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Robert P. Chapuis

Robert P. Chapuis

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
39
Citations
7893
World Ranking
7582
National Ranking
306

Earth Science

D-Index
40
Citations
7954
World Ranking
5716
National Ranking
282

Overview

Robert P. Chapuis is affiliated with Polytechnique Montréal in Canada and has produced extensive research in engineering and environmental science. Their work spans 39 publications in engineering and 15 in environmental science, focusing especially on civil, structural, and environmental engineering fields.

The main subfields of study covered by Chapuis include:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Geophysics
  • Mechanical Engineering

The scientist's research topics emphasize both theoretical and applied aspects, including:

  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
  • Dam Engineering and Safety
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures

Chapuis has published frequently in several academic journals. The most common publication venues include:

  • Geotechnical Testing Journal (10 publications)
  • Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment (4 publications)
  • International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics (2 publications)
  • Advances in Civil Engineering (1 publication)
  • Journal of Contaminant Hydrology (1 publication)

Recent papers by Chapuis highlight their involvement in granular materials and hydraulic conductivity studies. Notable recent works include:

  • Analyzing grain size distributions with the modal decomposition method: literature review and procedures, 2021, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
  • Evaluating at Three Scales the Hydraulic Conductivity in an Unconfined and Stratified Alluvial Aquifer, 2020, Geotechnical Testing Journal
  • Analyzing grain size distributions with the modal decomposition method: potential for future research in engineering geology, 2021, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Chapuis are:

  • Vahid Marefat
  • Lu Zhang
  • François Duhaime
  • Li Li

Best Publications

  • On the use of the KozenyCarman equation to predict the hydraulic conductivity of soils

    Robert P Chapuis;Michel Aubertin

  • A model to predict the water retention curve from basic geotechnical properties

    M Aubertin;M Mbonimpa;B Bussière;R P Chapuis

  • Predicting the saturated hydraulic conductivity of sand and gravel using effective diameter and void ratio

    Robert P Chapuis

  • Predicting the saturated hydraulic conductivity of soils: a review

    Robert P. Chapuis

  • Phosphorus removal by electric arc furnace steel slag and serpentinite.

    Aleksandra Drizo;Christiane Forget;Robert P. Chapuis;Yves Comeau

  • Phosphorus saturation potential: a parameter for estimating the longevity of constructed wetland systems.

    Aleksandra Drizo;Yves Comeau;Christiane Forget;Robert P. Chapuis

  • SAND-BENTONITE LINERS: PREDICTING PERMEABILITY FROM LABORATORY TESTS

    Robert P. Chapuis

  • Practical pedotransfer functions for estimating the saturated hydraulic conductivity

    M. Mbonimpa;M. Aubertin;R. P. Chapuis;B. Bussière

  • A predictive model for the water retention curve : application to tailings from hard-rock mines

    Michel Aubertin;Jean-François Ricard;Robert P Chapuis

  • The behavior of inclined covers used as oxygen barriers

    Bruno Bussière;Michel Aubertin;Robert P Chapuis

  • Hydraulic conductivity of homogenized tailings from hard rock mines

    Michel Aubertin;Bruno Bussiere;Robert P Chapuis

  • Analyses of water diversion along inclined covers with capillary barrier effects.

    M. Aubertin;M. Aubertin;M. Aubertin;E. Cifuentes;E. Cifuentes;E. Cifuentes;S. A. Apithy;S. A. Apithy;S. A. Apithy;B. Bussière;B. Bussière;B. Bussière

  • Similarity of internal stability criteria for granular soils

    Robert P. Chapuis

  • A SIMPLE METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE SURFACE AREA OF FINE AGGREGATES AND FILLERS IN BITUMINOUS MIXTURES

    RP Chapuis;P-P Légaré

  • The 2000 R.M. Hardy Lecture: Full-scale hydraulic performance of soilbentonite and compacted clay liners

    Robert P Chapuis

  • Estimation of hydraulic conductivity of an unconfined aquifer using cokriging of GPR and hydrostratigraphic data

    Erwan Gloaguen;Michel Chouteau;Denis Marcotte;Robert Chapuis

  • Shape Factors for Permeability Tests in Boreholes and Piezometers

    Robert P. Chapuis

  • Field experimental cells to evaluate the hydrogeological behaviour of oxygen barriers made of silty materials

    Bruno Bussière;Michel Aubertin;Mamert Mbonimpa;John W Molson

  • Laboratory permeability tests on sand: influence of the compaction method on anisotropy

    Robert P. Chapuis;Denis E. Gill;Karsten Baass

  • Overdamped slug test in monitoring wells: review of interpretation methods with mathematical, physical, and numerical analysis of storativity influence

    Robert P Chapuis

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Aubertin
Michel Aubertin Polytechnique Montréal
John Molson
John Molson Université Laval
Bruno Bussière
Bruno Bussière Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Denis Marcotte
Denis Marcotte Polytechnique Montréal
Yves Comeau
Yves Comeau Polytechnique Montréal
Denis Dochain
Denis Dochain Université Catholique de Louvain
Louise Deschênes
Louise Deschênes Polytechnique Montréal

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