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3-D Stratigraphy and Root Geometry from Trench and Ground-Based LiDAR Mapping

A fast direct search algorithm for contact detection of convex polygonal or polyhedral particles

article published in 2017

A spectral method for clustering of rock discontinuity sets

scientific article published in 2006

Analysis of Rainfall-Induced Debris Flows

Assessment of Seismic Slope Stability Using GIS Modeling

Centrifuge Model Studies of the Seismic Response of Reinforced Soil Slopes

Correction to “Nonaqueous phase liquid transport and cleanup: 1. Analysis of mechanisms” by James R. Hunt, Nicholas Sitar, and Kent S. Udell

scholarly article published in Water Resources Research

Correction to “Particle transport through porous media” by L. M. McDowell-Boyer, J. R. Hunt, and N. Sitar

scholarly article published in Water Resources Research

Coseismic Tectonic Surface Deformation during the 2010 Maule, Chile, Mw 8.8 Earthquake

article

DDAML—discontinuous deformation analysis markup language

scientific article published in 2001

Deformation Characteristics of Reinforced Sand in Direct Shear

Deformation‐Based Model for Reinforced Sand

Detection and location of rock falls using seismic and infrasound sensors

Direct Estimation of Yield Acceleration in Slope Stability Analyses

Discussion by “Strain Compatibility Design Method for Reinforced Earth Walls” by Ilan Juran and Chao L. Chen (April, 1989, Vol. 115, No. 4)

Displacement Accuracy of Discontinuous Deformation Analysis Method Applied to Sliding Block

Dynamic Centrifuge Study of Seismically Induced Lateral Earth Pressures on Retaining Structures

Dynamic Displacement of a Block on an Inclined Plane: Analytical, Experimental and DDA Results

Effect of Water Sorption on Carbonate Rock Expansivity

Effect of element size on the static finite element analysis of steep slopes

Effective Elastic Stiffness for Periodic Masonry Structures via Eigenstrain Homogenization

Emplacement of nonaqueous liquids in the vadose zone

Evaluation of factors controlling earthquake-induced landslides caused by Chi-Chi earthquake and comparison with the Northridge and Loma Prieta events

scholarly article by Bijan Khazai & Nicholas Sitar published January 2004 in Engineering Geology

Fault‐Related Surface Deformation

article

First-order reliability approach to stochastic analysis of subsurface flow and contaminant transport

Geotechnical Properties of Cemented Sands in Steep Slopes

article published in 2009

Geotechnical Reconnaissance of the 2002 Denali Fault, Alaska, Earthquake

scholarly article by Robert Kayen et al published August 2004 in Earthquake Spectra

Horizontal ethanol floods in clean, uniform, and layered sand packs under confined conditions

Inference of discontinuity trace length distributions using statistical graphical models

scientific article published in 2006

Influence of Kinematics on Landslide Mobility and Failure Mode

article

Influence of Stochastic Discontinuity Network Parameters on the Formation of Removable Blocks in Rock Slopes

Investigation of slope-stability kinematics using discontinuous deformation analysis

scientific article published in 2001

Landslides

Limit Equilibrium as Basis for Design of Geosynthetic Reinforced Slopes

Limit Equilibrium as Basis for Design of Geosynthetic Reinforced Slopes

Method for Determination of Hydraulic Conductivity in Unsaturated Porous Media

Mobilization of trichloroethene (TCE) during ethanol flooding in uniform and layered sand packs under confined conditions

New Approaches to Stability Analysis of Steep Coastal Bluffs

Nonaqueous phase liquid transport and cleanup: 1. Analysis of mechanisms

Nonaqueous phase liquid transport and cleanup: 2. Experimental studies

On seismic response of stiff and flexible retaining structures

Optimization of dewatering schemes

1975 thesis (M.S.) submitted to Stanford University by Nicholas Sitar

Parallel and scalable block system generation

Particle transport through porous media

article by Laura M. McDowell-Boyer et al published December 1986 in Water Resources Research

Performance of Geosynthetic Reinforced Slopes at Failure

Performance of Geosynthetic Reinforced Slopes at Failure

Probabilistic evaluation of seismically induced permanent deformation of slopes

Processes of coastal bluff erosion in weakly lithified sands, Pacifica, California, USA

Reliability approach to slope stability analysis with spatially correlated soilproperties

Reply [to “Comments on ‘Particle transport through porous media’ by Laura M. McDowell-Boyer, James R. Hunt, and Nicholas Sitar”]

Rock Wedge Stability Analysis Using System Reliability Methods

Rock fall dynamics and deposition: an integrated analysis of the 2009 Ahwiyah Point rock fall, Yosemite National Park, USA

article

Seismic Earth Pressures on Cantilever Retaining Structures

Seismic Earth Pressures on Retaining Structures and Basement Walls in Cohesionless Soils

article published in 2016

Seismic Earth Pressures: Fact or Fiction?

Seismic Performance of Earth Structures during the February 2010 Maule, Chile, Earthquake: Dams, Levees, Tailings Dams, and Retaining Walls

article

Seismic Response of Steep Slopes in Cemented Soils

Seismic response of retaining walls with cohesive backfill: Centrifuge model studies

scholarly article by Gabriel Candia et al published November 2016 in Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Seismically Induced Lateral Earth Pressures on Retaining Structures and Basement Walls

article published in 2012

Sensitivity analysis in aquifer studies

Simplified Method for Evaluating Seismic Stability of Steep Slopes

article published in 2002

Smart element method II. An element based on the finite Eshelby tensor

Soil-Structure Interaction Effects on Seismically Isolated Nuclear Power Plants

article

Stability investigation and stabilization of a heavily fractured and loosened rock slope during construction of a strategic hydropower station in China

article

Stability of Steep Slopes in Cemented Sands

Static and Dynamic Axial Response of Drilled Piers. I: Field Tests

Static and Dynamic Axial Response of Drilled Piers. II: Numerical Simulation

Stochastic Analysis of Levee Stability Subject to Variable Seepage Conditions

scholarly article published June 2017

System reliability approach for rock scour

scientific article published in 2016

System reliability approach to rock slope stability

scientific article published in 2006

The 2002 Denali fault earthquake, Alaska: a large magnitude, slip-partitioned event

scientific article

The importance of distribution types on finite element analyses of foundation settlement

Time Integration in Discontinuous Deformation Analysis

Uplift Pressure in Crack Below Dam

article by Richard E. Goodman et al published December 1983 in Journal of Energy Engineering

Wireless sensors for wildfire monitoring

scholarly article published 17 May 2005