UTC 2022 Funding - Cycle 2 Research Projects

Project Number: CY2-LSU-01
Project Title: Development of Sustainable Concrete Through the Use of Black Carbon, Biochar, and Nano Silica from Sugarcane Bagasse Ash
Performing Institution: Louisiana State University
Principal Investigators: Hassan Noorvand, Charles W. Berryman and Marwa M. Hassan
Proposed Start and End Date: 10/01/2024 to 09/30/2025
Project Description: Land subsidence is a gradual downward movement and deformation of the Earth's surface. It is driven by geophysical processes such as sediment compaction, tectonic activity, erosion, and human factors like excessive groundwater extraction, mining, and urban development. This study addresses the urgent need to quantify and mitigate the impacts of land subsidence on transportation infrastructure through an integrated approach utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR), and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Focusing on East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, the research examines areas prone to subsidence from 2017 to 2020, specifically targeting critical infrastructure such as Interstate 10, Interstate 12, and major bridges over the Mississippi River. Using a multi-criteria decision analysis framework through AHP, the study systematically prioritizes factors contributing to subsidence, including soil composition, land use/land cover, groundwater extraction rates, and slope stability, leading to the development of detailed susceptibility maps. Integrating machine learning algorithms further enhances the predictive accuracy of risk assessments and infrastructure planning.
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