Summary
Dr. Arshad Hussain is currently serving as Associate Professor and Head of Transportation Engineering Department, NUST Institute of Civil Engineering, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering (SCEE), NUST, Islamabad. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Transportation Engineering from Southwest Jiaotong University, China. Dr. Arshad has more than 20 years of teaching and research experience in various areas of Transportation Engineering with emphasis on Road material characterization, Pavement design and analysis, Pavement recycling/ rehabilitation, Asphalt binder modification, Performance based testing and specification. He has presented his research work at a significant number of international conferences and authored/ co-authored several peer-reviewed journal publications. He has supervised over 50 post-graduate thesis research studies and over 20 UG Final Year Design Projects. He has published over 60 international journal/ conference papers.
Academic Background
PhD
(Transportation Engineering) Southwest Jiaotong University
September 15, 2009 - December 24, 2012
Honours and Awards
Best Student
International Outstanding Student Award
November 15, 2010
School Best Teacher Award
School Best Teacher Award (2018-2019)
January 30, 2020
Publications
Optimizing waste management and enhancing asphalt performance: A sustainable approach using discarded baby diapers and face masks
April 22, 2025
International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology -
Predictive modeling of rutting depth in modified asphalt mixes using gene-expression programming (GEP): A sustainable use of RAP, fly ash, and plastic waste
September 13, 2024
Construction and Building Materials - Volume 443, Article Number 137809
An exploratory analysis of factors leading to prevalence of distracted driving behavior in Pakistan
September 01, 2024
Case Studies on Transport Policy - Volume 17, Article Number 101257
Eco-Friendly Highways: Harnessing Waste Polystyrene and Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement for Sustainable Roadways and Environmental Mitigation
August 20, 2024
International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology - Pages 1-19
Technical, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability Assessment of Reclaimed Asphalt and Waste Polyethylene Terephthalate Pavements
June 07, 2024
Sustainability - Volume 16, Issue 12, Article Number 4911
Wind Shear and Aircraft Aborted Landings: A Deep Learning Perspective for Prediction and Analysis
April 29, 2024
Atmosphere - Volume: 15, Issue: 5, Article Number: 545
Enhancing HMA properties with polypropylene-based face mask integration: A qualitative comparison of wet mixing and dry mixing techniques
October 23, 2023
Eco Cities - Volume 4, Issue 1, Pages 11
Performance Evaluation of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Containing Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Using Wet and Dry Mixing Techniques
February 27, 2023
Polymers - Volume 15, Issue 5, Article Number 1211
An Improved Linear Complementarity Solver for the Dynamic Analysis of Blast Loaded Structures
December 04, 2022
International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials - Volume 16, Issue 1, Article Number 47
A Multidimensional Analysis of Factors Impacting Mobility of Open-Access Multilane Highways
October 20, 2022
Infrastructures - Volume 7, Issue 10, Article Number 143
Separation of wax fraction in asphalt binder by an improved method and determination of its molecular structure
August 15, 2022
Fuel - Volume 322, Article Number 124081
Comprehensive Self-Healing Evaluation of Asphalt Concrete Containing Encapsulated Rejuvenator
May 20, 2022
Materials - Volume 15, Issue 10, Article Number 3672
Predicting Marshall Flow and Marshall Stability of Asphalt Pavements Using Multi Expression Programming
March 07, 2022
Buildings - Volume 12(3), Article Number 314
Predicting and Analyzing Road Traffic Injury Severity Using Boosting-Based Ensemble Learning Models with SHAPley Additive exPlanations
March 02, 2022
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Volume 19, Issue 5, Article Number 2925
Assessment of Risk-Taking Behaviour of Young Motorcyclists at Un-Signalised Intersections – A partial least square structural equation modelling approach
February 18, 2022
Promet, Traffic and Transportation - Volume 34, Issue 1, Pages 135-147
Hybrid feature selection-based machine learning Classification system for the prediction of injury severity in single and multiple-vehicle accidents
February 02, 2022
PLoS ONE - Volume 17, Issue 2, Article Number e0262941
Performance evaluation of bacterial self-healing rigid pavement by incorporating recycled brick aggregate
March 01, 2021
Cement and Concrete Composites - Volume 117, Article Number 103914
Hybrid DES-PSO framework for the design of commuters’ circulation space at multimodal transport interchange
February 10, 2021
Mathematics and Computers in Simulation - Volume 180, Pages 205-229
Improving the Aging Resistance of Asphalt by Addition of Polyethylene and Sulphur
May 15, 2020
Civil Engineering Journal - Volume 6, Issue 5, Pages 1017-1030
Enhancement of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Properties Using Waste Polymers
October 01, 2019
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering - Volume 44, Issue 10, Pages 8239–8248
A PHD-DES Framework for the Performance Assessment of Multi-lane Highways Under Random Traffic Flow
October 01, 2019
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering - Volume 44, Issue 10, Pages 8615-8628
Rutting and Moisture Susceptibility Assessment of Asphalt Wearing Course Gradations
October 01, 2019
Civil Engineering Journal-Stavebni Obzor - Volume 3, Pages 458-468
Determination of In-Field Temperature Variation in Fresh HMA and corresponding compaction temperatures
August 20, 2019
Construction and Building Materials - Volume 216, Pages 84-92
Effect of Lime on the Performance Evaluation of Asphalt Mixtures Using RAP in Pakistan
April 30, 2019
Journal of Mechanics of Continua and Mathematical Sciences - Volume 14, Number 2, PP 212-225
Performance Evaluation of Modified Bitumen with Replaced Percentage of Waste Cooking Oil & Tire Rubber with Bagasse Ash as Modifier
March 20, 2019
Civil Engineering Journal - Volume 5, Number 3, PP 587 – 596
Influence of Lime on Low Plastic Clay Soil Used as Subgrade
February 15, 2019
Journal of Mechanics of Continua and Mathematical Sciences - Vol.14, No.1, Pages 69-77
Restricted zone of superpave mix design and its impact on resilient modulus and permanent deformation
January 01, 2019
Civil Engineering Journal-Stavebni Obzor - Volume: 1, Pages: 20-31
Predicting the permanent deformation behaviour of the plant produced asphalt concrete mixtures: A first order regression approach
November 20, 2018
Construction and Building Materials - Volume 189, Pages 629-639
Field investigation of Modified Asphalt Mix in Pakistan
October 15, 2018
Journal of mechanics of continua and mathematical sciences - Journal of mechanics of continua and mathematical sciences , Vol.-13, No.-4 Pages 90-99
Volumetric Optimization and Moisture Sensitivity Analysis of Crumb Modified Stone Mastic Asphalt
October 15, 2018
International Journal of Engineering and Technology - International Journal of Engineering and Technology, Volume 10, Number 5, PP 386 – 389
Optimization of Reclamed Asphalt and FT Paraffin for Permanent Deformation and Moisture Damage of Asphalt Mixes
October 01, 2018
Civil Engineering Journal-Stavebni Obzor - Volume:3, Article Number:37
Design of passengers' circulation areas at the transfer stations: An automated hybrid simulation-differential evolution approach
July 27, 2018
Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory - Volume: 87 Pages: 293-310
Permanent Deformation and Moisture Damage of Asphalt Mixes Containing RAP and Sasobit
March 01, 2018
International Journal of Engineering Applied Sciences and Technology - Vol. 2, Issue 11, Pages 32-39
Use of Waste Plastic Bottles as a Modifier in Bituminous Pavements
February 15, 2018
International Journal of Engineering and Technology - NULL
Effect of Increasing Sasobit on Permanent Deformation and Moisture Damage of Asphalt Mixes
February 01, 2018
Applied Mechanics and Materials - Vol. 877, pp 241-247
Evaluation of Permanent Deformation and Fatigue using Lime Modified Binder
September 15, 2017
International Journal of Engineering and Technology - NULL
Moisture Damage and Fatigue Evaluation of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Containing Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) and Polythene Bags (LDPE)
June 15, 2017
Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences - Volume 6, Issue 2, Pages 63-73
Effectiveness of enforcement levels of speed limit and drink driving laws and associated factors - Exploratory empirical analysis using a bivariate ordered probit model
June 01, 2017
Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering - Volume 4, Issue 3, Pages 272-279
Rutting Susceptibility and Moisture Damage of HMA Containing Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement
August 02, 2016
International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research - Pages 1-6
Evaluation of Resilient Modulus of HMA Mixtures from Highway Construction Projects in Pakistan
May 09, 2016
Journal of Basic and Applied Research International - Volume 17, Issue. 4, Page 290-301
Performance Evaluation of Asphalt Mixes Containing Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement
February 01, 2016
Journal of Basic and Applied Research International - Volume 12, Issue 4, Pages 243-248
Performance Evaluation of Asphaltic Mixtures Using Bakelite
July 25, 2014
Life Science Journal - Vol.11(7s), Pages 481-488, 2014
Evaluation of Dina Aggregates for Pavement Construction in Pakistan
July 01, 2012
Advanced Materials Research - Volume 548, Pages 239-242
Effect of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement on the Binder Rheological Properties
June 15, 2012
International Journal of Current Research - Volume 4, Issue 6, Pages 124-126
Laboratory evaluation of asphalt mixtures containing various percentages of reclaimed asphalt pavement
June 01, 2012
Asian Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences - Volume 1, Issue 2, Pages 156-163
Analysis of earthquake-triggered failure mechanisms of slopes and sliding surfaces
September 01, 2010
Journal of Mountain Science - Volume: 7, Issue: 3, Pages: 282-290, Sep 2010
Conferences
Evaluation of Moisture Susceptibility of HMA containing PET
November 29, 2021 - November 30, 2021
Nisma Agha, Arshad Hussain, Syed Agha Shah Ali,
5th Conference on Emerging Materials and Processes (CEMP-2021)
Evaluation of PMB and fatigue behavior of HMA containing PET
October 08, 2021 - October 08, 2021
Nisma Agha, Dr. Arshad Hussain,
1st International Conference on Recent Advances in Civil and Earthquake Engineering
Analyzing the mobility of multi-lane highway using travel time as a performance measure
March 13, 2020 - March 14, 2020
Jamal Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Bilal Khurshid, Arshad Hussain, Muhammad Jawed Iqbal, Jamal Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Bilal Khurshid, Arshad Hussain, Muhammad Jawed Iqbal,
11th International Civil Engineering Conference
THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN ACTUAL OPERATING SPEED AND DRIVERS’ SELF-REPORTED SPEED
June 09, 2019 - June 12, 2019
Sajid Raza, Osama Abaza, Fazal Rehman Safi, Arshad Hussain,
International Conference on Transportation and Development 2019
Effect of Aggregate Gradation on Rutting
October 18, 2018 - October 19, 2018
nauman javaid, Arshad Hussain, Fazal Haq, saad tayeb, M. B. Khurshed,
3rd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Management and Sciences (ICETEMS)
Volumetric Optimization and Moisture Sensitivity Analysis of Crumb Modified Stone Mastic Asphalt
March 11, 2018 - March 13, 2018
Hasnain Gardezi, Arshad Hussain,
5th International Conference on Civil and Urban Engineering (ICCUE 2018)
Effect of Waste Polymers in Enhancing the Properties and Performance of Hot Mix Asphalt
November 23, 2017 - November 25, 2017
Muhammad Bilal Khurshid, Muhammad Jawed Iqbal, Nadeem Anwer Qureshi, Arshad Hussain, Muhammad Adeel,
International Conference on Sustainable Development in Civil Engineering (ICSDC)
Effect of Gradation on Moisture Susceptibility of Asphalt Paving Mixture
November 23, 2017 - November 25, 2017
Dr. Shahab Khanzada, Muhammad Kamran Khan, Dr. Arshad Hussain,
International Conference on Sustainable Development in Civil Engineering (ICSDC)
Effect of Crumb Rubber on Properties of Bitumen of Grade 60/70
November 20, 2017 - November 24, 2017
Syed Hasnain Haider Gardezi, Arshad Hussain,
2nd Global Virtual Conference in Civil Engineering (GVCCE 2017)
Research Assistant
National Institute of Transportation,NUST
January 01, 2006 - November 14, 2009
Site Engineer
MM Associates
January 01, 2003 - May 31, 2004
Trainee Engineer
AAMIR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
September 01, 2002 - December 31, 2002