Paper, Runner-up, International Society for Asphalt Pavements, 2006
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Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Honorable Mention, 2005
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Rose Award for Teaching Excellence, 2004
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Instructor of the Year, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, ASCE Student Chapter 2003
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Incomplete List of Teachers Rated as Excellent- 13 Times
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| Selected
Courses Taught: |
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CEE 405: Asphalt Materials I
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CEE 310: Transportation Engineering
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Selected Projects
(click here to visit the
research projects page): |
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Cost-Effectiveness & Performance of Overlay Systems / Crack Control Methods in IL (ICT R58)
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Distance Technology Transfer Course Content Development (ICT R27-73)
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Selected
Publication Titles: |
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Braham, A.F., Buttlar, W.G., Clyne, T.R., Marasteanu, M.O., and M.I. Turos, “The Effect of Long-Term Laboratory Aging on Asphalt Concrete Fracture Energy,” Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, Accepted, Vol. 78, 2009.
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Apeagyei, A., Buttlar, W. G., and H. Reis, “Assessment of Low-temperature Embrittlement of Asphalt Binders Using an Acoustic Emission Approach,” Insight, Vol. 51, No. 3, March, 2009
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Apeagyei, A.K., Buttlar, W.G., and B.J. Dempsey, “Investigation of Cracking Behavior of Antioxidant-Modified Asphalt Mixtures,” Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, Vol. 77, 2008.
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Buttlar, W.G., Song, S.H., and G. H. Paulino, “Application of Graded Finite Elements for Asphalt Pavement Analysis,” Journal of Engineering Mechanics, American Society of Civil Engineers, v 132, n 3, p 240-249, March, 2006.
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Buttlar, W.G. and E. Dave, “A Micromechanics-Based Approach for Determining Presence and Amount of Recycled Asphalt Pavement Material in Asphalt Concrete,” Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, Vol. 74, pp 829-884, 2005.
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