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Maria Anna Polak

Maria Anna Polak

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
32
Citations
3943
World Ranking
9585
National Ranking
381

Maria Anna Polak publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Maria Anna Polak sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 172 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Maria Anna Polak D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Maria Anna Polak sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Maria Anna Polak is a researcher primarily affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their academic work is focused on the field of engineering, with significant contributions to civil and structural engineering, building and construction, and mechanics of materials. Other areas of interest include ocean engineering and polymers and plastics.

Their research spans various specialized topics, including:

  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
  • Concrete Corrosion and Durability
  • Innovative Concrete Reinforcement Materials
  • Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
  • Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications

Maria Anna Polak has published extensively in several academic venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

  • Journal of Composites for Construction
  • Engineering Structures
  • Construction and Building Materials
  • Journal of Structural Engineering
  • Structures

Their list of recent papers includes the following works:

  • "Finite Element Analysis of Punching Shear Behaviour of Concrete Slabs Supported on Rectangular Columns" (2020), Engineering Structures
  • "Degradation of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Bars in Concrete Environment" (2021), Construction and Building Materials
  • "Finite Element Modelling of GFRP Reinforced Concrete Beams" (2020), Computers and Concrete, an International Journal
  • "Impact of Column Rectangularity on Punching Shear Strength: Code Predictions versus Finite Element Analysis" (2020), Journal of Structural Engineering
  • "Determination of Tensile Strength of GFRP Bars Using Flexure Tests" (2021), Construction and Building Materials

Collaboration is a notable aspect of this researcher's work. Frequent co-authors include Graeme J. Milligan, Piotr Wiciak, Giovanni Cascante, Cory Zurell, and Ryan Barrage.

Best Publications

  • Finite element analysis of punching shear of concrete slabs using damaged plasticity model in ABAQUS

    Aikaterini S. Genikomsou;Maria Anna Polak

  • Nonlinear Analysis of Reinforced-Concrete Shells

    M. A. Polak;F. J. Vecchio

  • Influence of Freezing-and-Thawing Damage on Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Elements

    Lasse Petersen;Ludger Lohaus;Maria Anna Polak

  • Retrofit of Slab Column Interior Connections Using Shear Bolts

    Bamidele Adetifa;Maria Anna Polak

  • Application of damage-plasticity models in finite element analysis of punching shear

    Adam Wosatko;Jerzy Pamin;Maria Anna Polak

  • Influence of micromolecular structure on environmental stress cracking resistance of high density polyethylene

    Joy J. Cheng;Maria A. Polak;Alexander Penlidis

  • Rayleigh Wave Propagation for the Detection of Near Surface Discontinuities: Finite Element Modeling

    A. Zerwer;M. A. Polak;J. C. Santamarina

  • Role of dilatancy angle in plasticity-based models of concrete

    Adam Wosatko;Andrzej Winnicki;Maria Anna Polak;Jerzy Pamin

  • Mechanical modelling for pipes in horizontal directional drilling

    Maria Anna Polak;Afdal Lasheen

  • Modeling Punching Shear of Reinforced Concrete Slabs Using Layered Finite Elements

    Maria Anna Polak

  • Computer Vision Techniques for Automatic Structural Assessment of Underground Pipes

    Sunil K. Sinha;Paul W. Fieguth;Maria A. Polak

  • Reinforced Concrete Slab-Column Edge Connections with Openings

    Ehab F. El-Salakawy;Maria Anna Polak;Monir H. Soliman

  • New Shear Strengthening Technique for ConcreteSlab-Column Connections

    Ehab F. El-Salakawy;Maria Anna Polak;Khaled A. Soudki

  • Punching Shear Behavior of Flat Slabs Strengthened with Fiber Reinforced Polymer Laminates

    Ehab El-Salakawy;Khaled Soudki;Maria Anna Polak

  • Theoretical model for calculating pulling loads for pipes in horizontal directional drilling

    Elisabeth Cheng;Maria Anna Polak

  • Finite-Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Slabs with Punching Shear Reinforcement

    Aikaterini S. Genikomsou;Maria Anna Polak

  • Reinforced Concrete Shell Elements Subjected to Bending and Membrane Loads

    Maria Anna Polak;Frank J. Vecchio

  • Mechanical properties of ETFE foils: Testing and modelling

    Linda Charbonneau;Maria Anna Polak;Alexander Penlidis

  • Finite element analysis of punching shear behaviour of concrete slabs supported on rectangular columns

    Graeme J. Milligan;Maria Anna Polak;Cory Zurell

  • Degradation of glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars in concrete environment

    Paulina Arczewska;Maria Anna Polak;Alexander Penlidis

  • Depth detection of surface-breaking cracks in concrete plates using fundamental Lamb modes

    Yanjun Yang;Giovanni Cascante;Maria Anna Polak

  • Examination of two regularized damage-plasticity models for concrete with regard to crack closing

    Adam Wosatko;Aikaterini Genikomsou;Jerzy Pamin;Maria Anna Polak

  • A Practical Approach to Modeling Time-Dependent Nonlinear Creep Behavior of Polyethylene for Structural Applications

    Hongtao Liu;Maria Anna Polak;Alexander Penlidis

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander Penlidis
Alexander Penlidis University of Waterloo
Ehab El-Salakawy
Ehab El-Salakawy University of Manitoba
Mahesh D. Pandey
Mahesh D. Pandey University of Waterloo
Khaled Soudki
Khaled Soudki University of Waterloo
Paul Fieguth
Paul Fieguth University of Waterloo
Frank J. Vecchio
Frank J. Vecchio University of Toronto
Josef Hegger
Josef Hegger RWTH Aachen University
Sriram Narasimhan
Sriram Narasimhan University of California, Los Angeles
Hong Guan
Hong Guan Griffith University

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