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Dr. Anand Puppala Recently Named Director of the Center for Infrastructure Renewal at Texas A&M University RELLIS Campus

February 8, 2023 by Pamela Mize

Dr. Anand Puppala Recently Named Director of the Center for Infrastructure Renewal(CIR) at Texas A&M University RELLIS Campus

Dr. Anand Puppala, is currently A.P. and Florence Wiley Chair at Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University & Director of Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR).

As the Director of the Center for Infrastructure Renewal (CIR), a joint center between the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, he leads the center as a global source for the development of transformative infrastructure solutions. Through cross-industry and government agency collaboration, the CIR facilitates the creation of state-of-the-art methods, technologies and solutions that society needs for infrastructure renewal. The CIR is a unique 138,000-square-foot research, testing and training facility, which was the first new facility on the Texas A&M RELLIS campus. The CIR currently houses researchers who are developing advanced and sustainable materials and structural systems that will reduce cost and extend infrastructure life, safety, resiliency and durability.

He has been conducting research on Stabilization of expansive soils, Sustainable utilization of recycled materials, Dams and embankments, In situ intrusive methods for site characterization, and Pavement material characterization studies. Dr. Puppala’s research is also highly regarded by the professional community.

Despite all of his positions, Dr. Puppala keeps busy discussing his students’ projects, working with faculties, and addressing different research issues. Dr. Puppala sits in various meetings throughout his day, he is a faculty member at the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and also participates in regular meetings with the Faculty on research on innovative ideas. Dr. Puppala tries to create opportunities and new networking lines at Texas A&M University College of Engineering as well as in other universities and industries.

Please congratulate him on his recent appointment as Director of the CIR.

Anand Puppala

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TTI’s Anol Mukhopadhyay Increases Awareness of Fly Ash Approach

October 25, 2021 by Kathrine Bradshaw

Anol MukhopadhyayOn Sept. 24, TTI Senior Research Scientist Anol Mukhopadhyay presented the session Evaluating the Effectiveness of Fly Ashes and Other Potential Alternatives to Mitigate Alkali–Silica Reaction (ASR) Using an Innovative Performance-based Approach. Anol was an invited speaker at the 2021 Structural Engineers Association of Texas (SEAoT) Conference Sept. 23–24.

SEAoT asked Anol to share the ASR tests and performance-based approach he and his TTI team developed using two test methods and pure solution estimation. Of particular interest was how Anol is using those tools to evaluate fly ash alternatives for mitigating ASR’s impact and addressing durability issues.

“Conventional fly ashes are gradually diminishing, and by 2030 the demand will be much higher than the supply,” says Anol. “Implementing this alternative method has great potential for addressing this critical industry issue. Further research is needed to apply the approach to other kinds of available alternatives and verify its effectiveness. I appreciated the opportunity to talk on this topic and increase awareness about the ASR phenomenon.”

SEAoT’s conference theme this year was “look to the future.” Attendees discussed emerging technologies and recent developments through training and networking in El Paso, Texas. | Learn More about the Conference

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Future of Emerging Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs) Webinar

May 24, 2021 by Kathrine Bradshaw

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