Publications

Jibon, M., Yang, B., Mahedi, M., Ceylan, H., & Kim, S. (2025). Field implementation of a rational Otta seal mix design for enhanced performance on low-volume roads. Transportation Geotechnics, 52, 101577. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2025.101577

Jibon, M., Sourav, M. A. A., Mahedi, M., Kim, S., Ceylan, H., & Velasquez, R. (2024). Heavy rainfall and moisture susceptibility of pavement foundation: A case study coupling the finite element method and MnROAD moisture monitoring data. Transportation Geotechnics, 48, 101312. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2024.101312

Mahedi, M., Rajewski, D., Ceylan, H., Kim, S., Takle, E. S., & Cho, I. H. (2024). Have climate change and warmer winters altered freeze-thaw patterns?. Transportation Geotechnics, 46, 101250. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trgeo.2024.101250

Mahedi, M., Dayioglu, A. Y., Cetin, B., & Jones, S. (2024). Remediation of acid mine drainage with recycled concrete aggregates and fly ash. Environmental Geotechnics, 11(1), 15-28. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jenge.19.00150

Mahedi, M., & Cetin, B. (2024). Effects of carbonation and saturation on the leaching characteristics of recycled concrete aggregates. Geotechnical Testing Journal, 47(1), 65-85. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1520/GTJ20220253

Jibon, M., Mahedi, M., Yang, B., Ceylan, H., & Kim, S. (2023). Evaluating and modeling aggregate loss of Otta seal for low-volume roads. Construction and Building Materials, 398, 132467. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.132467

Sourav, M. A. A., Mahedi, M., Ceylan, H., Kim, S., Brooks, C., Peshkin, D., ... & Brynick, M. (2023). Evaluation of small uncrewed aircraft systems data in airfield pavement crack detection and rating. Transportation research record, 2677(1), 653-668. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981221101030

Mahedi, M., Cetin, B. and White, D. J. (2021). Closure to “Cement, Lime, and Fly Ashes in Stabilizing Expansive Soils”, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 33(9), 07021013. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003868

Mahedi, M., Satvati, S., Cetin, B., & Daniels, J. L. (2020). Chemically induced water repellency and the freeze–thaw durability of soils. Journal of cold regions engineering, 34(3), 04020017. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CR.1943-5495.0000223

Mahedi, M., Cetin, B., & White, D. J. (2020). Cement, lime, and fly ashes in stabilizing expansive soils: Performance evaluation and comparison. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 32(7), 04020177. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003260

Mahedi, M., & Cetin, B. (2020). Carbonation based leaching assessment of recycled concrete aggregates. Chemosphere, 250, 126307. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126307

Mahedi, M., Cetin, B., & Dayioglu, A. Y. (2020). Effect of cement incorporation on the leaching characteristics of elements from fly ash and slag treated soils. Journal of environmental management, 253, 109720. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109720

Yang, B., Cetin, B., Zhang, Y., Luo, C., Ceylan, H., Horton, R.,  & Mahedi, M. (2019). Effects of concrete grinding residue (CGR) on selected sandy loam properties. Journal of Cleaner Production, 240, 118057. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118057

Mahedi, M., & Cetin, B. (2019). Leaching of elements from cement activated fly ash and slag amended soils. Chemosphere, 235, 565-574. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.178

Mahedi, M., Cetin, B., & Dayioglu, A. Y. (2019). Leaching behavior of aluminum, copper, iron and zinc from cement activated fly ash and slag stabilized soils. Waste Management, 95, 334-355. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2019.06.018

Mahedi, M., Cetin, B., & Cetin, K. S. (2019). Freeze-thaw performance of phase change material (PCM) incorporated pavement subgrade soil. Construction and Building Materials, 202, 449-464. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.12.210

Mahedi, M., Cetin, B., & White, D. J. (2018). Performance evaluation of cement and slag stabilized expansive soils. Transportation Research Record, 2672(52), 164-173. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118757439

Mahedi, M., Hossain, S., Faysal, M., & Khan, M. S. (2017). Potential applicability of impact echo method on pavement base materials as a nondestructive testing technique. Transportation Research Record, 2657(1), 47-57. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3141/2657-06

Jibon, M., Mahedi, M., Yang, B., Ceylan, H., Cetin, B., Bollinger, P. E., & Perez, M. A. (2023). Sustainable Use of Concrete Grinding Residue as a Stabilizer for Roadway Shoulder Materials. In Airfield and Highway Pavements 2023 (pp. 103-113). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784484906

Mahedi, M., & Cetin, B. (2022). Beneficial use of coal fly ash in geotechnical infrastructure. In Low Carbon Stabilization and Solidification of Hazardous Wastes (pp. 373-394). Elsevier. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824004-5.00028-1

Mahedi, M., Sahadat Hossain, M. D., Ahsan, A. N., Ahmed, A., Khan, M. S., & Greenwood, K. (2017). Potential Applicability of Slab Impulse Response (SIR) in Geophysical Investigation of Pavement Structures. In Airfield and Highway Pavements 2017 (pp. 222-231). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784480922

Mahedi, M., Vilar, R. P., Cetin, B. and Ikuma, K. (2026). “Coal Fly Ash-Based Passive Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage”, Geo-Congress 2026, Salt Lake City, UT. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784486757.039

Genc, D., Ashlock, J. C., Cetin, B., Cetin, K., Mahedi, M., Horton, R., & Ceylan, H. (2021, August). Monitoring and Modeling of Soil Thermal and Hydraulic Behavior Beneath a Granular-Surfaced Roadway. In Advances in Transportation Geotechnics IV: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics Volume 2 (pp. 877-888). Cham: Springer International Publishing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77234-5_72

Mahedi, M., Pinto-Vilar, R., Cetin, B., Ikuma, K., & Edil, T. Sustainable, Low-Cost Waste Materials in Remediating Coal Mine Drain: A Column Study. In IFCEE 2021 (pp. 179-187). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483435.017

Genc, D., Ashlock, J., Cetin, B., Cetin, K., Mahedi, M., Horton, R., & Ceylan, H. (2020, February). Analysis of In Situ Soil Thermal and Hydraulic Data from a Subgrade Sensor Network under a Granular Roadway. In Geo-Congress 2020 (pp. 142-151). Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482803.016

Schreck, S., Mahedi, M., & Cetin, B. (2020, February). Leaching behavior of metals and sulfate from taconite tailings used in pavement construction. In Geo-Congress 2020 (pp. 159-168). Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482827.018

Mahedi, M., Hossain, S., Faysal, M., Khan, M. S., & Ahmed, A. (2017, July). Prediction of strength and stiffness properties of recycled pavement base materials using non-destructive impact echo test. In International Congress and Exhibition" Sustainable Civil Infrastructures: Innovative Infrastructure Geotechnology" (pp. 121-136). Cham: Springer International Publishing. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61908-8_10

Faysal, M., Mahedi, M., Aramoon, A., Thian, B., Hossain, M. S., Khan, M. A., & Khan, M. S. (2016). Determination of the structural coefficient of different combinations of cement-treated/untreated recycled base materials. In Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016 (pp. 1198-1208). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784479742.100

Faysal, M., Mahedi, M., Aramoon, A., Thian, B., Hossain, M. S., & Khan, M. S. (2016). Strength characterization of untreated and cement-treated recycled flex-base materials. In Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Congress 2016 (pp. 1233-1244). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784479742.103

Jibon, M., Mahedi, M., Yang, B., Ceylan, H., Rutherford, C. J., Cetin, B., & White, D. (2024). Base Stabilization Additives–Effect on Granular Equivalency (GE) (No. MN 2024-15). 

Jibon, M., Sourav, M. A. A., Mahedi, M., Kim, S., & Ceylan, H. (2024). Effect of Increased Precipitation (Heavy Rain Events) on Minnesota Pavement Foundations (No. 2024-08). 

Jibon, M., Yang, B., Mahedi, M., Ceylan, H., Kim, S., Zhang, Y., & Jahren, C. T. (2023). Evaluation of Otta Seal Surfacing for Low-Volume Roads in Iowa, Phase II Study: Comprehensive Laboratory Evaluation and Characterization and Full-Scale Field Implementation (No. IHRB Project TR-753). 

Sourav, M. A. A., Ceylan, H., Brooks, C., Peshkin, D., Kim, S., Dobson, R., Mahedi, M., & Jenkins, A. (2023). Small Unmanned Aircraft System for Pavement Inspection (No. DOT/FAA/TC-23/50). 

Mahedi, M., Rajewski, D., Kim, S., Ceylan, H., Cho, I., & Takel, E. (2022). BEffect of Warmer Minnesota Winters on Freeze-Thaw Cycles (No. MN 2022-04). 

Rehmann, C., Ikuma, K., Mahedi, M., & Perez, M. (2022). Environmental Impacts of Potassium Acetate as a Road Salt Alternative (Iowa State University Evaluation) (No. MN 2022-27B).