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Pavement and Transportation Research Group (PTRG)
Welcome to the Pavement and Transportation Research Group at the Department of Geotechnics & Transportations of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
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We’re specialises in pavement and transportation research.
The establishment of the group is in line with the national aspiration towards the creation of technology-oriented society with the emphasis on the application of scientific principles for problem solving. The main focus of the group is those areas related to transportation sectors such as highway and pavement design and analysis and the planning, design and management of transportation systems and infrastructure. Material science, evaluation and design are also given special emphasis by the group.
PTRG Team Member
Head PTRG
Ts. Dr. Haryati Yaacob
Ts. Dr. Norhidayah Abdul Hassan
Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Sitti Asmah Hassan
Ts. Che Ros Ismail
Ts. Dr. Nordiana Mashros
Dr. Muhammad Naqiuddin Mohd Warid
Ts. Dr. Mohd Khairul Idham Mohd Satar
Dr. Mohd Zul Hanif Mahmud
Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohd Rosli Hainin
Ts. Dr. Azman Mohamed
Research Activities
Project
Warm Mix Asphalt
Project
Forensic Investigation
Project
Geophysical Survey
Project
PENGANGKUTAN AWAM JOHOR
Training
ATC INSTALLATION
Project
ATC INSTALLATION IN LPT2
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