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A seminal paper titled “Durability and Permanency Studies in Sulfate-Laden Soils Treated with Nano- and Crystalline Silica-Based Admixtures” has been published in the Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering by Nripojyoti Biswas, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE (Senior Research Engineer, Zachry Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M Univ.), Anand Puppala, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE (A.P. & Florence […]

Last week, we had the incredible privilege of hosting the  U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)  at the Center for Innovation and Research (CIR) for a series of project reviews and facility tours. It was an honor to welcome this esteemed group of professionals and showcase the innovative work happening right here at […]

🏆 Exciting News! 🏆 We are thrilled to announce that Xiaoyan Liu, Surya S C Congress, Guojun Cai, Lulu Liu, Songyu Liu, Anand Puppala, and Wenwei Zhang have been honored with the prestigious 2023 Prix R.M. Quigley Award by the Canadian Geotechnical Society! 🎉 This esteemed recognition is for their outstanding contribution to the geotechnical profession through […]

🎉 Thrilled to share the latest publication in the esteemed ASTM’s Geotechnical Testing Journal: “Experimental Studies and Sustainability Assessments of Quarry Dust for Chemical Treatment of Expansive Soils” by our very own Dr. Nripojyoti Biswas, Dr. Anand Puppala, and Dr. Sayantan Chakraborty, Ph.D. 💡 The research is focused on addressing the issues of damage and serviceability loss caused […]

A Latest research paper titled “Performance Evaluation of Cohesionless Soils Stabilized Using Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer for Infrastructure Applications” has been published in the prestigious “Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering.” Authored by Oscar D. Huang, Dr. Jungyeon (JayJay) Jang, Dr. Surya S C Congress, Dr. Anand Puppala, and Dr. Miladin Radovic, this study offers insights into the use […]

We are elated to share that our patent titled ‘Systems and Methods for Determining a Natural Frequency of a Structure’ has been issued! This patent is the culmination of research conducted at The University of Texas at Arlington to study the seismic stability of dams, levees, and other earthen embankment structures. Gratitude to our supervisor Dr. Anand […]

Dr. Md Ashrafuzzaman Khan, Dr. Anand Puppala, Dr. Nripojyoti Biswas, and Dr. Surya S C Congress are thrilled to share their latest publication, “Evaluation of the Structural Performance of the Geocell-Stabilized Flexible Pavement.” This paper delves into the world of geotechnical engineering and road construction, offering new insights that could revolutionize the way we build and maintain our […]

Our research group recently attended the Center for Integration of Composites into Infrastructure (CICI) – National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) – IAB Spring 2023 Meeting hosted by North Carolina State University, Raleigh. We presented the progress on four ongoing research topics. We are proud to report that our presentation was well-received […]

Recently published in the Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering/ Volume 149 Issue 7 – July 2023  on a research study that was conducted to accelerate engineering property improvements by using novel silica-based coadditives along with a traditional calcium (Ca)-based stabilizer. Silica-based compounds, crystalline-silica (CS) rich waste product, and laboratory-grade nanosilica (NS) were used as […]