Browse Research and Publications - Illinois Center for Transporation by Author "Elseifi, Mostafa"

  • Characterization Of Low Temperature Creep Properties Of Crack Sealants Using Bending Beam Rehometry 
    Al-Qadi, Imad L.; Yang, Shih-Hsien; Elseifi, Mostafa; Dessouky, Samer; Loulizi, Amara; Masson, Jean-François; McGhee, Kevin K. (2008-11)
    Crack sealing has been widely used as a routine preventative maintenance practice. Given its proper installation, crack sealants can extend pavement service life by three to five years. However, current specifications for ...

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  • Determination of Usable Residual Asphalt Binder in RAP 
    Al-Qadi, Imad L.; Carpenter, Samuel H.; Roberts, Geoff; Ozer, Hasan; Aurangzeb, Qazi; Elseifi, Mostafa; Trepanier, James (Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT), 2009-01)
    For current recycled mix designs, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) assumes 100% contribution of working binder from Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) materials when added to Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA). However, ...

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  • Development Of Apparent Viscosity Test For Hot- Poured Crack Sealants 
    Al-Qadi, Imad L.; Fini, Eli H.; Masson, Jean-François; Loulizi, Amara; McGhee, Kevin K.; Elseifi, Mostafa (2008-11)
    Current crack sealant specifications focuses on utilizing simple empirical tests such as penetration, resilience, flow, and bonding to cement concrete briquettes (ASTM D3405) to measure the ability of the material to ...

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  • Evaluation of Hot-Mix Asphalt Sampling Techniques 
    Elseifi, Mostafa (2007-08)
    Insuring the integrity and security of hot mix asphalt (HMA) samples is critical to assuring the quality of the installed product and complying with Federal requirements. Samples of HMA are often taken at the plant with ...

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  • Nighttime Construction: Evaluation Of Lighting Glare For Highway Construction In Illinois 
    Pena-Mora, Feniosky; Liu, Liang Y.; El-Rayes, Khaled; Odeh, Ibrahim S.; Boukamp, Frank; Hassan, Marwa; Elseifi, Mostafa (Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT), 2007-12)
    This report presents the findings of a research project that studied the veiling luminance ratio (glare) experienced by driveby motorists in lanes adjacent to nighttime work zones. The objectives of the project are to (1) ...

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  • Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement — A Literature Review 
    Al-Qadi, Imad L.; Elseifi, Mostafa; Carpenter, Samuel H. (2007-03)
    While the state of Illinois has been recycling Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) material into hot-mix asphalt (HMA) since 1980, there continues to be questions regarding the correct approach to design HMA with RAP. The ...

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