Susan Tighe, McMaster University

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringEngineering
Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationEngineering
Smart Materials for ConstructionEnvironmental Science
Innovative concrete reinforcement materialsEngineering

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

Latest papers

Predicting layer temperatures in flexible pavement with lightweight cellular concrete subbase using explainable machine learning
Road Materials and Pavement Design · 2026 · senior author
Freeze-thaw durability and hydraulic transport behavior of lightweight cellular concrete subbase in cold regions
Cold Regions Science and Technology · 2026 · senior author
Performance-based specifications for heavy-duty asphalt mixes for use in Southern Ontario
Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering · 2026 · senior author

All 409 publications

Latest funding

High-Performance Materials and Management Systems to Support Resilient Pavement infrastructure
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$248,000

All 1 grants and awards

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From the 150 most recent of 409 publications.

01

Predicting layer temperatures in flexible pavement with lightweight cellular concrete subbase using explainable machine learning

Huyan J, Oyeyi AG, Khan A, Zhang W, Tighe SL

Road Materials and Pavement Design20262 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1080/14680629.2025.2531221

02

Freeze-thaw durability and hydraulic transport behavior of lightweight cellular concrete subbase in cold regions

Biney WW, Ni F, Oyeyi AG, Tighe S

Cold Regions Science and Technology20261 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2026.105076

03

Performance-based specifications for heavy-duty asphalt mixes for use in Southern Ontario

Farashah MK, Ashani SS, Varamini S, Tighe SL

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1139/cjce-2025-0428

04

Climate change impacts on roadways

Sias JE, Dave EV, Underwood BS, Bowers BF, Harvey JT, Henning TFP, Tighe SL, Jacobs JM, Pregnolato M, Qiao Y

Nature Reviews Earth and Environment202518 citations

DOI: 10.1038/s43017-025-00711-9

05

Thermo-hydro-mechanics of thawing permafrost: a phase-field framework with enriched modified Cam-Clay plasticity

Kebria MM, Na S, Tighe S

Acta Geotechnica20255 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11440-025-02684-x

06

A case study on developing asphalt mix performance grading (Mix-PG) system in Ontario

Ashani SS, Elwardany MD, Varamini S, Tighe S

Journal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience20252 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1186/s43065-025-00130-6

07

Traffic Speed Prediction Using MAB-STGNN: Graph Neural Network Built-In Model for Spatial–Temporal Graph Neural Network

Mandlik R, Razavi S, Tighe S

Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering20251 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-95111-4_16

08

Performance of Pervious Concrete Pavement in Freeze-Thaw Conditions and With Winter Maintenance

Henderson V, Tighe SL, Bertrand J

20251 citations

DOI: 10.33593/iccp.v10i1.363

09

Optimization of the Photovoltaic Panel Design Towards Durable Solar Roads

Cai P, Chai Y, Tighe S, Wang M, Yin S

Inventions20251 citations

DOI: 10.3390/inventions10040070

10

Using Precast Concrete Inlay Panels for Rut Repair on High Volume Flexible Pavements

Pickel D, Tighe S, Fung R, Lee S, Smith P, Kazmierowski T, Snyder MB

2025

DOI: 10.33593/iccp.v11i1.309

High-Performance Materials and Management Systems to Support Resilient Pavement infrastructure

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tighe, Susan

$248,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Civil Engineering
Office of the President
Human Resources & Management

Co-authors at McMaster University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Georgios Balomenos

Civil Engineering

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Catherine Connelly

Human Resources & Management

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Saiedeh Razavi

Civil Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2025

SeonHong Na

Civil Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Dear Professor Tighe, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Predicting layer temperatures in flexible pavement with lightweight cellular concrete subbase using explainable machine learning" (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "High-Performance Materials and Management Systems to Support Resilient Pavement infrastructure" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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