G. G. Meyerhof

7.5k citations

94 papers · 5.2k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 32

Civil and Structural Engineering top 0.05%
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality top 0.05%
Mechanics of Materials top 5%
Mechanical Engineering top 10%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law top 5%

Co-authors: Jessie Adams Adel Hanna Ali Yalçın Gopal Ranjan H.B. Poorooshasb Arun J. Valsangkar S. K. Mathur Tatsuya Koumoto
Topics: Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (59 papers)Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (47 papers)Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (46 papers)
Cited by: Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality Civil and Structural Engineering General Engineering
Journals: Earth-Science Reviews Géotechnique Engineering Geology
Partner nations: Canada Japan India

In The Last Decade

G. G. Meyerhof

93 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Some Recent Research on the Bearing Capacity of Foundations

1963 757 citations G. G. Meyerhof Canadian Geotechnical Journal profile →
The Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Foudations

1951 690 citations G. G. Meyerhof profile →
Bearing Capacity and Settlement of Pile Foundations

1976 561 citations G. G. Meyerhof Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division profile →
The Ultimate Uplift Capacity of Foundations

1968 485 citations G. G. Meyerhof et al. Canadian Geotechnical Journal profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Analysis of Bearing Capacity of Shallow Strip Footings under Loads Inclined in the Direction of Footing Length 1988 ·G. G. Meyerhof,Tatsuya Koumoto	0
2	Movements of Rigid Piles under Eccentric and Inclined Loads in Sand and Clay 1988 ·SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS ·Ali Yalçın,G. G. Meyerhof	2
3	Full-displacement pressuremeter method for rigid piles under lateral loads and moments 1987 ·Canadian Geotechnical Journal ·G. G. Meyerhof,(unknown)	10
4	Pile capacity for eccentric inclined load in clay 1984 ·Canadian Geotechnical Journal ·G. G. Meyerhof,Ali Yalçın	46
5	Limit states design in geotechnical engineering 1982 ·Structural Safety ·G. G. Meyerhof	35
6	The geotechnics of structurally complex formations 1982 ·Engineering Geology ·G. G. Meyerhof	10
7	Bearing capacity of anisotropic cohesionless soils 1978 ·Canadian Geotechnical Journal ·G. G. Meyerhof	51
8	Discussion of “Bearing Capacity by Variational Method” 1978 ·Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division ·G. G. Meyerhof	2
9	Closure to “Bearing Capacity and Settlement of Pile Foundations” 1977 ·Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division ·G. G. Meyerhof	4
10	Collapse Load of Reinforced Concrete Footings 1974 ·Journal of the Structural Division ·G. G. Meyerhof,K. Seshagiri Rao	3
11	Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Footings on Sand Layer Overlying Clay 1974 ·Canadian Geotechnical Journal ·G. G. Meyerhof	201
12	ANCHOR BEHAVIOR IN SAND (DISCUSSION) 1973 ·(unknown),Richard Sparks,(unknown),G. G. Meyerhof	1
13	The Uplift Capacity of Foundations Under Oblique Loads 1973 ·Canadian Geotechnical Journal ·G. G. Meyerhof	53
14	Shallow Foundations 1965 ·Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division ·G. G. Meyerhof	76
15	STRENGTH OF STEEL CULVERT SHEETS BEARING AGAINST COMPACTED SAND BACKFILL 1963 ·Highway Research Record ·G. G. Meyerhof,(unknown)	23
16	LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF CONCRETE PAVEMENT 1962 ·G. G. Meyerhof	3
17	Discussion of “Penetration Tests and Bearing Capacity of Cohesionless Soils” 1957 ·Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division ·G. G. Meyerhof	2
18	Penetration Tests and Bearing Capacity of Cohesionless Soils 1956 ·Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division ·G. G. Meyerhof	227
19	CORRESPONDENCE. SETTLEMENT ANALYSES OF SIX STRUCTURES IN CHICAGO AND LONDON. 1956 ·Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers ·A. W. Skempton,Ralph B. Peck,Douglas H. MacDonald,(unknown),(unknown),G. G. Meyerhof	11
20	DISCUSSION. THE ALLOWABLE SETTLEMENTS OF BUILDINGS. 1956 ·Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),G. G. Meyerhof,Karl Terzaghi,(unknown),Ralph B. Peck,Don U. Deere,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),W. H. Ward,A. W. Skempton	3

About G. G. Meyerhof

G. G. Meyerhof is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and General Engineering, having authored 94 papers that have together received 5.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (59 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (47 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (46 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality (2.4k citations), Civil and Structural Engineering (5.0k citations) and General Engineering (57 citations). G. G. Meyerhof has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, Japan and India. Frequent co-authors include Jessie Adams, Adel Hanna, Ali Yalçın, Gopal Ranjan, H.B. Poorooshasb, Arun J. Valsangkar, S. K. Mathur, Tatsuya Koumoto, Qifeng Liu and Douglas H. MacDonald. Their work appears in journals such as Earth-Science Reviews, Géotechnique and Engineering Geology.

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