
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.
Current research
1. Apeagyei, A., Ademolake, T.E. and Adom-Asamoah, M., 2023. Evaluation of deep learning models for classification of asphalt pavement distresses. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 24(1), pp.2180641.
2. Ganeshan, D., Sharif, M.S. and Apeagyei, A., 2023. Road deterioration detection: A machine learning-based system for automated pavement crack identification and analysis. In 2023 International Conference on Innovation and Intelligence for Informatics, Computing, and Technologies (3ICT) (pp. 188-194). IEEE. Available on the UEL research repository.
3. Apeagyei, A., Ademolake, T.E. and Anochie-Boateng, J., 2024. Hybrid transfer learning and support vector machine models for asphalt pavement distress classification. Transportation Research Record.
Practice-ready papers are defined as those in which the research results presented and discussed make a contribution to the solution of current or future problems or issues for practitioners. Information presented in these papers is ready for immediate implementation or requires minimal additional research or implementation effort.
Research groups
Resilient Built Environment; The Smart City.
Research groups
Resilient Built Environment; The Smart City.
Awards
Jack H. Dillard Award for Best Research Paper, Virginia Transportation Research Council, 2010
Golden Leaf Award for Most Outstanding Technical Paper, Pavement Recycling and Reclaiming Center, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2011
Industry partners
- National Co-operative Research Programme (NCHRP 14-43) - Expert Panel Member (2019)
- Expert Reviewer - Discovery Program, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), 2020
- Institute of Highway Engineers - Academic Standards Panel Member (2020)
- Transportation Research Board Standing Committees - Member (various 2010-Date) (RILEM Technical Committees (various 2012-2020)
- Nottingham Asphalt Research Consortium - Steering Committee Member (2018-Date)
- NCHRP IDEA Project 144 - Expert Review Panel Member (2011)
- ASTM Committee D04 on Road and Paving Materials - Member (2010-2014)
- Transportation Research Record - Handling Editor - 2019-Date
- Millennium Challenge Account - Nepal - Soil Stabilization and FDR Expert (2019-2021)
Modules
- EG6104 Individual Research Project
- EG6106 Traffic and Highways
- EG6110 Dissertation
- EG6118 Traffic and Highways
- EG7012 Highway Engineering
- EG7013 Transportation Engineering
- EG7031 Intelligent Transport Systems
- EG7032 Highway & Railway Engineering
- EG7011 MSc dissertation
- EG7030 MSc dissertation
External roles
- National Co-operative Research Programme (NCHRP 14-43) - Expert Panel Member (2019)
- Expert Reviewer - Discovery Program, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), 2020
- Institute of Highway Engineers - Academic Standards Panel Member (2020)
- Transportation Research Board Standing Committees - Member (various 2010-Date) (RILEM Technical Committees (various 2012-2020)
- Nottingham Asphalt Research Consortium - Steering Committee Member (2018 to date)
- NCHRP IDEA Project 144 - Expert Review Panel Member (2011)
- ASTM Committee D04 on Road and Paving Materials - Member (2010-2014)
- Transportation Research Record - Handling Editor - 2019 to date
- Millennium Challenge Account - Nepal - Soil Stabilization and FDR Expert (2019-2021)
Teaching
Publications
Browse past publications by year.
Full publications list
Visit the research repository to view a full list of publications
- 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