Lytton, Robert
individual record
Professor
Positions:
- Benson Chair Professor,, Civil Engineering, College of Engineering
education and training
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin - (Austin, Texas, United States) 1967
selected publications
Academic Articles187
- Saha, S., Gu, F., Luo, X., & Lytton, R. L. (2020). Development of a modulus of subgrade reaction model to improve slab-base interface bond sensitivity. International Journal of Pavement Engineering. 21(14), 1794-1805.
- Ling, M., Luo, X., Chen, Y. u., Gu, F., & Lytton, R. L. (2020). Mechanistic-empirical models for top-down cracking initiation of asphalt pavements. International Journal of Pavement Engineering. 21(4), 464-473.
- Deng, Y., Luo, X., Gu, F., Zhang, Y., & Lytton, R. L. (2019). 3D simulation of deflection basin of pavements under high-speed moving loads. Construction and Building Materials. 226, 868-878.
- Zhang, Y., Ma, T., Luo, X., Huang, X., & Lytton, R. L. (2019). Prediction of dynamic shear modulus of fine aggregate matrix using discrete element method and modified Hirsch model. Mechanics of Materials. 138, 103148-103148.
- Saha, S., Hariharan, N., Gu, F., Luo, X., Little, D. N., & Lytton, R. L. (2019). Development of a mechanistic-empirical model to predict equilibrium suction for subgrade soil. Journal of Hydrology. 575, 221-233.
Chapters1
- Lytton, R. L., Zhang, Y., Luo, X., & Luo, R. (2015). The fatigue cracking of asphalt mixtures in tension and compression. Advances in Asphalt Materials. 243-272. Elsevier.
Conference Papers72
- Saha, S., Gu, F., Luo, X., & Lytton, R. L. (2019). Parametric Study of Modified Subgrade Reaction Model Using Artificial Neural Network Approach. Geo-Congress 2019, Eighth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 2019-March(GSP 310), 308-316.
- Arabali, P., Lee, S. I., Sebesta, S., Sakhaeifar, M. S., & Lytton, R. L. (2018). Application of Superpave Gyratory Compactor for Laboratory Compaction of Unbound Granular Materials. International Conference on Transportation and Development 2018, International Conference on Transportation and Development 2018. 359-370.
- Saha, S., Gu, F., Luo, X., & Lytton, R. L. (2018). Prediction of Soil-Water Characteristic Curve Using Artificial Neural Network Approach. PanAm Unsaturated Soils 2017, Second Pan-American Conference on Unsaturated Soils. 2017-November(301), 124-134.
- Al-Dakheeli, H., Bulut, R., Aubeny, C., & Lytton, R. (2017). Comparison between the Permeability and Diffusivity Function Derived from Different Methods of Unsaturated Expansive Soils. Geotechnical Frontiers 2017, Geotechnical Frontiers 2017. (GSP 277), 134-143.
- Gu, F., Luo, X., Zhang, Y., Lytton, R., & Sahin, H. (2016). Modeling of unsaturated granular materials in flexible pavements. E3S Web of Conferences. 9, 20002-20002.
researcher on
Co-Principal Investigator1
awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- CVEN613 Micromech Civil Matrls Instructor
- CVEN616 Systms Desgn Pavements Instructor
- CVEN623 Nondestruct Pavemt Eval Instructor
- CVEN646 Foundation Expan Soils Instructor
- CVEN685 Directed Studies Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Nobakht, Mona (2018-12). Characterization of Coupled Aging-Moisture Degradation for Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Ling, Meng (2017-08). A Mechanistic-Empirical Model for Predicting Top-Down Cracking in Asphalt Pavements. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Deng, Yong (2017-08). Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Pavements Deflection Basins under Moving Loads. (Master's Thesis)
- Chen Valdes, Clotilde Raquel (2017-08). An Experimental Multi-scale Assessment of Mechanical Properties of Organic-rich Mudrocks, and Impact of the Variability of Their Mineralogical and Organic Components in Their Mechanical Analysis. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Chen, Yu (2016-12). Prediction of Top-Down Cracking of Asphalt Pavement Layers Under Thermal Loading. (Master's Thesis)
Email
r-lytton@tamu.edu
First Name
Robert
Last Name
Lytton
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Civil Engineering; 3136 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3136
USA