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RESEARCH INTERESTS Geosynthetic reinforced earth structures (walls, slopes, embankments, foundations, pavements, etc.) Ground improvement (stone columns, rammed aggregate piers, deep mixed columns, micropiles, etc.) Micro-geomechanics Soil-structure interactions and pile foundations Geohazards and remediation Geomaterials Asphalt technology and pavement design Numerical analysis Load Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) in geotechnical
engineering
Feasibility Study for Reducing Flowability of Vacuum Tower Bottoms using Aggregate, Principal Investigator, funded by Frontier El Dorado Refining Company, Kansas, 2008 Laboratory Study of Characteristics of Recycled Asphalt Pavements (RAP) in Kansas, Principal Investigator, funded by Kansas Department of Transportation, 2008-2010 Lateral Load Capacity of Drilled Shaft Short Rock Sockets, Co-Investigator, funded Kansas Department of Transportation, 2008-2009 Geotechnical
Solutions for Soil Improvement, Rapid Embankment Construction, and
Stabilization of the Pavement Working Platform, Co-Investigator, funded by
Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2 Project R02), 2007-2008 Evaluation of Performance of Geocell-Reinforced Bases, Principal Investigator, Kansas Department of Transportation and Kansas University Transportation Research Institute, 2007-2008 Tolerable Strains for HMA Overlays over Concrete Pavements, Principal Investigator, funded by Kansas Department of Transportation, 2007-2009 Evaluation of Data for MSE Walls with Drilled Shafts, Co-Investigator, funded by Kansas Department of Transportation, 2007-2009 Capacity of Pile-Founded Bridges Under Scoured Conditions, Co-Investigator, funded by Kansas Department of Transportation, 2007-2009 REU Supplement: U.S.-Japan Cooperative Science: Use of Reinforcement-Drainage Geosynthetics in Embankment/Wall Construction with Marginal Backfill, Principal Investigator, funded by National Science Foundation, Award No. 0442159, 2006-2007 Development of Recommended Skin Friction Design Values Design Values for Drilled Shafts in Intermediate Geomaterials based on O-cell Tests, Principal Investigator, funded by Kansas Department of Transportation, 2006-2008 Development of a Rapid Test to Determine Moisture Sensitivity of HMA (SuperPave) Mixtures, Principal Investigator, funded by Kansas Department of Transportation, 2006-2008 Development of Design Guidelines for Laterally Loaded Drilled Shafts in MSE Walls, Co-PI, funded by Kansas Department of Transportation, 2006-2008 U.S.-Japan Cooperative Science: Use of Reinforcement-Drainage Geosynthetics in Embankment/Wall Construction with Marginal Backfill, Principal Investigator, funded by National Science Foundation, Award No.: 0355430, 2004-2007 Numerical Analysis of Column-Supported Embankments, Principal Investigator, funded by the Collin Group, 2005-2007 Investigation of Geosynthetic-Soil Confinement using Asphalt Pavement Analyzer, Principal Investigator, funded by Tensar Earth Technologies, Inc., 2006-2007 Mechanistic Analysis of Geocell-Reinforced Pavement Foundations, Principal Investigator, funded by KU Transportation Research Institute, 2006-2007 Numerical Study of Geosynthetic-Aggregate Interaction under Wheel Loading, Principal Investigator, funded by KU Transportation Research Institute, 2006-2007 Development of A Predictive Geomechanical Model for Recovery of Coalbed Methane, Principal Investigator, funded by KU Energy Research Center, 2005-2006 Experimental and Numerical Studies of Reinforcement-Drainage Geosynthetics in Embankment/Wall Construction with Marginal Backfill, Principal Investigator, funded by KU General Research Fund, 2005-2006 Geosynthetic-Reinforced Pile Supported Embankments, Co-Investigator, funded by FHWA, 2003-2004 Laboratory Study on Consolidation Characteristics of Deep Soil Mixing Foundations, Principal Investigator, the Provost’s Grant, Widener University, 2004-2005 Widener Faculty Development Option Award, Principal Investigator, Fall, 2003 Acquisition of A Load Actuator System for Enhancing Civil Engineering Research and Research Training in An Undergraduate Institute (MRI), Principal Investigator, funded by National Science Foundation, Award No. CMS-0216149, 2002-2004 Development of Design Charts for Geosynthetically Reinforced Embankments on Deep Mixing Columns, Principal Investigator, funded by the FHWA National Deep Mixing Program, 2002-2004 Analyses and Design of Multi-Tier Mechanically Stabilized Wall Systems, Co-Investigator, funded by Delaware Transportation Institute, 2002-2003 Testing of Additives for Waterproofing Concrete, Co-Investigator, funded by Concure Products, 2002 Widener University Provost Grant, Principal Investigator, 2002-2003 Widener University Faculty Development Option Grant, Principal Investigator, 2002
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