Advances in Characterization and Analysis of Expansive Soils and Rocks: Proceedings of the 1st Geomeast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt 2017 on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures

This volume includes a collection of technical papers covering two important research topics in geotechnical engineering: (1) the behavior and treatment of expansive soils, and (2) the characterization of rock properties. The twelve studies on expansive soils include investigations into novel stabilization techniques for expansive soils using different admixtures or mechanical consolidation techniques, as well as new experimental approaches to evaluate the behavior of expansive soils. They also include an evaluation of wetting boundary conditions on the volume change of expansive soils, as well as the role of hydrologic boundary conditions in arid climates. The four studies on rock properties include thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior of gypsum rock, role of rock strength in blastability, indirect methods to estimate rock strength, and variations in isotope distributions in Permian rocks. The two broad themes in this collection, as summarized above, are representative of local challenges facing geotechnical engineers in the Middle East, but their contributions can also be extended to other regions of the world. This volume is part of the proceedings of the 1st GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, Egypt 2017.

LAUREANO R. HOYOS, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE

Lead Campus Manager, Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program, FHWA

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington.

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

APPOINTMENTS:

• 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

• 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

JOHN S. MCCARTNEY, Ph.D., P.E.

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION

University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, Civil Engineering, B.S. (high distinction), 2002

University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, Civil Engineering, M.S., 2002

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, Civil Engineering, Ph.D., 2007

APPOINTMENTS

11/14 – Present, Associate Professor, University of California San Diego (UCSD)

07/13 – 08/14, Lyall Faculty Fellow, University of Colorado Boulder (CU)

05/13 – 10/14, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Boulder (CU)

08/08 – 05/13, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder (CU)

08/07 – 08/08, Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (UA)

• Selected Honors and Awards: 

• Service to Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE):

• Service to International Geosynthetics Society (IGS): 

• Service to ASTM International: