Masad, Eyad
individual record
Professor
Positions:
- Vice Dean, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Texas A&M University
- Professor, Civil Engineering, College of Engineering
- Professor, Mechanical Engineering (Qatar), Texas A&M University at Qatar
overview
My research focuses on constitutive modeling of asphalt mixtures, asphalt pavements performance, transport in porous media, granular mechanics, microstructure characterization of materials, and image analysis techniques.
education and training
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Washington State University - (Pullman, Washington, United States) 1998
- M.S. in Civil Engineering, Washington State University - (Pullman, Washington, United States) 1995
- B.S. in Civil Engineering, First Class Honors, University of Jordan - (Amman, Jordan) 1993
selected publications
Academic Articles178
- Menapace, I., & Masad, E. (2020). The influence of moisture on the evolution of the microstructure of asphalt binders with aging. Road Materials and Pavement Design. 21(2), 331-346.
- Kogbara, R. B., Masad, E. A., Woodward, D., & Millar, P. (2018). Relating surface texture parameters from close range photogrammetry to Grip-Tester pavement friction measurements. CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS. 166, 227-240.
- Kogbara, R. B., Masad, E. A., Kassem, E., & Scarpas, A. T. (2018). Skid Resistance Characteristics of Asphalt Pavements in Hot Climates. JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING PART B-PAVEMENTS. 144(2), 04018015-04018015.
- Menapace, I., Cucalon, L. G., Kaseer, F., Masad, E., & Martin, A. E. (2018). Application of Low Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance to evaluate asphalt binder viscosity in recycled mixes. CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS. 725-736.
- Menapace, I., Cucalon, L. G., Kaseer, F., Arambula-Mercado, E., Martin, A. E., Masad, E., & King, G. (2018). Effect of recycling agents in recycled asphalt binders observed with microstructural and rheological tests. CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS. 61-74.
Books1
Chapters1
- Dessouky, S., Masad, E., Zbib, H., & Little, D. (2003). Gradient elasticity finite element model for the microstructure analysis of asphaltic materials. Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics 2003. 228-233. Elsevier.
Conference Papers74
- Cucalon, L. G., Kassem, E., Little, D. N., & Masad, E. (2017). Fundamental evaluation of moisture damage in warm-mix asphalts. ROAD MATERIALS AND PAVEMENT DESIGN. 18(sup1), 258-283.
- Kassem, E., Awed, A., & Masad, E. (2016). Effect of compaction on skid resistance of asphalt pavements. Functional Pavement Design - Proceedings of the 4th Chinese-European Workshop on Functional Pavement Design, CEW 2016. 1513-1522.
- Garcia Cucalon, L., Kassem, E., Little, D. N., & Masad, E. (2016). Fundamental evaluation of moisture damage in warm-mix asphalts. Asphalt Paving Technology: Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists-Proceedings of the Technical Sessions. 85, 379-411.
- Menapace, I., Masad, E., & Sadeq, M. (2016). Microstructure of Warm Mix Asphalt Binder Exposed to UV Light and Heat. Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements, Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements. 260-269.
- Sadeq, M., Masad, E., Al-Khalid, H., & Sirin, O. (2015). Assessment of linear and nonlinear viscoelastic responses of warm-mix asphalt binders. Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements VI - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements, ICONFBMP 2015. 27-32.
editor of
Books1
- (2016). Proceedings of the TMS Middle East Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems (MEMA 2015). Springer International Publishing.
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Principal Investigator5
- Ilaria Menapace - Postdoctoral Research awarded by Qatar National Research Fund - (Doha, Qatar) 2015 - 2017
awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- CVEN305 Mechanics Of Materials Instructor
- CVEN685 Directed Studies Instructor
- CVEN691 Research Instructor
- CVEN691 Research: In-ab Instructor
- ENGR482 Ethics And Engineering Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Rahman, Syeda Farhana (2016-12). Modeling Deformation of Freezing Concrete: Towards the Identification of D-Cracking Susceptible Aggregates and Construction of All Concrete LNG Tanks. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Garcia Cucalon, Maria Lorena (2016-08). Physicochemical Interactions at the Binder-Aggregate Interface. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Garcia Cucalon, Maria Lorena (2016-08). Physicochemical Interactions at the Binder-Aggregate Interface. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Rahmani, Eisa (2015-05). Continuum-Based Constitutive Modeling of Coupled Oxidative Aging-Mechanical Response of Asphalt Concrete. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Othman, Zakarya (2015-05). Towards Macroscopic Water Integration for Zero Liquid Discharge in Industrial Complexes. (Master's Thesis)
Email
emasad@tamu.edu
First Name
Eyad
Last Name
Masad
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Qatar Campus; 4251 TAMUQ
College Station, TX 77843-4251
USA