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Delwyn G. Fredlund

Delwyn G. Fredlund

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
76
Citations
40746
World Ranking
683
National Ranking
27

Earth Science

D-Index
75
Citations
40480
World Ranking
690
National Ranking
29

Research.com Recognitions

  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

Delwyn G. Fredlund is affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. Their research primarily addresses topics within engineering and environmental science, with a focus on civil and structural engineering and environmental engineering subfields.

The scholar's contributions encompass a variety of subjects including soil and unsaturated flow, groundwater flow and contamination studies, geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics, landslides and related hazards, dam engineering and safety, soil moisture and remote sensing, and climate change and permafrost.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Geosciences
  • Indian Geotechnical Journal
  • Soils and Rocks
  • International Journal of Civil Engineering
  • Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Delwyn G. Fredlund include:

  • "Application of 'Estimation Procedures' in Unsaturated Soil Mechanics," 2020, published in Geosciences
  • "Verification of the Fredlund (2019) Unsaturated Shear Strength Function," 2021, Geosciences
  • "Myths and misconceptions related to unsaturated soil mechanics," 2021, Soils and Rocks
  • "Relationship of 'Fredlund-Xing (1994) Fitting Parameters' to 'Anchor Points' on Soil-Water Characteristic Curve," 2022, Indian Geotechnical Journal
  • "Hydraulic Responses of Railway Embankments Using Coupled Moisture-Heat Flow Modeling: Effects of Fill Materials and Climate Conditions," 2023, International Journal of Civil Engineering

Their collaborative work includes frequent coauthors such as Thi Phuong An Tran, M. D. Fredlund, Hanwen Li, Lulu Zhang, and Lihong Chen.

Delwyn G. Fredlund's recognized expertise in their field is reflected by membership in The Canadian Academy of Engineering.

Best Publications

  • Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils

    Delwyn G. Fredlund;Hendry Rahardjo

  • Equations for the soil-water characteristic curve

    D.G. Fredlund;Anqing Xing

  • Model for the prediction of shear strength with respect to soil suction

    S K Vanapalli;D G Fredlund;D E Pufahl;A W Clifton

  • The shear strength of unsaturated soils

    D. G. Fredlund;N. R. Morgenstern;R. A. Widger

  • Unsaturated Soil Mechanics in Engineering Practice

    Delwyn G. Fredlund

  • Predicting the permeability function for unsaturated soils using the soil-water characteristic curve

    D.G. Fredlund;Anqing Xing;Shangyan Huang

  • STRESS STATE VARIABLES FOR UNSATURATED SOILS

    Delwyn G. Fredlund;Norbert R. Morgenstern

  • THE INFLUENCE OF SOIL STRUCTURE AND STRESS HISTORY ON THE SOIL-WATER CHARACTERISTICS OF A COMPACTED TILL

    S. K. Vanapalli;D. G. Fredlund;D. E. Pufahl

  • The relationship of the unsaturated soil shear strength to the soil-water characteristic curve

    D G Fredlund;Anqing Xing;M D Fredlund;S L Barbour

  • Comparison of slope stability methods of analysis

    D. G. Fredlund;J. Krahn

  • Determination of the shear strength parameters of an unsaturated soil using the direct shear test

    J. K. M. Gan;D. G. Fredlund;H. Rahardjo

  • A new modelling approach for unsaturated soils using independent stress variables

    Daichao ShengD. Sheng;Daichao ShengD. Sheng;Daichao ShengD. Sheng;Delwyn G. FredlundD.G. Fredlund;Delwyn G. FredlundD.G. Fredlund;Delwyn G. FredlundD.G. Fredlund;Antonio GensA. Gens;Antonio GensA. Gens;Antonio GensA. Gens

  • SHEAR-STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF A RESIDUAL SOIL

    H. Rahardjo;T.T. Lim;M.F. Chang;D.G. Fredlund

  • Performance of an unsaturated expansive soil slope subjected to artificial rainfall infiltration

    Charles Wang Wai Ng;Liang Tong Zhan;Cheng Gang Bao;Delwyn G Fredlund

  • A study of hysteresis models for soil-water characteristic curves

    Hung Q Pham;Delwyn G Fredlund;S Lee Barbour

  • Effect of rainfall on matric suctions in a residual soil slope

    T T Lim;H Rahardjo;M F Chang;D G Fredlund

  • Use of the grain-size distribution for estimation of the soil-water characteristic curve

    Murray D Fredlund;G Ward Wilson;Delwyn G Fredlund

  • Constitutive relations for volume change in unsaturated soils

    D. G. Fredlund;N. R. Morgenstern

  • The effect of soil suction on evaporative fluxes from soil surfaces

    G W Wilson;D G Fredlund;S L Barbour

  • Factors affecting drying and wetting soil-water characteristic curves of sandy soils

    Hong Yang;Harianto Rahardjo;Eng Choon Leong;Delwyn G. Fredlund

Frequent Co-Authors

Harianto Rahardjo
Harianto Rahardjo Nanyang Technological University
Li Min Zhang
Li Min Zhang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Eng Choon Leong
Eng Choon Leong Nanyang Technological University
Jayantha Kodikara
Jayantha Kodikara Monash University
Antonio Gens
Antonio Gens Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Sai K. Vanapalli
Sai K. Vanapalli University of Ottawa
Daichao Sheng
Daichao Sheng University of Technology Sydney
Charles Wang Wai Ng
Charles Wang Wai Ng Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Yunmin Chen
Yunmin Chen Zhejiang University
Scott W. Sloan
Scott W. Sloan University of Newcastle Australia

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