Dr. Puppala’s research group showed a strong presence at the Transportation Research Board’s 104th Annual Meeting (TRBAM) from January 5-9, 2025 at Washington, DC. Under Dr. Puppala’s leadership, our team with six Ph.D students and three postdoctoral fellows presented cutting-edge research in transportation and geotechnical engineering through both lectern and poster sessions.
Dr. Anand Puppala delivered a valuable presentation about ‘Resiliency Framework for Sulfate Soil Stabilization’ at a workshop on ‘Exploring Sustainability and Resilience from TRB’s Transportation Infrastructure Group Perspective’ highlighting the importance of life cycle analysis and sustainability in transportation infrastructure.
Our group has an engaging poster presentation sessions with three posters highlighting the advancements of soil stabilization in enhancing transportation infrastructure.
Jianxin (Jason) Huang presented his work on “Developing Preliminary Guidelines for Soil Stabilization Using Liquid Polymers.”
Aditya Deshmukh, EIT presented research on a case study from Houston, TX, “Lime Stabilization of Moisture-Susceptible Soil in Highway Embankment Slopes.”
Muddassir Sanei and Sopharith Chou had a busy session presenting on “Utilizing Recycled Concrete Aggregate Fines as Co-Additives in Low-Carbon Cement for Problematic Soil Stabilization.”
In addition, for the Lectern Presentations
Jaime presented his work on “Assessment of Wicking Geotextiles for Enhanced Drainage and Reinforcement in Flood-Prone Coastal Highway Slopes,” emphasizing a new method to enhance the slope stability of highway embankments.
Shanmukha Sai Avinash Gonnabathula, E.I.T., presented his research work on “Evaluating the Performance of Wicking Geotextile Under Freeze-Thaw Conditions Below Pavement Infrastructure,” highlighting an innovative approach to tackle frost-heaving effects on pavements.
Dr. Anand Puppala and Kyle Parr also presented the new and innovative studies performed on “Four Phase Durability of Chemically Stabilized Low Plastic Clay” to the AKG 90 committee on Soil Stabilization and research group at ERDC, sharing the need for newer four-phase durability studies.
Overall, TRBAM 2025 was a very productive and engaging conference for the research group 🎉🎉🎉.
