Poster Presentations

Monday, March 3, 2025

3:00-5:00pm | Poster Presentations are located on the show floor.

3-D Numerical Analysis of the Seismic Response of a Clay-Core Rockfill Dam under Drought
Hossein Bahmyari, Twining Inc.; Mohsen Ajdari, MC Squared LLC; Mohammad Parang, Researcher

A Numerical Study on the Effectiveness of Driven Sheet Piles as Barriers to Reduce Settlement in Preexisting Structures Due to Adjacent Loading
Sukrityranjan Samanta, Alba Yerro, Reihaneh Hosseini, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Advanced Spectroscopic Analysis Technique for the Development of Aging Index Chart for Asphalt Binder
Adnan Sadiq, Saad Ullah, Debanjana Ghosh, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Coupled Effect of Ground Granulated Blast Slag and Bagasse Fibers to Enhance the Compressive Strength and Durability Characteristics
Mohammad Nuruddin, Arif Ali Baig Moghal, National Institute of Technology Warangal; Romana Mariyam Rasheed, TKM College of Engineering; Ghatta Geetha Krishna Sravya, Ravuri Balaramakrishna, Yebushi Vyshnavi, National Institute of Technology Warangal

Development of Novel DFOS-Embedded Ground Anchor for Resilient Design and Construction
Maksymilian Jasiak, Shih-Hung Chiu, Chien-Chih Wang, Kenichi Soga, University of California; Wonjun Cha, University of Birmingham; Deh-Jeng Jang, Jinho Park, Seungwoon Han, California Department of Transportation; Keegan Arnt, Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring, Inc.; Bernhard Froemel, DYWIDAG

Effects of Pollutants on Soil Shear Strength Parameters and Slope Stability
Seyed Ahmad Osia, Daniel R. VandenBerge, Tennessee Technological University

Evaluation of Engineering Properties of Portland Limestone Cement-Based Systems and Their Application for Underground Infrastructure
Md Maruf Hasan, Felix Oppong, Matthew P. Adams, Oladoyin Kolawole, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Initial Approach to Develop Balanced Mix Design Method in New Mexico
Md Saddam Hossain, Md Mehedi Hasan, B S Pushpendue Biswas, Muhammad Tasnim Alam, Rafiqul Tarefder, University of New Mexico

In-Situ Stiffness Evaluation of Full-Depth Reclaimed Asphalt Pavements with Portable Field Tests
Victor M. Garcia Jr., Margarita Ordaz, Jeremy Robinson, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Investigating the Effect of Wall Friction on the Tunnel Testing Results
Thuyet N. Nguyen, Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology; Jiro Kuwano, Saitama University; Thang Pham, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Yota Togashi, Saitama University

Laboratory Investigations on Infrared Thermography-Based Seepage Detection in Earthen Dams
Vaishnavi Bherde, Umashankar Balunaini, Indian Institute of Technology

Numerical Study of the Effect of Rainfall on the Stability of an Unsaturated Clay Slope
Rupsa Roy, Beena Ajmera, Iowa State University; Binod Tiwari, California State University, Fullerton

Pelican Creek Bridge Replacement Project, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Evan Garich, FHWA; Brian Collins, BGC Engineering

Performance of Lightweight Aggregate Backfilled Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Piers Under Axial Load
Scott Wasman, Florida State University; Christian Matemu, University of Florida; Joshua Vincent, Florida State University; Larry Jones, Florida Department of Transportation

Probabilistic Modeling of Earthen Levees Considering Variability in Flood Hydrographs and Hydraulic Properties of Unsaturated Soils
Julio Copana, Tufts University; Meraj Sohrabi, The University of Alabama; Farshid Vahedifard, Tufts University; Hamed Moftakhari, The University of Alabama

Revisiting the Global Stability Analysis of Column-Supported Embankments
Danilo Botero Lopez, Aaron Gallant, University of Maine; Michael McGuire, Lafayette College

Seasonal Moisture Dynamics in Northeast Subgrade Soils: Insights from Central New York Instrumentation
Asif Ahmed, SUNY Polytechnic Institute; Md Azijul Islam, University of Texas at Arlington; Md Jobair Bin Alam, Prairie View A&M University; Sathvika Katikaneni, SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Site-Specific Seismic Coefficients for Slopes and Earthquake-Induced Deformations
Mahmood Seid-Karbasi, WSP

Soil Arching Efficiencies in Load Transform Platforms of Column Supported Embankments
James A. McKelvey III, Earth Engineering Incorporated; Miguel A. Pando, Drexel University; Mailei Schechterly, Lehigh University

Soil Behavior and Modeling of Soft Soil Subgrades Under Cyclic Rail Loading
Buddhima Indraratna, Bin-Hua Xu, Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn, University of Technology Sydney

Steel Slag Utilization in Levee Drainage Trenches for Climate Resilience
Joseph W. Schulenberg, Jagadeesh Kumar Janga, Krishna R. Reddy, University of Illinois Chicago

Use of Shear Wave Velocity to Evaluate Curing of Cement-Stabilized Carbonate Quarry By-Products at Different Temperatures
Taeyun Kong, Chirayu Kothari, Youngdae Kim, Issam I.A. Qamhia, Erol Tutumluer, Nishant Garg, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

3-D Numerical Analysis of the Seismic Response of a Clay-Core Rockfill Dam under Drought
Hossein Bahmyari, Twining Inc.; Mohsen Ajdari, MC Squared LLC; Mohammad Parang, Researcher

A Numerical Study on the Effectiveness of Driven Sheet Piles as Barriers to Reduce Settlement in Preexisting Structures Due to Adjacent Loading
Sukrityranjan Samanta, Alba Yerro, Reihaneh Hosseini, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Advanced Spectroscopic Analysis Technique for the Development of Aging Index Chart for Asphalt Binder
Adnan Sadiq, Saad Ullah, Debanjana Ghosh, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Coupled Effect of Ground Granulated Blast Slag and Bagasse Fibers to Enhance the Compressive Strength and Durability Characteristics
Mohammad Nuruddin, Arif Ali Baig Moghal, National Institute of Technology Warangal; Romana Mariyam Rasheed, TKM College of Engineering; Ghatta Geetha Krishna Sravya, Ravuri Balaramakrishna, Yebushi Vyshnavi, National Institute of Technology Warangal

Development of Novel DFOS-Embedded Ground Anchor for Resilient Design and Construction
Maksymilian Jasiak, Shih-Hung Chiu, Chien-Chih Wang, Kenichi Soga, University of California; Wonjun Cha, University of Birmingham; Deh-Jeng Jang, Jinho Park, Seungwoon Han, California Department of Transportation; Keegan Arnt, Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring, Inc.; Bernhard Froemel, DYWIDAG

Effects of Pollutants on Soil Shear Strength Parameters and Slope Stability
Seyed Ahmad Osia, Daniel R. VandenBerge, Tennessee Technological University

Evaluation of Engineering Properties of Portland Limestone Cement-Based Systems and Their Application for Underground Infrastructure
Md Maruf Hasan, Felix Oppong, Matthew P. Adams, Oladoyin Kolawole, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Initial Approach to Develop Balanced Mix Design Method in New Mexico
Md Saddam Hossain, Md Mehedi Hasan, B S Pushpendue Biswas, Muhammad Tasnim Alam, Rafiqul Tarefder, University of New Mexico

In-Situ Stiffness Evaluation of Full-Depth Reclaimed Asphalt Pavements with Portable Field Tests
Victor M. Garcia Jr., Margarita Ordaz, Jeremy Robinson, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Investigating the Effect of Wall Friction on the Tunnel Testing Results
Thuyet N. Nguyen, Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology; Jiro Kuwano, Saitama University; Thang Pham, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Yota Togashi, Saitama University

Laboratory Investigations on Infrared Thermography-Based Seepage Detection in Earthen Dams
Vaishnavi Bherde, Umashankar Balunaini, Indian Institute of Technology

Numerical Study of the Effect of Rainfall on the Stability of an Unsaturated Clay Slope
Rupsa Roy, Beena Ajmera, Iowa State University; Binod Tiwari, California State University, Fullerton

Pelican Creek Bridge Replacement Project, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Evan Garich, FHWA; Brian Collins, BGC Engineering

Performance of Lightweight Aggregate Backfilled Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Piers Under Axial Load
Scott Wasman, Florida State University; Christian Matemu, University of Florida; Joshua Vincent, Florida State University; Larry Jones, Florida Department of Transportation

Probabilistic Modeling of Earthen Levees Considering Variability in Flood Hydrographs and Hydraulic Properties of Unsaturated Soils
Julio Copana, Tufts University; Meraj Sohrabi, The University of Alabama; Farshid Vahedifard, Tufts University; Hamed Moftakhari, The University of Alabama

Revisiting the Global Stability Analysis of Column-Supported Embankments
Danilo Botero Lopez, Aaron Gallant, University of Maine; Michael McGuire, Lafayette College

Seasonal Moisture Dynamics in Northeast Subgrade Soils: Insights from Central New York Instrumentation
Asif Ahmed, SUNY Polytechnic Institute; Md Azijul Islam, University of Texas at Arlington; Md Jobair Bin Alam, Prairie View A&M University; Sathvika Katikaneni, SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Site-Specific Seismic Coefficients for Slopes and Earthquake-Induced Deformations
Mahmood Seid-Karbasi, WSP

Soil Arching Efficiencies in Load Transform Platforms of Column Supported Embankments
James A. McKelvey III, Earth Engineering Incorporated; Miguel A. Pando, Drexel University; Mailei Schechterly, Lehigh University

Soil Behavior and Modeling of Soft Soil Subgrades Under Cyclic Rail Loading
Buddhima Indraratna, Bin-Hua Xu, Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn, University of Technology Sydney

Steel Slag Utilization in Levee Drainage Trenches for Climate Resilience
Joseph W. Schulenberg, Jagadeesh Kumar Janga, Krishna R. Reddy, University of Illinois Chicago

Use of Shear Wave Velocity to Evaluate Curing of Cement-Stabilized Carbonate Quarry By-Products at Different Temperatures
Taeyun Kong, Chirayu Kothari, Youngdae Kim, Issam I.A. Qamhia, Erol Tutumluer, Nishant Garg, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Advanced Instrumented Plate to Study the Effect of Biopolymers on Soil Cracking Upon Drying
Leela Krishna Mohan Radarapu — Texas A&M University; Zachary Nick, Samantha Lucker, Lucas Walshire — Engineer Research and Development Center; Marcelo Sanchez — Texas A&M University

An Experimental Investigation on the Effect of CO2 Curing on the Strength Response of Pozzolanic-Based Alkali-Activated Binder Treated Expansive Soil
Mazhar Syed, Yassir Mubarak Hussein Mustafa II, Mohammed Ali Al-Osta III — Interdisciplinary Research Center for Construction and Building Materials, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Analytical Solutions for Radial Large-Strain Consolidation Considering Time-Dependent Discharge Capacity
Khrawboklang Kharsyiemiong, Vishwas A. Sawant, Satyendra Mittal — Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Assessing Rock Slope Stability under Dynamic Loading: A Case Study of North Sikkim, India
Amalesh Jana — Montana State University; Mithresh K. Pushpan — Arcadis; Arindam Dey, Sreedeep S. — Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Assessing Temporal Variations in Dynamic Cone Penetration and Shear Wave Velocity on a Sandy Beach
Mohamad El Ahmad, Thomas Mayer, Jonathan Hubler — Villanova University; Nina Stark — University of Florida; Tian-Jian Hsu — University of Delaware

Assessing the Effects of Receiver Configuration on Sinkhole Characterization Using Full Waveform Inversion: A Comparative Numerical Study
Pourya Alidoust — HNTB; Joseph Coe — San Jose State University

Assessing the Undrained Shear Strength of Saline Pierre Shale
Uddav Ghimire, Tejo V. Bheemasetti — University of Arizona

Characterization of Mechanical Properties of Shale via Nanoindentation Scratch Test
Fereshteh Rahmani, Wilson Espinoza — Texas State University

Comparative Particle Analysis of Glauconite and Ottawa Sands Through X-Ray Micro-Computed Tomography
S M Shazeebur Rahman, Ryan Drake Beemer — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Matthew J. Cabral — University of Rhode Island

Determination of In-Situ Rock Density and Elastic Moduli with SH-Love Wave Tomography
Khiem Tran, Ruoyu Chen, Michael McVay — University of Florida

Development of a Soil-Specific Calibration Model to Estimate Moisture Content Using Multi-Gene Genetic Programming for a Hybrid Nuclear-Electric Density Gauge
William J. Baker III, Christopher L. Meehan — University of Delaware

Difference of Hammer Hanging Mechanisms on Standard Penetration Test Energy Transfer Ratio (ETR)
Tyler Southam, Shahrooz Rashidi, Nick Ekman — Tetra Tech Canada

Effect of Hydrate Morphology on Geomechanical Behavior of Gas Hydrate Sediments
Mahima S. Rao, Sahil Wani, Ramesh Kannan Kandasami — Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Effect of Pore Water Salinity on the Residual Strength of Kaolinite
Mohammadreza Jebeli, Siamak Yoosefi, William J. Baker III, Christopher L. Meehan — University of Delaware

Effects of Curing Environment and Temperature on Properties of Cement-Stabilized Soil with Coal-Derived Char
Hua Yu, Priyanka Joshi, Chooi Kim Lau, Kam Ng — University of Wyoming

Effects of Water Absorption Capacity of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Modifiers for the Treatment of Surplus Soil
Alula Araya Kassa, Kimitoshi Hayano — Yokohama National University

Enhancing Geotechnical Monitoring and Asset Management through IoT-Enabled Sensor Integration
A Q M Zohuruzzaman, Mahdi Zulfikar, Sadik Khan — Jackson State University; Thomas J. Beasley, Abby Cisko — US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)

Experimental Study of the Impact of Porosity on Bio-Induced Cementation in Clay-Rich and Dolomite-Rich Rocks Using MICP
Oladoyin Kolawole, Mary C. Ngoma — New Jersey Institute of Technology

Hybrid Machine Learning for Enhanced CPT Sounding Predictions at Unsampled Locations
Laith Sadik, Sara Khoshnevisan, Lei Wang — University of Cincinnati

Influence of Particle Morphology on Angle of Repose Derived from Hopper Flow Tests Using 3D DEM Simulations
Sai Sandeep Chitta — Michigan Technological University; Ruimin Feng, Jesus Javier Serrano Espinoza, Michelle Lee Barry — University of Arkansas; T. Matthew Evans — Oregon State University

Investigating Seepage Through Earthen Dams Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography: Case Studies from Hindsville Lake Dam and Elmdale Lake Dam, Arkansas
Mohammadyar Rahimi, Clinton M. Wood, Kevin M. Befus — University of Arkansas

Investigation of Soil Parameters Influencing Collapsibility of Loess Through Grey Relational Analysis
Sahand Motameni — University of Arizona; Fateme Rostami, Abbas Soroush — Amirkabir University of Technology; Mahsa Eslami — New York University

Laboratory Durability Evaluation of Sandy Soil Stabilized with Synthetic Polymer
Anand Jagadeesh Puppala — Texas A&M University; Prince Kumar — Terracon Consultants Inc.; Surya Sarat Chandra Congress — Michigan State University; Jeb S. Tingle — U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Laboratory Experiments of Water Evaporation from High Plasticity Soil to Investigate Cracking Behavior
Md Jobair Bin Alam — Prairie View A&M University; Naima Rahman — SCS Engineers; Aaliyha Fuller — Prairie View A&M University

Monotonic Behavior of Improved Soft Sediment under Direct Simple Shear Loading
Mahdi Talebi, Tyler J. Oathes, Robert Miskewitz, Kaleb M. Arnold, Eva Pharande — Rutgers University

Partially Drained Responses of Dense Sand Under Monotonic Simple Shear
Wing Shun (Welson) Kwan, Cesar Leal, Elizabeth Nunez, Brandon De Jesus — California State University, Los Angeles

Simulation of CPT Points and Empirical Settlement Using Simulated CPT Points with Non-Lattice Sparse Bayesian Approach
Anthony Mak, Seok Hyeon Chai, Sina Javankhoshdel, Thamer Yacoub — Rocscience; Jianye Ching — National Taiwan University

Slurry Yield Stress: Rheometer vs. Flow Test
Nuzhath Fatema — Geosyntec Consultants; Shobha K. Bhatia — Syracuse University; Angel M. Palomino — University of Tennessee

Soil Suction Dynamics in Vegetated Soil: From Deterministic to Probabilistic Analysis Using Electrical Resistivity
Md Jobair Bin Alam — Prairie View A&M University; Asif Ahmed — SUNY Polytechnic Institute; Naima Rahman — SCS Engineers

Stabilization of Expansive Soil Using a New Hydrophobic Chemical Stabilizing Agent
Gang Lei, Suman Shrestha, Armin Afrasiabian, Xinbao Yu, Laureano Hoyos — The University of Texas at Arlington

Stabilization of Sandy Soil Using Synthetic Polymers with Opposite Charges
Jianxin Huang, Sopharith Chou, Vinay Krishnan, Anand J. Puppala — Texas A&M University

Static and Cyclic Behavior of Phosphogypsum-Stabilized Expansive Soil
Shubham Singh, Nihar Ranjan Patra — Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Yielding Surfaces of Central Florida Sands and Silty Sands
Sergio A. Marin Savatier, Luis G. Arboleda-Monsalve — Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

3:00-5:00pm | Poster Presentations are located on the show floor.

Advancing Seawater Intrusion Monitoring through Sensor Fusion and Machine Learning
King-James Egbe, Gabriel Venegas — University of New Hampshire; Yixuan Sun — Argonne National Laboratory; Majid Ghayoomi, Fei Han — University of New Hampshire

Analytical and Numerical Investigations on the Failure Mode of 3D Concrete Printed Gravity Anchor
Yu Lu, Haohua Chen, Ingrid Tomac, John S. McCartney — University of California, San Diego

Assessing Correlations Between SAR-Based Damage Proxy Maps and Geospatial Variables for Enhanced Earthquake Damage Analysis
Majid Ghayoomi, Ali Farahani — University of New Hampshire

Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification for Predicting Diameter of Jet Grout Column
Rakam Lama Tamang, Yichuwan Zhu, Joseph Coe — Temple University

Comprehensive Analysis of Ground Deformation in Beaumont, Texas: Integrating PS-InSAR, SBAS-InSAR, and Geodetector Techniques to Evaluate Impact Factors and Their Interactions
Md Saffiquzzaman Chowdhury, Arip Syaripudin Nur, Yong Je Kim — Lamar University

Deep Learning Image Segmentation to Assess Field Ballast Angularity Index
Kelin Ding, Issam I. A. Qamhia, John M. Hart, Erol Tutumluer — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

DEM Modeling of Different Types of Cement on Behavior of Granular Aggregates
Hamidreza Eshraghi, Ali Pak — Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran; Nazanin Mahbubimotlagh, Ahmadreza Mahboubi Ardakani — Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Evaluating Machine Learning Models for Identifying At-Risk Geo-Infrastructure Assets
Rakesh Salunke, Sadik Khan — Jackson State University; Ian La Cour — Mississippi Department of Transportation

Evaluation of Large Language Models as Geotechnical Virtual Assistants
Raul Velasquez — Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT); Gregory Pignataro — GeoCAAB; Akshay Suresh Babu, Md Fyaz Sadiq, Ceren Aydin, Bernard Izevbekhai — Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)

Fracturing in Frozen Soil Through a Nonlocal THM Meshfree Paradigm
Xiaoyu Song, Hossein Pashazad — University of Florida

Interpretable Soil Liquefaction Prediction with Genetic Programming Derived Closed-Form Models
Laith Sadik, Sara Khoshnevisan — University of Cincinnati

Investigating the Effect of CPT in Lateral Spreading Prediction Using Explainable AI
Cheng-His Hsiao, Ellen Rathje, Krishna Kumar — The University of Texas at Austin

Monitoring Sandy Beach Ridge-Runnel Dynamics from Satellite Imagery
Stephen Adusei, Nina Stark — University of Florida, Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment

Prediction of Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations Using Monotonically Constrained Neural Networks
Te Pei — The City University of New York (City College); Ning Luo — Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Simulation of Laterally Impacted Piles in Dry Gravel by Adaptive FEM-SPH Method
Tewodros Y. Yosef, Chen Fang, Ronald K. Faller, Seunghee Kim, Robert W. Bielenberg, Cody S. Stolle — Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

The National Geologic Map Database – Resource for Geoscience Professionals and the Public
David R. Soller, Robert S. Wardwell, Christopher P. Garrity, Nancy R. Stamm — U.S. Geological Survey

Vetiver Influence Zone Detection Using Geophysical Methods
Avipriyo Chakraborty, Saimum Hossain, Sadik Khan, Sayedul Kibria — Jackson State University

Wave-Induced Evaluation of Residual Pore Water Pressure around Marine Structures under Anisotropic Geostatic Stress Conditions
Amin Rafiei, Fahim Shahriar Hassan — University of Hawaii at Manoa

A Numerical Validation of a Simplified Solution for Seismic Earth Pressure on a Tall Dry Dock Wall
Zhongze Xu, Emrah Yenier, Brice Exley — Haley & Aldrich, Inc.

An IoT-Based Monitoring System for Detecting Slope Movement
Md Jobair Bin Alam, Luis Salgado Manzano, Rahul Debnath, Ahmed Ahmed, Synia Williams — Prairie View A&M University

Biopolymer Impact on Grassroot Growth and Strength of Surficial Soils
Negin Mousavi, Anish Lamsal, Mohammadhasan Sasar, Sherif Abdelaziz — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Computationally Efficient Simulation of Long-Term Landslide Motion Driven by Rainfall Cycles
Fabio Rollo — Sapienza University of Rome; Giuseppe Buscarnera — Northwestern University

CPT-Based Assessment of Preliminary Soil Classification, Stress History, and Monotonic and Cyclic Strength of Transitional Silts
Susan Ortiz — Oregon Department of Transportation; Armin Stuedlein — Oregon State University

Cyclic and Post-Cyclic Shear Responses of Intact Specimens from Three Alluvial Fine-Grained Soils
Kayla Sorenson, Arash Khosravifar, Diane Moug — Portland State University

Degradation of the Shear Strength Induced by Thawing of Frozen Fine-Grained Soils
Hossein Emami Ahari, Beena Ajmera — Iowa State University

Earthquake Event Subset for Reliability Analysis of the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta Levee System
Zehan Liu — Earth Mechanics, Inc.; Scott J. Brandenberg, Jonathan P. Stewart — University of California, Los Angeles; Pengfei Wang — Old Dominion University

Effect of Flexibility Ratio on Shallow Circular Tunnels Subjected to Love Waves
Md Asad Ahmad, Antonio Bobet — Purdue University

Effect of Pore Fluid Salinity on Isotropic Compressibility, Vertical Permeability, and Triaxial Stress-Strain Behavior of Kaolinite
Siamak Yoosefi, Mohammadreza Jebeli, William J. Baker III, Christopher L. Meehan — University of Delaware

Effect of Varying Freezing Temperatures on the Dynamic Behavior of Clays
Sherif Abdelaziz, Sepehr Akhtarshenas, Seyed Morteza Zeinali — Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Effects of Loading Frequency on Liquefaction Susceptibility of a Natural Sand Using Cyclic Direct Simple Shear Tests
Reza Mohammadi, Peiman Zogh — Arup US, Inc.; Ramin Motamed — University of Nevada, Reno

Efficient Uncertainty Quantification in Seismic Site Response via Random Field Modeling
Ayele Chala, Richard Ray — Szechenyi Istvan University

Evaluation of Seismic Slope Displacement Models Using Case History Data
Venkataraman Ramesh, Ellen M. Rathje — University of Texas at Austin

Evaluation of Shear-Modulus Reduction Models for Quaternary Sediment and Fill in South Carolina
Ali Sedaghat — Clemson University | Haley & Aldrich; Ronald Andrus, Andrew Russell, Hosein Golkarfard, Nadarajah Ravichandran — Clemson University; Glenn Rix, Clinton Carlson — Geosyntec Consultants

Experimental Investigation for a Novel Bio-Inspired Scour Countermeasure
Rodolfo Castillo, Stacey E. Kulesza — Texas State University; Landolf Rhode-Barbarigos — University of Miami

Investigating the Effect Size of Earthquake Catalog with Bayesian BEST Estimation: A Case Study in Ethiopia
Mohammed Al-Ajamee — University of Khartoum | IIT Roorkee; Ritesh Kumar — IIT Roorkee

Modern Methods for Investigating Sinkhole and Subsidence Risks Relating to Abandoned Underground Coal Mines
Joshua Zimmermann — Brierley Associates

Monitoring of In-Situ Moisture Content and Bulk Electrical Conductivity of Base Course and Subgrade of a Coastal Alabama State Highway
Amy D. Diekmann, Benjamin Bowers, J. Brian Anderson — Auburn University

Multi-Hazard Fragility Curves for Vulnerability Assessment of Buried Pipelines Subjected to Earthquakes and Expansive Soil Conditions
Ali Shojaeian, Kanthasamy K. Muraleetharan — University of Oklahoma

Next Generation Liquefaction Laboratory Database for Susceptibility and Cyclic Strength Assessment
Arda Sahin — University of California, Los Angeles; Amalesh Jana — Montana State University; Christine Z. Beyzaei — Formerly at University of California, Berkeley; Rodolfo Sancio — Geosyntec Consultants; Kristin J. Ulmer — Southwest Research Institute; Scott J. Brandenberg, Jonathan P. Stewart — University of California, Los Angeles; Steven L. Kramer — University of Washington; Armin Stuedlein — Oregon State University

Numerical Analysis of Liquefaction-Induced Deformation in Under-River HDD Crossings: A Case Study on Geotechnical Challenges and Solutions
Yasser Soltanpour, Erik Newman, Lance Finnefrock, Mathew Francis — AECOM

Numerical Assessment of VS Profile Gradient as a Site Response Predictor
Santosh Katuwal, Renmin Pretell — University of Nevada, Reno

Numerical Simulations of Sand Elements Based on True-Undrained versus Constant-Volume Data from Cyclic Simple Shear Tests
Wing Shun (Welson) Kwan, Catherine Nguyen, Cesar Leal — California State University, Los Angeles

Optimizing Fungal Growth Duration and Concentrations of Cementation Solutions for Fugitive Dust Mitigation via FICP
Taylor E. Tuckett, Adesola Adegoke, Emmanuel Salifu — Arizona State University

Optimizing Luminaire Pole Foundation Designs with Hybrid FEM+ALE Impact Simulations
Tewodros Yosef, Chen Fang, Joshua Steelman, Mojdeh Asadollahipajouh, Ronald Faller — University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Past, Present, and Future Liquefaction Hazard at Greenmeadows School, Napier, New Zealand
Aavash Ghimire, Kaleigh M. Yost — Pennsylvania State University; Andrew C. Stolte — University of Auckland; Alfonso I. Mejia — Pennsylvania State University; Rolando P. Orense — University of Auckland

Prediction Mechanism for Liquefaction Threshold Void Ratio of Granular Soils
Sao-Jeng Chao — National Ilan University

Quantifying Creeping Deformations due to Subsurface Urban Heat Islands in Chicago
Anjali N. Thota, Alessandro F. Rotta-Loria — Northwestern University

Reducing Site Investigation Uncertainties Using Coupled Electrical Resistivity Imaging and Ground Penetrating Radar Methods
Md Fahimuzzaman Khan, Abdulraheem Alzghoul, Sadik Khan — Jackson State University; Ian LaCour — Mississippi Department of Transportation

Seismic Ground Deformation Patterns in Fluvial Deposits for Alternative Scales of Soil Variability
Mohammad Faraz Athar, Patrick Bassal — The Ohio State University

Shear Slide Analysis of Sloping Seabed Caused by Waves Using Random Finite Element Method
Amin Rafiei, Areen M. Al Ababneh — University of Hawaii at Manoa

Simulation of Subsurface Urban Heat Islands via the Random Forest Algorithm
Zhonghao Chu, Alessandro F. Rotta Loria — Northwestern University

Application of Low-Carbon Cement with Recycled Concrete Aggregate Fines for Enhancing Sustainability and Resiliency of Transportation Infrastructures
Nripojyoti Biswas, University of Massachusetts at Lowell | Texas A&M University; Muddassir Sanei and Anand J. Puppala, Texas A&M University; Rajib B. Mallick and Soheil Nazarian, The University of Texas at El Paso

Assessment of Vetiver Grass Survival and Soil Composition Changes in Sandy Soil Under Leachate Contamination
Anika Mahzabin, Sadik Khan, Fariha Rahman, Rahul Biswas, Abdulraheem Sami Alzghoul, and Yadong Li, Jackson State University

Bi-directional Cyclic Shear Testing of Soils: From Earthquake Designs to Marine Monopiles
Wing Shun Kwan and Jean-Carlo Palacios, California State University, Los Angeles

Borehole Cavity Expansion Tests for Offshore Micropile Design in Rock
Aaron Bradshaw and Allison Kaht, University of Rhode Island; Kamlesh Joshi, Sanjana Das, and Steven Rizea, Deep Reach Technology, Inc.

Centrifuge Modelling of the Monotonic Capacity of Offshore Ring Anchors in Clay
Lin Huang and Alejandro Martinez, University of California, Davis; Charles Aubeny, Texas A&M University; Sanjay Raja Arwade and Don J. DeGroot, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Ryan Beemer, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Characterization of Fine Fraction from Saliyar Open Dumpsite Mined Legacy Waste: A Comprehensive Analysis
Pradyumna Konar, Satyendra Mittal, and Absar Ahmad Kazmi, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Comparative Analysis of Ring Shear and Direct Shear Tests for Interface Friction Angle of Granular Materials
Ali Seiphoori, Tam Nguyen Minh Duong, and Mertcan Geyin, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI)

Development of Compaction Methodology for Ultra Lightweight Foamed Glass Aggregate (ULFGA)
Suraj Bhandari and Saad Ullah, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Effect of Fine Contents on the Compressibility of Liners Subjected to Freeze-Thaw Cycles
Ahmed M. Al-Mahbashi Bugshan, Muawia Dafalla, Abdullah Shaker, and Mosleh Al-Shamrani, Dept. of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh

Experimental Investigation of a Sustainable Thermal Energy Storage Sand Battery
Imad El-Chiti, Shadi Najjar, Salah Sadek, Joseph Zeaiter, and Siba Haidar, American University of Beirut

Fungal Biofilms to Provide Light Cementation to Fine Sand
Sera Tirkes and Idil Deniz Akin, University of California Los Angeles; Haluk Beyenal and Duygu Aydin, Washington State University

Geotechnical Characterization of Salt Marshes Using Free Fall Penetrometers
Julie Paprocki, Katie O’Brien, and Julian Baldwin, University of New Hampshire

Geotechnical Resilience-Based Design: An Early Concept of Reliability-Based Design Under Non-Stationary Conditions
Ahmad A. Alhasan and Jerry DiMaggio, Applied Research Associates

Geotechnical Site Characterization of Offshore Soils from Portable Free Fall Penetrometer Testing for the Application of Offshore Systems
Emma Dennis, Julie Paprocki, and Dave Fredriksson, University of New Hampshire

Impact of Game-Design Based Learning on Student Engagement, Achievement, and Motivation in Undergraduate Geotechnical Engineering Classes
Cassandra J. Rutherford and Beena Ajmera, Iowa State University Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering; Alenka Poplin, Iowa State University Department of Community and Regional Planning; Alyssa Emery, Justin W. Sabrowsky, and Paul Chung, Iowa State University School of Education

Investigating Heavy Metals’ Speciation and Their Bioavailability on Chitosan and Modified Chitosan Amended Clayey Soil
Mohammad Nuruddin, National Institute of Technology Warangal; Romana Mariyam Rasheed, TKM College of Engineering; Arif Ali Baig Moghal, National Institute of Technology Warangal

Large-Scale Experimental Investigations of Tapered Pile Jacking Resistance at Varying Penetration Ratios
Amin Amin Barari, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Lars Bo Ibsen, Aalborg University, Denmark

Long-term Performance of Biopolymer-enhanced Soils for Beach Erosion Mitigation
Sherif Lotfy Abdelaziz and Seyed Morteza Zeinali, Virginia Tech

Middle School STEM Summer Camp for Indigenous Students in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, and STEM Activities in State College, Pennsylvania
Matthew John Hallissey and Isabel Rubino, The Pennsylvania State University; Andrew Ahearn, State College Area School District; Ming Xiao, The Pennsylvania State University

New Jersey Turnpike Authority Approach to Pavement Management System
Masoumeh Tavakol and Brian T. Felber, HNTB Co.; Daniel De Stefano, New Jersey Turnpike Authority

Nitrate Removal from Stormwater Using Chitosan and Bentonite
Banuchandra Nagaraja and Krishna R. Reddy, University of Illinois Chicago; Angelica M. Palomino, University of Tennessee Knoxville

Optimal Geotechnical and Mineralogical Properties for 3D Printing of Clay-Rich Soils
Hope Lonsford, University of Washington; Saswati Ray, Myat Su Shin, and Pavan Akula, Oregon State University

Optimizing Bridge Scour Maintenance in Flood-Prone Areas: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach for Aging Infrastructure and Equity Enhancement
Amir Hosein Taherkhani, Weiwei Mo, Erin Bell, and Fei Han, University of New Hampshire

Optimizing Shallow Geothermal Energy: A Cost-Driven Performance Analysis for Grout Selection
Aditya Deshmukh and Muddassir Sanei, Texas A&M University; Puneet Bhaskar, Texas Transportation Institute; Anand J. Puppala, Texas A&M University; Xinbao Yu, University of Texas at Arlington

Regional Seismic Hazard Assessment in Yanbu Industrial City in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Miguel Francisco Amaral and Christian Groom, Parsons Corporation; Motaz Sami Bukhari, Royal Commission Yanbu; Stephen Laing, Parsons Corporation; Yasser Meshrea Al-Bogami and Zaidan Mohammed Yousef, Royal Commission Yanbu

Reliability-Based Design of Rammed Earth Structures using Machine Learning Models
Shadi Najjar, Anas Mustapha, Mounir Mabsout, and Aram Yeretzian, American University of Beirut

Residual Moisture Content and Stiffness Property of Base Layer: A Comparison Study Between RCA and Natural Aggregate
Celso M. N. Santos and Bora Cetin, Michigan State University

Selenium and Cadmium Adsorption Capacity of Geosynthetic Clay Liners Based on the Polymer Load
Martha Maria Santos and Poyu Zhang, University of Central Florida; Yu Tan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jiannan Chen, University of Central Florida