Former Students A list of Dr. Zornberg’s former students is shown below, with the name followed by the year of graduation. For Master’s and PhD students, the title of the thesis or dissertation is included, with a link to the PDF provided in most cases. The list is divided into Master’s of Science, PhD and Postdoctoral Students. Master’s of Science PhD PostDoc Back to topMaster’s of Science Students Alam Mahfooz – 2023 Thesis title: Effect of Soil Type and Compaction Methods on the Confined Stiffness of Soil-geogrid Composites. [pdf]Miqueias Brikalski – 2022 Thesis title: Impact of Angularity, Particle Size and Particle Size Distribution on the Stiffness of the Soil-geosynthetic Composite. [pdf]Susana Orellana – 2021 Thesis title: Monitoring and Prediction of Transient Unsaturated Flow in Clay Materials. [pdf]Nicolas Rivas – 2021 Thesis title: Characterization of the Swelling Behavior of Expansive Clays using Centrifuge Technology. [pdf]Gino Sicha – 2021 Thesis title: Evaluation of the Separation Function of Geotextiles Using Accelerated Pavement Testing Conditions. [pdf]Benjamin Weaver – 2021 Thesis title: Evaluation of Multilayered Elastostatic Back calculation using In-situ Measurements in Geosynthetic-reinforced Asphalt Pavement. [pdf]Amelia vonDeak – 2021 Thesis title: A Monography on Asphalt recycling.Lorenzo Peve – 2020 Thesis title: Sources of Variability ion Small-scale Soil-geosynthetic Interaction Testing. [pdf]Shivangi Jain – 2019 Thesis title: Lab Characterization of Near-surface Soils from Farm to Market Road 2. [pdf]Luis Hernandez-Uribe – 2019 Thesis title: Advances in Cross-plane and In-plane Geosynthetic Drainage. [pdf]Ziye Liu – 2018 Thesis title: An Analytical Model for Quantification of Geosynthetic Benefits in Roadway Base Stabilization. [pdf]Mahmoud Ahmed – 2018 Thesis title: Effect of Orientation on In-isolation and In-soil Geosynthetic Properties. [pdf]Luming Yang – 2018 Thesis title: A Study on Geosynthetic-Reinforced Asphalt Systems. [pdf]Liming Zheng – 2018 Thesis title: Environmental Loads on Control and Geosynthetic Stabilized Pavements over Expansive Clay Subgrades. [pdf]Karly Summerlin – 2018 Thesis title: Potential Vertical Rise of Lime-Treated Expansive Clays Using Centrifuge Technology. [pdf]Jakob Walter – 2018 Thesis title: Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Integral/Semi-Integral Bridge Abutments for Texas Conditions. [pdf]Christopher Nelsen – 2018 Thesis title: Experimental Evaluation of Geocell Reinforcement Behavior using Transparent Soil Techniques. [pdf]Anthony El Hachem – 2018 Thesis title: Moisture Drainage under Unsaturated Soil Conditions with the Aid of Enhanced Lateral Drainage (ELD) Geotextiles. [pdf]Sevket Imamoglu – 2017 Thesis title: Investigation of Shear Band Mechanism in Reinforced Soil Retaining Wall using Pullout Tests. [pdf]James Ryan Phillips – 2017 Thesis title: Field Evaluation of Reinforced Asphalt Overlays using Strain Measurements. [pdf]Jose Martinez – 2016 Thesis title: Parametric Evaluation of Relevant Parameters Affecting the Soil-Geosynthetic Interaction under Small Displacements. [pdf]Calvin Blake – 2016 Thesis title: Centrifuge Measurements of Two-Phase Transient Flow in Rigid Porous Media. [pdf]Larson Snyder – 2015 Thesis title: Determination of the Potential Vertical Rise in Expansive Soils Using Centrifuge Technology. [pdf]Ivan Garcia – 2015 Thesis title: Use of Geotextiles with Enhanced Lateral Drainage in Roads over Expansive Clays. [pdf]Jasaswee Das – 2014 Thesis title: Evaluation of the Rate of Secondary Swelling in Expansive Clays using Centrifuge Technology. [pdf]Christian Armstrong – 2014 Thesis title: Effect of Fabric on the Swelling of Highly Plastic Clays. [pdf]Sangameshwar Hanumasagar – 2013 Thesis title: Pullout Evaluation of Steel Slag Fines and Dredged Material Blends with Uniaxial Geogrids. [pdf]Kemp Lewis – 2013 Thesis title: Analysis of Dredge Material and Crushed Glass Blends with Uniaxial Geogrids in Pullout Tests. [pdf]Jonathan Rebuck – 2013 Thesis title: Performance of Anchored Bulkheads.Jacob Kondo – 2013 Thesis title: Pullout Evaluation of Uniaxial Geogrids Embedded in Dredged Material. [pdf]Fabrizio Marcotulli – 2013 Thesis title: Evaluation of Pullout Results using Crushed Glass and Dredged Materials.Douglas Fransioli – 2013 Thesis title: Performance of Geotextile Capillary Barriers.Trevor Walker – 2012 Thesis title: Quantification using Centrifuge of Variables Governing the Swelling of Clays. [pdf]Todd Sheridan – 2012 Thesis title: Closure of a Uranium Mills Tailings Dam. [pdf]Shawn Hutcherson – 2012 Thesis title: Analysis of a Database of Uniaxial Geogrid Pullout Resistance Results. [pdf]Marcelo Azevedo – 2012 Thesis title: Anti-capillary Barrier Performance of Wicking Geotextiles. [pdf]Trevor Yates – 2011 Thesis title: Hydraulic Performance and Stability of Geosynthetic Landfill Cover Systems with Constrained Drainage at the Outlet. [pdf]Rutuparna Joshi – 2010 Thesis title: Field Performance of Geogrid Reinforced Low-volume Pavements. [pdf]Jongwan Eun – 2010 Thesis title: Effect of Geogrid Characteristics on Confined Stiffness.Craig Muhlenkort – 2010 Thesis title: Monitoring of Time-dependent Deformations in a Geotextile-Reinforced Slope. [pdf]Carlos Guzman – 2010 Thesis title: Effect of Deformability of Ridges on Interface Shear Strength. [pdf]Yucao Tang – 2009 Thesis title: Calibration of Water Content Reflectometer. [pdf]Suk Joon Na – 2009 Thesis title: Evaluation of Synergism between Creep and Defects in a Low Linear Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) Geomembrane.Nathan Thompson – 2009 Thesis title: Small Soil Column Investigation of Soil-Geotextile Capillary Barrier System. [pdf]Michael Plaisted – 2009 Thesis title: Centrifuge Testing of an Expansive Clay. [pdf]Christopher Pickles – 2009 Thesis title: Hydraulic Classification of Unsaturated Nonwoven Geotextiles for use in Soil Structures. [pdf]Artemio Trevino – 2009 Thesis title: Subgrade Restraint Using Geotextiles. [pdf]Daniel Homes – 2007 Thesis title: Passive Grouting with Colloidal Silica for Secondary Containment Systems.Brian Freilich – 2006 Thesis title: Behavior of Fiber-reinforced Highly Plastic Clay. [pdf]Young Cheol Kang – 2005 Thesis title: Pullout of Geosynthetic Reinforcement with in-Plane Drainage Capacity in Cohesive Soil.Jeffrey Kuhn – 2005 Thesis title: Effect of Cracking on the Unsaturated Hydraulic Properties of Highly Plastic Clays. [pdf]Christopher LaRocque – 2005 Thesis title: Mechanical Properties of Tire Bales.Hailey Wappet – 2004 Thesis title: Investigation of the Thermal Response of a Tire Shred-Soil Embankment. [pdf]Timothy Fitzgerald – 2003 Thesis title: Investigation of the Thermal Response of Tire Shred Fills. [pdf]Ryan Woodruff – 2003 Thesis title: Centrifuge Modelling for MSE-Shoring Composite Walls. [pdf]Curtis Mathis – 2003 Thesis title: A Study of the Residual Shear Strength of Clay Soils. [pdf]Brett Byler – 2003 Thesis title: Characterization of Creep, Stress Relaxation and Residual Strength of a Woven Polypropylene Geotextile. [pdf]Justin Knudsen – 2002 Thesis title: Characterization of the Long-term Behavior of Geosynthetics using Time-temperature Superposition Methods.John McCartney – 2002 Thesis title: Internal and Interface Shear Strength of Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs).Jakraphob Watcharamonthein – 2002 Thesis title: Geosynthetic-reinforced Bridge Abutments.Angela Argentati – 2002 Thesis title: Performance of a Prototype Embankment Reinforced with Tire Shreds.Satoshi Takata – 2001 Thesis title: Upgrade of a Large Scale True Triaxial Apparatus for Shear Strength Characterization.Erich Kroll – 2001 Thesis title: Construction of a Prototype Embankment using Tire Shreds.Chardphoom Viratjandr – 2001 Thesis title: Shear Strength of Tire Shred-Sand Mixtures.Back to topPhD Students Carlos Acosta – 2024 Dissertation title: Advances in the Use of Geocells in Hydraulic Applications. [pdf]Dawie Marx – 2024 Dissertation title: A Particle-Level Study of Soil-Geogrid Interaction Using Transparent Sand. [pdf]Etienne Gonzalez – 2024 Dissertation title: Geosynthetic Encased Columns for Soft Soil Improvement Modelling with Laponite. [pdf]Gino Sicha – 2024 Dissertation title: Evaluation of Pavement Performance Improvement with Geotextiles using Accelerated Pavement Testing. [pdf]Calvin Blake – 2022 Dissertation title: Free Energy in Expansive Clays: A Practical Exploration of the Role of Suction in Clay Swelling and Temperature-Dependent Permittivity Measurements. [pdf]Subu Sankaranarayanan – 2023 Dissertation title: Evaluation of Mechanisms Governing the Stabilization of Unbound Aggregate Bases by Geogrids in Flexible Pavements. [pdf]Behdad Mofarraj – 2022 Dissertation title: Field Study of Thermally-induced Soil-structure Interactions in Semi-integral Bridge Structures. [pdf]Christian Armstrong – 2018 Dissertation title: Characterization of Expansive Clay Behavior using Centrifuge and Field Evaluations. [pdf]Xin Peng – 2017 Dissertation title: Evaluation of Load Transfer Mechanisms Between Soil and Geogrid using Transparent Soil. [pdf]Gaston Quaglia – 2017 Dissertation title: Hydro-mechanical Characterization of Unsatured Clays using Centrifuge Technology. [pdf]Amr Morsy – 2017 Dissertation title: Evaluation of Soil-reinforcement Composite Interaction in Geosynthetic-reinforced Soil Structures. [pdf]Marcelo Azevedo – 2016 Dissertation title: Performance of Geotextiles with Enhanced Drainage. [pdf]Hossein Roodi – 2016 Dissertation title: Analytical, Experimental, and Field Evaluations of Soil-Geosynthetic Interaction under Small Displacements. [pdf]Natalia Correia – 2014 Dissertation title: Performance of Flexible Pavements Enhanced using Geogrid-reinforced Asphalt Overlays. [pdf]Michael Plaisted – 2014 Dissertation title: Characterization of Soil Unsaturated Flow Properties Using Steady State Centrifuge Methods. [pdf]Julio Zambrano Ferreira – 2013 Dissertation title: Evaluation of Soil-geogrid Interaction at Different Load Levels Using Pullout Tests and Transparent Soil. [pdf]Fernando Portelinha – 2012 Dissertation title: Experimental Assessment of the Effect of Infiltration on the Behavior of Fine-Grained Soils Reinforced with Nonwoven Geotextiles (Portuguese). [pdf]Fagner Franca – 2011 Dissertation title: New Equipment to Conduct Confined-accelerated Creep Tests on Geosynthetics. [pdf]Jeffrey Kuhn – 2010 Dissertation title: Effect of Cracking on the Unsaturated Hydraulic Properties of Highly Plastic Clays. [pdf]Brian Freilich – 2010 Dissertation title: Mechanical and Physical Characterization of Tire Bales. [pdf]Ranjiv Gupta – 2009 Dissertation title: A Study of Geosynthetic Reinforced Flexible Pavement System. [pdf]Kuo-Hsin Yang – 2009 Dissertation title: Stress Distribution within Geosynthetic Reinforced Structures. [pdf]Christine Weber – 2008 Dissertation title: Leakage through Defects in Geomembrane Liners under High Hydraulic Heads. [pdf]John McCartney – 2007 Dissertation title: Determination of the Hydraulic Characteristics of Unsaturated Soils Using a Centrifuge Permeameter. [pdf]Vinicius Benjamim – 2006 Dissertation title: Experimental Evaluation of Prototype Geotextile-Reinforced Retaining Walls. [pdf]Chunling Li – 2005 Dissertation title: Mechanical Response of Fiber-Reinforced Soil. [pdf]Eduardo Dell’Avanzi – 2004 Dissertation title: Unsaturated Flow under Increased Gravitational Field. [pdf]Carina Costa – 2004 Dissertation title: Time-dependent Deformations of Geotextile-reinforced Soil Walls. [pdf]Sidnei Teixeira – 2003 Dissertation title: Study of Soil-geogrid Interaction Using Pullout Tests (Portuguese). [pdf]Fabiana Arriaga – 2003 Dissertation title: Response of Geosynthetic-reinforced Structures under Working Stress and Failure Conditions.Back to topPostDoc Students Vinay Kumar – 2023Siresh Saride – 2013Andre Brasil Cavalcante – 2015Hossein Roodi – 2021Rodrigo Pierozan – 2020Yuri Costa – 2019Carina Costa – 2019Gregorio Araujo – 2018Ayhan Gurbuz – 2017Chunlei Zhang – 2016Marlon Lima – 2013Carmen Castro – 2013Feiyu Liu – 2012Paulo Lodi – 2009Christianne Nogueira – 2007Lucio Villar – 2006Chia-Nan Liu – 2006Amaro Lins – 2002Alexandre Cabral – 2002Paula Pugliese – 2000
