Engineering Geology

Papers
(The median citation count of Engineering Geology is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Assessment of landslide susceptibility mapping based on Bayesian hyperparameter optimization: A comparison between logistic regression and random forest208
Experimental investigation on mechanical behavior and particle crushing of calcareous sand retrieved from South China Sea146
Early-warning of rock burst in coal mine by low-frequency electromagnetic radiation121
AI-powered landslide susceptibility assessment in Hong Kong117
Geohazards and human settlements: Lessons learned from multiple relocation events in Badong, China – Engineering geologist's perspective116
Three-dimensional mesoscale computational modeling of soil-rock mixtures with concave particles116
Integration of Sentinel-1 and ALOS/PALSAR-2 SAR datasets for mapping active landslides along the Jinsha River corridor, China113
A comparative study of different machine learning methods for reservoir landslide displacement prediction109
Liquefaction within a bedding fault: Understanding the initiation and movement of the Daguangbao landslide triggered by the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake (Ms = 8.0)106
Effect of water on mechanical behavior and acoustic emission response of sandstone during loading process: phenomenon and mechanism105
Scientific challenges in disaster risk reduction for the Sichuan–Tibet Railway103
Experiments and analysis on the influence of multiple closed cemented natural fractures on hydraulic fracture propagation in a tight sandstone reservoir92
Successful implementations of a real-time and intelligent early warning system for loess landslides on the Heifangtai terrace, China85
Experimental investigation of cyclic wetting-drying effect on mechanical behavior of a medium-grained sandstone85
Novel approach to estimate vertical scale of fluctuation based on CPT data using convolutional neural networks81
Prediction of landslide sharp increase displacement by SVM with considering hysteresis of groundwater change81
Hydrate-bearing sediment of the South China Sea: Microstructure and mechanical characteristics80
Landslide mapping using object-based image analysis and open source tools78
Novel approach to efficient slope reliability analysis in spatially variable soils78
An elastoplastic model of frost deformation for the porous rock under freeze-thaw74
Seismic response of tunnels revealed in two decades following the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake (Mw 7.6) in Taiwan: A review73
Permeability enhancement and porosity change of coal by liquid carbon dioxide phase change fracturing69
Efficient computational techniques for predicting the California bearing ratio of soil in soaked conditions68
Evolution process of the microstructure of saline soil with different compaction degrees during freeze-thaw cycles68
Effect of freeze-thaw cycles on engineering properties of biocemented sand under different treatment conditions68
Spatial modeling of multi-hazard threat to cultural heritage sites67
DEM modeling of large-scale triaxial test of rock clasts considering realistic particle shapes and flexible membrane boundary67
A new look at the statistics of tailings dam failures67
Influence of water on mechanical behavior of surrounding rock in hard-rock tunnels: An experimental simulation61
Effects of preferential flow induced by desiccation cracks on slope stability61
Experimental study of the influence of wetting and drying cycles on the strength of intact rock samples from a red stratum in the Three Gorges Reservoir area60
Multiple-phase enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) method for soil improvement59
Microstructure and permeability evolution of remolded loess with different dry densities under saturated seepage59
Coupled characterization of stratigraphic and geo-properties uncertainties – A conditional random field approach58
Application of microbial induced carbonate precipitation for loess surface erosion control58
Post-failure analysis of the Maierato landslide using the material point method57
UAV photogrammetry-based remote sensing and preliminary assessment of the behavior of a landslide in Guizhou, China56
Landslide evolution assessment based on InSAR and real-time monitoring of a large reactivated landslide, Wenchuan, China55
Investigation of rock slope stability using a 3D nonlinear strength-reduction numerical manifold method55
Experimental study on the effect of water on mechanical properties of swelling mudstone55
Probabilistic characterization of subsurface stratigraphic configuration with modified random field approach55
Towards semi-automatic discontinuity characterization in rock tunnel faces using 3D point clouds54
Evolution characteristics and displacement forecasting model of landslides with stair-step sliding surface along the Xiangxi River, three Gorges Reservoir region, China54
Landslide susceptibility index based on the integration of logistic regression and weights of evidence: A case study in Popayan, Colombia54
Influences of hydrate layered distribution patterns on triaxial shearing characteristics of hydrate-bearing sediments54
Microcracking behavior of three granites under mode I loading: Insights from acoustic emission53
Investigating the softening of weak interlayers during landslides using nanoindentation experiments and simulations53
Particle classification and intra-particle pore structure of carbonate sands53
Influence of dry-wet cycles on the strength behavior of basalt-fiber reinforced loess53
Study on the progressive fracturing in soil and rock mixture under uniaxial compression conditions by CT scanning52
Quantitative estimation of debris flow source materials by integrating multi-source data: A case study52
Machine learning-based intelligent modeling of hydraulic conductivity of sandy soils considering a wide range of grain sizes52
Experimental study of the failure mode and mechanism of loess fill slopes induced by rainfall52
Pre- and post-failure spatial-temporal deformation pattern of the Baige landslide retrieved from multiple radar and optical satellite images52
Three-dimensional landslide evolution model at the Yangtze River51
Evolution of permeability and microscopic pore structure of sandstone and its weakening mechanism under coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical environment subjected to real-time high temperature51
A multi-feature fusion transfer learning method for displacement prediction of rainfall reservoir-induced landslide with step-like deformation characteristics51
Estimation of wetting hydraulic conductivity function for unsaturated sandy soil50
An experimental investigation on stress-induced cracking mechanisms of a volcanic rock50
Landslide displacement prediction using kinematics-based random forests method: A case study in Jinping Reservoir Area, China49
Characteristic comparison of seepage-driven and buoyancy-driven landslides in Three Gorges Reservoir area, China49
Mechanical characteristics and permeability evolution of salt rock under thermal-hydro-mechanical (THM) coupling condition49
Grouting for water and mud inrush control in weathered granite tunnel: A case study49
A three-dimensional slope stability analysis method based on finite element method stress analysis49
Influence of water on rockburst proneness of sandstone: Insights from relative and absolute energy storage48
Effects of compaction state on desiccation cracking behaviour of a clayey soil subjected to wetting-drying cycles48
Interactions of landslide deposit with terrace sediments: Perspectives from velocity of deposit movement and apparent friction angle48
Transversely isotropic creep behavior of phyllite and its influence on the long-term safety of the secondary lining of tunnels48
Impact dynamics of debris flow against rigid obstacle in laboratory experiments47
Landslide size matters: A new data-driven, spatial prototype47
Modelling the spatio-temporal evolution of a rainfall-induced retrogressive landslide in an unsaturated slope47
Predicting rock failure with the critical slowing down theory47
Field model experiments and numerical analysis of rainfall-induced shallow loess landslides47
Recurrent neural networks for complicated seismic dynamic response prediction of a slope system46
Research on the effect of pore characteristics on the compressive properties of sandstone after freezing and thawing46
Improved coupled Markov chain method for simulating geological uncertainty46
Catastrophic mass flows resulting from tailings impoundment failures46
Landslide early warning, case studies from Southwest China46
Prediction of rainfall-induced landslide movements in the presence of stabilizing piles46
A novel seepage device and ring-shear test on slip zone soils of landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir area45
Analysis of an excavation-induced landslide in stiff clay using the material point method45
Experimental study on mechanical and damage characteristics of coal under true triaxial cyclic disturbance45
Acoustic emission response and evolution of precracked coal in the meta-instability stage under graded loading45
Analysis and modeling of the combined effects of hydrological factors on a reservoir bank slope in the Three Gorges Reservoir area, China45
Seismic cumulative failure effects on a reservoir bank slope with a complex geological structure considering plastic deformation characteristics using shaking table tests45
Characterization of roughness and shear behavior of thermally treated granite fractures44
Fracture evolution and failure characteristics of sandstone under freeze-thaw cycling by computed tomography44
Effects of groundwater exploitation and recharge on land subsidence and infrastructure settlement patterns in Shanghai44
Development and verification of three-dimensional equivalent discrete fracture network modelling based on the finite element method44
Effects of freeze-thaw cycles on the moisture sensitivity of a compacted clay44
Excavation compensation method and key technology for surrounding rock control44
Three-dimensional geological modeling and spatial analysis from geotechnical borehole data using an implicit surface and marching tetrahedra algorithm43
Effect of water saturation on dynamic behavior of sandstone after wetting-drying cycles43
Use of UAV-based photogrammetry products for semi-automatic detection and classification of asphalt road damage in landslide-affected areas42
Experimental and numerical investigation on crack mechanism of folded flawed rock-like material under uniaxial compression42
Disintegration of granite residual soils with varying degrees of weathering42
Seismic amplification maps of Italy based on site-specific microzonation dataset and one-dimensional numerical approach41
Reactivation characteristics and hydrological inducing factors of a massive ancient landslide in the three Gorges Reservoir, China41
Bio-mediated method for improving surface erosion resistance of clayey soils41
Experimental investigations of soil shrinkage characteristics and their effects on the soil water characteristic curve40
Failure analysis of water-bearing rock under direct tension using acoustic emission40
Landslides triggered by the 2018 Mw 7.5 Palu supershear earthquake in Indonesia40
Machine learning prediction of landslide deformation behaviour using acoustic emission and rainfall measurements40
Engineering geology of residual soil derived from mudstone in Zimbabwe40
Effect of basin morphometric parameters on physically-based rainfall thresholds for shallow landslides39
Random finite element analysis on uplift bearing capacity and failure mechanisms of square plate anchors in spatially variable clay39
The role of pH in red-stratum mudstone disintegration in the Three Gorges reservoir area, China, and the associated micromechanisms39
Experimental study on the failure process of sandstone subjected to cyclic loading and unloading after high temperature treatment39
Remote sensing for landslide investigations: A progress report from China39
Dynamics and emplacement mechanisms of the successive Baige landslides on the Upper Reaches of the Jinsha River, China39
Effects of thermal cycles on microstructural and functional properties of nano treated clayey soil39
Investigation on the fracture and mechanical behaviors of simulated transversely isotropic rock made of two interbedded materials38
Swelling deformation of Na-bentonite in solutions containing different cations38
Microcracking behavior transition in thermally treated granite under mode I loading38
Mesoscopic damage evolution of coral reef limestone based on real-time CT scanning38
Creep mechanical and microstructural insights into the failure mechanism of loess landslides induced by dry-wet cycles in the Heifangtai platform, China38
Evaluation of damage probability of railway embankments in permafrost regions in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau38
Freeze-thaw impact on macropore structure of clay by 3D X-ray computed tomography38
Investigating temperature and moisture profiles of seasonally frozen soil under different land covers using actively heated fiber Bragg grating sensors38
An investigation of the breakage behaviour of a pre-crushed carbonate sand under shear using X-ray micro-tomography38
Three-dimensional stress rotation and control mechanism of deep tunneling incorporating generalized Zhang–Zhu strength-based forward analysis37
Membrane behavior and diffusion properties of sand/SHMP-amended bentonite vertical cutoff wall backfill exposed to lead contamination37
Simulating the postfailure behavior of the seismically- triggered Chiu-fen-erh-shan landslide using 3DEC37
Types and occurrence time of rockbursts in tunnel affected by geological conditions and drilling & blasting procedures37
Effect of structural planes on rockburst distribution: Case study of a deep tunnel in Southwest China37
Searching for multistage sliding surfaces based on the discontinuous dynamic strength reduction method37
Chrono-validation of near-real-time landslide susceptibility models via plug-in statistical simulations36
Development of water sensitivity index of loess from its mechanical properties36
An investigation of the combined effect of rainfall and road cut on landsliding36
Why the Xintan landslide was not triggered by the heaviest historical rainfall: Mechanism and review36
Estimating the geological strength index and disturbance factor in the Hoek–Brown criterion using the acoustic wave velocity in the rock mass36
Thixotropy of soft clay: A review36
Rockfall susceptibility and network-ranked susceptibility along the Italian railway36
A quick and low-cost smartphone photogrammetry method for obtaining 3D particle size and shape36
Large-scale field model tests of landslide dam breaching36
Effect of different test methods on the disintegration behaviour of soft rock and the evolution model of disintegration breakage under cyclic wetting and drying36
Automatic classification and mapping of the seabed using airborne LiDAR bathymetry36
Large-scale spatial characterization and liquefaction resistance of sand by hybrid bacteria induced biocementation35
Simulating retrogressive slope failure using two different smoothed particle finite element methods: A comparative study35
Experimental assessment on the fatigue mechanical properties and fracturing mechanism of sandstone exposed to freeze-thaw treatment and cyclic uniaxial compression35
Experimental study on breaching mechanisms of landslide dams composed of different materials under surge waves34
Seepage detection in earth-filled dam from self-potential and electrical resistivity tomography34
Experimental study on mechanical properties, permeability and energy characteristics of limestone from through-coal seam (TCS) tunnel34
Determining the bound water content of montmorillonite from molecular simulations34
Quantitative assessment of physical fragility of buildings to the debris flow on 20 August 2019 in the Cutou gully, Wenchuan, southwestern China34
Shear behaviors of granite fractures immersed in chemical solutions33
A complex rockslide developed from a deep-seated toppling failure in the upper Lancang River, Southwest China33
A numerical investigation of slope stability influenced by the combined effects of reservoir water level fluctuations and precipitation: A case study of the Bianjiazhai landslide in China33
Morphological features of shear-formed fractures developed in a rock bridge33
Analyzing the multi-hazard chain induced by a debris flow in Xiaojinchuan River, Sichuan, China33
Microstructure and soil-water retention behavior of compacted and intact silt loess33
Automated structural discontinuity mapping in a rock face occluded by vegetation using mobile laser scanning33
Rapid characterisation of landslide heterogeneity using unsupervised classification of electrical resistivity and seismic refraction surveys32
An experimental study of the mechanism of coal and gas outbursts in the tectonic regions32
Experimental study on failure and fracturing attributes of granite after thermal treatments with different cooling conditions32
AI-based rainfall prediction model for debris flows32
Factors controlling the spatial distribution of coseismic landslides triggered by the Mw 6.1 Ludian earthquake in China32
Saturated hydraulic conductivity of problematic soils measured by a newly developed low-compliance triaxial permeameter31
A single surface slope effects on seismic response based on shaking table test and numerical simulation31
Numerical evaluation of particle shape effect on small strain properties of granular soils31
Insights and perspectives into the limit equilibrium method from 2D and 3D analyses31
Investigating the influence of water on swelling deformation and mechanical behavior of mudstone considering water softening effect31
Shallow mixing and column performances of lime, fly ash and gypsum on the stabilization of swelling soils31
The world's second-largest, recorded landslide event: Lessons learnt from the landslides triggered during and after the 2018 Mw 7.5 Papua New Guinea earthquake31
Hysteresis effect and seasonal step-like creep deformation of the Jiuxianping landslide in the Three Gorges Reservoir region31
Analysis of capillary water imbibition in sandstone via a combination of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and numerical DEM modeling31
Instrumented flume tests on the failure and fluidization of tailings dams induced by rainfall infiltration31
Upscaling of fractured rock mass properties – An example comparing Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) modeling and empirical relations based on engineering rock mass classifications31
Initiation and mobility of recurring loess flowslides on the Heifangtai irrigated terrace in China: Insights from hydrogeological conditions and liquefaction criteria31
Modeling thermal conductivity of clays: A review and evaluation of 28 predictive models31
Advance prediction of collapse for TBM tunneling using deep learning method31
Comparison of 2D and 3D dynamic image analysis for characterization of natural sands31
Application of a novel constitutive model to evaluate the shear deformation of discontinuity30
A review of the methods to incorporate the geological and geotechnical characteristics of rock masses in blastability assessments for selective blast design30
Experimental investigation on dynamic mechanical behavior and fracture evolution of fissure-filled red sandstone after thermal treatment30
Desiccation cracking of soil subjected to different environmental relative humidity conditions30
Evolution law of small strain shear modulus of expansive soil: From a damage perspective29
Model test on deformation and failure behaviour of arching-type slope under excavation condition29
Quantifying the transition of impact mechanisms of geophysical flows against flexible barrier29
Shear behavior and microstructural variation in loess from the Yan'an area, China29
Evolution of contact area and aperture during the shearing process of natural rock fractures29
Subsidence monitoring and influencing factor analysis of mountain excavation and valley infilling on the Chinese Loess Plateau: A case study of Yan'an New District29
Probabilistic rainfall thresholds for debris flows occurred after the Wenchuan earthquake using a Bayesian technique29
Establishing region-specific N – V relationships through hierarchical Bayesian modeling29
Creep behaviour of saturated purple mudstone under triaxial compression29
Pore structure effects on the water retention behaviour of a compacted silty sand soil subjected to drying-wetting cycles29
Experimental and theoretical study on the seepage mechanism characteristics coupling with confining pressure28
Model tests of the evolutionary process and failure mechanism of a pile-reinforced landslide under two different reservoir conditions28
Hazard assessment of groundwater inrush in crushed rock mass: An experimental investigation of mass-loss-induced change of fluid flow behavior28
Prediction of river damming susceptibility by landslides based on a logistic regression model and InSAR techniques: A case study of the Bailong River Basin, China28
Exploring the effects of temperature on intrinsic permeability and void ratio alteration through temperature-controlled experiments28
Experimental study on the acoustic emission and fracture propagation characteristics of sandstone with variable angle joints28
Use of X-ray computed tomography for studying the desiccation cracking and self-healing of fine soil during drying–wetting paths28
A novel criterion for yield shear displacement of rock discontinuities based on renormalization group theory28
Advances in modelling of hydro-mechanical processes in gas migration within saturated bentonite: A state-of-art review28
Dynamic response of a physical anti-dip rock slope model revealed by shaking table tests28
Large-scale landslide dam breach experiments: Overtopping and “overtopping and seepage” failures27
3D size and shape characterization of natural sand particles using 2D image analysis27
Study of mechanical characteristics and damage mechanism of sandstone under long-term immersion27
A novel numerical approach for rock slide blocking river based on the CEFDEM model: A case study from the Samaoding paleolandslide blocking river event27
Failure mechanism investigation on loess–mudstone landslides based on the Hilbert–Huang transform method using a large-scale shaking table test27
From probabilistic back analyses to probabilistic run-out predictions of landslides: A case study of Heifangtai terrace, Gansu Province, China27
On the importance of landslide management: Insights from a 32-year database of landslide consequences and rainfall in Hong Kong27
An artificial neural network model to predict debris-flow volumes caused by extreme rainfall in the central region of South Korea27
New developments for the performance-based assessment of seismically-induced slope displacements27
Role of hydro-mechanical coupling in excavation-induced damage propagation, fracture deformation and microseismicity evolution in naturally fractured rocks27
An experimental investigation of shear strength behavior of a welded bimrock by meso-scale direct shear tests27
Cracking and sealing behavior of the compacted bentonite upon technological voids filling27
An overview on the compaction characteristics of soils by laboratory tests27
A new combined analytical-numerical method for evaluating the inflow rate into a tunnel excavated in a fractured rock mass27
Initiation mechanisms and dynamics of a debris flow originated from debris-ice mixture slope failure in southeast Tibet, China27
X-ray micro-computed tomography (μ-CT) for 3D characterization of particle kinematics representing water-induced loess micro-fabric collapse27
Characterization of sliding surface deformation and stability evaluation of landslides with fiber–optic strain sensing nerves27
Influence of volumetric block proportion on mechanical properties of virtual soil-rock mixtures27
Tensile behavior of clayey soils during desiccation cracking process26
Automatic soil crack recognition under uneven illumination condition with the application of artificial intelligence26
A novel parameter inversion method for an improved DEM simulation of a river damming process by a large-scale landslide26
Experimental simulation study of rockburst characteristics of Sichuan–Tibet granite: A case study of the Zheduoshan tunnel26
Tensile behavior of bio-cemented, fiber-reinforced calcareous sand from coastal zone26
Identifying uncertainty in estimates of bimrocks volumetric proportions from 2D measurements26
Effects of bedding planes on mechanical characteristics and crack evolution of rocks containing a single pre-existing flaw26
Soil database development with the application of machine learning methods in soil properties prediction25
Dissolution feature differences of carbonate rock within hydro-fluctuation belt located in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area25
Hydro-mechanical properties of unreinforced and fiber-reinforced used motor oil (UMO)-contaminated sand-bentonite mixtures25
BFTS - Engineering geologists' field station to study reservoir landslides25
Time-dependency deterioration of polypropylene fiber reinforced soil and guar gum mixed soil in loess cut-slope protecting25
Strength performance and microstructural evolution of carbonated steel slag stabilized soils in the laboratory scale25
Effects of water content on shear properties of bentonite–polymer composite structure25
Effect of calcium bentonite clay and fly ash on the stabilization of organic soil from Alberta, Canada25
Changes of small strain shear modulus and microstructure for a lime-treated silt subjected to wetting-drying cycles24
Transparent soil model test of a landslide with umbrella-shaped anchors and different slope angles in response to rapid drawdown24
Study on creep models and parameter inversion of columnar jointed basalt rock masses24
Long-term thermal stability and settlement of heat pipe-protected highway embankment in warm permafrost regions24
Joint interpretation of geophysical data: Applying machine learning to the modeling of an evaporitic sequence in Villar de Cañas (Spain)24
Utilizing the towed Transient ElectroMagnetic method (tTEM) for achieving unprecedented near-surface detail in geological mapping24
Forecasting the long-term deterioration of a cut slope in high-plasticity clay using a numerical model24
Physics-based large-deformation analysis of coseismic landslides: A multiscale 3D SEM-MPM framework with application to the Hongshiyan landslide24
The mechanics of frost heave with stratigraphic microstructure evolution24
Evaluation of the long-term effect of lime treatment on a silty soil embankment after seven years of atmospheric exposure: Mechanical, physicochemical, and microstructural studies24
Physically-based catchment-scale prediction of slope failure volume and geometry24
General equations for landslide-debris impact and their application to debris-flow flexible barrier24
How to classify sand types: A deep learning approach24
Microstructure evolution of soft clay under consolidation loading24
Behaviour of pile-anchor reinforced landslides under varying water level, rainfall, and thrust load: Insight from physical modelling23
Microstructure observations in compacted clays subjected to thermal loading23
Characteristics and causes of crest cracking on a high core-wall rockfill dam: A case study23
An advanced grain-based model to characterize mechanical behaviors of crystalline rocks with different weathering degrees23
Quasi-distributed fiber-optic in-situ monitoring technology for large-scale measurement of soil water content and its application23
3D probabilistic landslide run-out hazard evaluation for quantitative risk assessment purposes23
Equivalent discrete fracture network method for numerical estimation of deformability in complexly fractured rock masses23
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