Texas A&M University’s GI team was selected among the top 12 entries for the 2022 National G-I Geo-Wall Competition (GeoCongress 2022) to be held at Charlotte, NC. The team, comprising of Krishneswar Ramineni, Aditya Deshmukh, Clay Caldwell, and Axel Trujillo, successfully stands amongst the top 4 entries for their excellent design report. A travel grant […]
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Dr. Ashrafuzzaman Khan joins TTI as Associate Transportation Researcher
We are excited to announce that Dr. Ashrafuzzaman Khan successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation entitled “Effectiveness of Geocell Reinforced Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Base Layer for Flexible Pavement System Over Expansive Subgrade” in Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University and continuing with our research group this semester as an Associate Transportation Researcher in Texas A&M Transportation […]
Dr. Puppala’s Group at Transportation Research Board (TRB) 101th Annual Meeting
Our group had a good Transportation Research Board (TRB) 101th Annual Meeting 2022 with three paper presentations and two posters presented by doctoral and post-doctoral students. Two of these papers on Resilient Characteristics of Polymer Emulsion Treated Sandy Soil and Evaluation of Geopolymer for Stabilization of Sulfate-Rich Expansive Soils for Supporting Pavement Infrastructure are recently […]
UAV for infrastructure asset management
The State of Alaska has the most beautiful and challenging terrains. Dr. Anand Puppala and Dr. Surya Congress are collaborating with the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities as part of a research project on using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) for infrastructure asset management. The focus of this study is on bridge infrastructure and public facilities. If you are interested, […]
Journal Paper: Methodology for Resloping of Rock Slope Using 3D Models from UAV-CRP Technology
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 […]
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 […]