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Peter K. Robertson

Peter K. Robertson

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
48
Citations
14552
World Ranking
4456
National Ranking
185

Earth Science

D-Index
48
Citations
13861
World Ranking
3718
National Ranking
175

Overview

Peter K. Robertson is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has a research focus that spans both engineering and medicine. Their scholarly output bridges disciplines by addressing topics in geotechnical engineering as well as health-related fields.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Medicine

Within these broad fields, their work delves into subfields such as:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Clinical Biochemistry

Robertson's research topics emphasize the following areas:

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Advanced Glycation End Products research
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms

The researcher has collaborated regularly with colleagues including Madison N. Kirkham, Benjamin T. Bikman, Paul R. Reynolds, Juan A. Arroyo, and Christian Cooper.

Publication venues that frequently feature their work comprise:

  • Cells
  • Journal of Respiration
  • Revue Française de Géotechnique
  • Waste Management
  • GEOSTRATA Magazine

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Robertson include:

  • Different Lengths of Gestational Exposure to Secondhand Smoke or e-Cigarette Vapor Induce the Development of Placental Disease Symptoms, 2024, Cells
  • Embryonic Mice with Lung-Specific RAGE Upregulation Have Enhanced Mitochondrial Respiration, 2024, Journal of Respiration
  • Developments in the seismic CPT and links to the Ménard Pressuremeter Test, 2023, Revue Française de Géotechnique
  • Geotechnical characterization of municipal solid waste via cone penetration testing - A case study from landfills in Delhi, India, 2025, Waste Management
  • Keys to Tailings Dam Stability: Understanding the Piezometric Profile and Soil Behavior, 2025, GEOSTRATA Magazine

Best Publications

  • Cone Penetration Testing in Geotechnical Practice

    Tom Lunne;Peter Kay Robertson;John J.M. Powell

  • Evaluating cyclic liquefaction potential using the cone penetration test

    P K Robertson;CE (Fear) Wride

  • Soil classification using the cone penetration test

    P. K. Robertson

  • Interpretation of cone penetration tests — a unified approach

    P. K. Robertson

  • Interpretation of cone penetration tests. Part I: Sand

    P. K. Robertson;R. G. Campanella

  • LIQUEFACTION RESISTANCE OF SOILS : SUMMARY REPORT FROM THE 1996 NCEER AND 1998 NCEER / NSF WORKSHOPS ON EVALUATION OF LIQUEFACTION RESISTANCE OF SOILSa

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  • Estimating liquefaction induced ground settlements from CPT for level ground

    G Zhang;P K Robertson;R W.I Brachman

  • Cone penetration test (CPT)-based soil behaviour type (SBT) classification system — an update

    Peter Robertson

  • An overview of soil heterogeneity: quantification and implications on geotechnical field problems

    Tamer Elkateb;Rick Chalaturnyk;Peter K Robertson

  • Use of Piezometer Cone Data

    P. K. Robertson;R. G. Campanella;D. Gillespie;J. Greig

  • Liquefaction Potential of Sands Using the CPT

    Peter K. Robertson;Richard G. Campanella

  • Influence of fines on the collapse of loose sands

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  • Seismic cone penetration test for evaluating liquefaction potential under cyclic loading

    P. K. Robertson;D. J. Woeller;W. D. L. Finn

  • Estimating liquefaction-induced lateral displacements using the standard penetration test or cone penetration test

    G. Zhang;P. K. Robertson;R. W. I. Brachman

  • SPT-CPT CORRELATIONS

    P. K. Robertson;R. G. Campanella;A. Wightman

  • Seismic Cpt to Measure in Situ Shear Wave Velocity

    P. K. Robertson;R. G. Campanella;D. Gillespie;A. Rice

  • Collapse behavior of sand

    S. Sasitharan;P.K. Robertson;D.C. Sego;N.R. Morgenstern

  • Estimating coefficient of consolidation from piezocone tests

    P. K. Robertson;J. P. Sully;D. J. Woeller;T. Lunne

  • Evaluation of Flow Liquefaction and Liquefied Strength Using the Cone Penetration Test

    P. K. Robertson

  • SHEAR-WAVE VELOCITY TO EVALUATE IN-SITU STATE OF OTTAWA SAND

    P. K. Robertson;S. Sasitharan;J. C. Cunning;D. C. Sego

  • CYCLIC LIQUEFACTION AND ITS EVALUATION BASED ON THE SPT AND CPT

    P K Robertson;C E Wride

  • Seismic CPT to Measure In-Situ Shear Wave Velocity

    P. K. Robertson;R. G. Campanella;D. Gillespie

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryan D. Phillips
Ryan D. Phillips La Trobe University
Jean-Marie Konrad
Jean-Marie Konrad Université Laval
Kenneth H. Stokoe
Kenneth H. Stokoe The University of Texas at Austin
Kenji Ishihara
Kenji Ishihara Chuo University
Raymond B. Seed
Raymond B. Seed University of California, Berkeley
James K. Mitchell
James K. Mitchell Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
John M. Kaldor
John M. Kaldor University of New South Wales

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