
Contact Information:
Personal Links:
• Personal WebsiteProfessional Memberships:
• Transportation Research Board (TRB), AFK20• International Society for Asphalt Pavements (ISAP)
• American Standard Testing Materials (ASTM)
• Engineers Without Boarders USA (EWB-USA)
• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
• Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
Academic Degrees
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Geotechnical and Materials Engineering), USA
- M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, USA
- M.Sc., Civil Engineering (Transportation and Highway Design), Iran
- B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Iran
Certifications
- Ph.D.
Appointment
- 25% teaching, 75% research
Areas of Research and Professional Interest
- Chemo-Physical and Multi-Scale Characterization of Construction Materials
- Mechanistic Analysis and Design of Pavements
- Infrastructure Sustainability
Research Profiles:
Inventions/Patents
- H.F. Haghshenas, Robert Rea. U.S. Patent No. 17/371,478 “Use of antioxidants and recycling agents for improving long-term performance of asphaltic materials”, 2022.
Courses Taught
Honors and Awards
- Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2018.
- Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant, College of Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2017.
- Milton Mohr Graduate Scholarship and Fellowship, College of Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2016–2017.
- First Place in Nano Art Competition, Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience, 2016.
Funding
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"Using Corn Oil for Improving Performance of Asphalt Pavements - Phase III", Agency: Nebraska Corn Board, 07/2022 - 07/2023, Role: PI, Co-PIs: Mahdieh Khedmati, Mohammad Ghashami, Jongwan Eun, Majid Nabavi, Funding: $91,084.
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"Nebraska Balanced Mix Design - Phase II", Agency: Nebraska Department of Transportation, 07/2022 - 05/2024, Role: PI, Co-PI: Mahdieh Khedmati, Funding: $140,649.
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"PPE Treatment, Disposal and Management", Agency: Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, 07/2021 - 12/2021, PI: Jane Okalebo, Role: Co-PI, Funding: $14,653.
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"Research on Soybean Oil as a Sustainable Recycling Agent - Phase II", Agency: Nebraska Soybean Board, 10/2021 - 09/2022, Role: PI, Co-PIs: Mohammad Ghashami, Jongwan Eun, Majid Nabavi, Funding: $94,245.
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"Using Corn Oil for Improving Performance of Asphalt Pavements - Phase II", Agency: Nebraska Corn Board, 07/2021 - 07/2022, Role: PI, Co-PIs: Mahdieh Khedmati, Mohammad Ghashami, Jongwan Eun, Majid Nabavi, Funding: $89,757.
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"Nebraska Balanced Mix Design -Phase I", Agency: Nebraska Department of Transportation, 07/2021 - 05/2023, Role: PI, Co-PI: Mahdieh Khedmati, Funding: $137,947.
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"Asphalt Binder Laboratory Short-Term Aging - Phase II", Agency: Nebraska Department of Transportation, 07/2021 - 05/2023, Role: PI, Co-PI: Mohammad Ghashami, Funding: $140,617.
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"Research on Soybean Oil as a Sustainable Recycling Agent - Phase I", Agency: Nebraska Soybean Board, 10/2020 - 09/2021, Role: PI, Co-PIs: Sibel Irmak, Mohammad Ghashami, Jongwan Eun, Majid Nabavi, Funding: $82,821.
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"Using Corn Oil for Improving Performance of Asphalt Pavements - Phase I", Agency: Nebraska Corn Board, 07/2020 - 07/2021, Role: PI, Co-PIs: Sibel Irmak, Mohammad Ghashami, Jongwan Eun, Majid Nabavi, Funding: $79,738.
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"Effect of Antioxidant Additives and Recycling Agents on Performance of Asphalt Binders and Mixtures – Phase II", Agency: Nebraska Department of Transportation, 07/2020 - 05/2022, Role: PI, Co-PI: Jiong Hu, Funding: $145,134.
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"Effect of Antioxidant Additives and Recycling Agents on Performance of Asphalt Binders and Mixtures – Phase I", Agency: Nebraska Department of Transportation, 02/2020 - 05/2022, Role: PI, Funding: $397,788.
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"Research on High-RAP Mixtures with Rejuvenators-Field Implementation", Agency: Nebraska Department of Transportation, 07/2019 - 12/2021, Role: PI, Funding: $99,550.
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"Asphalt Binder Laboratory Short-Term Aging: Effective Parameters and New Protocol for Testing", Agency: Nebraska Department of Transportation, 01/2019 - 06/2019, Role: PI, Funding: $45,000.
Selected Publications
Journal Papers
- L. Porot, V. Mouillet, A. Margaritis, H.F. Haghshenas, M. Elwardany, P. Apostolidis. "FTIR model for bituminous binders", Road Materials and Pavement Design (Taylor and Francis), 2022, DOI: 10.1080/14680629.2021.2020681.
- H.F. Haghshenas, R. Rea, G. Reinke, M. Zaumanis, E. Fini. "Relationship between Colloidal Index and Chemo-mechanics of Asphalt Binder Modified by Various Recycling Agents", Journal of Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), 2022, DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.126161.
- Farzad Yazdipanah, Mahmoud Ameri, Mahyar Shahri, Navid Hasheminejad, H.F. Haghshenas. "Laboratory Investigation and Statistical Analysis of the Rutting and Fatigue Resistance of Asphalt Mixtures Containing Crumb-Rubber and Wax-Based Warm Mix Asphalt Additive", Journal of Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), 2021, DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125165.
- H.F. Haghshenas, R. Rea, G. Reinke, A. Yousefi, D.F. Haghshenas, P. Ayar. "The Effect of Recycling Agents on the Resistance of Asphalt Binders to Cracking and Moisture Damage", Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE), 2021, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003921.
- A. Yousefi, S. Sobhi, MRM. Aliha, S. Pirmohammad, H. F. Haghshenas. "Cracking Properties of Warm Mix Asphalts Containing Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement and Recycling Agents under Different Loading Modes", Journal of Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), 2021, DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124130.
- M. Alae, M. Ling, H. F. Haghshenas, Y. Zhao. "Three-dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Top-Down Crack Propagation in Flexible Pavements", Journal of Engineering Fracture Mechanics (Elsevier), 2021, DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2021.107736.
- H.F. Haghshenas, E. Fini, R. Rea, A. Khodaii. "Increasing Efficacy of Recycling Agents with Simultaneous Addition of Zinc Diethyldithiocarbamate as Antioxidant", Journal of Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), 2021, DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121892.
- A. Yousefi, A. Behnood, A. Nowruzi, H.F. Haghshenas. "Performance evaluation of asphalt mixtures containing warm mix asphalt (WMA) additives and reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) ", Journal of Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), 2020, accepted, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121200.
- G. Nsengiyumva, H.F. Haghshenas, Y-R. Kim, S-R. Kommidi. "Mechanical-Chemical Characterization of the Effects of Type, Dosage, and Treatment Methods of Rejuvenators in Aged Bituminous Materials", Journal of Transportation Research Record (TRR), 2020, accepted, DOI: 10.1177/0361198120909110.
- H.F. Haghshenas, R. Rea, G. Reinke, D.F. Haghshenas. "Chemical Characterization of Recycling Agents", Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE), 2020, accepted, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003167.
- H.F. Haghshenas, R. Rea, D. Byre, D.F. Haghshenas, G. Reinke, M. Zaumanis. "Asphalt Binder Laboratory Short-Term Aging: Effective Parameters and New Protocol for Testing", Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE), 2020, accepted, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002978.
- H.F. Haghshenas, R. Rea. "In-Place Density of Asphalt Pavements: Case Study During Cold Weather Paving", Journal of Transportation Engineering (ASCE), 2019, 145(4): 05019003, DOI: 10.1061/JPEODX.0000135.
- H.F. Haghshenas, R. Rea, D.F. Haghshenas. "Aging Resistance of Asphalt Binders Through the Use of Zinc Diethyldithiocarbamate", Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology (Taylor & Francis), 2019, DOI: 10.1080/10916466.2019.1633348.
- M. Alae, H.F. Haghshenas, Y. Zhao. "Evaluation of Top-Down Crack Propagation in Asphalt Pavement Under Dual Tires Loading", Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2019, 46: 704–711, DOI: 10.1139/cjce-2018-0432.
- F. Fallah, F. Khabaz, Y-R. Kim, S-R. Kommidi, H.F. Haghshenas. "Molecular Dynamics Modeling and Simulation of Asphalt Binder Chemical Aging Due to Variation of Oxidation Level and Saturate-Aromatic-Resin-Asphaltene Fraction", Journal of Fuel (Elsevier), 2019, Volume 213, P.P. 71-80.
- H.F. Haghshenas, Y-R. Kim, S-R. Kommidi, D. Nguyen, D.F. Haghshenas, M.D. Morton. "Evaluation of Long-term Effects of Rejuvenators on Reclaimed Asphalt Binder Properties Based on Chemical-Rheological Tests and Analyses", Journal of Materials and Structures (Springer), 2018, Volume 51, Issue 5, P.P. 134-1 – 134-13.
- Im, T. You, Y-R. Kim, G. Nsengiyumva, R. Rea, H.F. Haghshenas. "Evaluation of Thin Lift Overlay Pavement Preservation Practice: Mixture Testing, Pavement Performance, and Life Cycle Cost Analysis", Journal of Transportation Engineering (ASCE), 2018, Volume 144, Issue 3, P.P 04018037-1 – 04018037-10.
- H.F. Haghshenas, M.D. Morton, T. Smith, M. Khedmati, Y-R. Kim, D.F. Haghshenas. "Effects of Softening Additives on the Moisture Susceptibility of Recycled Bituminous Materials Using Chemical-Mechanical-Imaging Methods", Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE), 2018, Volume 30, Issue 9, P.P 04018207-1 – 04018207-10.
- H. Nabizadeh, H.F. Haghshenas, Y-R. Kim, F. T. S. Aragão. "Effects of Rejuvenators on High-RAP Mixtures Based on Laboratory Tests of Asphalt Concrete (AC) Mixtures and Fine Aggregate Matrix (FAM) Mixtures", Journal of Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), 2017, Volume 152, P.P 65-73.
- M. Khedmati, A. Khodaii, H.F. Haghshenas. "A Study on Moisture Susceptibility of Stone Matrix Warm Mix Asphalt", Journal of Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), 2017, Volume 144, P.P 42-49.
- H.F. Haghshenas, A. Khodaii, M. Saleh. "Long Term Effectiveness of Anti-Stripping Agents ", Journal of Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), 2015, Volume 76, P.P 307-312.
- H.F. Haghshenas, A. Khodaii, M. Khedmati, S. Tapkın. "A Mathematical Model for Predicting Stripping Potential of Hot Mix Asphalt", Journal of Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), 2015, Volume 75, P.P 488-495.
- H.F. Haghshenas, A. Khodaii, M. Hossain, D. S. Gedafa. "Stripping Potential of HMA and SMA: A Study Using Statistical Approach", Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE), 2015, Volume 27, Issue 11, P.P 06015002-1 – 0601500-6.
- H.F. Haghshenas, A. Khodaii, A. Mehrara, M.H. Dehnad, A.S. Ahari. “Frequency and Temperature Interactive Effects on Hot Mix Permanent Deformation Using Response Surface Methodology", Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE), 2014, Volume 26, Issue 6, P.P 06014003-1 – 06014003-4.
- A. Khodaii, M. Khedmati, H.F. Haghshenas, M. Khedmati. "Statistical Evaluation of Hot Mix Asphalt Resilient Modulus Using a Central Composite Design", International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, 2014, Volume 7, P.P 445-450.
- A. Kavussi, M.R. Ghorbani, A. Khodaii, H.F. Haghshenas. “Moisture Susceptibility of Warm Mix Asphalt: A Statistical Analysis of the Laboratory Testing Results”, Journal of Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), 2014, Volume 52, P.P 511-517.
- A. Khodaii, H.F. Haghshenas, H. Kazemi Tehrani, M. Khedmati. "Application of Response Surface Methodology to Evaluate Stone Matrix Asphalt Stripping Potential", KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering (Springer), 2013, Volume 17, Number 1.
- A. Khodaii, H.F. Haghshenas, H. Kazemi Tehrani. "Effect of Grading and Lime Content on HMA Stripping Using Statistical Methodology", Journal of Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), 2012, Volume 34, P.P 131-135.
- A. Khodaii, H. Kazemi Tehrani, H.F. Haghshenas. "Hydrated Lime effect on Moisture Susceptibility of Warm Mix Asphalt.", Journal of Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier), 2012, Volume 36, P.P 165-170.
Recent Presentations
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H.F. Haghshenas. "Nebraska Recycling Agent Classification System", Association of Modified Asphalt Producers (AMAP), 22nd Annual Virtual Conference, February 9-11, 2021.
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H.F. Haghshenas, R. Rea. "Nebraska’s classification study based on raw materials source", Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2021, Washington DC.
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H.F. Haghshenas. "Effect of Colloidal Index Variation on Chemical-Rheological-Mechanical Properties of Asphalt Binders Modified by Recycling Agents Under Different Aging Conditions", 57th Petersen Asphalt Research Conference, July 13-14, 2020, Laramie, Wyoming.
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H.F. Haghshenas. "Asphalt Binder Laboratory Short-Term Aging: Effective Parameters and New Protocol for Testing", 56th Petersen Asphalt Research Conference, July 14-17, 2019, Laramie, Wyoming.
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H.F. Haghshenas, R. Rea. "Asphalt Binder Laboratory Short-Term Aging: Effective Parameters and New Protocol for Testing", Task Force on Rolling Thin Film Oven (RTFO)-American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) meeting, Jun 5, 2019, Denver, Colorado.
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H.F. Haghshenas, Y-R. Kim. "Chemical–microstructural–mechanical Tests and Kinetic Analyses to Evaluate Binder Aging: Laboratory vs. Field", International Airfield and Highway Pavements Conference (ASCE), 2019, Chicago, Illinois.
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H.F. Haghshenas, M.D. Morton, Y. Kim, T. Smith, D.F. Haghshenas. "Effect of Rejuvenators on Moisture Susceptibility of Hot and Warm Mix Asphalt Based on Chemical Property Characterization and Mechanical Performance", Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2018, Washington DC.
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H.F. Haghshenas, D.F. Haghshenas, Y. Kim, M.D. Morton. "Kinetic Analysis of Asphalt Binder Aging Due to Varying Thermal-Oxidative Conditions", Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2018, Washington DC.
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F. Fallah, H.F. Haghshenas, F. Khabaz, Y. Kim. "Molecular Dynamics Modeling and Simulation of Bitumen Chemical Aging", Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2018, Washington DC.
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H.F. Haghshenas, K. Santosh, D. Nguyen, Y. Kim. "Chemical-Rheological Evaluation of the Short-Term and Long-Term Effectiveness of Binder Rejuvenators", Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2017, Washington DC.
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H. Nabizadeh, H.F. Haghshenas, Y. Kim, F. T. S. Aragão. "Effects of Rejuvenators on High-RAP Mixtures Based on Laboratory Tests of Asphalt Concrete Mixtures and Fine Aggregate Matrix Mixtures", Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2017, Washington DC.
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S. Im, T. You, Y. Kim, R. Rea, G. Nsengiyumva, H.F. Haghshenas. "Thin Asphalt Overlay Pavement Preservation in Nebraska: Laboratory Tests, MEPDG, LCCA, and Field Performance", Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2017, Washington DC.
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H.F. Haghshenas, K. Zare Rami, M. Khedmati, K. Santosh, F. Fallah, Y. Kim. "Multiscale Research Toward Resilient Civil Infrastructure", Spring Fair, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2016.
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D. Nguyen, H.F. Haghshenas, S. Kommidi, Y. Kim. "Optimizing Chemical and Rheological Properties of Rejuvenated Bitumen" Spring Fair, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2016.