Dr. Fabricio Leiva

Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering

Education

Auburn University, Ph.D. Civil Engineering, 2012
Auburn University, M.S. Civil Engineering, 2007
UNED - Costa Rica, MBA Business Administration, 2005
University of Costa Rica, B.S. Civil Engineering, 2003

Academic Experience

Clemson University, Assistant Professor, 2023 – current position, full-time
Clemson University, Lecturer, 2022, part-time
Auburn University, Assistant Research Professor, 2016-2022, full-time
University of Costa Rica, Researcher/Lecturer, 2012-2016, full-time
University of Costa Rica, Assistant Research Engineer, 2003-2005, full-time

Certifications or Professional Registrations

Registered Professional Engineer, Texas PE 139744

Professional Organizations

Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Member of International Society for Intelligent Construction (ISIC)
Member of TRB AKM10, Standing Committee on Production and Use of Asphalt
Honors and awards

Kenyon Fellowship, National Center for Asphalt Technology, 2009-2012
Gottlieb Fellowship, Auburn University, 2010
Brasfield & Gorrie Fellowship, Auburn University, 2012

Research interests

Asphalt binder characterization
Asphalt mixture design and performance testing
Pavement analysis, design and modeling
Intelligent construction
Full-scale accelerated pavement testing and instrumentation
Recycled materials and additives
Pavement condition evaluation
Non-destructive testing
Pavement preservation and rehabilitation
Statistics and regression modeling

Selected Publications

Leiva, F.; Brenes, A., Gatiganti, S., Pavement Thickness and Base Layer Effects on Density Profile System Measurement. ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation. Volume 51, Issue 4. October 2022. https://doi.org/10.1520/JTE20220216

Leiva-Villacorta F., Sholar G., Laboratory and Full-Scale Pavement Evaluation of Cracking Potential of Mixtures containing RAP. Eleventh International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields. 1st Edition, Volume 2. July 2022. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003222897

Leiva-Villacorta F., Taylor A., E* Master Curve Parameters as Indicators of Cracking Susceptibility of Mixtures with Recycled Asphalt Shingles. Transportation Research Board 100th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., U.S.A. 2021.

Hand, A., Aschenbrener, T., Tran, N., Leiva, F., Achieving Asphalt Pavement Density with Minimal Mat Defects. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. Volume 2675, Issue 7. July 2021. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981211020003.

Leiva F., West R., Farris D., Evaluating the Activation of Asphalt Binder from Recycled Asphalt Shingles in Asphalt Concrete. Proceedings of the 7th Eurasphalt & Eurobitume Congress v1.0, first published 1st July 2020, ISBN: 9789080288461

Leiva-Villacorta, F., and Vargas-Nordcbeck. A., Neural Network-based model to Estimate Dynamic Modulus E* for mixtures in Costa Rica. Journal of Soft Computing in Civil Engineering. Volume 3, Issue 2. 2019. 10.22115/scce.2019.188006.1110

Leiva-Villacorta F., Taylor A., Fort J.P., Analysis of High-Modulus Asphalt Concrete (HMAC) Mixtures Design Methodology Containing Recycled Material. Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., U.S.A. 2018.

Leiva-Villacorta, F. and A. Vargas-Nordcbeck. Optimum content of nano-silica to ensure proper performance of an asphalt binder. Road Materials and Pavement Design. 2017, DOI: 10.1080/14680629.2017.1385510.

Leiva-Villacorta F., Vargas-Nordcbeck A., Timm D.H., Non-destructive evaluation of sustainable pavement technologies using artificial neural networks. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology 12/2016; DOI:10.1016/j.ijprt.2016.11.006. December 2016.

Leiva-Villacorta, F., Vargas-Nordcbeck, A. Aguiar-Moya, J. P., Loria-Salazar, L.G. Influence of tire footprint area and pressure distribution on pavement responses. 5th International Conference on Accelerated Pavement Testing. San Jose, Costa Rica, 2016.

Leiva-Villacorta, F., Aguiar-Moya, JP, Loria-Salazar, LG. Accelerated Pavement Testing First Results At The Lanammeucr APT Facility. Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., U.S.A. 2015.

Leiva-Villacorta F., Aguiar-Moya J.P., Villegas E., Salazar J., Loría-Salazar L., Effect Of Aging On Rheological, Chemical And Thermodynamic Properties Of Asphalt Components. Transportation Research Board Compendium of papers DVD, Washington DC, January 2014.

Leiva-Villacorta F. and Timm D., Falling weight deflectometer loading pulse duration and its effect on predicted pavement responses. Proceedings of the 92nd Annual Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2013.

Leiva-Villacorta, F. and Timm, D., Simulating the effects of instrumentation on measured pavement response, 4th International Conference on Accelerated Pavement Testing. Davis, California, 2012.