Dr. Hossain's Book (IMAGE) University of Texas at Arlington Caption Sahadat Hossain, a UTA civil engineering professor, has written a book about research that uses recycled plastic pins to reinforce soil on Texas highways. Credit UT Arlington Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.