Recent Advancements on Expansive Soils : Proceedings of the 2nd Geomeast International Congress and Exhibition on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, Egypt 2018 - the Official International Congress of the Soil-structure Interaction Group in Egypt
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- Recent Advancements on Expansive Soils : Proceedings of the 2nd Geomeast International Congress and Exhibition on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, Egypt 2018 - the Official International Congress of the Soil-structure Interaction Group in Egypt
- Author
- Mccartney, John (EDT); Hoyos, Laureano R. (EDT)
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 3030019136
- ISBN 13
- 9783030019136
- Series
- Book 37 of 59: Sustainable Civil Infrastructures
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About the Author
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION:
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Louisiana State University, 1999
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999
Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998
M.Sc. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996
M.Sc. Geotechnical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico-RUM, Mayaguez, PR, 1993
M.Sc. Highway Engineering, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia, 1991
B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia, 1988
APPOINTMENTS:
· Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, UTA, Texas, 2014 – Current· Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, UTA, Texas, 2005 – 2014
· Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, UTA, Texas, 2000 – 2005
HONORS:
· Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 2014
· Research Excellence Award, Office of the Provost, University of Texas at Arlington, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009
· Outstanding Civil Engineering Instructor Award, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 2005
· Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award, College of Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 2003
POST-DOCTORAL/STUDENT SUPERVISION:
· 5 Sponsored Visiting Research Scholars
· 9 PhDs Completed; 4 Currently in Progress
· 20 MS Theses Completed; 6 Currently in Progress
SAMPLE PUBLICATIONS
· Patil, U.D., Hoyos, L.R., and Puppala, A.J. (2016). “Characterization of compacted silty sand using a double-walled triaxial cell with fully automated Relative-Humidity control.” Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM, 39(5), pp. 741-756.
· Patil, U.D., Hoyos, L.R., and Puppala, A.J. (2016). “Modeling essential elasto-plastic features of compacted silty sand via suction-controlled triaxial testing.” International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0000726, pp. 1-22.
· Hoyos, L.R., DeJong, J.T., McCartney, J.S., Puppala, A.J., Reddy, K.R., and Zekkos, D. (2015). “Environmental geotechnics in the U.S. Region: A brief overview.” Environmental Geotechnics, ICE Publishing, 2(EG6), pp. 319-325. · Hoyos, L.R., Suescún-Florez, E.A., and Puppala, A.J. (2015). “Stiffness of intermediate unsaturated soil from simultaneous suction-controlled resonant column and bender element testing.” Engineering Geology, Elsevier, 188(2015), pp. 10-28. · Hoyos, L.R., Velosa, C.L., and Puppala, A.J. (2014). “Residual shear strength of unsaturated soils via suction-controlled ring shear testing.” Engineering Geology, Elsevier, 172(2014), pp. 1-11.· Hoyos, L.R., Pérez-Ruiz, D.D., and Puppala, A.J. (2012). “Modeling unsaturated soil response under suction-controlled true triaxial stress paths.” International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, 12(3), pp. 292-308.
· Hoyos, L.R., Pérez-Ruiz, D.D., and Puppala, A.J. (2012). “Refined true triaxial apparatus for testing unsaturated soils under suction-controlled stress paths.” International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, 12(3), pp. 281-291. · Hoyos, L.R., Velosa, C.L., and Puppala, A.J. (2011). “A servo/suction-controlled ring shear apparatus for unsaturated soils: Development, performance, and preliminary results.” Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM, 34(5), pp. 413-423. · Hoyos, L.R., Ordonez, C.A., and Puppala, A.J. (2011). “Characterization of cement-fiber-treated reclaimed asphalt pavement aggregates: Preliminary investigation.” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 23(7), pp. 977-989. · Yuan, D., Nazarian, S., Hoyos, L.R., and Puppala, A.J. (2011). “Evaluation and mix design of cement-treated base materials with high content of reclaimed asphalt pavement.” Journal of the Transportation Research Board, TRR No. 2212, pp. 110-119.
OTHER SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES
· Lead Campus Manager, Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program, FHWA, 2016-2017
· Associate Dean, Honors College, University of Texas at Arlington, 2008-2009· Member, Institutional Review Board, University of Texas at Arlington, 2006-2009
· Faculty Advisor, Student Chapter, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), University of Texas at Arlington, 2001-2009
· Faculty Advisor, Student Chapter, Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE), University of Texas at Arlington, 2007-2010
· Chair, Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 2015 – Current
· Area Coordinator, GeotechnicalEngineering Program, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, 2012-2014
· Conference Chair, PanAm-UNSAT 2017: Second Pan-American Conference on Unsaturated Soils, The Geo-Institute of the ASCE, November 12-15, 2017, Dallas
· Committee Chair, Unsaturated Soils, The Geo-Institute of the ASCE, 20013 – Current
· Committee Member, AFS90, Chemical and Mechanical Stabilization of Soils, Transportation Research Board (TRB), National Academy of Sciences, 2002-2010
· Committee Member, AFP60, Engineering Behavior of Unsaturated Soils, Transportation Research Board (TRB), National Academy of Sciences, 2001-2010
· Associate Regional Editor (U.S.), Environmental Geotechnics, Thomas Telford, Institution of Civil Engineers, London, U.K.
· Editorial Board Member, Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA
· Guest Editor, International Journal of Geomechanis, ASCE
· Guest Editor, Indian Geotechnical Journal, Springer
· Guest Editor, Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, Springer
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