Mihai Marasteanu

Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Office: 164 Civil Engineering
Phone: 612-625-5558
E-mail: maras002@umn.edu

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• Marasteanu's Research Projects

Mihai Marasteanu's major research interests involve applications of fundamental theories (viscoelasticity, rheology, plasticity, fracture mechanics, continuum damage mechanics, micromechanics) to bituminous materials characterization, modeling and experimental testing. His current research activities include the characterization of low-temperature behavior of asphalt binders and mixtures and the characterization of asphalt emulsions in relationship to their field performance.

Marasteanu received his engineering diploma from the Civil Engineering Institute of Bucharest, Romania, and went on to earn M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from Pennsylvania State University.