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Rifat Bulut

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  • Department of Construction Science

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Dr. Rifat Bulut is a professor in the Department of Construction Science within the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University, where he conducts research and teaches in the field of geotechnical construction and engineering.

He earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2001, his M.S. from Texas Tech University in 1996, and his B.S. from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey, in 1993. Prior to joining Texas A&M, Dr. Bulut served as a professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Oklahoma State University from 2006 to 2024.

Dr. Bulut’s research focuses on geotechnical engineering, including unsaturated and expansive soils, soil–structure interaction, slab-on-expansive soil foundations, and the effects of climate on infrastructure systems.