Robert C. Bachus

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 990 citations indexed

About

Robert C. Bachus is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert C. Bachus has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 990 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 7 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and 6 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert C. Bachus's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (13 papers), Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics (8 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (7 papers). Robert C. Bachus is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (13 papers), Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics (8 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis (7 papers). Robert C. Bachus collaborates with scholars based in United States, Saudi Arabia and Australia. Robert C. Bachus's co-authors include Nicholas Sitar, G. Wayne Clough, J. Carlos Santamarina, Luis Alberto Torres-Cruz, J.P. Giroud, R D Barksdale, Rudolph Bonaparte, Paul W. Mayne, Guillermo A. Narsilio and Beth A. Gross and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering and Geotextiles and Geomembranes.

In The Last Decade

Robert C. Bachus

25 papers receiving 896 citations

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Cemented Sands under Static Loading

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert C. Bachus United States	15	886	196	126	112	72	27	990
V. Choa Singapore	20	1.2k 1.4×	220 1.1×	225 1.8×	134 1.2×	48 0.7×	44	1.4k
‪Fernando Schnaid Brazil	21	1.5k 1.6×	232 1.2×	86 0.7×	144 1.3×	76 1.1×	85	1.7k
Takeshi KAMEI Japan	16	958 1.1×	190 1.0×	113 0.9×	67 0.6×	80 1.1×	88	1.2k
Mihai Popescu Romania	7	536 0.6×	138 0.7×	57 0.5×	68 0.6×	38 0.5×	24	726
Mosleh A. Al‐Shamrani Saudi Arabia	21	842 1.0×	208 1.1×	149 1.2×	56 0.5×	154 2.1×	78	1.0k
Toshifumi Mukunoki Japan	14	570 0.6×	159 0.8×	196 1.6×	112 1.0×	78 1.1×	72	793
Martin D. Liu Australia	19	1.3k 1.5×	200 1.0×	96 0.8×	109 1.0×	109 1.5×	36	1.4k
Xia Bian China	21	898 1.0×	122 0.6×	153 1.2×	106 0.9×	131 1.8×	53	1.1k
Marolo Alfaro Canada	24	1.4k 1.5×	428 2.2×	195 1.5×	106 0.9×	49 0.7×	71	1.6k
Kamil Kayabalı Türkiye	17	590 0.7×	61 0.3×	127 1.0×	158 1.4×	48 0.7×	55	820

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Rix, Glenn J., et al.. (2019). Manual on Subsurface Investigations. Transportation Research Board eBooks. 31 indexed citations

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Santamarina, J. Carlos, Luis Alberto Torres-Cruz, & Robert C. Bachus. (2019). Why coal ash and tailings dam disasters occur. Science. 364(6440). 526–528. 166 indexed citations

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Bachus, Robert C., Marco Terzariol, César Pastén, et al.. (2019). Characterization and Engineering Properties of Dry and Ponded Class-F Fly Ash. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 145(3). 27 indexed citations

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Bachus, Robert C., et al.. (2015). UCIMS: Advances in geotechnical construction and performance monitoring. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 7(2). 207–212. 9 indexed citations

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Bachus, Robert C., et al.. (2012). Assessment of a Building Settlement and the Litigation Process—A Case Study. 1318–1327. 4 indexed citations

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Bachus, Robert C. & Leslie Griffin. (2010). A Perspective on Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls: Pushing the Limits or Pulling Us Down?. 429–441. 2 indexed citations

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Narsilio, Guillermo A., et al.. (2009). Blast Densification: Multi-Instrumented Case History. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 135(6). 723–734. 24 indexed citations

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Bachus, Robert C., et al.. (2008). Geotechnical Issues for Closure of Ammonia Soda Ash Waste Ponds. 1977. 594–615. 1 indexed citations

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Bachus, Robert C., et al.. (2006). Development of a Settlement Profiling System to Assess MSW Compression Characteristics. 1–6. 3 indexed citations

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Bachus, Robert C., et al.. (2002). GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING CIRCULAR NO. 5: EVALUATION OF SOIL AND ROCK PROPERTIES. Rosa P: A digital library for transportation research (United States Department of Transportation). 23 indexed citations

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Bachus, Robert C., et al.. (1999). GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING CIRCULAR NO. 4: GROUND ANCHORS AND ANCHORED SYSTEMS. 42(4). 319–27. 34 indexed citations

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Bachus, Robert C., et al.. (1999). Ground anchors and anchored systems. 39 indexed citations

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Swan, Robert H., et al.. (1998). DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOCOLS FOR CONFINED EXTENSION/CREEP TESTING OF GEOSYNTHETICS FOR HIGHWAY APPLICATIONS. 6 indexed citations

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Giroud, J.P., et al.. (1993). Hyperbolic expression for soil-geosynthetic or geosynthetic-geosynthetic interface shear strength. Geotextiles and Geomembranes. 12(3). 275–286. 33 indexed citations

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Giroud, J.P., et al.. (1992). Geotextile filter design guide. Geotextiles and Geomembranes. 11(4-6). 355–370. 58 indexed citations

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Swan, Robert H., et al.. (1991). Effect of soil compaction conditions on geomembrane-soil interface strength. Geotextiles and Geomembranes. 10(5-6). 523–529. 9 indexed citations

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Bachus, Robert C. & R D Barksdale. (1989). Design Methodology for Foundations on Stone Columns. 244–257. 3 indexed citations

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Barksdale, R D & Robert C. Bachus. (1983). Design and Construction of Stone Columns Volume II, Appendixes. 10 indexed citations

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Barksdale, R D & Robert C. Bachus. (1983). DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF STONE COLUMNS VOLUME I. 22 indexed citations

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Sitar, Nicholas, G. Wayne Clough, & Robert C. Bachus. (1980). Behavior of weakly cemented soil slopes under static and seismic loading conditions. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 30 indexed citations

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