Shear Strength

Shear Strength is the mechanical property of soil that denotes its maximum resistance to shearing (tangential) stress along a potential failure plane before failure occurs, typically expressed as a function of normal effective stress, cohesion, and internal friction.

17.6K

Publications

945.5K

Citations

33.5K

Authors

4.9K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

5.9K

Parents

Soil Mechanics

Children

Anisotropy In Shear StrengthApparent CohesionBackfill Shear ResistanceClay Shear StrengthCohesionCritical State Shear StrengthCyclic Shear StrengthDensity Effects On Shear StrengthDirect Shear TestingDrained Shear Strength

Publications

17.6K

A General Theory of Strength for Anisotropic Materials

Stephen W. Tsai, Edward M. Wu · Journal of Composite Materials · 1971 · 3.3K citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

The shear strength of rock joints in theory and practice

Nick Barton, Vishnu D. Choubey · Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering · 1977 · 2.9K citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Materials Engineering +14

The Modified Compression-Field Theory for Reinforced Concrete Elements Subjected to Shear

Frank J. Vecchio, Michael P. Collins · ACI Journal Proceedings · 1986 · 2.9K citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Materials Engineering +12

Experiments on a gravity-free dispersion of large solid spheres in a Newtonian fluid under shear

R. A. Bagnold · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1954 · 2.7K citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Fluid Dynamics +16

The strength and dilatancy of sands

M. D. Bolton · Géotechnique · 1986 · 2.7K citations

Engineering, Earth Sciences, Soil Sciences +17

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Authors

33.5K

MR
Mark Randolph
The University of Western Australia, Australia
65 publications · 5.6K citations
39
h-index
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Fumio Tatsuoka
The University of Tokyo, Japan
60 publications · 5K citations
36
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NC
Nilo César Consoli
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
46 publications · 4.1K citations
33
h-index
PV
Poul V. Lade
University of California, Los Angeles, United States
40 publications · 4.9K citations
30
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AM
Aurelio Muttoni
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
38 publications · 3.3K citations
27
h-index

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Institutions

4.9K

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Venues

Géotechnique
612 publications · 69.3K citations
136
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
619 publications · 50.2K citations
116
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Canadian Geotechnical Journal
583 publications · 45.9K citations
107
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Construction and Building Materials
507 publications · 30.7K citations
91
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ACI Structural Journal
364 publications · 23.1K citations
82
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