 Dr. Laureano R. Hoyos, P.E. Associate Professor |
Address:
Box 19308
Arlington, TX 76019-0308
Phone: (817) 272-3879
Email: lhoyos@uta.edu
Education:
Ph.D., 1998, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.Sc., 1996, Georgia Institute of Technology
M.Sc., 1993, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
M.Sc., 1991, "Universidad del Cauca" at Popayan, Colombia
B.Sc., 1988, "Corporacion Unicosta" at Barranquilla, Colombia
Area of Expertise:
Background: Professional experience: Affiliations
Awards
Research Highlights: 1.Texas Industries, Inc. (TXI). Award: $102,895. Title: “Engineering properties of cemented, fiber-reinforced recycled aggregate materials for base/sub-base applications in pavement engineering”. PI: Laureano Hoyos. Co-PIs: Anand Puppala and Sahadat Hossain. Project Duration: 1.25 years (06/01/05 – 08/31/06).
2.National Science Foundation. Award: $272,178. Award # 0216545. Title: “MRI Development of a strain/temperature/suction-controlled true triaxial testing device for modeling unsaturated soil behavior under multi-axial stress states”. PI: Laureano Hoyos. Co-PI: Anand Puppala. Project Duration: 4 yrs (08/01/02 – 07/31/06).
3.Texas Department of Transportation. Award: $428,060. Contract # 02-6XXIA003. Title: “Interagency Cooperation Contract: Compost applications for mitigation of pavement cracking”. PI: Anand Puppala. Co-PIs: Sayed Qasim, Laureano Hoyos, and Sahadat Hossain. Project Duration: 1.6 yrs (02/14/06 – 08/31/07).
4.Texas Department of Transportation. Award: $145,174. Project # 0-5430. Title: “Realistic design guidelines for low classification roads in high PI clays”. PI: Anand Puppala. Co-PI: Laureano Hoyos. Lead Institution: University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Project Duration: 2 yrs (01/09/06 – 01/31/08)
Research Grants 1. Texas Industries, Inc. (TXI). Award: $102,895. Title: "Engineering properties of cemented, fiber-reinforced recycled aggregate materials for base/sub-base applications in pavement engineering". PI: Laureano Hoyos. Co-PIs: Anand Puppala and Sahadat Hossain. Project Duration: 1.25 years (06/01/05 – 08/31/06).
2. National Science Foundation. Award: $272,178. Award # 0216545. Title: "MRI Development of a strain/temperature/suction-controlled true triaxial testing device for modeling unsaturated soil behavior under multi-axial stress states". PI: Laureano Hoyos. Co-PI: Anand Puppala. Project Duration: 4 yrs (08/01/02 – 07/31/06).
3. City of Arlington, Texas. Award: $39,850. Title: "Laboratory assessment of aging effects induced by seasonal changes on long-term strength and stiffness properties of chemically stabilized sulfate-rich expansive clays from southeast Arlington, Texas". PI: Laureano Hoyos. Co-PI: Anand Puppala. Project Duration: 1.5 yrs (09/01/01 – 06/30/03).
4. Cement and Concrete Promotion Council of Texas. Award: $7,500. Title: "Effects of sulfate-resistant cement on stiffness properties of natural sulfate-rich subgrade soils using the resonant column testing device". PI: Laureano Hoyos. Co-PI: Anand Puppala. Project Duration: 1 yr (10/01/00 – 09/30/01).
5. Research Enhancement Program (UTA). Award: $10,000 . Title: "Laboratory assessment of long-term resilient modulus of chemically stabilized expansive soils using the resonant column testing device". PI: Laureano Hoyos. Project Duration: 1 yr (09/01/00 – 08/31/01).
6. Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Authority. Award: $29,906. Title: "Experimental studies to address strengths of lime stone cores, sulfate heave problems, and quantity and quality of moisture leaks in DART tunnels". PI: Anand Puppala. Co-PIs: Laureano Hoyos and Sahadat Hossain. Project Duration: 2.5 years (09/01/05 – 12/15/07).
7. Texas Department of Transportation. Award: $145,174. Project # 0-5430. Title: "Realistic design guidelines for low classification roads in high PI clays". PI: Anand Puppala. Co-PI: Laureano Hoyos. Lead Institution: University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Project Duration: 2 yrs (01/09/06 – 01/31/08).
8. Texas Department of Transportation. Award: $236,433. Project # 0-5179. Title: "Deep mixing technology for mitigation of pavement roughness". PI: Anand Puppala. Co-PI: Laureano Hoyos. Co-Lead Institution: University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Project Duration: 2 yrs (09/01/04 – 08/31/06).
9. Texas Department of Transportation. Award: $25,000. Project # 0-4682. Title: "Correlation of Texas cone penetrometer test values and shear strength of Texas soils". PI: Anand Puppala. Co-PI: Laureano Hoyos. Lead Institution: University of Houston (UH). Project Duration: 2 yrs (09/01/04 – 08/31/06).
10. National Science Foundation. Award: $136,962. Award # 0243994. Title: "REU-Site: Performance evaluation of civil infrastructure systems". PI: Ali Abolmaali. Co-PIs: John Matthys, Anand Puppala, and Laureano Hoyos. Project Duration: 3 yrs (01/01/03 – 12/31/05).
<11. National Science Foundation. Award: $74,382. Award # 0231404. Title: "CCLI-EMD: Development of web-based real time virtual model based simulation laboratory for soil-structure interaction problems". PI: Ali Abolmaali. Co-PIs: Laureano Hoyos, Kathlyn Canaday, and Anand Puppala. Project Duration: 2 yrs (01/15/03 – 12/31/04).
12. Texas Department of Transportation. Award: $262,626. Project # 0-4573. Title: "The effects of using compost as a preventive measure to mitigate shoulder cracking". PI: Anand Puppala. Co-PIs: Laureano Hoyos and Syed Qasim. Project Duration: 2 yrs (09/01/02 – 08/31/04).
13. National Science Foundation. Award: $237,816. Award # 0100255. Title: "Experimental investigations on chemically treated sulfate soils for fundamental understanding of heaving mechanisms". PI: Anand Puppala. Co-PI: Laureano Hoyos. Project Duration: 4.5 yrs (05/15/01 – 10/31/05).
14. City of Arlington, Texas. Award: $120,020. Title: "Field investigations for comprehensive assessments of four selected stabilization methods for soft subgrade soils from southeast Arlington, Texas". PI: Anand Puppala. Co-PI: Laureano Hoyos. Project Duration: 4.5 yrs (01/01/01 – 05/30/05).
15. Portland Cement Association. Award: $20,000. Title: "Effectiveness of sulfate resistant cement for comprehensive stabilization of sulfate rich soils". PI: Anand Puppala. Co-PI: Laureano Hoyos. Project Duration: 1 yr (09/01/00 – 08/31/01).
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Member, TRB Committee AFS90 on Chemical and Mechanical Stabilization of Soils, Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., March 2002 – Present.
Member, TRB Committee AFP60 on Engineering Behavior of Unsaturated Soils, Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., March 2001 – Present.
Technical Committee Member, Logistics Manager, State-of-the-Art Panelist, UNSAT2006: Fourth International Conference on Unsaturated Soils, Sponsored by ASCE Geo-Institute, April 2-5, 2006, Carefree, Arizona.
Outstanding Civil & Environmental Engineering Instructor Award. February 2005
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Outstanding Young Faculty Member Award. February 2003
College of Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Outstanding PhD Graduate Award. December 1998
College of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
George F. Sowers Distinguished Graduate Student Award. June 1997
Geosystems Engineering Program, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Alfredo Estrada Distinguished Hispanic Graduate Student Award. December 1995
International Office, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
