L.G. Tham

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
118 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

L.G. Tham is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, L.G. Tham has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 59 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 34 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in L.G. Tham's work include Landslides and related hazards (34 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (25 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (22 papers). L.G. Tham is often cited by papers focused on Landslides and related hazards (34 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (25 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (22 papers). L.G. Tham collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. L.G. Tham's co-authors include F.C. Dai, Z.Q. Yue, Yu‐Man Tsui, C.A. Tang, Xin Yao, Y.K. Cheung, Chun’an Tang, Y.K. Cheung, F.T.K. Au and C. F. Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Waste Management, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering and Resources Conservation and Recycling.

In The Last Decade

L.G. Tham

116 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

Landslide susceptibility mapping based on Support Vector Machine: A case study on natural slopes of Hong Kong, China

2008 506 citations L.G. Tham, F.C. Dai et al. profile →
Numerical studies of the influence of microstructure on rock failure in uniaxial compression — Part I: effect of heterogeneity

2000 473 citations L.G. Tham et al. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
L.G. Tham Hong Kong	40	3.1k	2.6k	2.3k	1.1k	1.1k	118	5.7k
K.T. Chau Hong Kong	35	2.4k 0.8×	3.6k 1.4×	2.0k 0.9×	522 0.5×	624 0.6×	143	5.3k
Chuangbing Zhou China	59	6.5k 2.1×	3.5k 1.3×	4.0k 1.8×	921 0.8×	4.1k 3.9×	205	9.8k
Hong‐Hu Zhu China	44	3.6k 1.2×	608 0.2×	1.6k 0.7×	573 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	251	5.7k
Shaojun Li China	46	2.3k 0.7×	3.8k 1.4×	3.0k 1.3×	678 0.6×	1.5k 1.4×	182	7.3k
Weiya Xu China	34	2.2k 0.7×	2.3k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	497 0.5×	952 0.9×	179	4.3k
Marco Barla Italy	41	2.4k 0.8×	2.3k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	462 0.4×	1.7k 1.6×	220	4.5k
Rajesh Singh India	33	1.6k 0.5×	2.4k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	920 0.8×	931 0.9×	97	3.8k
Yujing Jiang China	52	4.5k 1.4×	5.7k 2.2×	2.0k 0.9×	2.3k 2.1×	1.9k 1.8×	390	9.0k
Wei Wu Austria	48	4.3k 1.4×	1.6k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	620 0.6×	896 0.9×	281	7.3k
C. Derek Martin Canada	50	4.4k 1.4×	8.4k 3.2×	4.9k 2.2×	1.1k 1.0×	2.3k 2.2×	164	11.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zhou, Yang, L.G. Tham, Ling Xu, & F.C. Dai. (2013). Site Investigation of a Loess Slope for a Field Irrigation Test. Applied Mechanics and Materials. 275-277. 359–362. 2 indexed citations

Tham, L.G., et al.. (2007). Three-dimensional stability evaluation of a preexisting landslide with multiple sliding directions by the strength-reduction technique. Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 44(3). 343–354. 21 indexed citations

Yeung, Albert T., et al.. (2006). Use of inert C&D materials for seawall foundation: Quality control measures. Waste Management. 27(6). 768–777. 2 indexed citations

Tham, L.G., et al.. (2006). Confinement effects for damage and failure of brittle rocks. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 43(8). 1262–1269. 30 indexed citations

Zheng, Hong, L.G. Tham, & Defu Liu. (2006). On two definitions of the factor of safety commonly used in the finite element slope stability analysis. Computers and Geotechnics. 33(3). 188–195. 110 indexed citations

Zheng, Hong, et al.. (2005). Displacement-controlled method and its applications to material non-linearity. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 29(3). 209–226. 18 indexed citations

Zheng, Hongxing, et al.. (2005). A new variational inequality formulation for seepage problems with free surfaces. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. 26(3). 396–406. 2 indexed citations

Liu, Bo, Z.Q. Yue, & L.G. Tham. (2004). Analytical design method for a truss-bolt system for reinforcement of fractured coal mine roofs—illustrated with a case study. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 42(2). 195–218. 28 indexed citations

Su, Cheng, Dong Han, F.T.K. Au, et al.. (2003). Wind-induced vibration analysis of the Hong Kong Ting Kau Bridge. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings. 156(3). 263–272. 1 indexed citations

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Chen, Youliang, et al.. (2002). A criterion for crack initiation and propagation of intact rocks under creep condition. Journal of Shanghai University (English Edition). 6(1). 24–35.

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Au, F.T.K., et al.. (2002). Design thermal loading for composite bridges in tropical region. Steel and Composite Structures. 2(6). 441–460. 11 indexed citations

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Tang, Chun’an, et al.. (2002). Coupled analysis of flow, stress and damage (FSD) in rock failure. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 39(4). 477–489. 317 indexed citations

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Zhang, Meiying, et al.. (2000). FRACTAL PROPERTIES OF CRACK IN ROCK AND MECHANISM OF ROCK-BURST. Chinese journal of rock mechanics and engineering. 19(1). 12 indexed citations

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Tham, L.G., Jiang Qian, & Y.K. Cheung. (1998). Dynamic response of a group of flexible foundations to incident seismic waves. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 17(2). 127–137. 19 indexed citations

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Tham, L.G., et al.. (1996). Analysis of the transient response of vertically loaded single piles by time-domain BEM. Computers and Geotechnics. 19(2). 117–136. 8 indexed citations

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Cheung, Y.K., et al.. (1993). Vertical response of single piles: transient analysis by time-domain BEM. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 12(1). 37–49. 6 indexed citations

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Tham, L.G., et al.. (1992). Transient elastodynamic analysis by time domain bem in cylindrical coordinates. Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics. 21(12). 1071–1089. 4 indexed citations

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Tham, L.G., et al.. (1990). Buckling analysis of arbitrarily shaped plates by spline finite strip method. Computers & Structures. 36(4). 729–735. 39 indexed citations

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Cheung, Y.K., et al.. (1989). Free vibration analysis of singly curved shell by spline finite strip method. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 128(3). 411–422. 51 indexed citations

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Tham, L.G., et al.. (1986). Bending of skew plates by spline-finite-strip method. Computers & Structures. 22(1). 31–38. 28 indexed citations

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