Nitish Raj Bastola

Mr. Nitish Raj Bastola


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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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12 October 2021 in Innovative Infrastructure Solutions
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Nitish Raj Bastola
MVMatthew Vechione
Matthew Vechione
MEMohamed Elshaer
Mohamed Elshaer
MSMena Souliman
Mena Souliman

27 May 2024 in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
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Nitish Raj Bastola
MKMahdieh Khedmati
Mahdieh Khedmati
FYFarzad Yazdipanah
Farzad Yazdipanah
HHHamzeh F. Haghshenas
Hamzeh F. Haghshenas
The use of recycling agents (RAs), along with recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) modifiers, has been increasing over recent years. However, the field performance of asphalt mixtures containing high-RAP materials modified with RAs has raised some concerns with the long-term performance of RAs. This study evaluated the laboratory and field performance of high-RAP mixtures with and without bio-oil RA. Five sets of plant-produced specimens were collected: 1) plant-produced laboratory-compacted; 2) field-compacted, cored after paving; 3) field-compacted, cored after one year; 4) field-compacted, cored after two years; and 5) field-compacted, cored after three years. The Hamburg wheel tracking test was used to evaluate the specimens’ resistance to rutting and moisture damage, while the semi-circular bending test was performed to examine the cracking resistance of specimens. The laboratory test results showed that using the bio-oil RA increased cracking resistance and decreased rutting and moisture damage resistance of the RAP-blended mixtures. However, after one and two years of exposure to environmental conditions and traffic loads, the specimens modified by RA showed better moisture damage and rutting resistance. The cracking resistance of laboratory and field-aged specimens, estimated by flexibility index, implied that the bio-oil RA used in this study could not provide long-term improvement for the RAP-blended mixtures. Field observations suggest that using bio-oil RA may have resulted in inferior pavement performance compared with the control section. However, drawing conclusions based on just two years of data might yield inconclusive results. Longer field performance monitoring is, therefore, warranted for a more comprehensive analysis.

28 May 2021 in Innovative Infrastructure Solutions
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Nitish Raj Bastola
MSMena Souliman
Mena Souliman
Waleed ZeiadaWaleed Zeiada
Waleed Zeiada
HEHelal Ezzat
Helal Ezzat
ZMZabi Ahmed Mohammed
Zabi Ahmed Mohammed

5 January 2023 in Innovative Infrastructure Solutions
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Nitish Raj Bastola
MSMena Souliman
Mena Souliman
MVMatthew Vechione
Matthew Vechione

1 July 2020 in Stavební obzor - Civil Engineering Journal
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Nitish Raj Bastola
MSMena Souliman
Mena Souliman