W. G. Holtz

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 822 citations indexed

About

W. G. Holtz is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, W. G. Holtz has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 822 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 4 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 4 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in W. G. Holtz's work include Soil and Unsaturated Flow (11 papers), Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics (8 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (6 papers). W. G. Holtz is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Unsaturated Flow (11 papers), Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics (8 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (6 papers). W. G. Holtz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Egypt and Argentina. W. G. Holtz's co-authors include Harold J. Gibbs, Jack W. Hilf, Ralph B. Peck and Harmer Elmer Davis and has published in prestigious journals such as Géotechnique, Civil engineering and Journal of Geotechnical Engineering.

In The Last Decade

W. G. Holtz

19 papers receiving 686 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.

Engineering Properties of Expansive Clays

1956 423 citations W. G. Holtz, Harold J. Gibbs Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers profile →

Peers

W. G. Holtz

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R J Woodward United States

Harold J. Gibbs United States

Raymond Lundgren United States

C W Lovell United States

A. G. Altschaeffl United States

Adnan A. Basma Jordan

Laing Barden United Kingdom

D Croney United Kingdom

Frank C. Townsend United States

Sven Hansbo Sweden

R J Woodward United States

W. G. Holtz

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115 ×0.9

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96 ×0.8

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132 ×1.3

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87 ×1.0

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Countries citing papers authored by W. G. Holtz

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. G. Holtz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. G. Holtz

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Holtz, W. G.. (1985). Discussion of "Predicting Hydraulic Conductivity of Clay Liners". 111(12). 1457–1459. 3 indexed citations

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Holtz, W. G.. (1985). Discussion of “ Basic Properties of Sand and Gravel Filters ” by James L. Sherard, Lorn P. Dunnigan, and James R. Talbot (June, 1984). Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 111(12). 1467–1468. 1 indexed citations

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Holtz, W. G.. (1985). Discussion of “ Predicting Hydraulic Conductivity of Clay Liners ” by David E. Daniel (February, 1984). Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 111(12). 1457–1459. 15 indexed citations

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Holtz, W. G.. (1983). Compaction and Related Properties of Retorted Oil Shale. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 109(10). 1246–1258. 2 indexed citations

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Holtz, W. G.. (1983). The influence of vegetation on the swelling and shrinking of clays in the United States of America. Géotechnique. 33(2). 159–163. 26 indexed citations

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Holtz, W. G.. (1980). Public Awareness of Homes Built on Shrink-Swell Soils. 617–638. 2 indexed citations

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Holtz, W. G. & Harold J. Gibbs. (1979). Discussion of “SPT and Relative Density in Coarse Sand”. Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division. 105(3). 439–441. 8 indexed citations

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Holtz, W. G., et al.. (1976). THE USE OF COMPACTED SOIL-CEMENT IN WATER CONTROL STRUCTURES. 3 indexed citations

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Holtz, W. G., et al.. (1973). EXPANSIVE SOILS- THE HIDDEN DISASTER. Civil engineering. 43(8). 180 indexed citations

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Holtz, W. G., et al.. (1969). Discussion of “Settlement of Spread Footings on Sand”. Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division. 95(3). 900–916. 17 indexed citations

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Holtz, W. G., et al.. (1965). COMPARISON OF EXPANSIVE CLAYS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. 1 indexed citations

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Holtz, W. G. & Harold J. Gibbs. (1962). Discussion of “Prediction of Swelling Potential for Compacted Clays”. Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division. 88(4). 207–209. 1 indexed citations

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Holtz, W. G., et al.. (1962). Soil-Cement as Slope Protection for Earth Dams. Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division. 88(6). 107–134. 8 indexed citations

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Holtz, W. G.. (1960). Discussion of Testing Equipment, Techniques and Errors. 997–1002.

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Gibbs, Harold J., et al.. (1960). Shear Strength of Cohesive Soils. 33–162. 20 indexed citations

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Holtz, W. G. & Harold J. Gibbs. (1956). Closure to “Engineering Properties of Expansive Clays”. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 121(1). 676–677. 3 indexed citations

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Holtz, W. G. & Harold J. Gibbs. (1956). Engineering Properties of Expansive Clays. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 121(1). 641–663. 423 indexed citations breakdown →

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Holtz, W. G. & Harold J. Gibbs. (1956). Triaxial Shear Tests on Pervious Gravelly Soils. Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division. 82(1). 95 indexed citations

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Holtz, W. G., et al.. (1953). Control of Embankment Material by Laboratory Testing. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. 118(1). 1–25. 5 indexed citations

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Davis, Harmer Elmer, et al.. (1951). Triaxial Testing of Soils and Bitminous Mixtures. 2 indexed citations

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