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Geomechanics

Geomechanics is the academic discipline within earth sciences that studies the mechanical behavior of geological materials and formations, particularly in unconventional reservoirs, by analyzing stress, strain, deformation, and failure processes under natural and induced conditions.

12.9K

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733.2K

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26.4K

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4.1K

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12.9K

Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

Allen W. Hatheway · Environmental and Engineering Geoscience · 1997 · 3.8K citations

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Geotechnical earthquake engineering

Choice Reviews Online · 2008 · 3.1K citations

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Modeling of rock friction: 1. Experimental results and constitutive equations

James H. Dieterich · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1979 · 3K citations

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Propagating extrusion tectonics in Asia: New insights from simple experiments with plasticine

P. Tapponnier, G. Peltzer, A. Y. Le Dain et al. · Geology · 1982 · 2.9K citations

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Effects of Earthquakes on Dams and Embankments

N. M. Newmark · Géotechnique · 1965 · 2.7K citations

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Authors

26.4K

  1. JR
    Jonny Rutqvist

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States

    43 publications · 4.5K citations

    32

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  2. LL
    Lyesse Laloui

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

    46 publications · 4.5K citations

    31

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  3. CM
    Chris Marone

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    35 publications · 3.9K citations

    30

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  4. JH
    Jie Han

    University of Kansas, United States

    48 publications · 3.1K citations

    28

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  5. BI
    Buddhima Indraratna

    University of Wollongong, Australia

    42 publications · 3K citations

    27

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Institutions

4.1K

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    81 h-index

    1K publications

    56.3K citations

  2. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    61 h-index

    211 publications

    18.9K citations

  3. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    56 h-index

    338 publications

    24.7K citations

  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    55 h-index

    208 publications

    23.9K citations

  5. GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

    Potsdam, Germany

    51 h-index

    303 publications

    20.7K citations

  6. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    49 h-index

    167 publications

    14.6K citations

  7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    49 h-index

    133 publications

    14.9K citations

  8. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    48 h-index

    165 publications

    13.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 426 publications · 58.5K citations

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  2. Géotechnique

    287 publications · 29.9K citations

    90

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  3. Geotextiles and Geomembranes

    392 publications · 21.4K citations

    82

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  4. Tectonophysics

    307 publications · 17.5K citations

    71

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  5. Engineering Geology

    247 publications · 16.1K citations

    70

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