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Jhony Habbouche, Ph.D, P.E.
Senior Research Scientist

Phone: (434) 293-1423
Email: Jhony.Habbouche@VDOT.Virginia.gov

Research:

Advanced Testing and Characterization of Engineered Paving Materials
Mechanistic and Mechanistic-Empirical Analyses for Pavement Structures
Full-scale Pavement Structure Testing, Evaluation, and Numerical Modeling
Evaluation and Benefit-Cost Analysis of Pavement Preservation Treatments
Computer Applications in Civil Engineering.

Education:

Ph.D.,Civil & Environmental Engineering, March 2019, University of Nevada, Reno
M.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, December 2015, University of Nevada, Reno
B.S., Civil & Environmental Engineering, July 2014, Lebanese University, Lebanon

Registration:

Professional Engineer, Commonwealth of Virginia

Memberships:

Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (AAPT)

- Associate Member
- Communications Committee - Chair
- Membership Committee – Member
- Associate Editor

Academy of Pavement Science and Engineering (APSE)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) - Highway Pavement Committee - Younger Committee Member
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Transportation Research Board

- Member - AKM20 Standing Committee on Binders for Flexible Pavements
- Member - AKP30 Standing Committee on Design and Rehabilitation of Asphalt
Pavements
- Member - Transportation Infrastructure Group (TIG) Young Member Subcommittee
- Member - Young Members Coordinating Council (YMCC)
- Co-representative for the Transportation Infrastructure Group (TIG) to the
Young Members Coordinating Council
- Handling Editor

National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)

- Advisor and Panel Member - IDEA 20-30/IDEA Project 229: Lab Dielectric
Measurement System (LDMS) for Asphalt Bulk Specific Gravity Determination

Awards:

2016 Award for Outstanding Article in Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, ASTM International Committee on Publications
Outstanding International Graduate Student Award for Years 2016, 2017, and 2018, Graduate Student Association, University of Nevada, Reno
Unity in Diversity Conference Award, Graduate Student
Association, University of Nevada, Reno, March 2016
Ramzi Irani Award for Civil Engineering Excellence, Major of Promotion, Lebanese University, Faculty of Engineering, Lebanon, May 2013
Bahia El Hariri Award for Lebanese Baccalaureate Excellence, Lebanon, August 2009
“Born to Excel Award” and “Salim Wardeh Award” for Lebanese Baccalaureate Excellence, September 2009
Horizon Award, Virginia Transportation Research Council, 2021

Team Memberships:

Pavements

Projects:

124401 - Evaluation of Spray-on Rejuvenators - Field Trials - Co-Principal Investigator

124057 - FHWA Climate Challenge - Co-Principal Investigator

122604 - Sustainable Surface Mixtures Incorporating Recycled Plastic Waste and High RAP Contents - Principal Investigator

122013 - Developing Long-term Aging Protocols for Cracking Performance Evaluation of Asphalt Mixtures in Virginia - Co-Principal Investigator

120747 - Mechanistic-Based Evaluation of Performance Thresholds for Engineered Surface Asphalt Mixtures - Principal Investigator

124200 - Evaluation of Balanced Mix Design (BMD) Surface Mixtures with Conventional and High RAP Contents under Laboratory-Scale and Full-Scale Accelerated Pavement Testing (APT) - Principal Investigator

121388 - Inter-Laboratory Study for the Indirect Tensile Test at High Temperature and Rapid Rutting Test - Co-Principal Investigator

120030 - Evaluation of Recycled Plastic Modified Asphalt Mixtures: Phase I - Principal Investigator

119821 - Evaluating the Use of Engineered Additives to Enhance the Performance Properties of Asphalt Binders and Mixtures - Principal Investigator

117566 - Evaluating Recycling Agents’ Acceptance for Virginia: Test Protocols and Performance-Based Threshold Criteria - Principal Investigator

119819 - Balanced Mix Design for Surface Asphalt Mixtures: 2021 and 2022 Plant Mix Schedule Pilots - Co-Principal Investigator

119857 - Balanced Mix Design for Surface Asphalt Mixtures: 2020 and 2021 Field Trials - Co-Principal Investigator

117336 - Feasibility of Using Monotonic Loading-based Tests to Evaluate Rutting Performance of Asphalt Mixtures - Co-Principal Investigator

118733 - Round Robin Testing Program for the Indirect Tensile Cracking Test (IDT-CT) at Intermediate Temperature - Principal Investigator

115763 - Balanced Mix Design for Asphalt Mixtures: High RAP Field Trials - Co-Principal Investigator

112037 - Performance Mixture Design for Asphalt Mixtures: Phase I, Roadmap and Specification Development - Co-Principal Investigator

115533 - Field Performance and Economic Analysis of Pavement Sections with Highly Polymer-Modified Asphalt Overlays - Principal Investigator

Publications:

24-R1 - Evaluation of Hybrid Rubber Modified Asphalt Mixtures and Pavements: A Case Study in Virginia

23-R3 - Interlaboratory Study for the Indirect Tensile Cracking Test at Intermediate Temperature: Phase II

23-R19 - Balanced Mix Design for Surface Mixtures: 2021 and 2022 Plant Mix Schedule Pilots

23-R13 - Balanced Mix Design for Surface Mixtures: 2020 Field Trials

23-R11 - Simple and Practical Tests for Rutting Evaluation of Asphalt Mixtures in the Balanced Mix Design Process

22-R3 - Round Robin Testing Program for the Indirect Tensile Cracking Test at Intermediate Temperature: Phase I

21-R21 - Balanced Mix Design for Surface Asphalt Mixtures: 2019 Field Trials

21-R16 - Laboratory and Field Performance Evaluation of Pavement Sections With High Polymer-Modified Asphalt Overlays

21-R15 - Balanced Mix Design for Surface Asphalt Mixtures: Phase I: Initial Roadmap Development and Specification Verification

20-R33 - Installation and Initial Evaluation of Paving Fabric Interlayers for Mitigating Reflective Cracking in Pavements