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Sai K. Vanapalli

Sai K. Vanapalli

Sai K. Vanapalli publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sai K. Vanapalli sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Sai K. Vanapalli D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sai K. Vanapalli sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Sai K. Vanapalli is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada. Their research focuses primarily on engineering and environmental science, with significant contributions in civil and structural engineering, management, monitoring, policy and law, atmospheric science, environmental engineering, and safety, risk, reliability, and quality.

Their scholarly work covers a range of topics including soil and unsaturated flow, landslides and related hazards, geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering and soil stabilization, dam engineering and safety, climate change and permafrost, and geotechnical engineering and underground structures.

Frequent publication venues for Sai K. Vanapalli include:

  • Canadian Geotechnical Journal
  • International Journal of Geomechanics
  • Computers and Geotechnics
  • Engineering Geology
  • E3S Web of Conferences

Recent papers authored by or involving Sai K. Vanapalli are:

  • Influence of freeze-thaw cycles on microstructure and hydraulic conductivity of saline intact loess, 2020, Cold Regions Science and Technology
  • Freeze-thaw and wetting-drying effects on the hydromechanical behavior of a stabilized expansive soil, 2021, Construction and Building Materials
  • Effect of freeze-thaw cycling on the soil-freezing characteristic curve of five Canadian soils, 2020, Vadose Zone Journal
  • Performance of polypropylene textile encased stone columns, 2020, Geotextiles and Geomembranes
  • Advances in the modeling of the soil-water characteristic curve using pore-scale analysis, 2020, Computers and Geotechnics

Sai K. Vanapalli collaborates regularly with a group of coauthors including Xiuhan Yang, Mengxi Tan, Junping Ren, Mohammed Shakeel Abid, and Yunlong Liu, reflecting a collaborative research environment contributing to their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • 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 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

  • Review of collapse triggering mechanism of collapsible soils due to wetting

    Ping Li;Ping Li;Sai Vanapalli;Tonglu Li

  • Comparison of Different Procedures to Predict Unsaturated Soil Shear Strength

    S. K. Vanapalli;D. G. Fredlund

  • Volume Change Behaviors of Expansive Soils Stabilized with Recycled Ashes and Fibers

    Koonnamas Punthutaecha;Anand J Puppala;Sai K Vanapalli;Hilary I Inyang

  • THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SOIL-WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE AND THE UNSATURATED SHEAR STRENGTH OF A COMPACTED GLACIAL TILL

    S K Vanapalli;D G Fredlund;D E Pufahl

  • Microstructural evolution of loess soils from the Loess Plateau of China

    Ping Li;Wanli Xie;Ronald Y.S. Pak;Sai K. Vanapalli

  • THE MEANING AND RELEVANCE OF RESIDUAL STATE TO UNSATURATED SOILS

    S. K. Vanapalli;W. S. Sillers;M. D. Fredlund

  • Soil-Water Characteristic Curves of Stabilized Expansive Soils

    Anand J. Puppala;Anand J. Puppala;Koonnamas Punthutaecha;Koonnamas Punthutaecha;Sai K. Vanapalli;Sai K. Vanapalli

  • Hydro-mechanical coupling effect on surficial layer stability of unsaturated expansive soil slopes

    Shunchao Qi;Sai K. Vanapalli

  • Evaluation of Empirical Procedures for Predicting the Shear Strength of Unsaturated Soils

    E. A. Garven;S. K. Vanapalli

  • Semi-empirical model for the prediction of modulus of elasticity for unsaturated soils

    Won Taek OhW.T. Oh;Won Taek OhW.T. Oh;Sai K. VanapalliS.K. Vanapalli;Sai K. VanapalliS.K. Vanapalli;Anand J. PuppalaA.J. Puppala;Anand J. PuppalaA.J. Puppala

  • Bearing Capacity of Model Footings in Unsaturated Soils

    Sai K. Vanapalli;Fathi M.O. Mohamed

  • Stiffness and shear strength of unsaturated soils in relation to soil-water characteristic curve

    Z. Han;S. K. Vanapalli

  • The fabric of a clay soil under controlled mechanical and hydraulic stress states

    M. Al-Mukhtar;N. Belanteur;D. Tessier;S.K. Vanapalli

  • PREDICTING THE SHEAR STRENGTH FUNCTION FOR UNSATURATED SOILS USING THE SOIL-WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE

    D G Fredlund;S K Vanapalli;D E Pufahl

  • Axis Translation and Negative Water Column Techniques for Suction Control

    Sai K. Vanapalli;M. V. Nicotera;Radhey S. Sharma

  • Water infiltration characteristics in loess associated with irrigation activities and its influence on the slope stability in Heifangtai loess highland, China

    Xiaokun Hou;Xiaokun Hou;Sai K. Vanapalli;Tonglu Li

  • Modelling the applied vertical stress and settlement relationship of shallow foundations in saturated and unsaturated sands

    Won Taek OhW.T. Oh;Sai K. VanapalliS.K. Vanapalli

  • Influence of rain infiltration on the stability of compacted soil slopes

    Won Taek Oh;Sai K. Vanapalli

Frequent Co-Authors

Anand J. Puppala
Anand J. Puppala Texas A&M University
Delwyn G. Fredlund
Delwyn G. Fredlund University of Saskatchewan
Danielle Fortin
Danielle Fortin University of Ottawa
Murat Saatcioglu
Murat Saatcioglu University of Ottawa
Myint Win Bo
Myint Win Bo Bo & Associates Inc.

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