Students



  • Ahmed Bayoumi, MSCE, 2000
    • Evaluation of Pullout Capacity of Reinforced Ottawa Sand under Drained and Undrained Conditions
  • Wei-I Chou, MSCE, 2000
    • Analytical Solutions for Shallow Tunnels in Saturated Ground
  • Dimitrios Loukidis, MSCE, 2000
    • Seismic Design of Pile Foundations in Southern Indiana
  • Jose Asyn, MSCE, 2001
    • Guidelines for Use and Types of retaining Devices
  • Aaron Humphrey, MSCE, 2001
    • Stabilization and Improvement of Soils with Considerable Organic Content
  • Myung Sagong, Ph.D., 2001
    • The Study on the Fracture of Multiple Flaw Specimens
  • Hongbin Huo, MSCE, 2002
    • Performance Based Seismic Evaluation of Underground Structures
  • Hong-Sung Lee, Ph.D., 2003
    • Design of MSE Walls for Fully Saturated Conditions
  • Vaibhav Haldavnekar, MSCE, 2003
    • Soil Treatment with Thixotropic Fluids
  • Hongbin Huo, Ph.D., 2005
    • Performance Based Seismic Evaluation of Underground Structures
  • Ovunc Mutlu, Ph.D., 2005
    • Progressive Failure along Frictional Surfaces
  • Seok-Woo Nam, post-doc, 2005
    • Water Effects on Tunnels
  • Joonho Hwang, Ph.D. 2006
    • Stabilization and Improvement of Soils with Considerable Organic Content
  • Yu-Ling Chou, MSCE 2007
    • State of Stress Ahead of a Tunnel Face Induced by Excavation
  • Chadi El Mohtar, Ph.D. 2008
    • Soil Treatment with Thixotropic Fluids
  • Chi Hyun Park, Ph.D., 2008
    • Crack Coalescence in Specimens with Multiple Frictional Flaws
  • Chul Min Jung, Ph.D., 2009
    • Seismic Loading on Retaining Structures
  • Alan Witthoeft, MSCE, 2009
    • Modeling of Liquefaction Mitigation using Bentonite
  • Chul Min Jung, post-doc, 2009
    • Seismic Loading on Retaining Structures
  • Yu Tian, MSCE 2011
    • Tunnels in saturated elastic transversely anisotropic rock with drainage
  • Alain El Howayek, MSCE 2011
    • Characterization, Rheology and Microstructure of Laponite Suspensions
  • Min-Kwang Choi, Ph.D. 2013
    • Characterization of Fracture Stiffness Subjected to Normal and Shear Stress
  • Ahmadreza Hedayat, Ph.D. 2013
    • Mechanical and Geophysical Characterization of Damage in Rocks
  • Yazen Khasawne, Ph.D. 2014
    • Coupled Geotechnical and Structural Design of Integral Abutment Bridges
  • Sulaiman Dawood, MSCE 2014
    • Engineering Properties of Marls
  • Meng Shen, MSCE 2014
    • Rheological Properties of Laponite and Chemically Modified Laponite Suspensions
  • Felipe Ochoa, Ph.D., 2015
    • Cyclic Behavior of Sands with Superplastic Fines
  • Fei Tao, MSCE 2016
    • Effect of Temperature on Deep Lined Circular Tunnels in Isotropic and Transversely Anisotropic Ground
  • Alain El Howayek, Ph.D. 2016
    • Structure, Geology, and Engineering Properties of Two Carbonate Fine-grained Soils
  • Anahita Modiriasari, Ph.D. 2017
    • Geophysical Signatures of Fracture Mechanisms
  • Eimar Sandoval, Ph.D. 2019
    • Undrained Seismic Response of Underground Structures
  • Andrea Quiroga, MSCE 2019
    • Effect of Climatic Changes on Subgrade Stiffness
  • Osvaldo Vitali, Ph.D. 2020
    • Tunnel Behavior under Complex Anisotropic Conditions
  • Danielli de Melo Moura, Ph.D. 2021
    • Crack Interaction with a Frictional Interface in a Rock-model Material: an Experimental and Numerical Investigation
  • Hala El Fil, Ph.D. 2021
    • Shear Response of Rock Discontinuities: Through the Lens of Geophysics
  • Eirini Christoforidou, MSCE 2021
    • Use of Geosynthetics on Subgrade and on Low and Variable Fill Foundations
  • Ayanda Ncube, MSCE 2021
    • Use of Recycled Asphalt
  • Pranavkumar Shivakumar, MSCE 2022
    • Strength-Stiffness Correlations for Chemically Treated Soils
  • Chatuphat Savigamin, Ph.D. 2022
    • Seismic Response of Deep Circular Tunnels Subjected to P- and S-Waves
  • Arzu Arslan Kelam, Ph.D. 2022
    • Engineering Geological Characterization of the Rock Masses and their Evaluation by Spatial Analyses, Determination of the Rock Slope Failure Susceptibility Zones and Hazard Assessment of Mudurnu (Bolu)
  • Kyungsoo Han, Ph.D. 2024
    • Monitoring of Saturated Rock Discontinuities under Elevated Temperatures and Water Pressures
  • Juan E. Jimenez-Pirajan, MSCE 2024
    • Seismic-Induced damage and Cracking of Earth Dams
  • Kanika Gupta, Ph.D. 2024
    • Prediction Tools for Subgrade Resilient Modulus

        Current Postdoctoral Researchers

        Current Ph.D. Students
        • Daniel Michael Muschett Henriquez
        • Eirini Christoforidou
        • Juliana Pereira
        • Md. Asad Ahmad
        • Sung Soo Park

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