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Dr. Rama VenkatDean, College of EngineeringPhone: (702) 895-1094Email: [email protected]

Dr. Mohamed TrabiaAssociate Dean, College of EngineeringPhone: (702) 895-0957Email: [email protected]

Currently at UNLV, faculty are engaged in studying research on various aspects of transportation systems and their associated infrastructure. These studies are addressing many areas, including:• Traffic safety engineering• Geographic Information Systems• Infrastructure management• Transportation planning• Pavement composition research• Durability of concrete systems• Foundation engineering• Geotechnical studies• Transportation systems analysis and evaluation • Traffic operations and control

Our researchers are funded by various federal and state agencies. We would like to introduce you to some of our researchers. Please feel to contact us if we can help with future collaboration.

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• Reinforced concrete structures

• Geotechnical and geophysical engineering

• Seismic site characterization and ground motion estimations

• Non-destructive investigation of highway embankment stability

• Foundation engineering

• Pavements

• Durability, strength, and the behavior of concrete systems

• Admixtures and supplementary materials in concrete

• Seismic behavior, design, and finite element modeling of reinforced concrete structures

• Extreme loading of structures

• Sustainable design

• Innovative project delivery and contracting methods

• Construction economics and estimating

Transportation EngineeringResearch Areas of Expertise

• Construction and highway safety

• Intelligent transportation systems

• Highway monitoring

• Transportation emergency management

• Driver assistance systems

• Traffic safety

• Traffic and vehicle control systems and sensors

• Signal and video processing

• Internet and smartphone applications

• Questionnaire and survey design, deployment, and analysis

• Transportation networks

• Urban transportation planning

• Freight transportation

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Why UNLV?

• UNLV is situated in the center of a metropolitan area with multiple transportation challenges.

• UNLV has a strong team of multi-disciplinary researchers who are developing new technologies to serve the transportation needs of Las Vegas, the region, and the world.

• UNLV is the home of the Transportation Research Center, which complements and expands the university’s existing education, research, and outreach activities.


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Dr. Nader Ghafoori, P.E.Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

Dr. Pushkin KachrooProfessor, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringDirector, Mendenhall Innovation Program

Dr. Moses KarakouzianProfessor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

Dr. Barbara Luke, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCEProfessor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

Dr. Brendan MorrisAssistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Venki MuthukumarAssociate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Faculty Involved in Transportation Engineering Research

Dr. Alexander PazAssociate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and ConstructionDirector, Transportation Research Center

Dr. Pramen Shrestha, P.E.Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

Dr. Hualing (Harry) TengAssociate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

Dr. David JamesAssociate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

Dr. Ying Tian, P.E.Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

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Additional Resources

UNLV Applied Geophysics Center

UNLV Transportation Research Center

http://agc.unlv.edu/

http://faculty.unlv.edu/trc/home2.htm

Transportation EngineeringResearch Highlights

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Phone: (702) 895-2531

Email: [email protected]

• Expertise• Durability, strength, and the behavior of

concrete systems• Design and performance of advanced

construction materials• Rheology and workability of cement-based

materials• Optimization of chemical admixtures and

supplementary cementitious materials in concrete

• Use of industrial by-products and recycled aggregates in concrete

Dr. Nader Ghafoori, P.E.Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Construction

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Recent Publications• Ghafoori, N., Diawara, H. (2012), “Influence of Combined Hauling Time and Temperature on Flow Properties of Self-

Consolidating Concrete: Retempering Remediation,” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE), MIT.1943-5533.0000366, 1-7.

• Ghafoori, N., Nyknahad, D., and Wang, L. (2012), “Thickness Design of PCC/FBC Composites for Secondary/County Roads,” Journal of Transportation Engineering(ASCE), 10.1061/(ASCE)TE.1943-5436.0000410, 998-1005.

• Ghafoori, N., Nyknahad, D., and Wang, L. (2012), “Use of pulverized and fluidized combustion coal ash in secondary road construction,” International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 10.1080/10298436.2012.655736.

• Ghafoori, N., Barfield, M. (2012), "Air-Entrained Self-Consolidating Concrete: A Study of Admixture Sources, "Journal of Building and Construction Materials. 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.06.049.

• Ghafoori, N., Diawara, H., “Influence of Hauling Time on Fresh Properties of Self-Consolidating Concrete,” Journal of Materials (ACI),Vol.108, No.3, May –June 2011, pp. 244 – 251.

• Ghafoori, N., Barfield, M., "Remediation and Air Void stability of Hauled Self-Consolidating Concrete,“ Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE), Vol. 22, No. 9, September 2010, pp. 905-913.

• Ghafoori, N., and Tays, M., “Resistance to wear of fast-track Portland cement concrete,” Journal of Construction and Building Materials, August 2010, pp. 1424-1431.

• Ghafoori, N., and Diawara, H., “Influence of Temperature on Fresh Properties of Self-Consolidating Concrete,” Journal ofConstruction and Building Materials, June 2010, pp. 946-955.

• Ghafoori, N., Barfield, M., "Effects of Hauling Time on Air-Entrained Self-Consolidating Concrete," Journal of Materials (ACI), Vol. 107, No. 3, May-June 2010, pp. 275-281.

• Ghafoori, N., Diawara, H., and Beasley, S., “Sodium Sulfate Resistance of Fast-Track Portland Cement Concretes,” Journal of Materials (ACI), V. 104, No.6, November-December 2007, pp. 303-311.

Dr. Nader Ghafoori, P.E.Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Construction

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Phone: (702) 895-4926Email: [email protected]

• Expertise• Intelligent Transportation Systems• Transportation Safety Systems• Data processing, collection, and analysis• Traffic and vehicle control systems and sensors• Signal and video processing• Database design, development, and visualization• Internet and smartphone applications• Questionnaire and survey design, deployment, and analysis• Mathematical modeling, analysis, simulation, and statistics


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Simulator used to study driver behavior in various traffic conditions.


Recent Publications

• Sabiha Wadoo and Pushkin Kachroo, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: Modeling, Control Design and Simulation, CRC, 2010.

• Apoorva Shende, Mahendra Singh, and Pushkin Kachroo, Pedestrian Evacuation from Networks: A Feedback Control Approach, VDM Verlag, 2010.

• Pushkin Kachroo, Pedestrian Dynamics: Mathematical Theory and Evacuation Control, CRC, 2009.

• Patricia Mellodge and Pushkin Kachroo, Model Abstraction in Dynamical Systems: Application to Mobile Robot Control, LNCIS, Springer, 2008.

• Pushkin Kachroo, Sadeq Al-Nasur, Sabiha Wadoo, and Apoorva Shende, Pedestrian Dynamics: Feedback Control of Crowd Evacuation, Springer, 2008.

• Ferat Sahin and Pushkin Kachroo, Practical and Experimental Robotics, CRC, 2007.

• Pushkin Kachroo and Patricia Mellodge, Mobile Robotic Car Design, McGraw-Hill, 2004.

• Pushkin Kachroo and Kaan Ozbay, Feedback Ramp Metering for Intelligent Transportations Systems, Kluwer, 2003.


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• Expertise

• Geotechnical engineering• Foundation engineering• Construction materials• Highway and pavement materials

Dr. Moses KarakouzianProfessor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

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Recent Publications• Shrestha, P., Sharma, R., Karakouzian, M., and Singh, A. (2015), "Comparing Performance and Impediments of Construction and

Professional Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Transportation." J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ. Pract. , 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.• M. Khalili, M. Karakouzian (2015). "Feasibility of ultrasonic measurements for characterizing rheological properties of asphalt

binders", Construction and Building Materials 75, pp.220–226.• Xiao, F., Amirkhanian, S., Karakouzian, M. and Khalili, M. (2015), "Rheology evaluations of WMA binders using ultraviolet and PAV

aging procedures", Construction and Building Materials 79, pp.56–64.• Karakouzian, M., Afsharhasani, R., and Kluzniak, B. (2015), Elastic Analysis of Drilled Shaft Foundations in Soil Profiles with

Intermediate Caliche Layers. IFCEE 2015: pp. 922-928.• Stone, R, Karakouzian, M., and Afsharhasani, R.(2013), The Stiffening Effect of a Caliche Layer on Pile Foundations, Proceedings of the

38th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations, 2013, Phoenix, AZ, USA (DFI).• A. Puli, M. Karakouzian , X. Xu (2012). "Identification of Graffiti Countermeasures for Highway Facilities", Procedia - Social and

Behavioral Sciences, 12/43 pp.681–691.• J. W. Wilson, M. Karakouzian, "Assessing Soil CO2 at Project Sites in the Desert Southwest, United States", International

Symposium on Sustainable Energy in Buildings and Urban Areas, SEBUA-12; 01/2012.• M. Lin, D. Kicker, B. Damjanac, M. Board and M. Karakouzian (2006), "Mechanical degradation of emplacement drifts at Yucca

Mountain—A modeling case study—Part I: Nonlithophysal rock", International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 07/44(3-44), pp. 351-367.

• M. Lin, D. Kicker, B. Damjanac, M. Board, and M. Karakouzian (2006), Mechanical Degradation Of Emplacement Drifts At Yucca Mountain - A Case Study In Rock Mechanics, Part 1: Nonlithophysal Rock, PART 2: LITHOPHYSAL ROCK, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 02/2006.

• M. Dunning, N. Hudyma, B. Avar, M. Bukhari, A. K. Singh (2004), Comparison of In-Place versus Laboratory Aged HMA Binder Properties, M. Karakouzian, Airfield Pavements Specialty Conference 2003; 02/2004.

• B.B. Avar, N. Hudyma, M. Karakouzian, Porosity dependence of the elastic modulus of lithophysae-rich tuff: Numerical and experimental investigations, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 09/40(6-40):919-928.

Dr. Moses KarakouzianProfessor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Construction

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Phone: (702) 895-1568Email: [email protected]: http://faculty.unlv.edu/bluke

• Expertise• Geotechnical and geophysical engineering• Seismic site characterization and ground motion

estimations• Characterization of pavement subgrades• Identifying cavities beneath highways• Non-destructive investigation of highway

embankment stability• Site investigation for structural foundations• Effectiveness of alternative fill materials

Dr. Barbara Luke, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCEProfessor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

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Top: UNLV’s ‘mini-vibe’ seismic source.Bottom: 3-D model of shear wave velocities for shallow sediments of the Las Vegas Valley.

http://faculty.unlv.edu/bluke


Recent Publications• Lamichhane, S., Luke, B. and Taylor, W. 2014. An alternative analysis of the probabilistic seismic hazard for Las Vegas Valley,

Nevada. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 104(2).• Murvosh, H., Luke, B. and Calderón-Macías, C. 2013. Shallow-to-deep shear wave velocity profiling by surface waves in complex

ground for enhanced seismic microzonation of Las Vegas, Nevada. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 44(2013):168–182.• Murvosh, H., Luke, B., Taylor, W. and Wagoner, J. 2013. Three-dimensional shallow shear-wave velocity model for the Las Vegas

Valley. Environmental & Engineering Geoscience 19(2):115–134.• Tamrakar, P. and Luke, B. 2013. Feasibility of approximating depth to shallow bedrock directly from the Rayleigh wave

dispersion curve. Geotechnical Testing Journal 36(6):1-9.• Rajabdeen, N., Luke, B., Werkema, D. and Glaser, D. 2011. Application of piezoceramic elements for the study of seismic body

wave propagation in saturated granular media. Journal of the Nevada Water Resources Association 6(1):68-74. • Thornley, J. D., Siddharthan, R. V., Luke, B., and Salazar, J. M. 2010. Investigation and implications of mechanically stabilized

earth wall corrosion in Nevada. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2186, pp 154-160. DOI: 10.3141/2186-17.

• Calderón-Macías, C. and Luke, B. 2010. Sensitivity studies of fundamental- and higher-mode Rayleigh-wave phase velocities in some specific near-surface scenarios. Chapter 11 in Miller, R. D., Bradford, J. H. and Holliger, K. (eds.), Advances in Near-Surface Seismology and Ground-Penetrating Radar, Geophysical Developments Series No. 15, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, ISBN 978-1-56080-224-2, pp 185-200.

• Casto, D., Luke, B., Calderón-Macías, C., and Kaufmann, R. 2009. Interpreting surface wave data for a site with shallow bedrock. Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, 14(3), pp 115-127.

• Luke, B., Murvosh, H., Taylor, W., and Wagoner, J. 2009. Three-dimensional modeling of shallow shear-wave velocities for Las Vegas, Nevada using sediment type. Journal of Earth Science, 20(3), pp 555-562.

• Jin, X., Luke, B., and Calderón-Macías, C. 2009. Role of forward model in surface-wave studies to delineate a buried high-velocity layer, Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics,14(1), pp 1-14.

Dr. Barbara Luke, P.E., D.GE, F.ASCEProfessor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Construction

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Phone: (702) 895-1480Email: [email protected]: http://www.ee.unlv.edu/~blmorris/

• Expertise• Intelligent transportation systems• Highway monitoring• Intelligent vehicles• Driver assistance systems• Driver safety systems• Real-time activity analysis


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Top: Monitoring the surroundings of a vehicle for dangerous obstacles. Color regions: critical safety zones. Z1 and Z3 are blind spots.Bottom: Studies to predict, two seconds before, a driver’s intention to change lanes. Lower right graphs: the green line indicates the probability that a lane change will occur in two seconds, and the gray line indicates the lane position.

http://www.ee.unlv.edu/%7Eblmorris/


Recent Publications• M. S. Shirazi, B. T. Morris, "A Typical Video-based Framework for Counting, Behavior and Safety Analysis at Intersections," in IEEE

Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, pp. 1264-1269, June 2015, Seoul, Korea.• M. S. Shirazi, B. Morris, "Observing Behaviors at Intersections: A Review of Recent Studies & Developments," in IEEE Intelligent

Vehicles Symposium, pp. 1258-1263, June 2015, Seoul, Korea. • B. T. Morris, C. Tran, G. Scora, M. M. Trivedi, and M. J. Barth, "Real-Time Video-Based Traffic Measurement and Visualization System

for Energy/Emissions," IEEE Trans. Intell. Transp. Syst., vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 1667-1678, Dec. 2012.• B. T. Morris and M. M. Trivedi, "Trajectory Learning for Activity Understanding: Unsupervised, Multilevel, and Long-Term Adaptive

Approach," IEEE Trans. Pattern Anal. Mach. Intell., vol. 33, no. 11, pp. 2287-2301, Nov. 2011. • S. Sivaraman, B. T. Morris, M. Trivedi, "Learning Multi-Lane Trajectories using Vehicle-Based Vision," IEEE Inter. Conf. on Computer

Vision Workshop on Computer Vision in Vehicle Technology., Nov. 2011. • A. Doshi, B. T. Morris, and M. M. Trivedi. "On-Road Prediction of Driver' Intent with Multimodal Sensory Cues", IEEE Pervasive

Computing, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 22-34, Mar. 2011, Special Issue for Automotive Pervasive Computing. • B. T. Morris and M. Trivedi, "Map interface for geo-registering and monitoring distributed events," in Proc. IEEE Conf. Intell. Transport.

Syst., Sep. 2010, pp. 962-967. • B. T. Morris and M. Trivedi, "Vehicle Iconic Surround Observer: Visualization Platform for Intelligent Driver Support Applications," in

Proc. IEEE Intell. Veh. Symposium, San Diego, California, June 2010, pp. 168-173.• B. T. Morris and M. M. Trivedi, "Contextual activity visualization from long-term video observations," IEEE Intell. Syst., vol. 25, no. 3,

pp. 50-62, 2010, Special Issue on Intelligent Monitoring of Complex Environments. • B. T. Morris and M. Trivedi, "Unsupervised learning of motion patterns of rear surrounding vehicles," in Proc. IEEE Conf. Veh. Elec. and

Safety, Pune, India, Nov. 2009, pp. 80-85 • B. T. Morris and M. M. Trivedi, "A Survey of Vision-Based Trajectory Learning and Analysis for Surveillance," IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst.

Video Technol. Special Issue on Video Surveillance, vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 1114-1127, Aug. 2008.


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Phone: (702) 895-3566Email: [email protected]: http://www.ee.unlv.edu/vm

• Expertise• High performance and real-time embedded

systems for ITS applications• Video processing for vehicle and pedestrian

detection, tracking, and conflict analysis• Development and evaluation of intelligent

transportation systems (ITS) and traffic incident management (TIM)

• Smart traffic data collection, archiving, and visualization


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http://www.ee.unlv.edu/vm


Recent PublicationsArticles• H. Teng, X. Xu, V. Muthukumar, A. Reed Gibby. Test a Queue Detection System for Special Events in Nevada. Journal of

Transportation Technologies Vol.4 No.1, Pub. Date: January 26, 2014. DOI: 10.4236/jtts.2014.41013.• N . Chintalacheruvu and V. Muthukumar, "Video Based Vehicle Detection and its Application in Intelligent Transportation

Systems," Journal of Transportation Technologies, Vol. 2 No. 4, 2012, pp. 305-314. DOI: 10.4236/jtts.2012.24033.• Daggu Venkateshwar Rao, Shruti Patil, Naveen Anne Babu, V. Muthukumar (2006). Implementation and Evaluation of

Image Processing Algorithms on Reconfigurable Architecture using C-based Hardware Descriptive Languages. In the International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Computer Sciences (IJTACS), Vol. 1(1), 2006, pp. 9-34, GBS Publishers.

• V. Muthukumar, E. Regentova, J. Zheng, A. Ponzio, T. Wu, Z. Devlin (2006). Non-Intrusive Eye Detection and Tracking System for Gaze Differentiation. In International Journal of Computational Intelligence Theory and Practice, Serial Pub., pp.43-57, Vol. 1(1), 2006.

• V. Muthukumar, Daggu Venkateshwar Rao (2006). Image Processing Algorithms on Reconfigurable Architecture using Handel-C. Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, Medwell Pub., 1(2):103-111, 2006.

Books edited• Spl. Issue on System and Network on Chips. Journal of Systems Architecture, Dec 2007, published in Jan 2008.• Proceedings, DSD 2006-9th EUROMICRO CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL SYSTEM DESIGN Architectures, Methods and Tools,

Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia, 30th AUG 2006 - 1st Sept 2006, Edited by V. Muthukumar, IEEE Computer Society.


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Phone: (702) 895-0571 Email: [email protected]

• Traffic engineering and safety• Transportation economics and statistics• Transportation networks and systems analysis• Intelligent transportation systems (ITS)• Infrastructure management• Traveler behavior and learning

Dr. Alexander PazAssociate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and ConstructionDirector, Transportation Research Center (TRC)

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Recent PublicationsPrimers• Chiu, Y-C., Bottom, J., Mahut, M., Paz, A., Balakrishna, R., Waller, T., & Hicks, J. (2011), Dynamic Traffic Assignment: A Primer. Transportation Research Circular

E-C153. Publication Transportation Research Board, Transportation Network Modeling Committee. Available online at:http://nextrans.org/ADB30/sites/default/files/dta_primer.pdf

Book Chapters• Paz, A., Molano, V. & Sanchez, M. (2015), Holistic Calibration of Microscopic Traffic Flow Models: Methodology and Real World Application Studies. Engineering

and Applied Sciences Optimization: Dedicated to the memory of Professor M.G. Karlaftis. Volume 38, Edition 1. Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-319-18320-6.

Journal Papers• Paz, A., Molano, V., Martinez, E., Gaviria, C. & Arteaga, C. (2015), Calibration of Traffic Flow Models Using a Memetic Algorithm. Transportation Research Part-C:

Emerging Technologies. 55, 432–443. doi:10.1016/j.trc.2015.03.001.• Maheshwari, P., Khaddar, R., Kachroo, P. & Paz, A. (2015), Development of Control Models for the Planning of Sustainable Transportation Systems.

Transportation Research-Part C. Emerging Technologies. 55, 474–485. doi:10.1016/j.trc.2015.03.024. • Kachroo, P., Shlayan, N., Paz, A., Sastry, S. & Patel, S. (2015), Model based Methodology for Validation of Traffic Flow-detectors by Minimizing Human Bias in

Video Data Processing. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 16(4), 1851-1860. doi:10.1109/TITS.2014.2377552, 2015.• Paz, A., Copeland, D., Maheshwari, P., Gunawan, K. & Tafazzoli, M-S. (2015). The Effectiveness of Driver Education and Information Programs in the State of

Nevada. Open Journal of Applied Sciences. 5(1).• Paz, A., Nordland, A., Khan, A., Veeramisti, N. & Sanchez-Medina, J. (2015), Assessment of Economic Impacts of a Vehicle Miles Traveled Fee for Passenger

Vehicles in Nevada. Transportation Research Record. No. 2450, 26–35. doi:10.3141/2450-04.• Maheshwari, P. & Paz, A. (2015), Development of a Tool to Evaluate Projects using Dynamic Traffic Assignment Models. Open Journal of Applied Sciences. 5(02). • Paz, A., Coughenour, C., Singh, A. & de la Fuente, H. (2015), Multinomial logistic regression to estimate and predict perceptions of bicycle and transportation

infrastructure in a sprawling metropolitan area. Journal of Public Health. In press. • Paz, A., Veeramisti, N., Khaddar, R., De la Fuente, H. & Modorcea, L. (2015),Traffic and driving simulator based on architecture of interactive motion. The

Scientific World Journal. Article ID 340576, doi:10.1155/2015/340576. • Paz, A., Veeramisti, N., Khanal, I., Baker, J. & De la Fuente (2015). Development of a Comprehensive Database System for Safety Analyst. The Scientific World

Journal. Article ID 636841. doi: 10.1155/2015/636841.• Sanchez-Medina, J., Rubio-Royo, E. & Paz, A. (2015). Aetros: Dynamic Travel Route Assignment Coping with Highly Changeable Scenarios at Traffic Networks.

International Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering. 4(1).

Dr. Alexander PazAssociate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Construction Director, Transportation Research Center

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• Expertise• Innovative project delivery and contracting

methods• Benchmarking of construction projects• Construction economics and estimating• Heavy highway construction materials• Sustainability• Construction safety• Highway safety• Work zone safety• Quantitative methods• Transportation emergency management

Dr. Pramen Shrestha, P.E.Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

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Recent Publications• Shrestha K. and Shrestha P.P., Framework Development of Speed Zone Guidelines based on Current

Best Practices and Expert Opinions, Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Elsevier, September 2015 (accepted).

• Shrestha, P. P. and Mani, N., Impact of Design Cost on Project Performance of Design-Bid-Build Road Projects, Journal of Management in Engineering, doi: (ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000220, 2014.

• Shrestha, P.P., Pradhananga, N., and Mani, N., Correlating Quantity and Bid Cost of Unit Price Items of Public Road Projects, Journal of Civil Engineering, KSCE, Volume 18, Issue 6, pp 1590-1598, 2014.

• Shrestha, P.P. and Menzel, N.N., Hispanic Construction Workers and Assertiveness Training Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation, doi: 10.3233/WOR-131728, 2014.

• Shrestha, P. P., Burns, Leslie, and Shields, D. R., Magnitude of Construction Cost and Schedule Overruns in Public Projects, Journal of Construction Engineering, Vol. 2013, Article ID 935978, 9 pages, 2013, doi:10.1155/2013/935978.

• Shrestha, P. P. and Kulkarni, P., Factors Influencing Energy Consumption of Energy Star and Non-Energy Star Homes, Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000134, 29(3), July, 2013, pp. 269-278.

Dr. Pramen Shrestha, P.E.Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Construction

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• Expertise• Intelligent transportation systems (ITS)• Air quality analysis• Freight transportation

Dr. Hualiang (Harry) TengAssociate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

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Top left: Emission measurements from mobile sampling technology and their true distribution. Top right: Evaluation of speed monitoring displays for work zones in Las Vegas.Bottom: The difference in gaps between cars of a container train (foreground) and box car train (background).


Dr. Hualing (Harry) TengAssociate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & ConstructionRecent PublicationsIntelligent Transportation Systems• Teng H., Xu X.†, Xin L.†, Kwigizile V.†, and Gibby A.R., “Evaluation of the Speed Monitoring Display for Work Zones in Las Vegas”, Journal of

Transportation Research Record 2107, pp. 46-56, 2009.• Yao J.†, Teng H., Hoel L.A., and Wang N.†, “Modeling the Deterioration of Inductive Loops”, ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Vol. 15, No. 3,

pp 1-10, 2009.• Qi Y.†, Teng H., and Martinelli D.R. “An Investigation of Incident Frequency, Duration and Lanes Blockage for Determining Traffic Delay”, Journal of

Advanced Transportation, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 275-299, 2009.• Qi Y.† and Teng H., “An Information-Based Time Sequential Approach to On-Line Incident Duration Prediction”, Journal of Intelligent Transportation

Systems, Vol. 12, Issue 1, pp. 1-12, 2008.• Teng H., Qi Y.† and Martinelli D.R., “Parking Difficulty and Parking Information System Technologies and Costs”, Journal of Advanced

Transportation. Vol. 42, No.2, pp. 151-178, 2008.• Yao J.†, Teng H. and Hoel L. A., “Analysis of Maintenance Policies for Inductive Loop Detection Systems”, ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems.

Vol. 13, Issue 3, pp. 215-224, 2007.Freight and Railroad Transportation• Martinelli D.R. and Teng H., “Optimization of Railway Operations Using Neural Networks”, Transportation Research, Part C, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 33-49,

1996.• Martinelli D.R. and Teng H., “Genetic Algorithm Model for Solving the Train Formation Problem”, Transportation Research Record 1497, pp. 62-69,

1995.• Martinelli D.R. and Teng H., “Neural Network Approach for Solving the Train Formation Problem”, Transportation Research Record 1470, pp. 38-46.,

1994.Air Quality Analysis• Teng H., Kwigizile V.†, Karakouzian M., James D. E. and Etyemezian V., “Investigation of the AP-42 Sampling Method”, Journal of the Air & Waste

Management Association, Vol. 58, pp.1422–1433, 2008.• Teng H., Kwigizile V.†, James D. E., and Merle R., “Identifying Influencing Factors On Paved Roads Silt Loading”, Journal of the Air & Waste

Management Association. Vol. 57 pp. 1-7, 2007.• Teng H., Qi Y.†, Byun J., Nakanishi Y., and James D., “Modeling Emissions in Hot-Stabilized Conditions by Simultaneous Equation Model”, ASCE

Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 131, Issue 10, pp. 762-770, 2005.

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• Expertise• Seismic evaluation and

rehabilitation of bridges• Advanced non-linear dynamic

response analyses• Earthquake engineering• Extreme loading of structures• Design and behavior of reinforced

concrete structures

Dr. Ying TianAssistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

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Bridge collapse during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area of northern California.


Recent Publications Tian, Y., Chen, J., Said, A., and Zhao, J. (2012), “Nonlinear Modeling of Flat-Plate Structures Using Grid Beam

Elements,” Computers and Concrete, 10(5), 491-507. Tian, Y. and Su, Y. (2011), “Dynamic Response of Reinforced Concrete Beams Following Instantaneous Removal of

a Bearing Column,” International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, 5(1), 19-28. Widianto, Bayrak, O., Jirsa, J. O., and Tian, Y. (2010), “Seismic Rehabilitation of Slab-Column Connections,” ACI

Structural Journal, 107(2), 237-247. Su, Y., Tian, Y., and Song, X. (2009), “Progressive Collapse Resistance of Axially-Restrained Frame Beams,” ACI

Structural Journal, 106(5), 600-607. Tian, Y., Jirsa, J. O., and Bayrak, O. (2009), “Nonlinear Modeling of Slab-Column Connections under Cyclic

Loading,” ACI Structural Journal, 106(1), 30-38. Tian, Y., Jirsa, J. O., and Bayrak, O. (2008), “Strength Evaluation of Interior Slab-Column Connections,” ACI

Structural Journal, 105(6), 692-700. Tian, Y., Jirsa, J. O., Bayrak, O., Widianto, and Argudo, J. F. (2008), “Behavior of Slab-Column Connections of

Existing Flat-Plate Structures,” ACI Structural Journal, 105(5), 561-569. Tian, Y., and Chaturvedi, S. K. (2004), “A Seismic Retrofit Design Methodology for Reinforced Concrete Bridge

Columns Using Fiber Composites,” Earthquake Spectra, 20(2), 483-502.

Dr. Ying TianAssistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

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• Paved Road Dust emissions, Sponsor: Clark County Dept of Air Quality and Environmental Management. Co-PI. Dr. Harry Teng, Phase IV, $89,000 July 2006 – Dec. 2007, Phase III, $125,000, Dec. 2004 – July 2007.

• Collection and Analysis of Engine Starts Data. Sponsored by Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. David E. James, Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. July 2004 –January 2005. $160,880.

• Refined Emission Factors for Native Desert and Disturbed Open Land Area. Sponsored by Clark County Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management. David E. James, Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. June 2004 – Dec. 2005. $75,000.

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Dr. Dave James, PE Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and ConstructionPhone: (702) 895-5804Email: [email protected]

• Expertise• Unpaved road and vacant land

dust emissions and control• Engine starts• Water quality

• Relevant Projects• Environmental Risk Analysis and

Support Concept Development to Indigenous Populations in the Prevention of Irregular Warfare, Task 2, Phase I, Principal Investigator September 2014 – September 2015. $100,000.


Recent Publications

• China, S. and D. James. 2012. “Influence of pavement macrotexture on PM10 emissions from paved roads: A controlled study” Atmospheric Environment, v.63: 313-326.

• China, S, and D. James. 2012. Comparison of Laser-based and Sand Patch Measurements of Pavement Surface Macrotexture, in ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, v.138(2): 176–181.

• James, David E., Vinod Vasudevan, Ping Xi, Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, Dominic K. Chan and Avinash Kaiparambil, 2009. Development of Mobile Vehicle Fleet Activity Input Files for Metropolitan Southern Nevada Using On-board Data Loggers (Paper # 09-0478). Transportation Research Board 88th Annual Meeting, Compendium of Papers, DVD-ROM. Washington, DC, January 11-15.

• Teng, H. V. Kwigizile, M. Karakouzian, D. James, V. Etyemezian, 2008. “Investigation of the AP-42 Sampling Method,” Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, v.58: 1422–1433.

• Teng, H. V. Kwigizile, D. James and R. Merle, 2007. “Identifying Influencing Factors on Paved Roads Silt Loading,” Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, v.57: 778–784.

• Langston, R., R. Merle Jr., D. Hart, V. Etyemezian, H. Kuhns, J. Gillies, D. James. 2007 “The Preferred Alternative Method for Measuring Paved Road Dust Emissions for Emissions Inventories: Mobile Technologies vs. The Traditional AP-42 Methodology,” 16th Annual International Emission Inventory Conference, Raleigh, NC. Session 11. Fugitive Dust http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/conference/ei16/index.html#ses-4.

• Pulugurtha, Srinivas S. and David E. James 2006. Estimating Windblown PM-10 Emissions Using GIS. Journal of Hazardous Materials. Vol. 132, p (47-57).

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Dr. Dave James, PE Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction

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