Safeguarding rail infrastructure has been one of the focus areas of Dr. Surya Congress’ research. Check out how we are deploying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for monitoring and safeguarding rail infrastructure assets in our recently published article: Congress, S. S. C., Puppala, A. J., Kumar, P., Banerjee, A., & Patil, U. (2021). Methodology for Resloping of Rock […]
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Dr. Puppala’s Peck Lecture is published in JGGE and selected as Editor’s Choice
Dr. Puppala’s Peck Lecture 2020 paper titled “Performance Evaluation of Infrastructure on Problematic Expansive Soils: Characterization Challenges, Innovative Stabilization Designs, and Monitoring Methods” is published and featured in the Editor’s Choice section of the Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (JGGE). Expansive soils have caused significant distress to civil infrastructure like pavement, retaining walls, slope, and residential buildings. […]
Journal Paper: Geotechnical Slope Stability and Rockfall Debris Related Safety Assessments of Rock Cuts Adjacent to a Rail Track Using Aerial Photogrammetry Data Analysis
Do you know, with 140,000 route miles, the freight rail network in the United States is widely considered the largest, safest, and most cost-efficient freight system in the world. It is necessary to monitor the rail corridors frequently to maintain safe operating conditions. Our research group is using cutting-edge sensors to monitor the rail corridors. […]
Dr. Anand Puppala’s Keynote Lecture at The 4th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG) 2021
Dr. Anand Puppala will be sharing his experience on design, construction, and monitoring of stabilized expansive soils under transportation infrastructure through efficient ground improvement techniques in his Keynote Lecture “An Overview of Ground Improvement Studies to Better the Performance of Transportation Infrastructure” at the 4th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG) – 2021, May 24-27, […]
Texas A&M team secures Mohr’s Circle Award in a Nation-wide Competition
Dr. Anand Puppala A two-student team from Texas A&M University won the prestigious Mohr’s Circle Award for their geotechnical engineering expertise at the 2021 GeoChallenge GeoPrediction competition. Doctoral student Md Ashrafuzzaman Khan and civil engineering senior Ethan Harris supervised by Dr. Anand J. Puppala, A.P. Florence Wiley Chair Professor, Zachry Department of Civil and […]
Dr. Anand J. Puppala’s Invited talk at IFCEE 2021, Dallas, TX
P.C. – Hosam Salman Dr. Anand J. Puppala, Professor | A.P. and Florence Wiley Chair, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, delivered an invited talk at IFCEE 2021 Conference, Dallas, on “Expansive Soils and Stabilization Challenges”. His presentation focused on his 25 plus years of research on these problematic soils performed at UT Arlington and Texas A […]
Journal Paper: Forensic Analyses and Rehabilitation of a Failed Highway Embankment Slope in Texas
Though carefully designed, engineering projects may fail for reasons unforeseen and difficult to determine after the fact. For a proper forensic analysis of the causes of any failure in a system, experiments and tests need to be developed and performed. Find out how our team is doing just that in Forensic Analyses and Rehabilitation of […]
Journal Paper: Role of Crystalline Silica Admixture in Mitigating Ettringite-Induced Heave in Lime-Treated Sulfate-Rich Soils
Sustainability and recycled materials are becoming cornerstones of new engineering processes. Waste products such as crystalline silica have a potential for treating sulfate rich soils. Find out more about how our group’s research on the use of this waste product in our paper, Role of Crystalline Silica Admixture in Mitigating Ettringite-Induced Heave in Lime-Treated Sulfate-Rich […]
Journal Paper: Seismic Slope Stability Analysis of a Hydraulic Fill Dam
Slope stability is a very important criteria for earthen dams, especially during earthquake events. Though current practice considers both static and pseudo-static analysis, new approaches may be more accurate and effective for slope analysis. See our new paper, Seismic Slope Stability Analysis of a Hydraulic Fill Dam, for information on this new method. You can […]
Journal Paper: Geomaterial Characterization and Stability Assessment of Hydraulic Fill Dams
Large changes in the soil composition of earthen dams can lead to seismic response that is difficult to predict. 3D models of material properties may help improve future earthquake response at dams with high geomaterial variability. Find out how our group is addressing this challenge in Geomaterial Characterization and Stability Assessment of Hydraulic Fill Dams. […]