Christopher L. Meehan

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Christopher L. Meehan is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher L. Meehan has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 22 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and 19 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Christopher L. Meehan's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (44 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (25 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (22 papers). Christopher L. Meehan is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (44 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (25 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (22 papers). Christopher L. Meehan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iran and Malaysia. Christopher L. Meehan's co-authors include Nima Latifi, Suksun Horpibulsuk, Muhd Zaimi Abd Majid, Farshid Vahedifard, Victor N. Kaliakin, Kalehiwot Nega Manahiloh, Mahmood Md. Tahir, Edy Tonnizam Mohamad, Dov Leshchinsky and Ahmad Safuan A. Rashid and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hydrology, Construction and Building Materials and Géotechnique.

In The Last Decade

Christopher L. Meehan

85 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Improvement of Problematic Soils with Biopolymer—An Envir... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300
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  1. Improvement of Problematic Soils with Biopolymer—An Environmentally Friendly Soil Stabilizer
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Peers

Christopher L. Meehan
Asskar Janalizadeh Choobbasti Iran
Saman Soleimani Kutanaei Iran
Ali Fırat Çabalar Türkiye
Nima Latifi Malaysia
Amin Soltani Australia
Nader Hataf Iran
Apichat Suddeepong Thailand
Paulo J. Venda Oliveira Portugal
Nauman Ijaz China
An Deng Australia
Asskar Janalizadeh Choobbasti Iran
Christopher L. Meehan
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher L. Meehan

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Meehan, Christopher L., et al.. (2025). Effect of Pore Water Salinity on the Residual Strength of Kaolinite. 456–464.
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Kaliakin, Victor N., et al.. (2025). Development of an Improved Finite Element Model for Simulating the Behavior of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Mini-Piers. Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology. 12(4).
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Meehan, Christopher L., et al.. (2024). Development, fabrication, and validation of custom-built accelerometers to monitor wave propagation during vibratory soil compaction. Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring. 15(5). 1529–1555.
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Manahiloh, Kalehiwot Nega & Christopher L. Meehan. (2015). Evolution of Interphase Contact Angle in Partially Saturated Granular Soils Using Digital Analysis of X-Ray Computed Tomography Images. 51. 2092–2101. 3 indexed citations
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Meehan, Christopher L., et al.. (2014). Comparison of Density-Based and Modulus-Based In Situ Tests for Earthwork Quality Control. Geo-Congress 2014 Technical Papers. 2345–2354. 4 indexed citations
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Becker, Matthew L., Christopher L. Meehan, & Victor N. Kaliakin. (2014). Finite Element Modeling of Heat Transfer in a Reinforced Concrete Pavement. Geo-Congress 2014 Technical Papers. 18. 2942–2951.
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Meehan, Christopher L., et al.. (2014). Design and Construction of a Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Integrated Bridge System. Geo-Congress 2014 Technical Papers. 4176–4190. 15 indexed citations
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Khosravi, Mohammad Hossein, et al.. (2014). Using Compaction Equipment Instrumented with Global Positioning System (GPS) Technology to Monitor Field Lift Thickness. Geo-Congress 2014 Technical Papers. 2630–2639. 4 indexed citations
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Meehan, Christopher L., et al.. (2013). Comparisons of Data from a Complex-Impedance Measuring Instrument and Conventional Compaction Control Tests. 56. 353–362. 2 indexed citations
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Meehan, Christopher L., et al.. (2013). An Evaluation of Specification Methodologies for Use with Continuous Compaction Control Equipment. 34. 413–416. 9 indexed citations
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Khosravi, Mohammad Hossein, et al.. (2013). Effect of Fast Shearing on the Residual Shear Strengths Measured Along Pre-Existing Shear Surfaces in Kaolinite. 245–254. 11 indexed citations
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Meehan, Christopher L., et al.. (2013). Analytical Solutions for Levee Underseepage Analysis: Straight and Curved Levee Sections with an Infinite Blanket. 11. 1129–1138. 3 indexed citations
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Vahedifard, Farshid, et al.. (2013). Effect of Geomechanical and Geometrical Factors on Soil Arching in Zoned Embankment Dams. 1056–1065. 6 indexed citations
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Khosravi, Ali, Mohammad Hossein Khosravi, & Christopher L. Meehan. (2013). The Hydro-Mechanical Behavior of Infilled Rock Joints with Fill Materials in Unsaturated Conditions. 1. 129–138. 4 indexed citations
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Kaliakin, Victor N., et al.. (2012). Numerical Simulation of Column Supported Embankments with Geosynthetic Encased Columns: Influence of Soft Soil Constitutive Model. GeoCongress 2012. 104. 1–10. 6 indexed citations
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Meehan, Christopher L., et al.. (2010). Numerical Study of Effect of Encasement on Stone Column Performance. GeoFlorida 2010. 184–193. 13 indexed citations
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Meehan, Christopher L., et al.. (2009). Lessons Learned: Field Installation of Strain Gages on High-Strength Geotextile. DMU Open Research Archive (De Montfort University). 9. 369–376. 1 indexed citations

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