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Jean-Marie Konrad

Jean-Marie Konrad

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
32
Citations
4046
World Ranking
8659
National Ranking
440

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Jean-Marie Konrad is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada and conducts research primarily within the fields of Physics and Astronomy, Decision Sciences, and Engineering. Their work encompasses various subfields such as Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Radiation, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography, and Molecular Biology.

The main research topics covered by Konrad include Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation, Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Advanced Electrical Measurement Techniques, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research, and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories.

Konrad has contributed to several scientific publications, notably in the journal Metrologia, which hosts the majority of their papers. Other venues include Measurement Sensors and Measurement Science and Technology.

  • A method for evaluating the force factor in oscillating Kibble balances with application to the Planck-Balance, 2023, Metrologia
  • CCM.G-K2.2023: CIPM key comparison of absolute gravimeters, 2024, Metrologia
  • Experimental verification of coil motion misalignment insensitivity in a Kibble balance, 2024, Measurement Sensors
  • A novel magnet system-which enables uniformity of radial flux density by means of a parabolic yoke-applied in the Planck-Balance, 2024, Measurement Science and Technology
  • Final Report on key comparison EURAMET.M.G-K2.2023 of absolute gravimeters, 2025, Metrologia

Frequent collaborators include Christian Rothleitner, Ivan Poroskun, S Svitlov, J. Kloß, and Thomas Fröhlich, underscoring a network of co-authors engaged in related research areas.

Best Publications

  • A generalized thermal conductivity model for soils and construction materials

    Jean Côté;Jean-Marie Konrad

  • An efficient technique for generating homogeneous specimens for DEM studies

    M.J. Jiang;J.M. Konrad;S. Leroueil

  • A mechanistic theory of ice lens formation in fine-grained soils

    Jean-Marie Konrad;Norbert R. Morgenstern

  • The segregation potential of a freezing soil

    Jean-Marie Konrad;Norbert R. Morgenstern

  • Thermal conductivity of base-course materials

    Jean Côté;Jean-Marie Konrad

  • A new capillary and thin film flow model for predicting the hydraulic conductivity of unsaturated porous media

    Marc Lebeau;Jean-Marie Konrad

  • Physical processes during freeze-thaw cycles in clayey silts

    J.-M. Konrad

  • Insight into shear strength functions of unsaturated granulates by DEM analyses

    M.J. Jiang;M.J. Jiang;S. Leroueil;J.M. Konrad

  • Effects of applied pressure on freezing soils

    J.-M. Konrad;N. R. Morgenstern

  • A model for water transport and ice lensing in freezing soils

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  • Fluid dynamics based prediction of liquefaction induced lateral spreading

    R. Uzuoka;A. Yashima;T. Kawakami;J.-M. Konrad

  • Frost heave prediction of chilled pipelines buried in unfrozen soils

    J.-M. Konrad;N. R. Morgenstern

  • Sixteenth Canadian Geotechnical Colloquium: Frost heave in soils: concepts and engineering

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  • Influence of fines on frost heave characteristics of a well-graded base-course material

    J M Konrad;N Lemieux

  • Effects of frost on the mechanical behaviour of Champlain Sea clays

    S. Leroueil;J. Tardif;M. Roy;P. La Rochelle

  • Assessment of structure effects on the thermal conductivity of two-phase porous geomaterials

    Jean Côté;Jean-Marie Konrad

  • Frost susceptibility related to soil index properties

    Jean-Marie Konrad

  • Prediction of frost heave in the laboratory during transient freezing

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  • Estimation of the segregation potential of fine- grained soils using the frost heave response of two reference soils

    Jean-Marie Konrad

  • Hydraulic conductivity of kaolinite-silt mixtures subjected to closed-system freezing and thaw consolidation

    Jean-Marie Konrad;Martin Samson

  • 2-D frost action modeling using the segregation potential of soils

    J.-M. Konrad;M. Shen

  • Yielding of Microstructured Geomaterial by Distinct Element Method Analysis

    Mingjing Jiang;Serge Leroueil;Jean-Marie Konrad

  • Capillary-based effective stress formulation for predicting shear strength of unsaturated soils

    Jean-Marie Konrad;Marc Lebeau

  • Undrained shear strength from piezocone tests

    Unknown

  • Solute partitioning in freezing soils

    Unknown

  • Frost heave characteristics of undisturbed sensitive Champlain Sea clay

    J.-M. Konrad;J.T.C. Seto

  • The CANLEX project: summary and conclusions

    P. K. Robertson;C. E. Wride;B. R. List;U. Atukorala

  • EFFECT OF FREEZE-THAW CYCLES ON THE FREEZING CHARACTERISTICS OF A CLAYEY SILT AT VARIOUS OVERCONSOLIDATION RATIOS

    J.-M. Konrad

  • Influence of freezing mode on frost heave characteristics

    J.-M. Konrad

  • Influence of overconsolidation on the freezing characteristics of a clayey silt

    J.-M. Konrad

Frequent Co-Authors

Serge Leroueil
Serge Leroueil Université Laval
Mingjing Jiang
Mingjing Jiang Tongji University
Ryan D. Phillips
Ryan D. Phillips La Trobe University
Peter K. Robertson
Peter K. Robertson University of Alberta
Jacques Locat
Jacques Locat Université Laval
Roger Urgeles
Roger Urgeles Spanish National Research Council
Hai-Sui Yu
Hai-Sui Yu University of Leeds
David J.W. Piper
David J.W. Piper Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Miquel Canals
Miquel Canals University of Barcelona
Hehua Zhu
Hehua Zhu Tongji University

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