Selected Publications
Bastola, Ashish, John F. Rushing, and Pavan Akula. "Thermodynamic favorability of strength enhancing pozzolanic products in lime-stabilized soil: linking internal pore solution chemistry to engineering performance." Transportation Geotechnics (2026): 102147.
Pavan Akula, Saswati Ray, Ashish Bastola, Maryam Masoomi, Erzhuo Che, Sajib Saha, and Jeb S. Tingle. "Suction-based framework of 3D-printed earthen materials: linking geotechnical properties, buildability, and strength." Materials and Structures 59, no. 3 (2026): 173.
Gonsalves, Nicolas A., Ashlei Morgan, Heidi Thiele, Andre Olarra, Adam Bischoff, Yakun Zhang, Islam Hafez, Pavan Akula, and Devin J. Roach. "3D printing of sustainable infrastructure using rapid-set clay concrete with biobased additives." Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials 8, no. 5 (2025): 359.
Gyawali, Biva, Kai Bentley, Abbas Hosseini, Ramtin Haghnazar, Devin Roach, Pavan Akula, Kamran Alba, and Vahid Nasir. "Predicting printing height in direct ink writing of wood-clay composites using explainable machine learning." The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 140, no. 1 (2025): 197-213.
Petersen, Nicholas Benjamin, Ashish Bastola, Pavan Akula, and John Rushing. "Physicochemical kinetics of rapid soil stabilization using calcium sulfoaluminate-based cements." Cement 19 (2025): 100134.
Moore, Jaxom, Pavan Akula, Saswati Ray, Ashish Bastola, Philip J. Noell, and Jessica Rimsza. "Carbon sequestration into lime-stabilized soils: Engineering and mineralogical characterization." Journal of Cleaner Production 488 (2025): 144613.
Gyawali, Biva, Ramtin Haghnazar, Pavan Akula, Kamran Alba, and Vahid Nasir. "A review on 3D printing with clay and sawdust/natural fibers: printability, rheology, properties, and applications." Results in Engineering (2024): 103024.
Huang, Jianxin, Javier A. Grajales, Pavan Akula, Dallas N. Little, Yong-Rak Kim, and John F. Rushing. "Strength and Fracture Properties of Sandy Subgrade Soil Treated with Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate." Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 36, no. 5 (2024): 04024065.
Kommidi, Santosh Reddy, Pavan Akula, Yong-Rak Kim, Dallas N. Little, and John Rushing. "Cyclic strain sweep testing-analysis to evaluate the mechanical characteristics of stabilized soils." Transportation Geotechnics 39 (2023): 100944.
Naik, Saureen R., Pavan Akula, Narain Hariharan, Anand J. Puppala, Dallas N. Little, and Javier Castaneda. "Lime Treatment of Lake Texcoco Clays with Some Insights on the Application of Deep Mixing Columns." Transportation Research Record 2677, no. 3 (2023): 708-720.
Kommidi, Santosh Reddy, Pavan Akula, Yong-Rak Kim, Dallas N. Little, and John Rushing. "Cyclic Strain Sweep Testing-Analysis to Evaluate the Mechanical Characteristics of Stabilized Soils." Transportation Geotechnics (2023): 100944.
Pavan Akula, Saureen Naik, Dallas N. Little. Evaluating the durability of lime stabilized soil mixtures: An engineering, mineralogical and geochemical approach. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. May 2021.
Pavan Akula, Dallas N. Little. Mineralogical characterization and thermodynamic modeling of synthesized ettringite from Ca-Al-SO4 suspensions. Journal of Construction and Building Materials. February 2021.
Pavan Akula, Dallas N. Little, Paul Schwab. Thermodynamic evaluation of smectite treated with Hydrogen Ion Stabilizer. ASCE: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. March 2020.
Pavan Akula, Dallas N. Little. Thermodynamic approach to evaluate ettringite formation in a fluidized bed ash by-product stabilized soil: A case study. Transportation Geotechnics. March 2020.
Pavan Akula, Narain Hariharan, Dallas N. Little. Evaluating the Long-Term Durability of Lime Treatment in the Friant-Kern Canal: A Case Study. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. April 2020.
Pavan Akula, Dallas N. Little. Thermodynamic stability of smectite treated with chemical stabilizer. Advances in Material and Pavement Performance Prediction. Doha, Qatar. 16-18 April 2018.
Pavan Akula, Dallas N. Little. Methods to detect calcium silicate hydrates in lime stabilized soils. MethodsX. May 2020.