Matthew A. Perras

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Matthew A. Perras is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew A. Perras has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 32 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 16 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Matthew A. Perras's work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (39 papers), Tunneling and Rock Mechanics (19 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (16 papers). Matthew A. Perras is often cited by papers focused on Rock Mechanics and Modeling (39 papers), Tunneling and Rock Mechanics (19 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (16 papers). Matthew A. Perras collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Matthew A. Perras's co-authors include Mark S. Diederichs, Daniel Vogler, Usman T. Khan, Chrysothemis Paraskevopoulou, Simon Loew, Stuart D.C. Walsh, Mark Jensen, Florian Amann, Gabriel Walton and Matthew Lato and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Construction and Building Materials and International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Matthew A. Perras

49 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

A Review of the Tensile Strength of Rock: Concepts and Testing

2014 385 citations Matthew A. Perras, Mark S. Diederichs Geotechnical and Geological Engineering profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matthew A. Perras Canada	13	796	509	338	276	248	57	1.1k
Qifeng Guo China	18	918 1.2×	404 0.8×	354 1.0×	357 1.3×	193 0.8×	79	1.2k
Xin Tan China	20	696 0.9×	576 1.1×	267 0.8×	360 1.3×	167 0.7×	53	1.1k
Rassoul Ajalloeian Iran	19	668 0.8×	732 1.4×	316 0.9×	207 0.8×	213 0.9×	58	1.2k
Kittitep Fuenkajorn Thailand	17	828 1.0×	525 1.0×	318 0.9×	403 1.5×	173 0.7×	62	1.1k
Shengjun Miao China	18	807 1.0×	390 0.8×	302 0.9×	315 1.1×	144 0.6×	67	1.0k
Kui Zhao China	20	1.0k 1.3×	433 0.9×	562 1.7×	353 1.3×	225 0.9×	75	1.3k
Yongtao Gao China	21	803 1.0×	573 1.1×	284 0.8×	377 1.4×	194 0.8×	83	1.2k
Kikuo Matsui Japan	16	857 1.1×	491 1.0×	326 1.0×	203 0.7×	221 0.9×	105	1.2k
Tang Chun-an China	12	955 1.2×	386 0.8×	410 1.2×	354 1.3×	261 1.1×	59	1.1k
Xiaozhao Li China	16	638 0.8×	322 0.6×	209 0.6×	283 1.0×	193 0.8×	80	835

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Pérez–Rey, Ignacio, Thomas Frühwirt, Heinz Konietzky, et al.. (2024). Assessment of Direct Tensile Strength Tests in Rock Through a Multi-laboratory Benchmark Experiment. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 57(5). 3617–3634. 2 indexed citations

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Perras, Matthew A., et al.. (2024). Predicting Excavation-Induced Damage Depth Through MLP. 1 indexed citations

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Rinaldi, Antonio Pio, Linus Villiger, Alexis Shakas, et al.. (2024). Progressive Excavation Disturbance Zone Evolution During and Post Mine-By Tunneling (PRECODE) – Insight into a New Underground Research Laboratory for Crystalline Rocks in the BedrettoLab. Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 1 indexed citations

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Perras, Matthew A., et al.. (2024). Intact Rock Properties of the Rotondo Granite for the PRECODE Project in the BedrettoLab. 1 indexed citations

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Paraskevopoulou, Chrysothemis, et al.. (2024). Assessing Long-Term Excavation Damage in Switzerland’s Bedretto Adit: A Field Investigation in the Northern Section. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 42(5). 3401–3419. 5 indexed citations

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Jadidi, Mojgan, et al.. (2024). TEACHING EARTH SYSTEMS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM: DEVELOPING A MIXED REALITY (XR) SANDBOX. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education).

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Basit, Abdul, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the Effects of Climate Change on Spring Load Restrictions across Ontario, Canada. Journal of Cold Regions Engineering. 38(3).

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Bickel, Susanne, et al.. (2023). Monitoring and Modelling the Thermally Assisted Deformation of a Rock Column Above Tomb KV42 in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 56(11). 8255–8288. 4 indexed citations

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Leith, Kerry, et al.. (2022). Effect of Ambient Humidity on the Elasticity and Deformation of Unweathered Granite. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 127(11). 6 indexed citations

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Leith, Kerry, et al.. (2021). Digital image correlation–based analysis of hygroscopic expansion in Herrnholz granite. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 146. 104859–104859. 15 indexed citations

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Sharma, Pushpendra Kumar, et al.. (2020). Influence of Thermo-Mechanical Loading on Cutoff Seals for Underground Nuclear Waste Repositories.

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Leith, Kerry, et al.. (2019). A New Laboratory to Undertake Climatically Controlled Static Loading and Constant Strain Tests: Design and Preliminary Results. 53rd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. 2 indexed citations

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Amann, Florian, et al.. (2015). Assessment of Geomechanical Properties, Maximum Depth below Ground Surface and EDZ Impact on Long Term Safety. 33(460). 2 indexed citations

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Langford, John & Matthew A. Perras. (2014). Obtaining Reliable Estimates of Intact Tensile Strength. 7 indexed citations

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Ghazvinian, Ehsan, et al.. (2013). The Effect of Anisotropy on Crack Damage Thresholds in Brittle Rocks. 7 indexed citations

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Perras, Matthew A., et al.. (2013). Queenston Formation: Tunnel Back Analysis and Forward Shaft Prediction. 1 indexed citations

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Perras, Matthew A., Diederichs, & Florian Amann. (2012). Fracture Initiation And Propagation In the Quintner Limestone. 2 indexed citations

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Ghazvinian, Ehsan, et al.. (2012). Formalized Approaches to Defining Damage Thresholds In Brittle Rock:Granite And Limestone. 9 indexed citations

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Perras, Matthew A., et al.. (2012). Numerical Delineation of the Excavation Damage Zones: From Rock Properties to Statistical Distribution of the Dimensions. 6 indexed citations

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Perras, Matthew A., et al.. (2010). A review of excavation damage zones in sedimentary rocks with emphasis on numerical modelling for EDZ definition. 742–750. 6 indexed citations

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