D.R. McCreath

819 total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 622 citations indexed

About

D.R. McCreath is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, D.R. McCreath has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 622 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 11 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 7 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in D.R. McCreath's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (8 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (5 papers) and Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering (4 papers). D.R. McCreath is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (8 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (5 papers) and Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering (4 papers). D.R. McCreath collaborates with scholars based in Canada. D.R. McCreath's co-authors include Peter K. Kaiser, C. Derek Martin, Dwayne D. Tannant, Madhur Anand, Keming Ma, Murray Grabinsky and Mark S. Diederichs and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Canadian Geotechnical Journal.

In The Last Decade

D.R. McCreath

17 papers receiving 543 citations

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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.

Hoek-Brown parameters for predicting the depth of brittle failure around tunnels

1999 404 citations C. Derek Martin, Peter K. Kaiser et al. Canadian Geotechnical Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D.R. McCreath Canada	9	528	318	192	183	170	18	622
Y. Ishijima Japan	8	371 0.7×	125 0.4×	173 0.9×	133 0.7×	61 0.4×	14	514
Kadir Karaman Türkiye	14	411 0.8×	368 1.2×	178 0.9×	129 0.7×	126 0.7×	32	570
Rubin Wang China	16	543 1.0×	302 0.9×	175 0.9×	274 1.5×	123 0.7×	35	654
Haibo Bai China	15	314 0.6×	169 0.5×	138 0.7×	74 0.4×	129 0.8×	24	434
Ni Xie China	14	391 0.7×	200 0.6×	140 0.7×	197 1.1×	69 0.4×	23	526
Mark Talesnick Israel	16	265 0.5×	585 1.8×	103 0.5×	206 1.1×	175 1.0×	64	787
Hemant Kumar Singh India	11	320 0.6×	163 0.5×	78 0.4×	203 1.1×	110 0.6×	30	444
Jiangbo Xu China	13	210 0.4×	324 1.0×	65 0.3×	273 1.5×	117 0.7×	53	569

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D.R. McCreath

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18 of 18 papers shown

McCreath, D.R., et al.. (2007). CHARACTERISING THE GEOMECHANICS PROPERTIES OF THE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS FOR THE DGR EXCAVATIONS. 7 indexed citations

Anand, Madhur, et al.. (2003). Characterising biocomplexity and soil microbial dynamics along a smelter-damaged landscape gradient. The Science of The Total Environment. 311(1-3). 247–259. 39 indexed citations

Martin, C. Derek, et al.. (2003). Sleeve-fracturing limitations for measuring in situ stress in an anisotropic stress environment. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 40(1). 127–136. 13 indexed citations

Martin, C. Derek, Peter K. Kaiser, & D.R. McCreath. (1999). Hoek-Brown parameters for predicting the depth of brittle failure around tunnels. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 36(1). 136–151. 404 indexed citations breakdown →

Grabinsky, Murray, et al.. (1997). Damage initiation through extension fracturing in a moderately jointed brittle rock mass. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 34(3-4). 110.e1–110.e13. 11 indexed citations

Kaiser, Peter K., Dwayne D. Tannant, & D.R. McCreath. (1996). Drift support in burst-prone ground. 89(998). 131–138. 17 indexed citations

McCreath, D.R., et al.. (1996). Rockmass Damage Initiation Around the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Cavern. 15 indexed citations

McCreath, D.R., et al.. (1995). Shortcrete support design in blocky ground: Towards a deterministic approach. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 10(1). 79–89. 69 indexed citations

McCreath, D.R., et al.. (1994). Survivability of Shotcrete Near Blasts. 8 indexed citations

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McCreath, D.R. & Mark S. Diederichs. (1994). Assessment of near-field rock mass fracturing around a potential nuclear fuel waste repository in the Canadian Shield. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts. 31(5). 457–470. 4 indexed citations

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Kaiser, Peter K. & D.R. McCreath. (1994). Rock mechanics considerations for drilled or bored excavations in hard rock. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology. 9(4). 425–437. 23 indexed citations

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Kaiser, Peter K. & D.R. McCreath. (1992). Rock support in mining and underground constraction : proceedings of the international symposium on rock support, Sudbury/Ontario/Canada/16-19 June 1992. A.A. Balkema eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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McCreath, D.R.. (1990). Rock mechanics principles in engineering practice. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 27(3). 407–407. 4 indexed citations

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McCreath, D.R.. (1980). Analysis of formation pressures on tunnel and shaft linings. University of Alberta Library. 2 indexed citations

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McCreath, D.R., et al.. (1979). Geotechnical study of an abandoned limestone mine for crude oil storage. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 16(3). 577–590. 2 indexed citations

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McCreath, D.R.. (1975). UNDERGROUND PUMPED STORAGE: A TAUM SAUK OPERATION BELOW THE SURFACE. 1 indexed citations

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McCreath, D.R., et al.. (1975). Underground space. A frontier for geotechnical engineering. Conference. Preprint. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts. 12(7). 93–93. 1 indexed citations

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McCreath, D.R., et al.. (1974). Underground nuclear plant siting: a technical and safety assessment. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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