S. Valliappan

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
101 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

S. Valliappan is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Valliappan has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 46 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 15 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in S. Valliappan's work include Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (35 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (23 papers) and Dam Engineering and Safety (14 papers). S. Valliappan is often cited by papers focused on Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (35 papers), Numerical methods in engineering (23 papers) and Dam Engineering and Safety (14 papers). S. Valliappan collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Singapore. S. Valliappan's co-authors include Chongbin Zhao, Nasser Khalili, O. C. Zienkiewicz, Ian P. King, Wohua Zhang, V. Murti, Mohammadreza Yazdchi, Tuan D. Pham, N L Svensson and R. Darren Wood and has published in prestigious journals such as Water Resources Research, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering and Journal of Biomechanics.

In The Last Decade

S. Valliappan

100 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Elasto‐plastic solutions of engineering problems ‘initial stress’, finite element approach

1969 402 citations S. Valliappan et al. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering profile →

Peers

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Stein Sture United States

Jamshid Ghaboussi United States

George D. Manolis Greece

Muneo Hori Japan

C. S. Desai United States

Nenad Bičanić United Kingdom

Ronald Y. S. Pak United States

S. Nemat-Nasser United States

Feng Jin China

Bernardino Chiaia Italy

Stein Sture United States

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3.2k ×2.0

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1.2k ×0.8

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414 ×0.7

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197 ×0.5

OE

596 ×2.0

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Countries citing papers authored by S. Valliappan

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by S. Valliappan

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. Valliappan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of S. Valliappan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of S. Valliappan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with S. Valliappan. S. Valliappan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Khalili, Nasser, et al.. (2010). 9th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 4th Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 10. 11001–11001. 18 indexed citations

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Valliappan, S., et al.. (2004). NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF SMART STRUCTURES WITH UNCERTAINTIES. International Journal of Computational Methods. 1(2). 227–239. 1 indexed citations

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Valliappan, S., et al.. (2001). Review of seismic vibration control using 'smart materials'. STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS. 11(6). 617–636. 13 indexed citations

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Yazdchi, Mohammadreza, Nasser Khalili, & S. Valliappan. (1999). Non-linear seismic behaviour of concrete gravity dams using coupled finite element?boundary element technique. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 44(1). 101–130. 54 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wohua & S. Valliappan. (1998). Continuum Damage Mechanics Theory and Application-Part II: Application. International Journal of Damage Mechanics. 7(3). 274–297. 13 indexed citations

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Khalili, Nasser & S. Valliappan. (1996). Unified theory of flow and deformantion in double porous media. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids. 15(2). 321–336. 71 indexed citations

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Valliappan, S. & Wohua Zhang. (1996). NUMERICAL MODELLING OF METHANE GAS MIGRATION IN DRY COAL SEAMS. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 20(8). 571–593. 1 indexed citations

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Valliappan, S., et al.. (1993). Computational mechanics : from concepts to computations : proceedings of the Second Asian-Pacific Conference on Computational Mechanics/Sydney/N.S.W./Australia/3-6 August 1993. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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Zhao, Chongbin & S. Valliappan. (1993). Mapped transient infinite elements for heat transfer problems in infinite media. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 108(1-2). 119–131. 26 indexed citations

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Zhao, Chongbin, et al.. (1992). Mechanism of solid-water interaction problems during earthquakes. Computers & Structures. 43(3). 397–409. 2 indexed citations

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Murti, V., et al.. (1992). A transient finite element analysis of linear viscoelastic material model. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. 16(4). 265–294. 4 indexed citations

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Murti, V., et al.. (1991). Stress invariants in an orthotropic damage space. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 40(6). 985–990. 13 indexed citations

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Valliappan, S., et al.. (1991). Numerical simulation of dynamic soil-structure interaction problems. 2. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wohua & S. Valliappan. (1990). Analysis of random anisotropic damage mechanics problems of rock mass. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 23(2). 91–112. 23 indexed citations

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Valliappan, S., V. Murti, & Wohua Zhang. (1990). Finite element analysis of anisotropic damage mechanics problems. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 35(6). 1061–1071. 59 indexed citations

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Valliappan, S. & Kok Keng Ang. (1989). ? method of numerical integration. Computational Mechanics. 5(5). 321–336. 39 indexed citations

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Svensson, N L, et al.. (1980). Finite Element Analysis of a Simulated Total Hip Replacement. Engineering in Medicine. 9(3). 143–146. 4 indexed citations

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Valliappan, S., et al.. (1977). Dynamic Analysis of Embedded Footings. Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division. 103(2). 129–133. 1 indexed citations

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Valliappan, S., et al.. (1976). Non‐linear analysis for anisotropic materials. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 10(3). 597–606. 46 indexed citations

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Valliappan, S., et al.. (1974). Settlement analysis of piles in layered soil. 7(7). 2 indexed citations

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