Hani Titi - Associate Professor



Contact Information

Office Address:
EMS 1139
3200 North Cramer Street
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Phone: 414-229-6893
Fax: 414-229-6958
Email: hanititi@uwm.edu
Web: http://www.uwm.edu/~hanititi

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 784
Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanics
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201

Hani Titi
Education

Ph.D. - Civil Engineering (Geotechnical), Louisiana State University, 1996
M.S. - Civil Engineering (Geotechnical), Jordan University of Science & Technology, 1990
B.S. - Civil Engineering, Yarmouk University, 1987

Research Interests

Geo-technical engineering, pavement design, finite element analysis, constitutive modeling of geo-materials, advanced laboratory test of geo-materials, site characterization, and behavior of deep foundations.

Selected Publications
  • Zimmer, A. and Titi, H.H. (2007). “Evaluation o Shallow Slope Failures and Repairs along Wisconsin Highways,” accepted, First North American Landslide Conference, Vail, CO.
  •  Elias, M.B. and Titi, H.H. (2006). “Evaluation of Resilient Modulus Model Parameters for Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design,” Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1967, Geology and Properties of Earth Materials 2006, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., pp.89-100.
  •  Wen, H., Titi, H.H., and Berry , D. (2006). “Study of Best Practices for Pre-Overlay Repair and Asphalt Overlay,” Proceedings of the 2006 Airfield and Highway Pavement Specialty Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers, Atlanta, GA, pp 815-823.
  • Rasoulian, M., Titi, H.H., and Martinez , M. (2005). “Evaluation of Narrow Transverse Contraction Joints in Jointed Plain Concrete Pavements,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Concrete Pavements, Colorado Springs, Co, pp. 357-371.
  •  Carroll, D.A., Cheng, R., Eger III, R., Grusczynski, L., Marlowe, J. and Titi, H. H. (2004). “Highway Preventive Maintenance Implementation: Comparing Challenges, Processes, and Solutions in Three States,” Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRR 1877, National Research Council, Washington , D.C. , pp. 10-16.
  • Elias, M.B., Titi, H.H., and Helwany, S. (2004) “Evaluation of Resilient Modulus of Typical Wisconsin Soils,” Geotechnical Practice Publication No. 1, GeoJordan: Advances in Geotechnical Engineering with Emphasis on Dams, Highway Material, and Soil Improvement, Edited by K. Alshibli, A. Malkawi, and M. Alsalih, American Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 335-346. 
  •  Abu-Farsakh, M.Y. and Titi, H. H., (2004).  “Assessment of Direct Cone Penetration Test Methods for Predicting the Ultimate Capacity of Friction Driven Piles,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 130, No. 9, pp. 935-944.
  • Titi, H. H., Mahamid, M., Abu-Farsakh, M. Y. and Elias, M. B. (2004), “Evaluation of CPT Methods for Load and Resistance Factor Design of Driven Piles,” Geotechnical Special Publication No. 126, Geo-Trans 2004: Geotechnical Engineering for Transportation Projects, Edited by M. Yegian and E. Kavaznjian, American Society of Civil Engineers, Volume 1, pp. 687-696. 
  • Mohammad, L., Herath, A., and Titi, H.H. (2003) “The Use of Continuous Intrusion Miniature Cone Penetration Testing in Estimating the Resilient Modulus of Cohesive Soils,” Special Technical Publication 1437: Resilient Modulus Testing for Pavement Components, American Society for Testing and Materials, pp. 233-251.
  •  Titi, H. H., Mohammad, L. N., and Herath, A. (2003). “Characterization of Resilient Modulus of Coarse-Grained Materials Using the Intrusion Technology,” Special Technical Publication 1437: Resilient Modulus Testing for Pavement Components, American Society for Testing and Materials pp. 252-270
  •  Titi, H.H., Rasoulian, M., Martinez , M., Becnel, B., and Keel, G.  (2003). “Long Term Performance of Stone Interlayer Pavement,” Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 129, No. 2, pp. 118-126.
  •  Titi, H.H., and Rasoulian, M. (2002). “The Effectiveness of Establishing Early Entry Dry Cut Narrow Joints in Cracking Control of Concrete Pavements,” International Journal of Pavements, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 1-10.
  • Titi, H.H., Abu-Farsakh, M.Y., and Morvant, M.J. (2002). “Implementation of CPT Technology in Design and Analysis of Driven Piles,” Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRR 1808, National Research Council, Washington , D.C. , pp 168-179.
  •  Titi, H.H., and Rasoulian, M. (2002). “Evaluation of Flexible Pavement Failure Using Nondestructive Methods,” Structural Materials Technology V, The American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Cincinnati , OH , pp. 86-92.
  •  Titi, H.H., and Morvant, M. (2001). “Implementation of Miniature Cone Penetrometer in Roadway Design and Construction,” Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRR 1755, National Research Council, Washington , D.C. , pp 60-68.
  •  Tumay, M.T., Titi, H.H., Senneset, K., Sandven, R. (2001). “Continuous Intrusion Miniature Piezocone Penetration Test In Quick Soil Deposits,” XVth International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey, Volume 1, pp. 523-526.
  •  Tumay, M.T., and Titi, H.H. (2000). “ Louisiana Continuous Intrusion Miniature Cone Penetration Test (CIMCPT) System,” Research Pays Off, TR News, No. 207, TRB, Washington , D.C. , pp. 26-27.
  • Titi, H.H., Mohammad, L.N. and Tumay, M.T. (2000). “Miniature Cone Penetration Tests in Soft and Stiff Clays,” Geotechnical Testing Journal, American Society for Testing and Materials, GTJODJ, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 432-443.
  •  Titi, H.H., and Tumay, M.T. (2000). “Cone Penetration Tests at the NGES-Texas A&M University : Clay Site,” ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication GSP 93, National Geotechnical Experimentation Sites, American Society of Civil Engineers, pp.186-205.
  •  Titi, H.H., Elias, M.B., and Helwany, S. (2006) “Determination of Typical Resilient Modulus Values for Selected Soils Representative of the Soils Distributions of Wisconsin ,” Research Report, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Wisconsin Highway Research Program, Madison , WI