James S. Lai

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

James S. Lai is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, James S. Lai has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 16 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 10 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in James S. Lai's work include Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation (19 papers), Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring (15 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (6 papers). James S. Lai is often cited by papers focused on Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation (19 papers), Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring (15 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (6 papers). James S. Lai collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Slovenia. James S. Lai's co-authors include W. N. Findley, Richard M. Christensen, K. Onaran, J. David Frost, James D. Frost, David W. Scott, Abdul‐Hamid Zureick, Liang Wang, E Chian and Yichang Tsai and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal of Applied Mechanics and Waste Management.

In The Last Decade

James S. Lai

47 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Creep and Relaxation of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Materials ... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 100 200 300 400 500

Peers

James S. Lai
E.J. Garboczi United States
A. Chudnovsky United States
Jue Li China
Jun S. Lee South Korea
Tongyan Pan United States
E.J. Garboczi United States
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lai, James S., et al.. (2010). Concrete Slender Wall Design - Back to the Future. Biology Letters. 8(4). 1–9. 3 indexed citations
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Lai, James S.. (2010). Asian American Political Action. Lynne Rienner Publishers eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Lai, James S., et al.. (2009). Georgia's Pavement Preservation with Micromilling and Thin Asphalt Overlay. Transportation Research Board 88th Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Linbing & James S. Lai. (2009). Quantification of Specific Surface Area of Aggregates Using an Imaging Technique. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology. 2(1). 13–19. 4 indexed citations
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Lai, James S.. (2009). A New Gateway: Asian American Political Power in the 21 st Century. Amerasia Journal. 35(3). 133–138. 1 indexed citations
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Tsai, Yichang, et al.. (2004). Multiyear Pavement-Rehabilitation Planning Enabled by Geographic Information System: Network Analyses Linked to Projects. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 1889(1). 21–30. 6 indexed citations
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Frost, James D., et al.. (2003). Three-Dimensional Digital Representation of Granular Material Microstructure from X-Ray Tomography Imaging. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. 18(1). 28–35. 123 indexed citations
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Frost, J. David, et al.. (2001). Quantification of Doublet Vector Distribution of Granular Materials. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 127(7). 720–729. 3 indexed citations
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Chian, E, et al.. (1996). Stabilization and solidification of lead in contaminated soils. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 48(1-3). 95–110. 29 indexed citations
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Lai, James S., et al.. (1995). DEVELOPMENT OF ROLLING COMPACTION MACHINE FOR PREPARATION OF ASPHALT BEAM SAMPLES. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 18–25. 7 indexed citations
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Lai, James S.. (1993). Results of round-robin test program to evaluate rutting of asphalt mixes using loaded wheel tester. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 127–134. 8 indexed citations
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Lai, James S., et al.. (1990). USE OF A LOADED-WHEEL TESTING MACHINE TO EVALUATE RUTTING OF ASPHALT MIXES. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 11 indexed citations
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Lai, James S.. (1986). Evaluation of rutting characteristics of asphalt mixes using loaded-wheel tester. SMARTech Repository (Georgia Institute of Technology). 14 indexed citations
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Lai, James S., et al.. (1982). FABRIC-REINFORCED AGGREGATE ROADS--OVERVIEW. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 4 indexed citations
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Lai, James S., et al.. (1976). PREDICTING PERMANENT DEFORMATION OF ASPHALT CONCRETE FROM CREEP TESTS (ABRIDGEMENT). Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 10 indexed citations
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Lai, James S.. (1976). Low-cost bicycle path pavements. SMARTech Repository (Georgia Institute of Technology).
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Lai, James S., et al.. (1973). IRRECOVERABLE AND RECOVERABLE NONLINEAR VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES OF ASPHALT CONCRETE. Highway Research Record. 27 indexed citations
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Lai, James S. & W. N. Findley. (1973). Creep of Polyurethane under Varying Temperature for Nonlinear Uniaxial Stress. Transactions of the Society of Rheology. 17(1). 63–87. 19 indexed citations
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Fitzgerald, James E. & James S. Lai. (1970). INITIAL EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF SYNTHETIC RUBBER ADDITIVES ON THE THERMORHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF ASPHALT MIXTURES. Highway Research Record. 1 indexed citations
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Findley, W. N. & James S. Lai. (1967). A Modified Superposition Principle Applied to Creep of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Material Under Abrupt Changes in State of Combined Stress. Transactions of the Society of Rheology. 11(3). 361–380. 84 indexed citations

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