R. Karl Zipf

701 total citations
41 papers, 479 citations indexed

About

R. Karl Zipf is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Karl Zipf has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 479 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 13 papers in Ocean Engineering and 12 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. Karl Zipf's work include Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering (11 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (10 papers) and Combustion and Detonation Processes (9 papers). R. Karl Zipf is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering (11 papers), Rock Mechanics and Modeling (10 papers) and Combustion and Detonation Processes (9 papers). R. Karl Zipf collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. R. Karl Zipf's co-authors include Vadim N. Gamezo, Z.T. Bieniawski, Elaine S. Oran, Christopher Mark, David A. Kessler, Khaled Mohamed, Michael J. Sapko, Eric S. Weiss, E. S. Oran and Selena Billington and has published in prestigious journals such as Combustion and Flame, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts.

In The Last Decade

R. Karl Zipf

38 papers receiving 437 citations

Peers

R. Karl Zipf
Michael J. Sapko United States
R. Klemens Poland
T. A. Rose United Kingdom
Michael J. Sapko United States
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brune, Jürgen F., et al.. (2015). A Critical Look at Longwall Bleeder Ventilation. 1 indexed citations
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Brune, Jürgen F., et al.. (2015). Gob Ventilation Boreholes Design Optimization for Longwall Coal Mining. 1 indexed citations
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Oran, Elaine S., Vadim N. Gamezo, & R. Karl Zipf. (2014). Large-Scale Experiments and Absolute Detonability of Methane/Air Mixtures. Combustion Science and Technology. 187(1-2). 324–341. 31 indexed citations
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Zipf, R. Karl, Vadim N. Gamezo, Khaled Mohamed, Elaine S. Oran, & David A. Kessler. (2014). Deflagration-to-detonation transition in natural gas–air mixtures. Combustion and Flame. 161(8). 2165–2176. 40 indexed citations
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Zipf, R. Karl, et al.. (2014). Tube bundle system studies at Signal Peak Energy Bull Mountains #1 Mine.. PubMed. 334. 489–497. 1 indexed citations
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Zipf, R. Karl, et al.. (2009). Design and Analysis of a New Method to Test Mine Seals. 4 indexed citations
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Sapko, Michael J., et al.. (2009). Passive Mine Blast Attenuators Constructed of Rock Rubble for Protecting Ventilation Seals. 1 indexed citations
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Zipf, R. Karl & Christopher Mark. (2007). Ground control for highwall mining. 112(9). 24–29. 2 indexed citations
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Zipf, R. Karl. (2006). Numerical Modeling Procedures For Practical Coal Mine Design. 25 indexed citations
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Zipf, R. Karl, et al.. (2004). Analysis Of Practical Ground Control Issues In Highwall Mining. 7 indexed citations
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Zipf, R. Karl & P. L. Swanson. (1999). Description of a large catastrophic failure in a southwestern Wyoming Trona Mine. 4 indexed citations
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Zipf, R. Karl. (1999). Using a Postfailure Stability Criterion in Pillar Design. 7 indexed citations
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Billington, Selena, et al.. (1997). Seismological and energy balance constraints on the mechanism of a catastrophic bump in the Book Cliffs coal mining district, Utah, U.S.A.. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 34(1). 27–43. 22 indexed citations
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Zipf, R. Karl. (1993). Stress Analysis in Coal Mines with MULSIM/NL.
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Zipf, R. Karl. (1992). MULSIM/NL application and practitioner's manual. International Conference on Multimedia Information Networking and Security. 9322. 7 indexed citations
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Zipf, R. Karl. (1992). MULSIM/NL Theoretical and Programmer's Manual. 6 indexed citations
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Zipf, R. Karl & Z.T. Bieniawski. (1990). Mixed-mode fracture toughness testing of coal. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts. 27(6). 479–493. 32 indexed citations
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Zipf, R. Karl & Z.T. Bieniawski. (1989). A fundamental study of respirable dust generation in coal. Mining Science and Technology. 9(1). 87–99. 6 indexed citations
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Zipf, R. Karl & Z.T. Bieniawski. (1988). Estimating the crush zone size under a cutting tool in coal. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 6(4). 279–295. 6 indexed citations
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Zipf, R. Karl & Z.T. Bieniawski. (1986). Mixed Mode Testing for Fracture Toughness of Coal Based on Critical-Energy-Density. 9 indexed citations

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