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31
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9697
National Ranking
610

Overview

Nick Thom is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and primarily works within the field of Engineering. Their research is notably concentrated in Civil and Structural Engineering, with additional contributions to Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Pollution, and Building and Construction. The main topics addressed in their work include Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, Transport Systems and Technology, Innovative Concrete Reinforcement Materials, Smart Materials for Construction, and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization.

The scientist has published extensively in well-recognized academic venues. Frequent publication sources include:

  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Road Materials and Pavement Design
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • International Journal of Pavement Engineering

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nick Thom are as follows:

  • Microstructure and mechanical properties of fibre reinforced asphalt mixtures, 2020, Construction and Building Materials
  • Simulation of micro-crack initiation and propagation under repeated load in asphalt concrete using zero-thickness cohesive elements, 2022, Construction and Building Materials
  • Characterisation of fatigue damage in asphalt mixtures using X-ray computed tomography, 2022, Road Materials and Pavement Design
  • Thermo-rheological analysis of WMA-additive modified binders, 2020, Materials and Structures
  • Sustainable pavement drainage systems: Subgrade moisture, subsurface drainage methods and drainage effectiveness, 2022, Construction and Building Materials

Their work involves collaboration with various frequent co-authors, indicating an active engagement in research networks. Key collaborators include Gordon Airey, Linglin Li, Ahmed Abed, Andrew Dawson, and Davide Lo Presti.

Best Publications

  • Identifying the key parameters that influence geogrid reinforcement of railway ballast

    S.F. Brown;J. Kwan;N.H. Thom

  • Discrete element modelling of geogrid-reinforced aggregates

    G. R. McDowell;O. Harireche;H. Konietzky;S. F. Brown

  • On void structure and strength of foamed concrete made without/with additives

    Ameer A. Hilal;Ameer A. Hilal;Nicholas Howard Thom;Andrew Robert Dawson

  • On entrained pore size distribution of foamed concrete

    Ameer A. Hilal;Ameer A. Hilal;Nicholas Howard Thom;Andrew Robert Dawson

  • Effect of Bond Condition on Flexible Pavement Performance

    Mariana R. Kruntcheva;Mariana R. Kruntcheva;Andrew C. Collop;Andrew C. Collop;Nicholas H. Thom;Nicholas H. Thom

  • A study into the use of crumb rubber in railway ballast

    M. Sol-Sánchez;N.H. Thom;F. Moreno-Navarro;M.C. Rubio-Gámez

  • Discrete element modelling of cyclic loads of geogrid-reinforced ballast under confined and unconfined conditions

    Cheng Chen;Glann McDowell;N H Thom

  • Principles of Pavement Engineering

    Nick Thom

  • Influence of the micro- and nanoscale local mechanical properties of the interfacial transition zone on impact behavior of concrete made with different aggregates

    Savaş Erdem;Andrew Robert Dawson;Nicholas Howard Thom

  • Early Anthropogenic Transformation of the Danube-Black Sea System

    Liviu Giosan;Marco J. L. Coolen;Jed O. Kaplan;Stefan Constantinescu

  • Investigating geogrid-reinforced ballast: Experimental pull-out tests and discrete element modelling

    Cheng Chen;Glann Glann McDowell;N H Thom

  • EFFECT OF MOISTURE ON THE STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OF A CRUSHED-LIMESTONE ROAD BASE

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  • The Use of Additives to Enhance Properties of Pre-Formed Foamed Concrete

    Ameer Abdulrahman Hilal;Nicholas Thom;Andrew Dawson

  • The effect of grading and density on the mechanical properties of a crushed dolomitic limestone

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  • Suitability of mortars produced using laterite and ceramic wastes:Mechanical and microscale analysis

    P.O. Awoyera;P.O. Awoyera;Andrew Dawson;Nicholas Thom;J.O. Akinmusuru

  • Microstructural characteristics, porosity and strength development in ceramic-laterized concrete

    P.O. Awoyera;P.O. Awoyera;J.O. Akinmusuru;Andrew Dawson;J.M. Ndambuki

  • Mechanical performance of asphalt mixtures incorporating slag and glass secondary aggregates

    G. D. Airey;Andy Collop;N. H. Thom

  • Effects of alkali dosage and silicate modulus on autogenous shrinkage of alkali-activated slag cement paste

    Weiwei Chen;Bo Li;Juan Wang;Nicholas Thom

  • Microstructure-linked strength properties and impact response of conventional and recycled concrete reinforced with steel and synthetic macro fibres

    Savaş Erdem;Andrew Robert Dawson;Nicholas Howard Thom

  • Bitumen stabilized ballast: a potential solution for railway track-bed

    Giacomo D’Angelo;Nicholas Thom;Davide Lo Presti

  • Laboratory simulation of train loading and tamping on ballast

    G. R. McDowell;W. L. Lim;Andy Collop;R. J. Armitage

  • A study of grid reinforced asphalt to combat reflection cracking

    S F Brown;N H Thom;P J Sanders

  • The Nottingham railway test facility, UK

    S. F. Brown;B. V. Brodrick;N. H. Thom;G. R. McDowell

  • ASSESSMENT OF BOND CONDITION USING THE LEUTNER SHEAR TEST

    Andy Collop;N. H. Thom;C. Sangiorgi

  • Probabilistic prediction of asphalt pavement performance

    Ahmed Abed;Nick Thom;Luis Neves

  • Simulation of micro-crack initiation and propagation under repeated load in asphalt concrete using zero-thickness cohesive elements

    Unknown

  • Characterisation of fatigue damage in asphalt mixtures using X-ray computed tomography

    Unknown

  • Design of Pavements Incorporating Grouted Macadams

    Joel R. M. Oliveira;Joel R. M. Oliveira;Nick H. Thom;Nick H. Thom;Salah E. Zoorob;Salah E. Zoorob

  • An introduction to fracture mechanics

    A. J. Sewell;Andy Collop;N. H. Thom

Frequent Co-Authors

Andy Collop
Andy Collop De Montfort University
Andrew Dawson
Andrew Dawson University of Nottingham
Gordon Airey
Gordon Airey University of Nottingham
Glenn R. McDowell
Glenn R. McDowell University of Nottingham
Hai-Sui Yu
Hai-Sui Yu University of Leeds
Jed O. Kaplan
Jed O. Kaplan University of Calgary
Albert J. Kettner
Albert J. Kettner University of Colorado Boulder
Liviu Giosan
Liviu Giosan Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Marco J. L. Coolen
Marco J. L. Coolen Curtin University
Christopher D. F. Rogers
Christopher D. F. Rogers University of Birmingham

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