Dr. Ayar, Pooyan

 | Post date: 2020/10/18 | 

Pooyan Ayar

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Position: Assistant Professor

Program Area: Road and Transportation Engineering

Phone: (+98-21) 73227132

Fax: (+98-21) 77240398

Email: ayar AT iust.ac.ir

Address:

School of Civil Engineering, Building No.2, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran 16846-13114, Iran.

Education:

PhD Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering School (ETSICCP), University of Granada (Universidad de Granada), Granada, Spain, 2017.

Doctoral Dissertation:

Exploring Damage Recovery in Bituminous Mixtures: An Analysis of Healing Technologies

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Research Interests:
 
•    Pavement Engineering & Management
•    Transport Engineering & Planning
•    Sustainable Engineering
•    Sustainable Transport Infrastructure
 
 
Academic/Research Experiences & Activities:
 
 
Book, Report and Monograph:
 
  • •  Ayar, P., Ruhi, A., Shojaei, M., & Zare, E. (2023). A Review of Biomaterial Applications in Asphalt Pavements: A Performance and Environmental Assessment. In M. C. Wythers (Ed.), Advances in Materials Science Research (Volume 63). Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA. https://novapublishers.com/shop/advances-in-materials-science-research-volume-63/    [ISBN: 979-8-88697-791-2]
  • •  Checklists and QA/QC procedures for asphalt pavement construction. Road, Housing and Urban Development Research Center (BHRC), Tehran; 2019. (in Persian)
  • •  Investigation of Road and Technical Infrastructure Damages (2019 Iran Floods): The Report of Transportation and Technical Infrastructure Committee, ISBN: 978-600-113-232-2, Tehran: Road, Housing and Urban Development Research Center (BHRC); 2020. http://opac.nlai.ir/opac-prod/bibliographic/5975770
  
Journal Articles:


 

Journals Articles (Text in Persian)
 
Conference Articles:
  • •  A Review of Structural Design Methods and Non-Destructive Testing Techniques for Airport Pavement Evaluation, 14th National Congress of Civil Engineering, Zanjan, Iran, 2024 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Life cycle assessment of the use of RAP in asphalt pavements. The 15th Bitumen, Asphalt & Machinery Conference & Exhibition, Tehran, Iran, 2023 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Investigating smart compaction methods in pavement layers, 13th International Congress on Civil Engineering, Tehran, Iran, 2023 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Controlling the aging behavior of asphalt pavement by self-rejuvenating bitumen containing biomaterials, 13th International Congress on Civil Engineering, Tehran, Iran, 2023 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Investigating field and laboratory density evaluation methods of soil and asphalt layers. The 10th National Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Sustainable Urban Development of Iran, Tehran, Iran, 2023 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Investigation of field compaction methods of asphalt mixtures. The 10th National Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Sustainable Urban Development of Iran, Tehran, Iran, 2023 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Controlling the leaching of runoff pollutants by porous asphalt pavement. The 14th Bitumen, Asphalt & Machinery Conference & Exhibition, Tehran, Iran, 2022 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Analysis of microstructural and nanomechanical performance of polymer-modified emulsion bitumen production methods. 8th National Conference on Applied Research in Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Management, Tehran, Iran, 2022 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Rheological Behavior of Bitumen Modified with Waste Crumb Rubber and Paraffin Wax, 13th National Congress on Civil Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, 2022.
  • •  Developing a practical methodology to improve cost-effectiveness in ITS emergency response user services (Case study: Mashhad, Iran), The Second International Conference on Architecture, Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, Environment and Horizons of Islamic Art, Tabriz, Iran, 2022.
  • •  Analysis of microstructural and nanomechanical performance of polymer-modified emulsion bitumen production methods. 8th National Conference on Applied Research in Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Management, Tehran, Iran, 2022 (Text in Persian).
  • •  The effect of waste polyethylenes on the performance of bitumen and asphalt mixtures. 8th National Conference on Applied Research in Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Management, Tehran, Iran, 2022 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Application of building information modeling (BIM) in transportation infrastructures. The 11th National Congress of the New Technologies in Sustainable Development of Iran, Tehran, Iran, 2022 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Effect of silane cross-linked polyethylene composite on moisture sensitivity of hot mix asphalt (HMA). The 13th Bitumen, Asphalt & Machinery Conference & Exhibition, Tehran, Iran, 2021 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Laboratory study of the effect of Zycotherm and Ivanic additives on mechanical properties of asphalt mixtures. The 13th Bitumen, Asphalt & Machinery Conference & Exhibition, Tehran, Iran, 2021 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Interactions and solutions to improve environmental conditions. The 11th National Conference on Environment, Energy and Sustainable Natural Resources, Tehran, Iran, 2021 (Text in Persian).
  • •  A review of the application of fiber optic sensors to monitor the structural health of asphalt pavements. The 8th national conference on sustainable development in civil engineering, Tehran, Iran, 2021 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Statistical analysis of the effect of COVID 19 traffic restrictions on air pollution (Case study: Tehran metropolis). The 8th national conference on sustainable development in civil engineering, Tehran, Iran, 2021 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Modeling the pavement failure process using linear regression based on IRI index. The 8th national conference on sustainable development in civil engineering, Tehran, Iran, 2021 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Improving the resilience of asphalt pavements against climate change in Iran. National Conference on Architecture, Civil Engineering, Urban Development, Tabriz, Iran, 2020 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Mechanisms of the recovery capability in asphalt concrete. 5th International Congress of Civil, Architecture and Urban Development, Tehran (Text in Persian).
  • •  Application of Cement in Asphalt Recycling with Emulsion Bitumen: A Review of International Experiences. 11th National Conference and Exhibition of Bitumen, Asphalt and Machinery, Road, Housing and Urban Development Research Center, Tehran, Iran, 2019 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Effects of bitumen characteristics on the recovery capability in asphalt mixtures: A discussion, The 5th International Conference on Recent Progresses in Civil Engineering, Shomal University, Amol, Iran, 2017 (Text in Persian).
  • •  The effect of using coal waste on mechanical properties of recycled asphalt mixture. National Conference on Architecture, Civil Engineering & Urban Modern Development, Iranian National Association of Architecture, Tabriz, Iran, 2014 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Application of nanotechnology in pavement engineering. International Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Sustainable Development, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran, 2014 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Rutting in asphalt concrete pavement, mechanism and influential factors. International Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Sustainable Development, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran, 2013 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Evaluation of roadside safety based on Road Safety Audit (RSA) method. The first national conference on transportation infrastructure, Iran University of Science & Technology, Iran Transportation Research Center, Tehran, Iran, 2012 (Text in Persian).
  • •  Effects of bitumen characteristics on the recovery capability in asphalt mixtures: A discussion. The First International Conference on Recent Progresses in Civil Engineering, Shomal University, Amol, Iran, 2017.
  • •  The Use of Nanomaterial in Asphalt Concrete Pavement Construction. 5th international conference for Engineering and sustainability, Malaysia, 2014.
  • •  Application of nanotechnology in pavement engineering. International Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Sustainable Development, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran, 2013.
 
Honors & Awards:

 

  • •  “Selected Young Assistant Professor” of Iran University of Science & Technology in the field of research and technology, 2023.
  • •  “CUM LAUDE” title for Doctoral Dissertation, University of Granada, Spain, 2017.
  • •  Top Reviewer Award: 1st International Conference on Recent Progresses in Civil Engineering, organized by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Shomal University, Amol, Iran, 2017.
  • •  Invited Special Issue Editor of Sustainability.
  • •  Member of Iran’s National Elites Foundation (INEF).
  • •  Awarded prize of best Iranian graduates abroad by Iran's National Elites Foundation (INEF).
 
Member of Technical Development Commission of Iran National Standards Organization (INSO):
 
  • •  INSO 23396, Sealants and fillers— Crack filler, hot applied, for asphalt concrete and portland cement concrete pavements—Specifications, 2023.
  • •  INSO 23397, Sealants and fillers— Joint and crack sealants, hot applied, for concrete and asphalt pavements— Specifications, 2023.
  • •  INSO 12851, Bitumen and bituminous materials— viscosity of asphalts by vacuum capillary viscometer— Test method, 2023.
  • •  INSO 13584, Concrete — Capping cylindrical specimens — Code of practice, 2023.
  • •  INSO 1608-3, Hardened concrete— Part: compressive strength of test specimens— Test method, 2023.
  • •  INSO 1608-2, Hardened concrete— Part: Making and Curing Specimens for Strength Tests, 2023.
  • •  INSO 1608-1, Hardened concrete — Part: Shape, dimensions and other requirements for specimens and moulds, 2023.
  • •  INSO 20640, Bituminous materials- Evaluating aggregate coating using emulsified bitumens – Code of Practice, 2022.
  • •  INSO 20638, Bituminous materials- Determination of oversized particles in emulsified bitumens (sieve test) - Test method, 2022.
  • •  INSO  20636, Bituminous materials – Evaluating the effect of freezing on emulsified bitumens- Code of practice, 2022.
  • •  INSO  20643, Bituminous materials - Determination of residue of emulsified bitumen by low temperature vacuum distillation- Test method, 2022.
  • •  INSO  20641, Bituminous materials- Miscibility of emulsified bitumens – Code of Practice, 2022.
  • •  INSO  13583, Bituminous materials- Determining density of emulsified bitumen- Test method, 2022.
  • •  INSO  13582, Bituminous materials- Determining demulsibility of emulsified bitumen – Test method, 2022.
  • •  INSO  13581, Bituminous materials- Cement mixing of emulsified bitumen – Test method, 2022.

Professional Membership:

 

  • •  Committee for Rural Roads Technical Specifications, Iran Ministry of Roads & Urban Development.
  • •  New Technologies Committee, Iran Ministry of Roads & Urban Development.
  • •  Pavement Engineering Association of Iran.
  • •  Iran Road Safety Supporter Society, NGO.
  • •  Iran Society of Engineering Education.
  • •  International Society for Asphalt Pavements (ISAP).

 

 

  • •  Member of Technical Program Committee, 5th Conference on Civil Engineering and Safety (CCES 2024), Guilin, China, 2024.
  • •  Member of scientific committee, 14th National Congress of Civil Engineering, Zanjan, Iran, 2024.
  • •  Member of scientific and executive committees, 13th International Congress on Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, 2022-2023.
  • •  Lead Guest Editor, Sustainability, Special Issue: Incorporating Sustainable and Resilience Approaches in Asphalt Pavements, 2022. 
  • •  Member of the scientific and review committee of the 14th & 15th Research and Innovation Festival in Urban Management (Tehran City Council), Tehran Research and Planning Center, Tehran Municipality, 2022 & 2023.
  • •  Scientific Committee Member: 10 to 16th National Conference and Exhibition of Bitumen, Asphalt Concrete and Machinery, Road, Housing & Urban Development Research Center (BHRC), 2018 to 2024.
  • •  Scientific Committee Member: 4th International Conference and Exhibition on New Findings of Civil, Architectural and Iran Building Industry (Ircivil 2019), University of Tehran, 2019.
  • •  International Scientific Committee Member: First International Conference on Recent Progresses in Civil Engineering, Shomal University, 2017.
 
 
  • •  Applied Sciences (as editorial board member)
  • •  Coatings
  • •  Construction and Building Materials
  • •  Frontiers in Materials (as review editor board member)
  • •  Infrastructures
  • •  International Journal of Fatigue
  • •  International Journal of Pavement Engineering
  • •  International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology
  • •  Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions of Civil Engineering
  • •  Journal of Central South University
  • •  Journal of Cleaner Production
  • •  Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
  • •   Materials
  • •  Materials & Design
  • •  Materials and Structures
  • •  Sensors
  • •  Sustainability
  • •  Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
  • •  Polymers
  • •  Materiales de Construcción
  • •  Scientific Reports
  • •  International Journal of Civil Engineering
  • •  Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • •  Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • •  Cleaner Materials

 

Peer Review in National Scientific Journals:

  • •  Iranian Journal of Engineering Education (IJEE)
  • •  Amirkabir Journal of Civil Engineering
  • •  Modares Civil Engineering journal
  • •  Ferdowsi Civil Engineering
  • •  Civil Infrastructure Researches (CIR)
  • •  Journal of Transportation Infrastructures Engineering
  • •  Quarterly Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • •  Road

 

Academic Teaching Experiences:
 
  • •  Advanced Highway Geometric Design: Postgraduate Course
  • •  Airport Engineering: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Course
  • •  Construction Equipment ManagementUndergraduate Course
  • •  Pavement Engineering: Undergraduate Course
  • •  Engineering Economics: Undergraduate Course
  • •  Sustainability in Construction & Civil Engineering: Undergraduate Course
  • •  Road Project: Undergraduate Course
   
  • •  Sustainability Approach in Civil Engineering Education and Research, Research & Technology Festival, Iran University of Science and Technology, December 2022.
  • •  Training workshop on “Geotechnical & Materials Tests for Transportation Infrastructures”, Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company, Iran Ministry of Roads & Urban Development, Tehran, Iran. November. 2021 (Role: Trainer).
  • •  Workshop on “Healing Capability of Asphalt Pavement”, Amirkabir Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure Center (Asset) Seminar Series, Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. 16 August. 2016 (Role: Guest Speaker).
  • •  Workshop on “Recovery Capability of Asphalt Concrete: A Discussion on Self-healing Technologies”, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. 09 December. 2017 (Role: Guest Speaker).
  • •  Presentation on “Pathology of Road Network Performance during Iran floods April 2019”, National Meeting on Lessons Learned from Recent Flood in Roads & Urban Development Domains, Road, Housing and Urban Development Research Center (BHRC), Tehran, Iran, 28 April. 2019 (Role: Keynote Speaker).
  • •  “Opportunities & challenges in construction and maintenance of secondary and rural roads”, 11th Bitumen, Asphalt & Machinery Conference & Exhibition, Road, Housing & Urban Development Research Center (BHRC), 2019, Tehran, Iran (Role: Panel Discussion Moderator).
  • •  Presentation on “Challenges of Road Network & Natural Disasters”, DARSTECH Café Series, Science & Technology Park, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, 2019 (Role: keynote Speaker).
  • •  Video Conference on “Healing Capability of Asphalt Pavement”, International Conference on Recent Progresses in Civil Engineering, Shomal University, Amol, Mazandaran, Iran, 2017 (Role: Guest Speaker).
  • •  Three Minute Thesis International Competition in collaboration with University Members of the Coimbra, Granada, Spain, 3 February. 2017 (Role: Taking part in the competition).

 

Industrial Services:
  • •  Consultancy, Design, Control & Quality Assurance (QA) Services of Asphalt Pavements Construction Operation
Languages:
    • •  Persian (Native)
    • •  English (Advanced)
    • •  Spanish (Advanced)

 

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