Bobby O. Hardin

7.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
36 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Bobby O. Hardin is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Bobby O. Hardin has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 7 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 5 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Bobby O. Hardin's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (22 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (17 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (15 papers). Bobby O. Hardin is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (22 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (17 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (15 papers). Bobby O. Hardin collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Bobby O. Hardin's co-authors include Vincent P. Drnevich, William L. Black, F. E. Richart, George E. Blandford, Kamyar C. Mahboub, I. J. Ross, G. D. Scott, Zheng‐Yi Feng, R. A. Bucklin and L. Sebastian Bryson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics and International Journal of Geomechanics.

In The Last Decade

Bobby O. Hardin

36 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Shear Modulus and Damping in Soils: Design Equations and ... 1963 2026 1984 2005 1972 1985 1963 1972 1968 500 1000 1.5k
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. Shear Modulus and Damping in Soils: Design Equations and Curves
    1972 1.7k citations Bobby O. Hardin, Vincent P. Drnevich Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division profile →
  2. Crushing of Soil Particles
    1985 1.1k citations Bobby O. Hardin Journal of Geotechnical Engineering profile →
  3. Elastic Wave Velocities in Granular Soils
    1963 893 citations Bobby O. Hardin et al. Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division profile →
  4. Shear Modulus and Damping in Soils: Measurement and Parameter Effects (Terzaghi Leture)
    1972 661 citations Bobby O. Hardin, Vincent P. Drnevich Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division profile →
  5. Vibration Modulus of Normally Consolidated Clay
    1968 461 citations Bobby O. Hardin, William L. Black Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division profile →
  6. Sand Stiffness Under Various Triaxial Stresses
    1966 324 citations Bobby O. Hardin, William L. Black Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division profile →

Peers

Bobby O. Hardin
A. N. Schofield United Kingdom
C. P. Wroth United Kingdom
Ikuo Towhata Japan
F. E. Richart United States
J. B. Burland United Kingdom
Fumio Tatsuoka Japan
Roberto Nova Italy
Allen W. Hatheway United States
Masanobu Oda Japan
P. K. Robertson Canada
A. N. Schofield United Kingdom
Bobby O. Hardin
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This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bobby O. Hardin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bobby O. Hardin based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bobby O. Hardin. Bobby O. Hardin is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bryson, L. Sebastian, et al.. (2015). Uniqueness of a Constitutive Shear Modulus Surface for Unsaturated Soils. International Journal of Geomechanics. 15(6). 5 indexed citations
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Hardin, Bobby O., et al.. (1999). DAMPING CAPACITY OF BULK WHEAT. Transactions of the ASAE. 42(5). 1447–1454. 8 indexed citations
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Hardin, Bobby O., R. A. Bucklin, & I. J. Ross. (1996). Shear-beam Analysis for Seismic Response of Metal Wheat Bins. Transactions of the ASAE. 39(2). 677–687. 5 indexed citations
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Hardin, Bobby O., et al.. (1990). TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION, SIMPLE SHEAR, AND STRENGTH OF WHEAT EN MASSE. Transactions of the ASAE. 33(3). 933–943. 4 indexed citations
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Hardin, Bobby O.. (1989). 1‐D Strain in Normally Consolidated Cohesive Soils. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 115(5). 689–710. 7 indexed citations
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Hardin, Bobby O.. (1989). Low‐Stress Dilation Test. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 115(6). 769–787. 8 indexed citations
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Hardin, Bobby O.. (1989). Closure to “ 1‐D Strain in Normally Consolidated Cohesionless Soils ” by Bobby O. Hardin (December, 1987, Vol. 113, No. 12). Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 115(7). 1041–1043. 1 indexed citations
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Hardin, Bobby O.. (1989). Effect of Rigid Boundaries on Measurement of Particle Concentration. Geotechnical Testing Journal. 12(2). 143–149. 6 indexed citations
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Hardin, Bobby O.. (1985). Crushing of Soil Particles. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 111(10). 1177–1192. 1071 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hardin, Bobby O., et al.. (1985). Shear Modulus of Wheat at Low Strain Amplitude. Transactions of the ASAE. 28(3). 884–888. 2 indexed citations
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Hardin, Bobby O.. (1980). Discussion of “Anisotropic Shear Modulus due to Stress Anisotropy”. Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division. 106(8). 956–958. 7 indexed citations
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Hardin, Bobby O.. (1978). THE NATURE OF STRESS-STRAIN BEHAVIOR FOR SOILS. 3–90. 144 indexed citations
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Hardin, Bobby O. & Vincent P. Drnevich. (1972). Shear Modulus and Damping in Soils: Design Equations and Curves. Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division. 98(7). 667–692. 1655 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hardin, Bobby O. & Vincent P. Drnevich. (1972). Shear Modulus and Damping in Soils: Measurement and Parameter Effects (Terzaghi Leture). Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division. 98(6). 603–624. 661 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hardin, Bobby O.. (1971). PROGRAMMED SIMPLE SHEAR TESTING OF SOILS. 1 indexed citations
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Hardin, Bobby O. & William L. Black. (1969). Closure to “Vibration Modulus of Normally Consolidated Clay”. Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division. 95(6). 1531–1537. 153 indexed citations
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Hardin, Bobby O. & G. D. Scott. (1966). Generalized Kelvin-Voigt Used in Soil Dynamics Study. Journal of the Engineering Mechanics Division. 92(1). 143–156. 8 indexed citations
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Hardin, Bobby O. & William L. Black. (1966). Sand Stiffness Under Various Triaxial Stresses. Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division. 92(2). 27–42. 324 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hardin, Bobby O.. (1965). The Nature of Damping in Sands. Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division. 91(1). 63–97. 60 indexed citations
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Hardin, Bobby O.. (1961). Study of elastic wave propagation and damping in granular materials. University of Florida Digital Collections (University of Florida). 10 indexed citations

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