Prof. Yaw Adubofour Tuffour

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Dept: Civil Engineering
Room LB33, Levine Building, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering.
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    1. Ishai, I. & Tuffour, Y. A. (1987). “The Use of Propane-precipitated Asphalt in Bituminous Paving Mixtures.” Asphalt Paving Technology, Vol. 56.
    2. Tuffour Y. A., Ishai, I. & Craus, J. (1989).  “Relating Asphalt Aging and Durability to its Compositional Changes.” Asphalt Paving Technology, Vol. 58.
    3. Tuffour, Y. A. & Ishai, I. (1990).  “The Diffusion Model and Asphalt Age-Hardening.” Asphalt Paving Technology, Vol. 59.
    4. Ishai, I., Tuffour, Y. A. & Craus, J. (1993). Some Aspects of the Effect of Asphalt Chemical Composition on Material Behaviour and Pavement Performance. Transportation Research Record, No 1391, TRB, National Research Council, Washington D. C.
    5. Tuffour, Y. A. (1995). Asphalt Cement Modification with Carbon Black: A Review. The Ghana Engineer, vol. 15, No 1, March 1995.
    6. Oduroh, P. K. & Tuffour, Y. A. (1996). Application of the Fog Seal Technology on a Multiple Chip Seal in Ghana. Asphalt Paving Technology, vol. 65.
    7. Tuffour, Y. A. (1996). The Manufacture and Use of Interlocking Concrete Paving Blocks in Ghana. Proc. 5th International Conference on Concrete Block Paving, Tel-Aviv, 23-27 June.
    8. Tuffour, Y. A. (1997). Some aspects of axle load equivalency factors for commercial vehicle loading conditions in Ghana. SEAM 4, Accra.
    9. Tuffour, Y. A. (1997). Hand tools in labour-based works: Some notes for consideration. 6th ASIST Regional Seminar for Labour-based Practitioners, 29 Sept.–3 October, 1997, Jinja, Uganda.
    10. Tuffour, Y. A. & Ampadu, S. K. (1999). The role of universities in influencing policies on and orientation towards employment-intensive technologies. Presented at the Universities Forum, 7th ASIST Regional Seminar for Labour-based Practitioners, May 1999, Lusaka, Zambia.
    11. Tuffour, Y. A. (2003). The emergence and future of alternative-fuel vehicles in the transportation sector in Ghana. Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineers, Vol. 1, No. 1, December.
    12. Tuffour Y. A., Odosu, E. & Adu-Wusu, G. (2004). Voids in uni-layer chip seal aggregate mats. Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineers, Vol. 2, No. 1.
    13. Tuffour, Y. A. & Nti, C. (2004). Towards improved chip seal construction in Ghana. Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineers, Vol. 2, No. 2, December.
    14. Tuffour, Y. A. (2005). The design of parabolic speed humps. Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineers, Vol. 3, No. 2, December.
    15. Tuffour, Y. A. (2006). The pros and cons of speed hump installation for neighbourhood traffic calming-A review. Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineers, 4, No. 1, June.
    16. Tuffour, Y. A. (2007). A simplified approach to the geometric design of parabolic highway vertical curves. Global Journal of Engineering Research, Vol. 6, No. 2.
    17. Tuffour, Y. A. & Asare-Bediako, J. (2007). Driver Compliance with Traffic Signal Indications in Two Ghanaian Cities. Journal of Civil Engineering Research and Practice, Vol. 4, No.2.
    18. Obiri-Yeboah, A. A., Tuffour, Y. A. & Salifu, M. (2014). Passenger Car Equivalents for Vehicles at Signalized Intersections within the Kumasi Metropolis in Ghana. IOSR Journal of Engineering, 4(4): 24-29.
    19. Tuffour, Y. A. & Adom-Asamoah, M. (2014). Estimation of pre-compression parameters in the acceleration of consolidation settlement. American Journal of Civil Engineering, 2(3):68-73.
    20. Tuffour, Y. A., Obiri-Yeboah, A. A., Salifu. M. & Acquah, P. C. (2014). Adjusting for the effect of bus blockage on saturation flows. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 3(6):749-753.
    21. Tuffour, Y. A. & Braimah, A. (2014). Suitability of Natural Gravels in Ghana for Otta Seal Construction. IOSR Journal of Engineering, 4(7):46-53.
    22. Tuffour, Y. A. & Appiagyei, D. K. N. (2014). Motorcycle taxis in public transportation services within the Accra Metropolis. American Journal of Civil Engineering, 2(4):117-122.
    23. Tuffour, Y. A, Tutu, K. A. & Obiri-Yeboah, A. A. (2014). Hot-Mix Asphalt Pavement Construction Practices in Ghana and their Impact on Pavement Quality. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 3(4):109-116.
    24. Adom-Asamoah, M., Tuffour, Y. A., Afrifa, R. O. & Kankam. C. K. (2014). Strength Characteristics of Hand-Quarried Partially-Weathered Quartzite Aggregates in Concrete, American Journal of Civil Engineering, 2(5):134-142.
    25. Adams, C. A, Tuffour, Y. A. & Kwofie, S. (2016). Effects of Soil Properties and Geogrid Placement on CBR Enhancement of Lateritic Soil for Road Pavement Layers (2016). American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 4(2): 62-66.
    26. Tutu, K. A. & Tuffour, Y. A. (2016). Warm-Mix Asphalt and Pavement Sustainability: A Review. Open Journal of Civil Engineering, 6(2): 84-93.
    27. Tuffour, Y. A., Banini, S. Y. & Adams, C. A. (2016). Investigation of Afram Shales for road construction. American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 4(3): 80-83.
    28. Tuffour, Y. A., Agyepong, N. K. & Obeng, D. A. (2016). Premature Failure of Apedwa-Bunsu Junction Section of N6 in Ghana: Some Notes for Consideration. American Journal of Civil Engineering, 4(3): 98-105.
    29. Obiri-Yeboah, A. A., Tuffour, Y. A. & Salifu. M. (2017). Area-Type Adjustment Factors for non-CBD Signalised Intersections. American Journal of Civil Engineering, 5(2): 119-123.
    30. Obeng, E., Tuffour, Y. A, Obeng, D. A. & Koranteng-Yorke, B. (2017). Preliminary k-Values of Unbound Natural Quartzitic Gravels for Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design. Open Journal of Civil Engineering, 7(4): 509-526.
    31. Obiri-Yeboah, A. A., Tuffour. Y. A. & Salifu, M. (2017). Area-Type Adjustment Factor for non-CBD Signalised Intersections. American Journal of Civil Engineering, 2(2): 119-123.
    32. Owusu, V. Tuffour, Y. A., Obeng, D. A. & Salifu, M. (2018). Degradation of retro-reflectivity of thermoplastic pavement markings: A review. Open Journal of Civil Engineering, 8(3): 301-311.
    33. Obeng, D. A. & Tuffour, Y. A. (2020). Prospects of alternative funding sourcing for maintenance in developing countries. Transportation Reserach Interdisciplinary Persepectives, 8, 100225.
    34. Emmanuel Komla Dzisi, Daniel Obeng Atuah, Williams Ackaah, Adubofour Tuffour Yaw & Nimako Eric Aidoo (2021). Uptake in on-demand ride-hailing for intra-city long distance trip making during COVID-19. Urban Planning and Transport Research, doi:10.1080/21650020.2021.1872415
    35. Dzisi, E. K. Jr., Obeng, D. A. & Tuffour, Y. A. (2021). Modifying SERVPERF to assess paratransit minibus taxi trotro in Ghana and the relevance of mobility-as-a-service features to the service. Heliyon, May 2021.
    36. Boateng, K. A., Tuffour, Y. A. & Obeng, D. A (2021). Quality of cold-mix asphalt in bituminous pavement maintenance in Ghana: Prelimanary indications. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 15(2021): 1-7, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2021.e00769
    37. Obeng, D. A. Owusu, V. & Tuffour, Y. A. (2021). Degradation of retro-reflectivity of thermoplastic pavement markings on trunk roads in Ghana. Transportation Engineering 5(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.treng.2021.100082
    38. Dzisi, E., Obeng, D. A., Ackaah, W. & Tuffour, Y. A. (2022). MaaS for paratransit minibus taxis in developing countries: A review. Travel Behaviour and Society (26): 18-27. DOI:10.1016/j.tbs.2021.09.001
    39. Obeng-Atuah, D. , Tuffour, Y. A., Poku-Boansi, M. & Amoako, C. (2022). The effectiveness of rumble strips installations in speed reductions along major highways in Ghana-the case of N1 Highway. Scientific African, 16(1):e01215, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01215
    40. Boateng, K. A., Tuffour, Y. A. Agyeman, S. & Boadu, F. (2022). Poetntial improvments in montmorillonite-nanoclay-modified cold-mix asphalt. Case Studies in Contruction Materials, Vol. 17, December 2022, https://doi.org/101.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01331
    41. Tutu, K. A., Ntramah, S. & Tuffour, Y. A. (2022). Superpave performance graded asphalt binder selection for asphalt mixture design in Ghana. Scientific African, 17(2022):e01348. DOI.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01348
    42. Dzisi, E., Obeng, D. A, Tuffour, Y. A. & Ackaah, W. (2023). Digitalization of the paratransit (trotro) using mobility as a service: What are the adoption intentions of operators and operator unions in Ghana? Research in Transportation Business & Management, Vol. 47, March 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2023.100968
    43. Ntramah, S., Tutu, K. A., Tuffour, Y. A., Adams, C. A. & Adanu, E. K. (2023). Evaluation of Selected Empirical Models for Asphalt Pavement Temperature Prediction in Tropical Climate: The Case of Ghana. Sustainability2023, 15, 15846.

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