A. P. S. Selvadurai

9.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
376 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

A. P. S. Selvadurai is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. P. S. Selvadurai has authored 376 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 245 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 142 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 75 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in A. P. S. Selvadurai's work include Numerical methods in engineering (98 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (71 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (62 papers). A. P. S. Selvadurai is often cited by papers focused on Numerical methods in engineering (98 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (71 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (62 papers). A. P. S. Selvadurai collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and China. A. P. S. Selvadurai's co-authors include G. M. L. Gladwell, A. P. Suvorov, R. O. Davis, Brij Mohan Singh, T.S. Nguyen, R. K. N. D. Rajapakse, Z.Q. Yue, Nasser Khalili, C. T. Gnanendran and Seyed Mohammad Rezaei Niya and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Acta Materialia.

In The Last Decade

A. P. S. Selvadurai

362 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

Elastic Analysis of Soil-Foundation Interaction 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Elastic Analysis of Soil-Foundation Interaction
    1980 416 citations A. P. S. Selvadurai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. P. S. Selvadurai Canada 42 4.6k 3.1k 1.6k 970 832 376 7.4k
Bernhard A. Schrefler Italy 51 3.7k 0.8× 5.7k 1.9× 1.4k 0.9× 805 0.8× 733 0.9× 241 9.8k
Ronaldo I. Borja United States 58 4.1k 0.9× 4.6k 1.5× 1.3k 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 489 0.6× 164 8.7k
Jean H. Prévost United States 42 2.8k 0.6× 3.9k 1.3× 1.1k 0.7× 405 0.4× 480 0.6× 138 6.6k
A. Munjiza United Kingdom 40 2.8k 0.6× 2.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 920 0.9× 236 0.3× 146 5.8k
Robert W. Zimmerman United Kingdom 60 5.6k 1.2× 3.0k 1.0× 4.6k 2.9× 3.6k 3.7× 3.1k 3.7× 218 11.0k
Michel Bornert France 40 3.4k 0.7× 1.8k 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 559 0.6× 302 0.4× 151 6.2k
H.‐B. Mühlhaus Australia 34 3.1k 0.7× 1.2k 0.4× 658 0.4× 374 0.4× 420 0.5× 113 6.1k
A.R. Khoei Iran 40 3.4k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 2.2k 1.4× 520 0.5× 200 0.2× 189 5.3k
I. Vardoulakis Greece 55 5.0k 1.1× 4.3k 1.4× 1.3k 0.8× 972 1.0× 147 0.2× 155 9.1k
Gilles Pijaudier‐Cabot France 41 5.5k 1.2× 4.0k 1.3× 728 0.5× 611 0.6× 292 0.4× 148 8.0k

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All Works

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Lu, Gongda, A. P. S. Selvadurai, & Mohamed A. Meguid. (2024). Aquathermal effect of anomalous pressure generation in consolidating minefill. Géotechnique. 75(5). 612–621. 5 indexed citations
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Selvadurai, A. P. S., et al.. (2024). Permeability Evolution in a Fracture in Granite During Isotropic Compression. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 57(9). 6511–6525. 3 indexed citations
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Lu, Gongda, A. P. S. Selvadurai, & Mohamed A. Meguid. (2024). Analytical solution to non-isothermal pore-pressure evolution in hydrating minefill. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 61(12). 2722–2734. 7 indexed citations
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Selvadurai, A. P. S., Paul Antony Selvadurai, & Morteza Nejati. (2019). A multi-phasic approach for estimating the Biot coefficient for Grimsel granite. Solid Earth. 10(6). 2001–2014. 19 indexed citations
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Selvadurai, A. P. S., et al.. (2012). Uniform Loading of a Cracked Layered Composite Plate: Experiments and Computational Modelling. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences. 85(3). 279–298. 6 indexed citations
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Selvadurai, A. P. S.. (2009). Fragmentation of Ice Sheets during Impact. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences. 52(3). 259–278. 7 indexed citations
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Selvadurai, A. P. S., et al.. (2008). Consolidation of a Soft Clay Composite: Experimental Results and Computational Estimates. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences. 23(1). 53–74. 3 indexed citations
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Kringos, Nicole, A. Scarpas, & A. P. S. Selvadurai. (2008). Simulation of Mastic Erosion from Open-Graded Asphalt Mixes Using a Hybrid Lagrangian-Eulerian Finite Element Approach. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences. 28(3). 147–160. 5 indexed citations
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Selvadurai, A. P. S. & Wenjun Dong. (2006). A Time Adaptive Scheme for the Solution of the Advection Equation in the Presence of a Transient Flow Velocity. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences. 12(1). 41–54. 6 indexed citations
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Selvadurai, A. P. S. & Qiang Yu. (2005). On the Indentation of a Chemically-treated Polymeric Membrane. Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences. 9(1). 85–110. 2 indexed citations
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Selvadurai, A. P. S., Kai Willner, & Lothar Gaul. (2005). On frictionally constrained wing-cracks. Archives of Mechanics. 57. 189–207. 2 indexed citations
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Selvadurai, A. P. S., Kai Willner, & Lothar Gaul. (2001). On The Indentation Of A Membrane Reinforced Elastic Halfspace: Analytical And Computational Approaches. WIT transactions on engineering sciences. 32. 2 indexed citations
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Nguyen, T.S., et al.. (1996). Modelling of Thermal-Hydrological-Mechanical Processes in a Discrete Joint. Engineering Mechanics. 60–63. 1 indexed citations
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Selvadurai, A. P. S., et al.. (1995). On the indentation of a blunt ice wedge. 1 indexed citations
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Yue, Zhongqi & A. P. S. Selvadurai. (1994). Eccentric settlements of a rigid foundation on a consolidating layer. 612–627. 1 indexed citations
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Selvadurai, A. P. S., et al.. (1992). Role of Poisson's ratios on the consolidation response of soils. The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong). 171(1). 33–7. 1 indexed citations
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Selvadurai, A. P. S. & K. Rama Gopal. (1988). CONSOLIDATION SETTLEMENTS OF INTERACTING STRUCTURAL FOUNDATIONS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUMERICAL METHODS IN GEOMECHANICS, 11-15 APRIL 1988, INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA. VOLUMES 1 - 3. Publication of: Balkema (AA). 1 indexed citations
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Selvadurai, A. P. S.. (1981). The Behaviour of Anchor Plates Embedded In Creep Susceptible Geological Media. ISRM International Symposium. 1 indexed citations
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Selvadurai, A. P. S., Lothar Gaul, & Kai Willner. (1970). Indentation Of A Functionally Graded Elastic Solid:Application Of An Adhesively Bonded Plate Model. WIT transactions on engineering sciences. 24. 4 indexed citations

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