James Blatz

1.0k total citations
42 papers, 764 citations indexed

About

James Blatz is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, James Blatz has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 764 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 11 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 10 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in James Blatz's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (22 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (20 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (19 papers). James Blatz is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (22 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics (20 papers) and Soil and Unsaturated Flow (19 papers). James Blatz collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Argentina. James Blatz's co-authors include J. Graham, Greg Siemens, Sumi Siddiqua, Richard J. Bathurst, Luciano Oldecop, Yu‐Jun Cui, N. Chandler, Marolo Alfaro, R. K. N. D. Rajapakse and David E. Anderson and has published in prestigious journals such as Géotechnique, Engineering Geology and Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.

In The Last Decade

James Blatz

40 papers receiving 715 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Blatz Canada 13 733 201 137 134 130 42 764
Greg Siemens Canada 17 690 0.9× 176 0.9× 61 0.4× 314 2.3× 140 1.1× 45 813
Claudia E. Zapata United States 13 780 1.1× 168 0.8× 93 0.7× 65 0.5× 128 1.0× 40 843
J. Kuwano Japan 18 800 1.1× 140 0.7× 194 1.4× 119 0.9× 38 0.3× 120 891
Thomas L. Brandon United States 17 709 1.0× 167 0.8× 256 1.9× 75 0.6× 52 0.4× 51 770
Adnan A. Basma Jordan 13 769 1.0× 156 0.8× 106 0.8× 95 0.7× 61 0.5× 27 844
Gi-Chun Kang South Korea 15 657 0.9× 108 0.5× 151 1.1× 52 0.4× 47 0.4× 49 699
Luciano Oldecop Argentina 10 621 0.8× 181 0.9× 61 0.4× 49 0.4× 54 0.4× 22 671
Martin D. Liu Australia 19 1.3k 1.8× 87 0.4× 200 1.5× 96 0.7× 109 0.8× 36 1.4k
L.G. Lam Vietnam 9 515 0.7× 246 1.2× 280 2.0× 33 0.2× 43 0.3× 13 596
Mahmoud Hassanlourad Iran 14 517 0.7× 76 0.4× 118 0.9× 33 0.2× 71 0.5× 44 590

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Blatz

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All Works

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Blatz, James, et al.. (2025). Prediction of drag force on piles subjected to negative skin friction induced by bridge embankment construction based on measured field data. Transportation Geotechnics. 51. 101507–101507. 1 indexed citations
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Blatz, James, et al.. (2024). Interpretation considerations for field study of axial stresses/forces in driven H-piles due to construction activities for fill placement. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 62. 1–26. 2 indexed citations
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Blatz, James, et al.. (2023). Capacity of piles subject to downdrag: a comparison of North American bridge design codes and observations from a full-scale test pile program. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 60(10). 1586–1598. 3 indexed citations
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Ferreira, Nelson J. & James Blatz. (2021). Measured pipe stresses on gas pipelines in landslide areas. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 58(12). 1855–1869. 2 indexed citations
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Maghoul, Pooneh, et al.. (2019). Numerical analysis of pipeline response to slow landslides: case study. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 56(12). 1779–1788. 8 indexed citations
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Alfaro, Marolo, et al.. (2018). Coupled hydromechanical (H-M) performance of in situ shaft sealing components for nuclear waste disposal. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 56(11). 1638–1649. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Hongwei, et al.. (2018). The Optimum Pipeline Burial Depth Considering Slow Downslope Soil Movement and Seasonal Temperature Variation. PolyPublie (École Polytechnique de Montréal). 1 indexed citations
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Siddiqua, Sumi, James Blatz, & Greg Siemens. (2011). Experimental study on the performance of light and dense backfills. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 48(2). 214–225. 6 indexed citations
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Blatz, James, et al.. (2011). Hydro-mechanical constitutive model for unsaturated compacted bentonite–sand mixture (BSM): Laboratory tests, parameter calibrations, modifications, and applications. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C. 36(17-18). 1770–1782. 1 indexed citations
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Blatz, James, et al.. (2011). PROVIDING 24X7 ACCESS TO ENGINEERING DESIGN LECTURES USING A TABLET PC AND SILICON CHALK. Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA). 2 indexed citations
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Blatz, James, Yu‐Jun Cui, & Luciano Oldecop. (2008). Vapour Equilibrium and Osmotic Technique for Suction Control. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 26(6). 661–673. 82 indexed citations
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Siemens, Greg & James Blatz. (2007). Triaxial Apparatus for Applying Liquid Infiltration with Controlled Boundary Conditions and Internal Suction Measurement. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 133(6). 748–752. 11 indexed citations
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Sivakumar, R., et al.. (2006). Twin-Cell Stress Path Apparatus for Testing Unsaturated Soils. Geotechnical Testing Journal. 29(2). 175–179. 12 indexed citations
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Blatz, James, et al.. (2004). Effects of near-surface environmental conditions on instability of an unsaturated soil slope. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 41(6). 1111–1126. 36 indexed citations
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Bathurst, Richard J., et al.. (2003). Performance of instrumented large-scale unreinforced and reinforced embankments loaded by a strip footing to failure. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 40(6). 1067–1083. 67 indexed citations
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Blatz, James, et al.. (2003). Elastic-plastic modelling of unsaturated soil using results from a new triaxial test with controlled suction. Géotechnique. 53(1). 113–122. 9 indexed citations
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Blatz, James & J. Graham. (2003). Elastic-plastic modelling of unsaturated soil using results from a new triaxial test with controlled suction. Géotechnique. 53(1). 113–122. 55 indexed citations
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Blatz, James, J. Graham, & N. Chandler. (2002). Influence of suction on the strength and stiffness of compacted sandbentonite. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 39(5). 1005–1015. 55 indexed citations
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Graham, J., et al.. (2002). Suctions, stresses and strengths in unsaturated sand–bentonite. Engineering Geology. 64(2-3). 147–156. 40 indexed citations

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