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Yaw Adubofour Tuffour
Department of Civil EngineeringPhysical SciencesSocial Sciences

Yaw Adubofour Tuffour

32 Publications10 Research Themes19 Open Access
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Research Overview & Focus

The researcher's overall research focus centers on advancing modern transportation infrastructure through innovative materials, technologies, and methodologies. Their work integrates studies across various domains, including asphalt performance evaluation, transportation innovations, infrastructure maintenance, traffic safety, geotechnical engineering, urban development challenges, landslide risks, and flood risk management. The research emphasizes the interplay between technological advancements (e.g., modular asphalt, propane-precipitated asphalt), material properties (e.g., bituminous pavements, superpave binders), and infrastructure maintenance strategies, while also addressing broader societal impacts such as traffic flow optimization, urban planning, and resilience in face of climate change.

Key Research Themes (10)
Physical Sciences

Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation

Physical Sciences

Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Physical Sciences

Geotechnical and construction materials studies

Physical Sciences

Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization

Physical Sciences

Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring

Physical Sciences

Landslides and related hazards

Physical Sciences

Traffic and Road Safety

Physical Sciences

Transportation and Mobility Innovations

Social Sciences

Urban and Rural Development Challenges

Physical Sciences

Urban Transport Systems Analysis

Publications (32)

Framework for assessing the climate vulnerability of unpaved roads in Sierra Leone

Open Access
2025Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementDOI: 10.3389/fclim.2025.1608176

Development of superpave binder performance grade selection guide for Liberia

Open Access
2025Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringDOI: 10.56049/jghie.v25i2.240

Re-use of COVID-19 waste facemasks for modification of Nigeria’s naturally occurring bitumen for road construction

Open Access
2024Urban Transport Systems AnalysisDOI: 10.36615/jcpmi.v14i2.3072

Development of Asphalt Pavement Temperature Prediction Models for Sub-Saharan Tropical Climate: The Case of Ghana

2024Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationDOI: 10.1007/s42947-024-00451-x

Evaluation of Selected Empirical Models for Asphalt Pavement Temperature Prediction in a Tropical Climate: The Case of Ghana

Open Access
2023Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationDOI: 10.3390/su152215846

Evaluation of Selected Empirical Models for Asphalt Pavement Temperature Prediction in Tropical Climate: The Case of Ghana

Open Access
2023Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationDOI: 10.20944/preprints202307.1951.v1

Digitalization of the paratransit (trotro) using mobility as a service: What are the adoption intentions of operators and operator unions in Ghana?

2023Transportation and Mobility InnovationsDOI: 10.1016/j.rtbm.2023.100968

Superpave performance graded asphalt binder selection for asphalt mixture design in Ghana

Open Access
2022Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01348

Potential improvements in montmorillonite-nanoclay-modified Cold-Mix Asphalt

Open Access
2022Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationDOI: 10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01331

The effectiveness of rumble strips installations in speed reduction along major highways in Ghana – The case of N1 highway

Open Access
2022Traffic and Road SafetyDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01215

Quality of cold-mix asphalt in bituminous pavement maintenance in Ghana: Preliminary indications

Open Access
2021Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationDOI: 10.1016/j.cscm.2021.e00769

MaaS for paratransit minibus taxis in developing countries: A review

2021Transportation and Mobility InnovationsDOI: 10.1016/j.tbs.2021.09.001

Degradation of retro-reflectivity of thermoplastic pavement markings on trunk roads in Ghana

Open Access
2021Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringDOI: 10.1016/j.treng.2021.100082

Modifying the SERVPERF to assess paratransit minibus taxis trotro in Ghana and the relevance of mobility-as-a-service features to the service

Open Access
2021Transportation and Mobility InnovationsDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07071

Prospects of alternative funding sourcing for maintenance of road networks in developing countries

Open Access
2020Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringDOI: 10.1016/j.trip.2020.100225

Degradation of Retro-Reflectivity of Thermoplastic Pavement Markings: A Review

Open Access
2018Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringDOI: 10.4236/ojce.2018.83023

Preliminary <i>k</i>-Values of Unbound Natural Quartzitic Gravels for Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design

Open Access
2017Landslides and related hazardsDOI: 10.4236/ojce.2017.74034

Investigation of Afram Shale for Road Construction

2016Geotechnical and construction materials studiesDOI: 10.12691/ajcea-4-3-2

Effects of Soil Properties and Geogrid Placement on CBR Enhancement of Lateritic Soil for Road Pavement Layers

2016Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationDOI: 10.12691/ajcea-4-2-4

Premature Failure of Apedwa-Bunsu Junction Section of N6 in Ghana: Some Notes for Consideration

Open Access
2016Geotechnical and construction materials studiesDOI: 10.11648/j.ajce.20160403.14

Warm-Mix Asphalt and Pavement Sustainability: A Review

Open Access
2016Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationDOI: 10.4236/ojce.2016.62008

Suitability of Natural Gravels in Ghana for Otta Seal Construction

Open Access
2014Urban and Rural Development ChallengesDOI: 10.9790/3021-04714653

Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavement Construction Practices in Ghana and Their Impact on Pavement Quality

Open Access
2014Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring

Estimation of Pre-Compression Parameters in the Acceleration of Consolidation Settlement

2014Geotechnical and construction materials studiesDOI: 10.11648/j.ajce.20140203.12

Adjusting for the Effect of Bus Blockage on Saturation Flows

2014Traffic and Road Safety

Motorcycle Taxis in Public Transportation Services within the Accra Metropolis

Open Access
2014Transportation and Mobility InnovationsDOI: 10.11648/j.ajce.20140204.12

Driver Compliance with Traffic Signal Indications in Two Ghanaian Cities

2007Traffic and Road SafetyDOI: 10.4314/jcerp.v4i2.29177

THE APPLICATION OF THE FOG SEAL TECHNOLOGY ON A MULTIPLE CHIP SEAL IN GHANA

1996Geotechnical and construction materials studies

SOME ASPECTS OF THE EFFECT OF ASPHALT CHEMICAL COMPOSITION ON MATERIAL BEHAVIOR AND PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE

1993Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation

THE DIFFUSION MODEL AND ASPHALT AGE-HARDENING (WITH DISCUSSION)

1990Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation

RELATING ASPHALT AGING AND DURABILITY TO ITS COMPOSITIONAL CHANGES (WITH DISCUSSION)

1989Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation

THE USE OF PROPANE-PRECIPITATED ASPHALT (PPA) IN BITUMINOUS PAVING MIXTURES (WITH DISCUSSION)

1987Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Civil Engineering
Total Publications32
Research Themes10
Open Access Papers19

Department of Civil Engineering

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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