Professional Experience:
- Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, 2008-present
- Teaching Assistant, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 2003-2008
- Research Assistant, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 2003-2008
Education:
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, The University of Akron, 2008
- M.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Akron, 2005
- BSCE, Civil Engineering, Jordan University of Science & Technology, 2003
Teaching Interests:
- Geometric Design of Highways
- Traffic Engineering
- Pavement Analysis and Design
- Highway Materials
- Statics
- Strength of Materials
Research Interests:
- Polishing and Friction Characteristics of Aggregate and HMA.
- Evaluation of Drainable Bases under Asphalt Pavements.
- Effect of Moisture on Asphalt Concrete Paving Mixtures.
- Polymer Modified Asphalt Binder Test.
- Slope stability analysis and slope monitoring using inclinometers.
Selected Publications:
- Liang, R. Y., Rabab’ah, S., and Khasawneh, M., Predicting Moisture-Dependent Resilient Modulus of Cohesive Soils Using Soil Suction Concept, Journal of Transportation Engineering, ASCE, January 2008, vol. 134, No. 1, pp. 34-40.
- Khasawneh, M., and Liang, R. Y., An Accelerated Polishing Equipment for HMA Surface, under review to be submitted to Journal of Materials, ASTM.
- Khasawneh, M., and Liang, R. Y., Laboratory Study of Air Void and Temperature Effects on HMA Friction Properties, under review to be submitted to International Journal of Pavement Engineering.
- Khasawneh, M., and Liang, R. Y., A Comprehensive Correlation Study between Friction Measurements by LWST and DFT, Under review to be submitted to Journal of Transportation Engineering, ASCE.
- Khasawneh, M., and Liang, R. Y., Polishing and Friction Characteristics of Aggregates Produced in Ohio, under review to be submitted to Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE.
- Liang, R. Y., Abu Alfoul, B., and Khasawneh, M., Laboratory Investigation of Anisotropic Behavior of HMA, Conference Proceeding of 2006 International Conference on Perpetual Pavement, 2006, 14p.
- Khasawneh, M., and Liang, R. Y., Correlation Study between Locked Wheel Skid Trailer and Dynamic Friction Tester, CD-ROM Conference Proceeding, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2008, 27p.
- Khasawneh, M., and Liang, R. Y., Aggregate Blending to Improve Skid Resistance, under review.
