Syed Waqar Haider, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
Office Address:
3546 Engineering Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, MI-48824, USA.
Home Address:
1616 E, Spartan Village, East Lansing, MI- 48823, USA.
Phone:
(517) 355-9792 (Home), (517) 432-7798 (Work), (517) 575-8601 (Cell)
E-mail: syedwaqa@egr.msu.edu
web: http://www.egr.msu.edu/~syedwaqa
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Over fifteen years of diversified research, teaching and professional experience in various civil
engineering disciplines with emphasis on pavement and geotechnical engineering applications. Research
experience includes statistical and probabilistic analyses to model the in-service pavement behavior,
mechanistic-empirical pavement design and material characterization. Teaching experience encompasses
several undergraduate and graduate level courses related to soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering,
engineering materials, advanced pavement analysis and design and reliability-based designs. Professional
practices involves work on soil explorations, foundation design, pavement design and analysis including
back-calculation, nondestructive pavement evaluation using the Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD),
Pavement Maintenance Management System (PMMS) strategies, field (and laboratory) material testing,
asphalt mix design, construction supervision, geometric design, project management, transportation
planning, traffic studies, and structural analysis & design of highway bridges.
OBJECTIVES
Seeking a challenging position in academia that would utilize my extensive educational, research and
professional experiences for:
 Teaching and developing courses related to pavement materials characterization, geotechnical
engineering, characterization and mechanistic-empirical pavement analysis and design, and
 Contributing towards the state-of-the-art research associated with pavement materials, reliabilitybased design of systems and engineering economics.
EDUCATION
Aug 2001—Dec 2004
Aug 1991—Apr 1993
July 1984—Nov 1989
May 1978—May 1983
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
M. Engg., Geotechnical and Transportation, Asian Institute of Technology
(AIT), Thailand.
B.Sc. Civil Engineering (Honors), University of Engineering & Technology,
Lahore, Pakistan.
Matriculation and Intermediate, Cadet College, Hasan Abdal, Pakistan.
TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Michigan State University (MSU) — Jan 2005 to Present (Research Scientist)
Teaching Activities
Taught and assisted in several undergraduate and graduate level courses in the Civil and Environmental
Engineering Department. The courses include:
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Materials for Civil Engineers (CE-337),
Soil Mechanic and Foundation engineering (CE 312 and CE 418),
Senior Pavement Design (CE 495),
Advanced Asphalt Materials (CE 837),
Advance Pavement Analysis and Design (CE 831),
Reliability-Based Engineering Designs (CE 810), and
Pavement Rehabilitation (CE 432).
Lectures on Asphalt Pavement Recycling in Pakistan (Workshop held at NHA, Islamabad during Dec 16-18,
2006)
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Research Activities
Research Projects
Currently, workings on several research projects that are funded by international, federal and local
agencies, these studies include:
1. Development of Asphalt Pavement Recycling Guidelines for Pakistan, Sponsored by National
Academies of Sciences and USAID;
2. Effective Experimental Design and Data Analysis in Transportation Research, Sponsored by National
Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP);
3. Models for Estimating the Effects of Pavement Condition on Vehicle Operating Costs, Sponsored by
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP);
4. Evaluation of 1-37 A Design Process for New and Rehabilitated JPCP and HMA Pavements,
Sponsored by Michigan Department of Transportation;
5. Pavement Subgrade MR Design Values for Michigan Seasonal Changes, Sponsored by Michigan
Department of Transportation;
6. Assessment of Pavement Acceptance Criteria and Quantifying its As-Constructed Material and
Structural Properties, Sponsored by Michigan Department of Transportation.
Worked as a researcher on following projects:
7. Effect of Michigan multi-axle trucks on pavement distress and profile, the study involves performing
cyclic testing using MTS on concrete beams to investigate effect of multiple-axles on the fatigue of
Plain Cement Concrete (PCC). Sponsored by Michigan Department of Transportation;
8. Predicting in-service performance of flexible pavements from accelerated pavement testing (APT).
Project NCHRP 10-66 Phase-I, the study involved modeling of in-service pavements by using nonlinear regression models and applying reliability-based method to evaluate the bias correction factors
between APT and field pavement performances.
9. Influence of design and construction features on the response and performance of new flexible and
rigid pavements. NCHRP 20-50 (10/16) Project on LTPP Data Analysis. The project involved
extensive data analyses from the SPS-1, SPS-2 and SPS-8 experiment designs using various statistical
methods. The most appropriate statistical methods were accepted based on the objectives and
quality/amount of available data.
Prepared Research Proposals
Written and prepared several technical research proposals for international, federal and state donor
agencies. Some of these proposals include:
1. Written a successful research proposal for NCHRP Project 20-71 “Effective Experimental Design and
Data Analysis in Transportation Research”. The overall objective of this research project is to
develop guidance for effective experiment design and data analysis for transportation research.
(Duration: 1.5 years, Funding: $250,000).
2. Written a successful research proposal for NCHRP Project 1-45 “Models for Estimating the Effects of
Pavement Condition on Vehicle Operating Costs”. The research team includes MSU, UMTRI, WSU
and UT Austin. (Duration: 3 years, Funding: $500,000).
3. Written a successful research proposal for “Development of Guidelines for Asphalt Pavement
Recycling in Pakistan”. The research is sponsored by the Pakistan-United States Science and
Technology Cooperative Program under National Academies of Sciences, Washington DC. The
research proposal was one of only 11 selected from among the 112 proposals. (Duration: 3 years,
Funding: $850,000).
4. Prepared a successful research proposal “Evaluation of 1-37 A Design Process for New and
Rehabilitated JPCP and HMA Pavements”. This study involves extensive use of the M-E PDG
software for execution of sensitivity analyses to identify the most important variables for Michigan
DOT pavement design practices. (Duration: 2.5 years, Funding: $250,000).
5. Written a successful research proposal “Pavement Subgrade MR Design Values for Michigan
Seasonal Changes”. The research involves extensive triaxial soil testing in the laboratory and FWD
non-destructive deflection testing in the field. (Duration: 2 years, Funding: $170,000)
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6. Written a successful research proposal “Assessment of Pavement Acceptance Criteria and
Quantifying its As-Constructed Material and Structural Properties”. This study will review the
current state-of-the-art practices of MDOT for QC/QA process and determine the feasibility of
adopting new acceptance criteria that better relates to pavement performance. (Duration: 2 years,
Funding: $225,000)
7. Prepared and submitted a research proposal “Implementation of Superpave Binder and Asphalt Mix
Specification to Improve Pavement Performance in Pakistan”. This research will encompass the stateof-the-art asphalt materials characterization to improve asphalt mixture design specifications in
Pakistan. (Duration: 3 years, Funding: $790,500).
8. Prepared and submitted a research proposal “Assessment of Implementing Mechanistic-Empirical
Pavement Design Guide (M-E PDG) for Pavement Design in Egypt”. This study will involve
assessment of implementing M-E PDG design procedure in Egypt. (Duration: 2 years, Funding:
$60,000).
Research Reports
Written and compiled several quarterly, annual and final reports for studies mentioned above. As a
sample, some of these reports include:
1. LTPP Data Analysis: Influence of Design and Construction Features in the Response and
Performance of New Flexible and Rigid Pavements, K. Chatti, N. Buch, S. W. Haider, A. Pulipaka,
R. W. Lyles and D. Gilliland, Final Report for NCHRP Project 20-50(10/16), NCHRP Web Document
74, available at http://www4.nationalacademies.org/trb, 2005.
2. Development of Guidelines for Asphalt Pavement Recycling in Pakistan, G. Y. Baladi, S. W. Haider
K. Chatti, T. Akram, H. Rehman, Q. Aurengzeb, N. Anwer and K. Malik. First Annual Report
submitted to National Academies of Sciences, Washington DC, will be available at
http://www.egr.msu.edu/~syedwaqa/, September 2006.
Consultancy
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Investigation of hydraulic asphalt liner deterioration for recommending permanent and temporary
fixes —Ludington pumped storage facility in Michigan.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERINECE
Michigan State University (MSU) — Aug. 2001 to Dec. 2004 (Graduate Assistant)
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Completed the course work for a Doctorate Degree in Civil Engineering. Covered various topics in
advance pavement design and rehabilitation, statistical and probabilistic analyses, data mining,
pavement materials (especial topics on Superpave Mix Design, SHRP), reliability analyses, advanced
geotechnical design, pavement management and soil dynamics.
Worked on a NCHRP 20-50 (10/16) Project on LTPP Data Analysis Project: Influence of design and
construction features on the response and performance of new flexible and rigid pavements. The
project involved extensive data analyses from the SPS-1, SPS-2 and SPS-8 experiment designs.
Developed statistical models to investigate the relationships between pavement roughness,
performance and material properties using Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) Data.
Investigated the relative damage of various axle types and truck configurations by using in-service
flexible pavement performance data (roughness, rutting and fatigue cracking).
Involved in research pertaining to the effects of various axle and truck configurations on the fatigue
cracking and joint deterioration of the rigid pavements in the state of Michigan. This research
involves laboratory testing of concrete beams subjected to various types of dynamic load pulses and
full-scale testing of concrete slabs under dynamic loads.
Worked on developing relationships between pavement response (surface deflection) and future
pavement performance. The dynamic load response (DLR) data from Ohio SHRP sections
instrumented with strain gauges, pressure cell and LVDTs were analyzed to validate the mechanistic
response from the analytical solutions (linear elastic, dynamic and FEM).
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Involved in the study of non-linear material behavior of unbound layers in flexible pavements and
validation of response incorporating non-linear back-calculated layer properties with actual measured
deflections.
Involved in the research on the polymer modified asphalt mix performance in the laboratory.
National Highway Authority (NHA) — Jan.1995 to June 2001 (Director Design)
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Visiting faculty for University of Engineering & Technology, Taxila, Pakistan.
Course on Pavement Management Systems (PMS), Pakistan
Course on AC Pavement Structural Design & Hot-Mix Asphalt Paving, Pakistan.
Training on Design & Use of Geo-textiles/Geo-grids for Highways & Embankments, Lenz, Austria.
Computer/Operation training for Weigh-in-Motion Equipment, Saskatchewan, Canada
FWD Deflection Analysis/Design Software & FWD Maintenance, M/s ERI, Champaign, Illinois,
USA.
Course in Quality Assurance, PIMS, Pakistan.
Course on Innovations in Road Management, Birmingham University, UK.
Train the Trainers Course for HDM-4 (Pavement Management Software), Malaysia, sponsored by the
Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Organized a Country Workshop on Axle Load Control, Pakistan.
Organized a Country Workshop on Dedicated Highway Maintenance Fund, Pakistan.
Organized a Training Courses on Pavement Design and Axle Load Control for SAARC, Pakistan.
Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) deflection testing on major asphalt pavements (including
motorways). Analysis/design and evaluation of the pavement structures based on back-calculation
results. Developed computer software for conversion of FWD data file to other formats and statistical
analyses.
Project Director for construction, installation and operation of the first Weigh-in-Motion Scales (Pilot
Project) at Sangjani, Pakistan.
Development of PMS for NHA's network based on the annual condition and roughness surveys.
Deputy Project Coordinator for Fifth Highway Project (Sponsored by the World Bank) for
reconstruction, rehabilitation and improvement of about 600 km of National Highway Network.
Member of the Axle Load Study Team (Sponsored by the World Bank) for identifying the legal axle
load limits in Pakistan based on economic analysis.
Member of the Axle Load Study Team (Sponsored by the World Bank) for identifying and ranking
the most damaging truck types in Pakistan.
Investigation of slope stability of Lahore Bypass project with embankment height varying from 6 to
20 meters.
The FWD deflection testing on Batinah Highway (Muscat-Dubai) and performed rehabilitation design
(overlay) based on the deflection data.
Network-level pavement management evaluation for future maintenance budget needs of National
Highways in Pakistan by using HDM-4 software in collaboration with the World Bank.
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand— August 1991 to April 1993 (Graduate Assistant)
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Courses in traffic engineering, transportation characteristics, planning and economics, project
evaluation, soil mechanics, ground improvement techniques, geotechnical design parameters,
mathematical methods in transportation engineering, highway geometric and pavement design.
Worked on the research related to transportation demand management (TDM) and revised the annual
road tax structure to reduce car ownerships in Bangkok by utilizing the concept of price elasticity of
demand. Also conducted surveys to investigate the attitude and opinion of local commuters toward
TDM measures.
National Engineering Services of Pakistan, NESPAK (Senior Engineer)
(Structures Division) — May 1990 to Jan 1995
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Pavement design/evaluation for Lahore Bypass project.
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Geometric design, pavement design, and traffic planning of N-70 Highway (450 km length).
Economic analysis, geometric design and planning for Faizabad Interchange (Full cloverleaf) in
Islamabad, Pakistan and Macca Ring Road Interchange in Saudi Arabia.
Structural analysis and design of control room buildings for electric substations.
Analysis and design of transmission lines structures such as tower foundations, substation and grid
station structures.
Designed I-section and circular pre-stressed electrification poles for rural development projects by
developing in house computer software.
Analysis and design of multi-storied buildings.
(Highways Division) — July 1990 to August 1990
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Development and compilation of computer software for surveying projects.
Plotting and mapping of traverse points and contouring for a dam site.
Horizontal and vertical alignments for road networks.
National Development Consultants (NDC) — Jan. 1989 to June 1990 (Trainee Engineer)
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Designed lined water channels and hydraulic structures and analyzed slope stability.
COMPUTER SKILLS
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Developed various computer programs in Basic, Quick Basic, Visual Basic and FORTRAN.
Conversant with database management software; Dbase IV, FOXPro and Microsoft ACCESS,
MATLab and MathCad.
Construction Management Software such as PERT, HTPM, SUPER PROJECT and MICROSOFT
PROJECT.
Flexible/Rigid Pavement Design and Analysis packages; Proposed AASHTO 2002 Design Guide
Software (M-E PDG), KENLAYER, KENSLAB, DAMA, ELSYM5, MICHPAVE, CHEVRONX,
DNPS86 (AASHTO 86), DARWin 3.01, NELAPAV, DYNASLAB and TruckSim etc.
SAS, MINITABS, SPSS, STATGRAF and STATICA for statistical analysis.
Back Calculation Software, MICHBACK, MODULUS, EVERCALC, MODCOMP and BOUSDEF.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
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Received IRF Fellowship for year 2001-2002, for doctoral studies in the USA.
Maintained a CGPA of 4.0 for Ph.D. course work.
Graduate Research Assistant (January 2002-December 2004).
Received two years DAAD Scholarship for Masters Degree at Asian Institute of Technology,
Thailand.
Achieved a CGPA of more than 3.8 and obtained excellent grade for research thesis during Masters
Degree.
Stood among top 1% of the students in Civil Engineering Department during under-graduation at
UET, Lahore, Pakistan. Received distinction and honors in B.Sc. Civil Engineering from UET,
Lahore, Pakistan.
Achieved Talent Scholarships in college and high school by securing position among the top 1% of
the students in Rawalpindi Board of Education.
PUBLICATIONS
1. Statistical analysis of in-service pavement performance data for LTPP SPS-1and LTPP SPS-2
experiments, Syed Waqar Haider, Karim Chatti, Neeraj J Buch, Richard W Lyles, Aswani S
Pulipaka and Dennis Gilliland; ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Volume 133, No. 6,
pp. 378-388, 2007.
2. Effect of design and site factors on the long-term performance of flexible pavements, Syed Waqar
Haider, Karim Chatti, , Neeraj J Buch, Richard W Lyles, Aswani S Pulipaka and Dennis Gilliland;
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Paper accepted for publication in the ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, In
press, 2007.
3. Evaluation of the new mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide rutting models, Hassan K.
Salama, Syed Waqar Haider and Karim Chatti. Paper presentation at the 86th Annual Meeting of
Transportation Research Board, Paper accepted for publication in the Journal of the Transportation
Research Record, In press, 2007.
4. Effect of design and site factors on structural rutting of flexible pavements in the LTPP SPS-1
experiment, Syed Waqar Haider and Karim Chatti; Paper presentation at the Annual Meeting in the
Association of Asphalt Paving Technologist (AAPT), Savannah, Georgia, March 27-29, 2006 and
published in Journal of Asphalt Paving Technologists, Vol. 75, pp. 425-456, 2006.
5. Network-level evaluation of the SPS-2 experiment using the LTPP database, N. Buch, K. Chatti, S.
W. Haider, A. Pulipaka, R. W. Lyles and D. Gilliland; Journal of the Transportation Research
Record, No. 1947, pp. 3-14, 2006.
6. Backcalculation of permanent deformation parameters using time series rut data from in-service
pavements in the LTPP SPS-1 experiment, Hassan K. Salama, Karim Chatti, Syed Waqar Haider;
Journal of the Transportation Research Record, No. 1949, pp. 98-109, 2006.
7. LTPP data analysis: influence of design and construction features in the response and performance
of new flexible and rigid pavements, K. Chatti, N. Buch, S. W. Haider,, A. Pulipaka, R. W. Lyles and
D. Gilliland, Final Report for NCHRP Project 20-50(10/16), NCHRP Web Document 74, available at
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/trb, 2005.
8. The use of the LTPP database in the pavement engineering curriculum, Paper published in the ASCE
Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education & Practice, N. Buch, K. Chatti, S. W.
Haider, Hassan Salama Volume 131 (1), January 2005, pp 1-10.
9. Evaluation of nonlinear and dynamic effects on asphalt pavement response under fwd loading, K.
Chatti, S. W. Haider, H.S. Lee, Y. Ji, and H. Salama, International Journal of Pavements, Vol. 2,
No.1-2, pp. 88-99, 2003.
SUBMITTED PUBLICATIONS
10. Relating Axle Load Spectra by Using Gross Vehicle Weights and Truck Traffic Volumes, Syed
Waqar Haider and Ronald S. Harichandran. Paper submitted for publication in the ASCE Journal of
Transportation Engineering, 2007.
11. Effect of design and site factors on roughness development of new flexible pavements in the LTPP
SPS-1experiment. S. W. Haider and K. Chatti. Paper submitted for publication in the ASCE Journal
of Transportation Engineering, 2007.
12. Effect of design and site factors on fatigue cracking of new flexible pavements in the LTPP SPS-1
experiment. S. W. Haider and K. Chatti. Paper submitted for publication in the International Journal
of Pavement Engineering, 2007.
13. Effect of design and site factors on longitudinal cracking of new flexible pavements in the LTPP SPS1 experiment. S. W. Haider and K. Chatti. Paper submitted for publication in the International
Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2007.
14. Effect of design and site factors on transverse cracking of new flexible pavements in the LTPP SPS-1
experiment. S. W. Haider and K. Chatti. Paper submitted for publication in the International Journal
of Pavement Engineering, 2007.
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CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
15. Quantifying the effects of truck weights on axle load spectra of single and tandem axle
configurations, S. W. Haider and R. S. Harichandran Paper accepted for presentation and publication
in the Fifth International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and
Technological Control, Park City, Utah, 8-10 August 2007.
16. Significant Inputs for Designing JPCP Using M-E PDG, S. W. Haider and N. Buch. Paper accepted
for publication in the Fifth International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of
Pavements and Technological Control, Park City, Utah, 8-10 August 2007.
17. Effect of Traffic Parameters on Various Pavement Performance Measures Using the New M-E PDG
in Michigan, S. W. Haider and N. Buch. Paper accepted for publication in the Fifth International
Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and Technological Control, Park City,
Utah, 8-10 August 2007.
18. Effects of environment on the long-term performance of flexible and rigid pavements in the SPS-8
experiment”, S. W. Haider, K. Chatti, N. Buch, A. Pulipaka. Accepted for presentation and
publication at International Conference on Advance Characterization of Pavement and Soil
Engineering Materials, Athens, Greece June 20-22, 2007.
19. Effect of design and site factors on roughness development of new flexible pavements in the LTPP
SPS-1 experiment, S. W. Haider and K. Chatti. Paper presented and published in Proceeding of the
2006 Airfield and Highway Pavement, Special Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, April 30-May 3, pp.
777-788, 2006.
20. A network-level evaluation of the SPS-1 experiment—effects of design and site factors on flexible
pavement performance, S. W. Haider and K. Chatti. Paper presented and published in 10th
International Conference on Asphalt Pavements (ISAP), Quebec, Canada. August 2006.
21. Statistical challenges presented by the SPS-2 experiment and data, N. Buch, K. Chatti, S. W. Haider,
A. Pulipaka, R. W. Lyles and D. Gilliland, Paper presented and published in 8th ISCP Conference,
Colorado Springs, August 14-18, 2005, pp. 149-166.
22. Pavement performance related to material properties of unbound layers using FWD deflection
testing, S. W. Haider and A. Kamal. Paper presented and published in UNBAR5, Nottingham, UK.
June 21-23, 2000.
23. Performance of AC pavement due to heavy axle loads in Pakistan, S. W. Haider and A. Kamal,
Paper published in the International Conference, BCRA, Norway, July 1998.
24. A methodology to evaluate commuter's attitude toward travel demand management strategies, D.
Bhattacharju, S. W. Haider, Y. Tanaboriboon and K. C. Sinha; Paper published in ESRC Transport
Studies Unit, University of London, Center of Transport Studies, December, 1996.
25. Attitude and opinion of local commuters toward demand management measures.... a case study in
Bangkok, S. W. Haider, Paper presented and published in Pakistan at 35th Annual Convention of the
Institution of Engineers Pakistan – Lahore, September 27-30, 1994.
26. Evaluation of TDM Measures toward Public Acceptance in the Asian Metropolises.... Bangkok Case
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Study, Y. Tanaboriboon and S. W. Haider; Paper presented in Australia at 17 ARRB Conference,
Part 6, 1993.
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
27. Characterizing axle load spectra by using gross vehicle weights and truck traffic volumes, Syed
Waqar Haider and Ronald S. Harichandran. Paper presented at the 86th Annual Meeting of
Transportation Research Board, 2007.
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28. Effect of design and site factors on the long-term performance of flexible pavements in the sps-1
experiment” K. Chatti, S. W. Haider, N. Buch, R. W. Lyles, A. Pulipaka, and D. Gilliland; Paper
presented at the 85th TRB Annual Meeting, January 2006.
29. Calibration of mechanistic-empirical rutting model using in-service pavement data from the sps-1
experiment, Hassan K. Salama, Karim Chatti, Syed Waqar Haider; Paper presented at the 85th TRB
Annual Meeting, January 2006.
30. Effects of various axle configurations and truck types on pavement damage using LTPP data, Hassan
Salama, S. W. Haider. Paper presented at 83rd TRB Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., 2004.
31. Evaluation of non-linear and dynamic effects on pavement response under FWD loading, K. Chatti,
S. W. Haider, H.S. Lee, Y. Ji, and H. Salama; Paper presented at the 82nd TRB Annual Meeting,
Washington D.C., 2003.
32. Experience of Lahore-Islamabad Motorway Project - Lessons learnt and suggestions for future
improvements, S. W. Haider, Paper presented and published at 68th session of Pakistan Engineering
Congress, January 19-21, 2001.
33. Comparing In-situ FWD back calculated and assumed material properties in Pakistan, S. W.
Haider; Paper presented at seminar for the World Bank Expert Panel on Pavement Design Policy for
Pakistan at National Highway Authority, Islamabad, 1996.
PUBLICATIONS IN PROGRESS
34. The effects of cracking type and location on choice of asphalt pavement recycling method, S. W.
Haider, G. Y. Baladi, T. Akram, and H. Rehman, Abstract accepted for presentation and publication
in the Sixth RILEM International Conference on Cracking in Pavements, Chicago, Illinois, June 9-11,
2008.
35. Evaluation of relationships between deflection-based indices and flexible pavement cracking field
performance, Syed Waqar Haider and Karim Chatti. Abstract accepted for presentation and
publication in the Sixth RILEM International Conference on Cracking in Pavements, Chicago,
Illinois, June 9-11, 2008.
36. A laboratory investigation on the effect of different axle configurations on the fatigue life of plain
concrete, Karim Chatti , Nicholas Brake, Hassan Salama and Syed W. Haider. Abstract accepted for
presentation and publication in the Sixth RILEM International Conference on Cracking in Pavements,
Chicago, Illinois, June 9-11, 2008.
37. Apparent relationships between response and performance of new flexible pavements in the LTPP
SPS-1 experiment. S. W. Haider and K. Chatti. Paper to be submitted for publication in the
International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2007.
38. Apparent interactions between flexible pavement distresses in the LTPP SPS-1 experiment, S. W.
Haider and K. Chatti. Paper to be submitted for publication in the International Journal of Pavement
Engineering, 2007.
39. Closed-formed solutions for estimating traffic levels from axle load spectra, Syed Waqar Haider and
Ronald S. Harichandran.
40. Parameters estimation methods for mixture distributions and their comparison, Syed Waqar Haider
and Ronald S. Harichandran.
41. Estimation of axle load spectra by truck sampling for mechanistic-empirical pavement analysis and
design, Syed Waqar Haider and Ronald S. Harichandran.
42. Guidelines for selecting asphalt pavement recycling options for asphalt pavements, Syed W. Haider,
Gilbert. Y. Baladi and Tayyeb Akram.
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43. Guidelines for asphalt pavement preservation using pavement recycling, Syed W. Haider, Gilbert.
Y. Baladi and Tayyeb Akram.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
44. Road user’s attitude towards axle load control - Implications and Suggestions, S. W. Haider; News
paper editorial published in Daily News, September 17, 2000.
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