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Amir Polak

Pennsylvania State University

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Amir Polak

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Pennsylvania State UniversityTechnion – Israel Institute of TechnologyHebrew University of JerusalemThe University of Western Australia
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Amir Polak is an author at Pennsylvania State University specializing in engineering, geomechanics, and mechanics of materials.

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11

Publications

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Citations

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Evolution of permeability in a natural fracture: Significant role of pressure solution

Hideaki Yasuhara, Derek Elsworth, Amir Polak

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

2004

199

A mechanistic model for compaction of granular aggregates moderated by pressure solution

Hideaki Yasuhara, Derek Elsworth, Amir Polak

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

2003

156

Spontaneous switching of permeability changes in a limestone fracture with net dissolution

Amir Polak, Derek Elsworth, Jishan Liu,

Water Resources Research

2004

136

Chemical diffusion between a fracture and the surrounding matrix: Measurement by computed tomography and modeling

Amir Polak, A. S. Grader, Rony Wallach,

Water Resources Research

2003

63

Performance of polymer-coated urea in transplanted rice: effect of mixing ratio and water input on nitrogen use efficiency

Mukund D. Patil, Bhabani S. Das, Eran Barak,

Paddy and Water Environment

2010

50

The geochemistry of groundwater resources in the Jordan Valley: The impact of the Rift Valley brines

Efrat Farber, Avner Vengosh, Ittai Gavrieli,

Applied Geochemistry

2006

35

Matrix diffusion in northern Negev fractured chalk and its correlation to porosity

Amir Polak, Ronit Nativ, Rony Wallach

Journal of Hydrology

2002

32

Tracer diffusion from a horizontal fracture into the surrounding matrix: measurement by computed tomography

Amir Polak, A. S. Grader, Rony Wallach,

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

2003

31

Analysis of soil moisture variations in an irrigated orchard root zone

Amir Polak, Rony Wallach

Plant and Soil

2001

29

Spontaneous Switching between Permeability Enhancement and Degradation in Fractures in Carbonate: Lumped Parameter Representation of Mechanically- and Chemically-Mediated Dissolution

Hideaki Yasuhara, Derek Elsworth, Amir Polak,

Transport in Porous Media

2006

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