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Swell-shrink and strength behaviors of lime and cement stabilized expansive organic clays by Saride, Sireesh, Puppala, Anand J., Chikyala, Srujan R.

“…Organic soils are mostly composed of decayed plant matter and weathered rock material. Often, these soils are known for their inferior engineering behavior…”
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Engineering properties and microstructural characteristics of cement-stabilized zinc-contaminated kaolin by DU, Yan-Jun, JIANG, Ning-Jun, LIU, Song-Yu, FEI JIN, DEVENDRA NARAIN SINGH, PUPPALA, Anand J

“…This paper presents details of a study that deals with determination of engineering properties, identification of phases of major hydration products, and…”
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Methodology for Resloping of Rock Slope Using 3D Models from UAV-CRP Technology by Congress, Surya Sarat Chandra, Puppala, Anand J, Kumar, Prince, Banerjee, Aritra, Patil, Ujwalkumar

“…AbstractAssessing the stability of rock slopes is essential to ensuring the typical performance of adjacent transportation infrastructures but simulating the…”
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Quantitative Estimation of Clay Mineralogy in Fine-Grained Soils by Chittoori, Bhaskar, Puppala, Anand J

“…Stabilization design guidelines based on soil plasticity properties have certain limitations. Soils of similar plasticity properties can contain different…”
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Stiffness of intermediate unsaturated soil from simultaneous suction-controlled resonant column and bender element testing by Hoyos, Laureano R., Suescún-Florez, Eduardo A., Puppala, Anand J.

“…Small-strain stiffness properties of unsaturated soils, particularly shear-wave velocity, shear modulus, and material damping, play a fundamental role in the…”
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Characterization of Cement-Polymer-Treated Soils under Repeated Loading by Kumar, Prince, Puppala, Anand J., Congress, Surya Sarat Chandra, Tingle, Jeb S.

“…The mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide (M-EPDG) recommends the use of resilient modulus (MR) for characterization of subgrade soils. Subgrade soils…”
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A Simplified Numerical Model as a Design Tool for Vertical Single U-Tube Ground Heat Exchangers by Habibzadeh-Bigdarvish, Omid, Yu, Xinbao, Puppala, Anand J.

“…Ground heat exchangers (GHEs) are commonly modeled using the finite-element (FE) method for the design and evaluation of the GHE performance. However, one of…”
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Performance Evaluation of Cohesionless Soils Stabilized Using Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer for Infrastructure Applications by Huang, Oscar D., Jang, Jungyeon, Congress, Surya Sarat Chandra, Puppala, Anand J., Radovic, Miladin

“…AbstractThe construction of infrastructure in coastal areas requires stabilizers to improve the characteristics of weak cohesionless geomaterials. Ordinary…”
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Swell and shrinkage characterizations of unsaturated expansive clays from Texas by Puppala, Anand J., Manosuthikij, Thammanoon, Chittoori, Bhaskar C.S.

“…Expansive soils have long been recognized as problematic because they cause failure to civil structures constructed above them. The main problem of these soils…”
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Engineering properties and microstructural characteristics of foundation silt stabilized by lignin-based industrial by-product by Zhang, Tao, Cai, Guojun, Liu, Songyu, Puppala, Anand J.

“…This paper presents details of a study that deals with determination of engineering properties and microstructural characteristics of a foundation soil (silt)…”
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Residual shear strength of unsaturated soils via suction-controlled ring shear testing by Hoyos, Laureano R., Velosa, Claudia L., Puppala, Anand J.

“…Results from a comprehensive series of suction-controlled ring shear tests, conducted on statically compacted specimens of silty clayey sand and silty sand,…”
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Evaluation of Swell Behavior of Expansive Clays from Internal Specific Surface and Pore Size Distribution by Pedarla, Aravind, Puppala, Anand J, Hoyos, Laureano R, Chittoori, Bhaskar

“…AbstractThe interdependency of microsoil fabric-related properties and swell/shrink behavior of expansive soils needs to be identified to achieve a more…”
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Exploring the Influence of Climate Change on Earthen Embankments with Expansive Soil by Ghosh, Debayan, Banerjee, Aritra, Puppala, Anand J., Kumar, Prince

“…Climate change is known to cause alterations in weather patterns and disturb the natural equilibrium. Changes in climatic conditions lead to increased…”
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Semi-empirical model for the prediction of modulus of elasticity for unsaturated soils by Oh, Won Taek, Vanapalli, Sai K, Puppala, Anand J

“…A semi-empirical model is proposed in this paper to predict the variation of modulus of elasticity with respect to matric suction for unsaturated sandy soils…”
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Modeling Essential Elastoplastic Features of Compacted Silty Sand via Suction-Controlled Triaxial Testing by Patil, Ujwalkumar D, Hoyos, Laureano R, Puppala, Anand J

“…AbstractExperimental results from a comprehensive series of suction-controlled, consolidated drained (CD) triaxial tests, conducted on statically compacted…”
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Performance Evaluation of Infrastructure on Problematic Expansive Soils: Characterization Challenges, Innovative Stabilization Designs, and Monitoring Methods by Puppala, Anand J

“…AbstractThis paper describes key research on expansive soils and the methods employed to characterize them; fallacies in the current characterization of…”
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Comprehensive Analysis and Rehabilitation of a Slow-Moving Landslide in Vietnam Using Laboratory and Field Measurements by Do, Tuan-Nghia, Nguyen, Lan Chau, Congress, Surya Sarat Chandra, Puppala, Anand J.

“…Landslides govern the evolution of landforms and pose a serious threat across the globe, especially in mountainous areas. In the northwestern area of Vietnam,…”
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Sustainability and geotechnical engineering: perspectives and review by Basu, Dipanjan, Misra, Aditi, Puppala, Anand J

“…The built environment serves as a dynamic interface through which human society and the ecosystem interact and influence each other. Understanding this…”
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Role of Nano- and Crystalline Silica to Accelerate Chemical Treatment of Problematic Soil by Biswas, Nripojyoti, Puppala, Anand J., Chakraborty, Sayantan

“…AbstractA research study was conducted to accelerate engineering property improvements by using novel silica-based coadditives along with a traditional calcium…”
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Mechanical properties and micro-mechanism of loess roadbed filling using by-product red mud as a partial alternative by Chen, Ruifeng, Cai, Guojun, Dong, Xiaoqiang, Mi, Dongyun, Puppala, Anand J., Duan, Wei

“…•Using red mud waste can improve the compaction, strength and dynamic properties of loess dramatically.•The optimum content of red mud waste used in loess…”
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