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Kenneth Adomako Tutu

Civil Engineering

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About

Dr. Kenneth Adomako Tutu is a civil engineering lecturer at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and has over 13 years of experience in civil engineering consulting, both in Ghana and in USA. His teaching interests include pavement engineering and highway engineering, while his research interests encompass pavement material characterization, pavement structural modeling, accelerated pavement testing and pavement condition evaluation. He is currently working on research projects involving characterization of traffic, materials and climatic factors for advanced pavement engineering design in Ghana. His research efforts also focus on evaluating the potential of industrial waste materials for sustainable pavement engineering applications. He shares his research work through peer-reviewed journal publications; conference proceedings and presentations; and technical reports. Training practicing and future engineers is his passion.Dr. Tutu earned his preliminary degrees in civil engineering from KNUST, and his doctorate also in civil engineering from Auburn University, USA, where he specialized in pavement and materials engineering. At Auburn, Dr. Tutu engaged in pavement research at the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT), where he actively participated in pavement instrumentation, performance data collection and processing and forensic investigation at NCAT's full-scale accelerated pavement testing facility. As a registered professional civil engineer in Ghana, Dr. Tutu is actively involved with the Ghana Institution of Engineering and is currently serving on the editorial board of the Institution’s journal. He is also affiliated to the American Society of Civil Engineers; several Transportation Research Board Standing Committees; Academy of Pavement Science and Engineering; and Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists. He is a technical reviewer for several renowned journals, including International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Transportation Research Record, Scientific African and Infrastructures.Scholarship and fellowship awards for Dr. Tutu include the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists’ Ward K. Parr Scholarship; Kenyon Fellowship, National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University; Walt Woltosz Fellowship, Auburn University; and Netherlands Fellowship Award, Maastricht School of Management. Dr. Tutu loves visiting archaeological sites and studying Bible prophecies.

Research Summary

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The researcher's work is centered on the comprehensive evaluation and understanding of asphalt materials across various domains. Their research encompasses pavement performance evaluation, construction engineering applications, urban and rural development challenges, natural fiber reinforced composites, transport systems analysis, and infrastructure maintenance monitoring. Through these studies, they explore topics such as asphalt durability, material compatibility, environmental impacts, sustainable practices, construction techniques, traffic effects, transportation designs, and infrastructure safety. This synthesis highlights the researcher's efforts to address both practical and theoretical aspects of pavement materials and their applications in diverse fields.

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Warm-Mix Asphalt and Pavement Sustainability: A Review(2016)
Determination of an Optimum Backcalculation Cross Section for Unconventional Pavement Profiles(2017)
Superpave performance graded asphalt binder selection for asphalt mixture design in Ghana(2022)
Recursive pseudo fatigue cracking damage model for asphalt pavements(2021)
Evaluation of Selected Empirical Models for Asphalt Pavement Temperature Prediction in a Tropical Climate: The Case of Ghana(2023)
Evaluation of Selected Empirical Models for Asphalt Pavement Temperature Prediction in Tropical Climate: The Case of Ghana(2023)
Asphalt fatigue endurance limit estimation and impact on perpetual pavement design(2020)
Development of Asphalt Pavement Temperature Prediction Models for Sub-Saharan Tropical Climate: The Case of Ghana(2024)
Replacement of conventional aggregates and fillers with steel slag and palm kernel shell ash in dense-graded asphalt mixtures(2024)
Advancing Stone Matrix Asphalt Sustainability Through Full Replacement of Conventional Aggregates with Steel Slag and Palm Kernel Shell Ash(2025)
Backcalculation of asphalt concrete moduli using field-measured strain(2017)
Comparison of Flexible Pavement Responses Computed from Dynamic and Backcalculated Moduli(2018)
Determination of an optimum backcalculation cross-section for flexible pavements(2017)
Concrete quality issues in multistory building construction in Ghana: Cases from Kumasi metropolis(2022)
Environmental problems and the urban household in Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) -Ghana(1993)
Palm fruit bunch fiber impact on compressive strength of cement mortar with different fine aggregate types(2025)
Re-use of COVID-19 waste facemasks for modification of Nigeria’s naturally occurring bitumen for road construction(2024)
Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavement Construction Practices in Ghana and Their Impact on Pavement Quality(2014)
Construction delay impact on asphalt pavement structural performance: the case of N6 highway in Ghana(2024)
Development of superpave binder performance grade selection guide for Liberia(2025)
Effective Long-Lasting Partial Depth Joint Repairs for Challenging Conditions(2021)

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