Dr. Usman Rogo Kabiru

PhD in Civil Engineering (UTM, Johor Bahru, Malaysia), MSc in Construction Project Management with DISTINCTION (Heriot-Watt University, Edinburg)

Cold mix asphalt,  Sustainable pavement materials, supplementary cementitious material, bitumen emulsion formulation, performance grade binder improvement, Microsurfacing, Use of industrial by-products in asphalt pavement including spent garnet and palm oil fuel ash, Transportation engineering, Asphalt concrete quality control, highway engineering, Construction project management, Automation in construction, soil stabilisation for road construction, Geotechnical Engineering – soil for road construction. 

A few of the numerous Journal Publications include:

Journal papers & book chapters:

1. Palm oil fuel ash application in cold mix dense-graded bituminous mixture (2021). Construction and Building Materials Journal, Vol. 287 No. 123033. Elsevier ISI Q1 Journal.
2. Performance-based design for binary-blended filler application in dense-graded cold mix asphalt (2022). Book Chapter Lecture Note in Civil Engineering, Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Road and Airfield Pavement Technology, 2021, ISBN 978-3-030-87378-3, Editon 1, XV, 917 p. 493. Springer International Publishing.
3. Utilization of coal fly ash to enhance the bearing capacity of road base (2023). IOP Conference Series: Earth Science and Environmental Science, Vol. 1140-012002, Scopus Indexed.
4. Physical, rheological, and chemical features of recycled asphalt embraced with a hybrid rejuvenating agent (2021). International Journal of Pavement Engineering, DOI: 10.1080/10298436.2021.1878517. Elsevier ISI Q2 Journal.
5. A comparative assessment of the physical and microstructural properties of waste garnet generated from automated and manual blasting process (2021), Case Study in Construction Materials Vol. 14, No. e00474. Elsevier ISI Q2 Journal.
6. formance of Aged Asphalt Binder Treated with Various Types of Rejuvenators (2021). Civil Engineering Journal Vol. 7, No. 03, E-ISSN: 2476-3055; ISSN: 2676-6957. Scopus Indexed.
7. Modified Marshall Test assessment for emulsified asphalt cold mixes (2020). IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 498(1), No. 012023. Scopus Indexed.
8. Performance evaluation of asphalt micro-surfacing – a review (2020). IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 527, No. 012052. Scopus Indexed.
9. Rheological criteria assessment of a rapid setting emulsion as compared to quick set for emulsified asphalt cold mixes (2020). IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science Vol. 476 No. Sci. 476 012064. Scopus Indexed.
10. Issues and problems arise on transportation management (2019). Harvard Research and Publications International, Journal of African Sustainable Development. Vol. 11 No. 2 ISSN: 0081 – 3998.

Conferences:

1. Durability of POFA-modified dense-graded cold mix asphalt (2021). The International Forum on Integrated and Infrastructure Development (12th GEOTROPICA/2nd ICHITRA/4TH ICCDA), a hybrid conference organised by UTM and UNISSULA, Semarang, Indonesia.
   2. Performance-based design for binary-blended filler application in dense-graded cold mix asphalt (2021). The 12th International Conference on airfield and pavement technology, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
   3. Rheological criteria assessment of a rapid setting emulsion as compared to quick set for emulsified asphalt cold mixes (2019). IOP Publishing Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 476 No. 012064.
   doi:10.1088/1755-1315/476/1/012064.
   4. Performance evaluation of asphalt micro-surfacing – a review (2019). IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 527, No. 012052. doi:10.1088/1757-899X/527/1/012052.
   5. Potential Use of Spent Garnet as a fine aggregate replacement in Hot Mix Asphalt – A Review (2018). The 8th International Conference on Postgraduate Education
   6. Modified Marshall Test assessment for emulsified asphalt cold mixes (2019). IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 498(1), No. 012023.
   7. Fibre optic sensing measurement of static surface load distribution on road base layer (2019). 4th International conference on construction and building engineering & 12th regional conference in civil engineering (ICONBUILD & RCCE 2019). Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia, 20th – 22nd August 2019.
   8. Kemaman Bitumen Company (KBC) Malaysia – Training on bitumen quality control and testing, organised by pavement and transportation research group UTM in collaboration with the civil engineering department of University Tun Hussein Onn (UTHM), Batu Pahat, Malaysia.
   9. Mersin 2018: Road condition survey conducted by the pavement and transportation research group (PTRG)
   10. Appraisal of concrete paver quality produced in Kaduna Metropolis (2015). 17th National Engineering Conference/Civil Engineering lecture theatre, College of Engineering, Kaduna Polytechnic Main Campus, Kaduna.
   11. Coping with the rising security Challenges in delivering timely construction projects in Nigeria (2015). Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic 1st Multidisciplinary National Conference conducted at the Assembly Hall Main Campus, Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Zaria.

1.  2021: Elsevier Researcher Academy Workshop on ‘How to review a review article’.
2. 2021: Elsevier Reviewer – Reviewed more than 40 journals for the Journal of Construction and Building Materials from July 2021.
3. 2022: Elsevier Reviewer – Reviewed 4 journals for the International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology from May 2022.
4. 2022: Elsevier Reviewer – Reviewed 6 journals for the Journal of Case Study in Construction Materials from June 2023.
5. 2022: Elsevier Reviewer – Reviewed 6 journals for the Journal of Road Engineering from Sept. 2022.
6. 2023: JOSET Reviewer – Reviewed 1 journal for the Journal of Sustainable Engineering and Technology (JOSET), Kano State University of Science and Technology (KUST, Wudil).
7. 2021: Secretary Postgraduate student society, school of civil engineering, university Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 2019/2020 session.
8. 2020: Reviewer; International Graduate Conference on Engineering, Science and Humanities (IGCESH), a biennial conference organised by school of postgraduate study (SPS) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).
9. 2020: Facilitator for the Auto-generated thesis writing workshop, organised by the International Student Society Nigeria (ISS-Nigeria) in collaboration with UTM international office, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Chapter.
10. 2020: Secretary – Electoral Committee, October, 2020 Election – 2019/2020 academic session, International Student Society Nigeria (ISS-Nigeria), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Chapter.
11. 2020: Secretary – Education Committee International Student Society Nigeria (ISS-Nigeria), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Chapter.
12. 2020: Member – Sport Committee International Student Society Nigeria (ISS-Nigeria), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Chapter.
13. 2020: Secretary – Education Committee International Student Society Nigeria (ISS-Nigeria), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Chapter.