William D. Kovacs

1.9k total citations
15 papers, 271 citations indexed

About

William D. Kovacs is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, William D. Kovacs has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 271 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 2 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 2 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in William D. Kovacs's work include Soil and Unsaturated Flow (4 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (4 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (3 papers). William D. Kovacs is often cited by papers focused on Soil and Unsaturated Flow (4 papers), Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization (4 papers) and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures (3 papers). William D. Kovacs collaborates with scholars based in United States and South Korea. William D. Kovacs's co-authors include Tamami Kusuda, H. Bolton Seed, C W Lovell, Ronald A. Siegel, Izzat M. Idriss, Clarence K. Chan, Frank Rausche and George G. Goble and has published in prestigious journals such as Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Journal of Transportation Engineering and Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World.

In The Last Decade

William D. Kovacs

15 papers receiving 221 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William D. Kovacs United States	8	225	60	43	41	36	15	271
Hans F. Winterkorn United States	8	103 0.5×	48 0.8×	37 0.9×	15 0.4×	16 0.4×	23	170
J. H. A. Crooks United Kingdom	7	399 1.8×	16 0.3×	13 0.3×	84 2.0×	83 2.3×	14	475
A. Desideri Italy	8	264 1.2×	61 1.0×	47 1.1×	36 0.9×	89 2.5×	8	297
R. C. Joshi Canada	8	354 1.6×	9 0.1×	33 0.8×	29 0.7×	71 2.0×	16	413
Jean‐Pol Radu Belgium	10	216 1.0×	31 0.5×	21 0.5×	12 0.3×	56 1.6×	28	336
Kanta Ohishi Japan	5	400 1.8×	66 1.1×	53 1.2×	43 1.0×	113 3.1×	9	438
Vito Nicola Ghionna Italy	15	797 3.5×	17 0.3×	17 0.4×	87 2.1×	123 3.4×	34	836
Erich Pimentel Switzerland	8	177 0.8×	27 0.5×	243 5.7×	103 2.5×	117 3.3×	21	395
Otto J. Zobel	3	92 0.4×	190 3.2×	57 1.3×	10 0.2×	6 0.2×	3	223
Alfred C. Ingersoll United States	3	94 0.4×	188 3.1×	57 1.3×	10 0.2×	7 0.2×	8	236

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15 of 15 papers shown

Kovacs, William D.. (1994). Effects of SPT Equipment and Procedures on the Design of Shallow Foundations on Sand. 1(40). 121–131. 4 indexed citations

Kovacs, William D., et al.. (1994). Comparison of Predicted and Measured Settlement of a Test Embankment Over Soft Soil. 1164–1175. 2 indexed citations

Kovacs, William D., et al.. (1994). Seasonal Variation of Resilient Modulus of Subgrade Soils. Journal of Transportation Engineering. 120(4). 603–616. 55 indexed citations

Kovacs, William D.. (1993). Engineering Practice Adopt a University. Civil engineering. 63(6). 6. 2 indexed citations

Kovacs, William D., et al.. (1984). Thermal Resistivity of Soils. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 110(3). 375–389. 53 indexed citations

Kovacs, William D., et al.. (1984). Closure to “ SPT Hammer Energy Measurement ” by William D. Kovacs and Lawrence A. Salomone (April, 1982). Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 110(4). 562–564. 2 indexed citations

Kovacs, William D., et al.. (1984). Thermal Performance of Fine‐Grained Soils. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 110(3). 359–374. 42 indexed citations

Kovacs, William D., et al.. (1982). SPT Hammer Energy Measurement. Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division. 108(4). 599–620. 39 indexed citations

Kovacs, William D., et al.. (1982). Preliminary microzonation of the Memphis, Tennessee, area. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 72(3). 1011–1024. 3 indexed citations

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Siegel, Ronald A., William D. Kovacs, & C W Lovell. (1981). Random Surface Generation in Stability Analysis. Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division. 107(7). 996–1002. 20 indexed citations

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Kovacs, William D., et al.. (1980). The microzonation of the Memphis, Tennessee area. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 2 indexed citations

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Kovacs, William D.. (1979). Velocity Measurement of Free-Fall SPT Hammer. Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division. 105(1). 1–10. 9 indexed citations

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Goble, George G., William D. Kovacs, & Frank Rausche. (1973). Field Demonstration: Response of Instrumented Piles to Driving and Load Testing. 3. 3 indexed citations

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Kovacs, William D., H. Bolton Seed, & Izzat M. Idriss. (1971). Studies of Seismic Response of Clay Banks. Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division. 97(2). 441–455. 18 indexed citations

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Kovacs, William D., H. Bolton Seed, & Clarence K. Chan. (1971). Dynamic Moduli and Damping Ratios for a Soft Clay. Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division. 97(1). 59–75. 17 indexed citations

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