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Nick Thom

Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering

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Research Summary

Highway structural design and evaluation. Rail track engineering. Highway and railway materials, particularly asphalt and cement treated bases.

Recent Publications

  • OKE, O.L., PARRY, A.R. and THOM, N.H., 2011. Investigating early life stiffness of cold recycled asphalt mixtures using the NAT vacuum repeated load axial test (VRLAT) In: 5th International Conference on Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements.
  • THOM, N.H., LU, T. and PARRY, A.R., 2010. Fuel consumption due to pavement deflection under load In: 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies.
  • PERKINS, S.W., CHRISTOPHER, B.R., THOM, N.H., MONTESTRUQUE, G., KORKIALA-TANTTU, L. and WATN, A., 2010. Geosynthetics in pavement reinforcement applications In: 9th International Conference on Geosynthetics.
  • THOM, N.H., 2009. Predicting deterioration in track condition European Railway Review. 15(1), 44-48
  • OLIVEIRA, J.R.M., THOM, N.H. and ZOOROB, S.E., 2008. Design of Pavements Incorporating Grouted Macadams JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING. VOL 134(NUMB 1), 7-14
  • THOM, N.H., 2008. Principles of Pavement Engineering Thomas Telford.
  • THOM, N.H., 2008. Ballast reinforcement: a new vision or just a mirage? European Railway Review. 14(2), 86-89
  • BROWN, S.F., KWAN, J. and THOM, N.H., 2007. Identifying the key parameters that influence geogrid reinforcement of railway ballast. Geotextiles and Geomembranes. 25(6), 326-335
  • BROWN, S.F., BRODRICK, B.V., THOM, N.H. and MCDOWELL, G.R., 2007. The Nottingham railway test facility, UK Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Transport. 160(2), 59-65
  • GRIFFITHS, G.W. and THOM, N.H., 2007. Concrete pavement design guidance notes London: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • THOM, N.H., 2007. Geosynthetics in road and rail: practical predictions In: 2nd Portuguese Symposium on Geosythetics. 3-17
  • THOM, N.H., 2007. Egypt and the Bible Grosvenor House Publishing.
  • JITAREEKUL, P., SUNARJONO,S., ZOOROB, S.E. and THOM, N.H., 2007. Early life performance of cement and foamed bitumen stabilised reclaimed asphalt pavement under simulated trafficking In: Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, Coventry. 308-321
  • THOM, N.H., 2007. Factors affecting trackbed maintenance requirements: a theoretical study In: Railway Engineering - 2007.
  • OLIVEIRA, J.R.M, ZOOROB, S.E., THOM, N.H. and PEREIRA, P.A.A, 2007. A simple approach to the design of pavements incorporating grouted macadam In: 4th International Conference on Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements.
  • OLIVEIRA, J.R.M., PAIS, J.C., THOM, N.H. and ZOOROB, S.E., 2007. A study of the fatigue properties of grouted macadams International Journal of Pavements. 6(1-2-3), 112-123
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., HARIRECHE, O., KONIETZKY, H., BROWN, S.F. and THOM, N.H., 2006. Discrete element modelling of geogrid-reinforced aggregates Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Geotechnical Engineering. 159(1), 35-48
  • THOM, N.H. and OAKLEY, J., 2006. Predicting differential settlement in a railway trackbed In: Railway Foundations : Railfound 06. 190-200
  • KRUNTCHEVA, M.R., COLLOP, A.C. and THOM, N.H., 2006. Properties of asphalt concrete layer interfaces Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 18(3), 467-471
  • THOM, N.H., OSMAN, S., COLLOP, A.C and AIREY, G.D., 2006. Fracture and fatigue of binder and binder/filler mortar In: 10th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements. (In Press.)
  • OLIVEIRA, J., THOM, N.H. and ZOOROB, S.E., 2006. Fracture and fatigue strength of grouted macadams In: 10th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements. (In Press.)
  • THOM, N.H., 2006. The Origin of Tongues Grosvenor House Publishing.
  • BROWN, S.F., THOM, N.H. and KWAN, C, 2006. Optimising the geogrid reinforcement of rail track ballast In: Railfound 06. 346-354
  • BROWN, S.F, THOM, N.H. and COLLOP A.C., 2006. Developments for a practical approach to analytically-based design of asphalt pavements In: 10th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements. (In Press.)
  • EDWARDS, J.P, ARMITAGE, R.J. and THOM, N.H., 2006. Improving the utilisation of recycled and secondary materials in pavements through performance testing In: 5th International Conference on Pavement Engineering and Asphalt Technology.
  • AIREY, D.D., LIAO, M-C. and THOM, N.H., 2006. Fatigue behaviour of bitumen filled mastics In: 10th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements. (In Press.)
  • THOM, N.H., 2006. Asphalt cracking: a Nottingham perspective Engenaria Civil/Civil Engineering. 26, 75-84
  • EDWARDS, P., THOM, N., FLEMING, P.R. and WILLIAMS, J., 2005. Testing of unbound materials in the Nottingham asphalt tester springbox Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 1913, 32-40
  • KRUNTCHEVA, M., COLLOP, A.C. and THOM, N., 2005. Effect of bond condition on flexible pavement performance Journal of Transportation Engineering. 131(11), 880-888
  • CHOI, Y.-K., THOM, N.H. and COLLOP, A.C., 2005. Fatigue damage accumulation measured using different laboratory techniques In: Mairpav4 International Symposium: Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and Technological Control.
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., LIM, W.L., COLLOP, A.C., ARMITAGE, R. and THOM, N.H., 2005. Laboratory simulation of train loading and tamping on ballast Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Transport. 158(2), 89-96
  • THOM, N.H., EDWARDS, J.P. and DAWSON, A.R., 2005. A prectical test for the laboratory characterization of pavement foundation materials In: ICAR Symposium.
  • CONI, M., ISOLA, R, THOM, N.H. and EDWARDS, J.P., 2005. Valutazione FEM dell'apparecchiatura Le Strade: Aeroporti, Autostrade, Ferrovie. 12, 86-88
  • CONI, M., THOM, N.H., ISOLA R. and EDWARDS, J.P., 2005. An evaluation of the Springbox test for unbound materials In: 3rd International SIIV Conference.
  • EDWARDS, J.P., FROST, M.W. and THOM, N.H., 2005. Comparative study of laboratory based methodologies for determination of the performance parameters of clay pavement subgrades In: 7th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields. (In Press.)
  • COLLOP, A.C., SEWELL, A.J. and THOM, N.H., 2004. Laboratory assessment of the resistance to crack propagation in high-stiffness asphaltic materials Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part L, Journal of Materials, Design and Applications. 218(1), 55-66
  • MCDOWELL, G.R., LIM, W.L., COLLOP, A.C., ARMITAGE, R. and THOM, N.H., 2004. Comparison of ballast index tests for railway trackbeds Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Geotechnical Engineering. 157(3), 151-161
  • AIREY, G.D., COLLOP, A.C., THOM, N.H. and ZOOROB, S.E., 2004. Use of steel slag and recycled glass in bituminous mixtures In: 3rd Eurasphalt and Eurobitume Congress. 1218-1232
  • AIREY, G.D., COLLOP, A.C. and THOM, N.H., 2004. Mechanical performance of asphalt mixtures incorporating slag and glass secondary aggregates In: 8th Conference on Asphalt Pavements for Southern Africa. 243-255
  • KRUNTCHEVA, M.R., COLLOP, A.C. and THOM, N.H., 2004. Feasibility of assessing bond condition of asphalt concrete layers with dynamic nondestructive testing Journal of Transportation Engineering. 130(4), 510-518
  • COLLOP, A.C., SEWELL, A.J. and THOM, N.H., 2004. Assessment of the resistance to crack propagation in asphaltic materials using the compact tension test In: 5th International Conference on Cracking in Pavements.
  • AIREY, G., COLLOP, A., THOM, N., ZOOROB, S. and SHIRATORI, A., 2004. Laboratory evaluation of secondary aggregates in bituminous mixtures Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists. 73, 731-770
  • AIREY, G.D., THOM, N.H., OSMAN, S., HUANG, H. and COLLOP, A.C., 2004. A comparison of bitumen/mastic fatigue data from different test methods In: 5th International RILEM Conference on Cracking in Pavements. 383-390
  • OSMAN, S., THOM, N.H. and COLLOP, A.C., 2004. Fatigue of bitumen and bitumen/ filler mortar In: 5th International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering.
  • BROWN, S.F., HAKIM, B. and THOM, N.H., 2004. Performance and rehabilitation of heavy-duty pavements in the UK: some case studies In: Proceedings of the International Symposium on design & construction of long lasting asphalt pavement. 811-829
  • EDWARDS, J.P., THOM, N.H. and FLEMING, P.R., 2004. Development of a simplified test for unbound aggregates and weak hydraulically bound materials utilising the NAT In: 6th International Symposium on Pavements Unbound. 3-12
  • THOM, N.H., 2004. Geosynthetics under traffic loading: road and rail In: International Conference on The Use of Geosynthetics. 421-430
  • RAHIMZADEH, B., JONES, M., HAKIM, B. and THOM N.H., 2004. Performance testing of unbound materials within the pavemetn foundation In: 6th International Symposium on Pavements Unbound. 133-138
  • THOM, N.H., 2004. The A380 airfield buster? International Airport Review. 69-71
  • THOM, N.H., WOOD, O. and GHAZIREH, N., 2004. A laboratory study of the early life performance of a slag bound base In: 6th International Symposium on Pavements Unbound. 259-266
  • THOM, N.H., 2004. Developments in sustainable asphalt technology In: 3rd International Conference on Pavement Engineering and Asphalt Technology.
  • COLLOP, A.C., THOM, N.H. and SANGIORGI, C., 2003. Assessment of bond condition using the Leutner shear test Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Transport. 156(4), 211-217
  • THOM, N.H., 2003. Grid reinforced overlays: predicting the unpredictable In: Third International Symposium on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and Technological Control. 317-326
  • SANGIORGI, C., COLLOP, A.C. and THOM, N.H., 2003. A non-destructive impulse hammer for evaluating the bond between asphalt layers in a road pavement In: International Symposium on Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering (NDT-CE).
  • ELLIOTT, R.C. and THOM, N.H., 2003. Rehabilitation of the M06 highway, Ukraine In: 9th International Conference on Durable and Safe Road Pavements.
  • FLEMING, P.R, ROGERS, C.D.F., LUNG, R., THOM, N.H. and FROST M.W., 2003. A performance specification for pavement foundations Transportation Geotechnics.
  • THOM, N.H., CHOI, Y. and COLLOP, A.C., 2002. Top-down cracking, damage and hardening in practical flexible pavement design In: 9th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements. 10-1
  • COLLOP, A.C., SEWELL, A.J., THOM, N.H. and BROWN, S.F., 2002. Development of the compact tension test for assessing resistance to crack propagation in asphaltic materials The Asphalt Yearbook. 27-30
  • COLLOP, A.C., THOM, N.H. and SEWELL, A.J., 2002. Laboratory measurement of crack propagation in high stiffness asphalt mixtures In: Sixth International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields. 529-538
  • CHOI, Y.K., COLLOP, A.C. and THOM, N.H., 2002. A simple damage approach to modelling fatigue in bituminous materials In: Sixth International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields. 103-112
  • SANGIORGI, C., COLLOP, A.C. and THOM, N.H., 2002. Non-destructive evaluation of bond between asphalt layers In: SIIV2002.
  • COLLOP, A.C., HAKIM, B.A. and THOM, N.H., 2002. Effects of weigh-in-motion errors on pavement thickness design Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Proceedings. Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. 216(2), 141-152
  • SANGIORGI, C., COLLOP, A.C. and THOM, N.H., 2002. Laboratory assessment of bond condition using the Leutner shear test In: 3rd International Conference on Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements. 315-325
  • PÖS, J., KRUNTCHEVA, M., COLLOP, A.C. and THOM, N., 2002. Verbund von Asphaltschichten: Prüfung, Einflüsse, Bewertung - Vergleichende Betrachtungen Deutschland - Großbritannien Straße und Autobahn. 4,
  • NUNN, M.E. and THOM, N.H., 2002. Ex-situ foamix: pilot scale trials and pavement design considerations In: 1st International Conference on Pavement Engineering and Asphalt Technology.
  • THOM, N.H., CHOI, H-K and HARIRECHE, O., 2002. The influence of aggregate properties on asphalt performance In: 3rd International Conference on Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements. 593-602
  • THOM, N.H. and FLEMING, P.R., 2002. Experimental and theoretical comparison of dynamic plate testing methods In: 6th International Conference on Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields. 731-740
  • BROWN, S.F, THOM, N.H. and SANDERS, P.J., 2001. A study of grid reinforced asphalt to combat reflection cracking Asphalt Paving Technology: Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, from the proceedings of the technical sessions.. 70, 543-570
  • COLLOP, A.C., ARMITAGE, R.J. and THOM, N.H., 2001. Assessing variability of in-situ pavement material stiffness moduli Journal of Transportation Engineering. 1(1), 74-81
  • AL HAKIM, B., COLLOP, A.C. and THOM, N.H., 2001. The use of weigh-in-motion data in pavement design Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Transport. 147(4), 245-254
  • SEWELL, A.J., COLLOP, A.C., THOM, N.H. and BROWN, S.F., 2000. Assessing crack growth in high modulus base materials In: 2nd Eurasphalt and Eurobitume Congress. 819-826
  • SEWELL, A.J., COLLOP, A.C. and THOM, N.H., 2000. An introduction to fracture mechanics Institute of Asphalt Technology News. 94, 18-21
  • FLEMING, P.R., ROGERS, C.D.F., THOM, N.H., ARMITAGE, R.J. and FROST, M.W., 2000. Performance based specification for road foundation materials In: Institute of Quarrying Millennium Conference.
  • THOM, N.H. and BENNETT, R.A., 2000. Asphalt cracking under ultra-slow strain rates In: 2nd Eurasphalt/Eurobitume Congress. 632-639
  • HEAD, M., ROE, P. and THOM, N.H., 2000. Innovative use of landfill tax credits to create value from secondary materials In: Surface Transport 2000.
  • THOM, N.H., THOMPSON, I. and PEASTON, C.H., 2000. Use of steel fibre reinforcement in cement treated base In: 4th RILEM Conference on Reflective Cracking. 413-422
  • THOM, N.H., 2000. A simplified computer model for grid reinforced asphalt overlays In: 4th RILEM Conference on Reflective Cracking. 37-46
  • THOMPSON, I., THOM, N.H. and PEASTON, C.H., 2000. Steel fibre reinforced cement bound material In: Britpave Symposium.
  • THOMPSON, I., PEASTON, C. and THOM, N., 1999. Fibre Reinforced Cement Bound Roadbase In: 2nd Asia Pacific Specialty Conference on Fibre Reinforced Concrete. 213-220
  • COLLOP, A.C., AL-HAKIM, B., THOM, N.H., LLOYD, W.G. and CEBON, D., 1999. Use of WIM data in pavement engineering In: Technology and Application of Weigh-in-Motion.
  • SANDERS, P., BROWN, S. and THOM, N., 1999. Reinforced asphalt for crack and rut control In: 7th Conference on Asphalt Pavements for Southern Africa.
  • THOM, N.H. and CHEUNG, L.W., 1999. Relating insitu properties of cement bound bases to their performance Transportation Research Record. 1673, 3-8
  • THOM, N.H., 1999. A case for slabtrack In: Britpave Symposium.
  • THOM, N.H., COLLOP, A.C. and ELLIOTT, R.C., 1998. A fresh approach to rut prediction in asphalt In: 5th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads and Airfields. 329-338
  • COLLOP, A.C., AL-HAKIM, B., THOM, N.H. and LLOYD, W.G., 1998. The use of WIM data in traffic assessment In: 2nd European Conference on Weigh-in-Motion of Road Vehicles.
  • HAKIM, B., ARMITAGE, R.J. and THOM, N.H., 1998. Pavement assessment including bonding condition: case studies In: 5th Internatinoal Conference on Bearing Capacity of Roads and Airfields. 439-448
  • SHAHID, M. A. and THOM, N. M., 1998. Steel fibre reinforcement in cement bound bases Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Transport. VOL 129(NUMBER 1), 34-43
  • THOM, N.H., 1998. The use of virtual work theory in jointed concrete pavement design In: 4th International Workshop on Design Theories and their Verification of Concrete Slabs for Pavements and Railways. 239-248
  • IBRAHIM, H.E.M. and THOM, N.H, 1998. Performance of emulsion aggregate mixtures during early life In: 5th International Conference on Bearing Capacity of Roads and Airfields. 1125-1134
  • IBRAHIM, H.E.M. and THOM, N.H., 1997. The effect of emulsion aggregate mixture stiffness on both mixture and pavement design In: 2nd European Symposium on Performance and Durability of Bituminous Materials. 351-367
  • SHAHID, M. A., THOM, N. H. and FLEMING, P. R., 1997. In-situ assessment of road foundations Journal of the Institution of Highways and Transportation. VOL 44(NUMBER 11), 15-17
  • THOM, N.H., 1997. Predicting ruts caused by soft subgrade In: 8th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements. 1595-1604
  • THOM, N.H., ELLIOTT, R.C. and CHEUNG, L.W., 1997. Comparisons between laboratory and insitu determined asphalt concrete moduli In: 8th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements. 1433-1442
  • SHAHID, M. A. and THOM, N. H., 1996. Controlled cracking in cement bound bases Journal of the Institution of Highways and Transportation. VOL 43(NUMBER 10), 20-24
  • SHAHID, M.A. and THOM, N.H., 1996. Performance of cement bound bases with controlled cracking In: 3rd International RILEM Conference on Reflective Cracking in Pavements. 55-64
  • DAWSON, A.R., PAUTE, J-L. and THOM, N.H., 1996. Mechanical characteristics of unbound granular materials as a function of condition. In: GOMES CORREIA, A., ed., Flexible Pavements Balkema, Rotterdam. 35-45
  • THOM, N.H., 1996. A review of European pavement design. In: GOMES CORREIA, A., ed., Flexible Pavements Balkema, Rotterdam. 249-256
  • THOM, N.H. and DAWSON, A.R., 1996. The permanent deformation of a granular material modelled using hollow cylinder testing. In: GOMES CORREIA, A., ed., Flexible Pavements Balkema, Rotterdam. 65-78
  • BROWN, S.F., ELLIOTT, R.C., THOM, N.H. and READ, J.M., 1995. Pavement design and economy In: IHT Symposium on Pavement Rehabilitation.
  • THOM, N.H., 1995. A simple test for aggregate properties. In: DAWSON, A.R. and JONES, R.H., eds., Unbound Aggregates in Roads University of Nottingham. 163-172
  • SHAHID, M.A. and THOM, N.H., 1995. Full scale site trials of controlled cracking in cement bound bases In: Britpave Symposium.
  • DE ALMEIDA, J.R., BROWN, S.F. and THOM, N.H., 1994. A pavement evaluation procedure incorporating material non-linearity Non-destructive Testing and Back-calculation of Moduli.
  • TOME, J.R., BRAGA, J. and THOM, N.H., 1994. An analytical model for fair allocation of toll payment according to axle loads In: 1st World Congress on Applications of Advanced Transport Telematics and Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems.
  • THOM, N.H., 1993. The practical use of the Falling Weight Deflectometer to assess roads and airfields In: 9th International Conference of the University of Transportation. 241-248
  • DAWSON, A.R. and THOM, N.H., 1990. Field tests on pavement foundations In: 24th Annual Conference of the Engineering Group of the Geological Society. 137-143
  • THOM, N.H. and DAWSON, A.R., 1989. The permanent deformation of a granular material under repeated loading In: Transportation Research Board Annual Conference.
  • THOM, N.H. and BROWN, S.F., 1989. The mechanical properties of unbound aggregates from various sources. In: JONES, R.H. and DAWSON, A.R., eds., Unbound Aggregates in Roads Butterworths, London. 130-142
  • THOM, N.H. and BROWN, S.F., 1988. Elastic properties of granular materials from repeated load laboratory testing In: 12th International Conference of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering.
  • THOM, N.H. and BROWN, S.F., 1988. The effect of grading and density on the mechanical properties of crushed dolomitic limestone In: 14th Conference of the Australian Road Research Board.
  • THOM, N.H. and BROWN, S.F., 1987. The effect of moisture on the structural performance of a crushed limestone roadbase Transportation Research Record. 1121, 50-56
  • BROWN, S.F., THOM, N.H., KWAN, J. and MCDOWELL, G.R., Improving the performance of railway track through grid reinforcement of ballast In: EuroGeo4, Herriott Watt University, Edinburgh, 8-10 September 2008.

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