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PETER SEBAALY, Ph.D., P.E.

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Current Affiliation

Professor and Director of the Western Regional Superpave Center


Contact Information

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Mails Stop 258

University of Nevada, Reno

Reno, NV 89557

T: 775-784-6565

F: 775-784-1429


Education

YEAR

DEGREE

UNIVERSITY

1987

Ph.D

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

1983

M.Sc.

State University of New York at Buffalo, NY

1982

B.Sc

State University of New York at Buffalo, NY


Research Interests

Pavement Materials, Design, and Performance.  Structural evaluation of pavement materials and systemns. Pavement maintenance and rehabilitation design and analysis. Construction of asphalt pavements.  Mechanistic analysis and design of flexible and rigid pavements. Bituminous materials and mixtures resistance to moisture damage, rutting, fatigue, and thermal cracking.


Recent Publications

1. P.E. Sebaaly, R. Siddharthan, and D. Huft, “Impact of Heavy Vehicles on Low Volume Roads,” Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, TRR #1819, pp. 228-235, Washington, DC, 2003.

2. M. McCann and P.E. Sebaaly, “Resilient Modulus, Tensile Strength, and Simple Shear Test to Evaluate Moisture Sensitivity and the Performance of Lime in Hot Mix Asphalt Mixtures,” Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, TRR #1832, pp. 9-16, Washington, DC, 2003.

3. P.E. Sebaaly, E. Hitti, and D. Weitzel, “Effectiveness of Lime in Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements,” Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, TRR #1832, pp. 34-41,Washington, DC, 2003.

4. P.E. Sebaaly, V.T. Gopal, and J.A. Epps, “Low Temperature Properties of Crumb Rubber Modified Binders,” International Journal of Road Materials and  Pavement Design, Vol. 4 – Issue 1/2003, pp. 29-50, 2003.

5. P.E. Sebaaly, R. Siddharthan, M. El-Desouky, D. Strand, and D. Huft, “Effects of Off-Road Equipment on Flexible Pavements,” Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, TRR #1821, pp. 29-38, Washington, DC, 2003.


Courses Taught

Course Code

Course Title

CEE 375

Construction Materials

CEE 431

Pavement Design

CEE 732

Bituminous Materials and Mixtures


Other Activities within Engineering and Teaching Professions

·          Member, ASCE, TRB, AAPT, ASTM

·          Director of the Western Regional Superpave Center: one of five centers established by the Federal Highway Administration to support the implementation of the Superpave Technology.

·          Director of the Pavement Coating Technology Center: funded by private industry to conduct research and development on pavement sealers. 

·          Instruct numerous short courses and workshops on pavement materials, design, and performance.


 



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