Evaluation of Cement-Modified Soil (CMS) with Microcracking and Its Effects on Flexible Pavement Performance By George A. Tannoury M.Sc., University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA, 2007 M.Sc., University of Balamand, North Lebanon, Lebanon, 2001 B.Sc., University of Balamand, North Lebanon, Lebanon, 2000 Submitted to graduate degree program in Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering and the Graduate Faculty of the University of Kansas in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy ________________________________ Chairperson: Dr. Jie Han, Professor ________________________________ Dr. Masoud Darabi, Assistant Professor ________________________________ Dr. Robert L. Parsons, Professor ________________________________ Dr. Steven D. Schrock, Professor ________________________________ Dr. Chi Zhang, Assistant Professor Date Defended: December 3 rd , 2019