Dr Alex Apeagyei
Associate Professor
Highways & Transportation Engineering
Department of Engineering & Construction , School of Architecture Computing and Engineering
Dr. Alex Apeagyei is a leading researcher in pavement engineering, renowned for his innovative work on sustainable highway maintenance, including award-winning recycling methods and groundbreaking techniques like acoustic emissions for detecting asphalt cracking. His research has not only advanced infrastructure durability and efficiency but also had a lasting impact on real-world practices through collaboration with industry and policymakers.
Qualifications
- PhD Civil Engineering
- MSc Civil Engineering
- BSc (Civil Engineering)
Areas Of Interest
Design and rehabilitation of asphalt pavements, moisture damage, sustainable transport, infrastructure, asphalt materials, materials characterisation, civil infrastructure resilience, transportation asset management, low-carbon road construction, recycled and modified pavement materials, and intelligent transport systems.
Publications
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Full publications list
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- Hybrid Transfer Learning and Support Vector Machine Models for Asphalt Pavement Distress Classification Transportation Research Record. 2678 (11), pp. 106-121. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981241239958
- Evaluation of deep learning models for classification of asphalt pavement distresses International Journal of Pavement Engineering. 24 (Art. 2180641). https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2023.2180641
- Cold Recycling of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavements in: Partl, M. N., Porot, L., Di Benedetto, H., Canestrari, F., Marsac, P. and Tebaldi, G. (ed.) Testing and Characterization of Sustainable Innovative Bituminous Materials and Systems: State-of-the-Art Report of the RILEM Technical Committee 237-SIB. Springer, pp.239-296
- Recommendation of RILEM TC237-SIB on cohesion test of recycled asphalt Materials and Structures. 51 (Art. 117). https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-018-1238-4
- Physical and rheological characterization of carbonated bitumen for paving applications Materials & Design. 140, pp. 345-356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2017.11.069
- Moisture damage evaluation of aggregate–bitumen bonds with the respect of moisture absorption, tensile strength and failure surface Road Materials and Pavement Design. 18 (4), pp. 833-848. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2017.1286441
