Engineering Geology

Papers
(The TQCC of Engineering Geology is 20. 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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01.)
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Robustness evaluation of the probability-based HTCA model for simulating debris-flow run-out extent: Case study of the 2010 Hongchun event, China187
Development and impact analysis of ground motion datasets for potential strong-to-great seismic scenarios in Chinese mainland138
Experimental investigation and analysis of monotonic and cyclic behaviour of a natural sand in intact and reconstituted states134
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A multiscale simulation method for natural rough rock joint morphologies using frequency domain analysis109
Spatial multi criteria analysis of ground conditions in early stages railway planning using analytical hierarchy process applied to viaduct-type rail in Southern Sweden.105
A complex function model for foundation pit slope excavation, incorporating stress interaction among densely karst caves in the underground space99
Machine learning techniques for relating liquid limit obtained by Casagrande cup and fall cone test in low-medium plasticity fine grained soils [Eng. Geol. (2021) 294, 106381]93
Modelling the swelling of a bentonite pellet using a triple porosity model91
Study of the damage and cracking of heterogeneous rocks based on the FFT method - A comparison of computer generation and image reconstruction models91
Graphical comparison of numerical analysis, slope mass rating, and kinematic analysis for the effects of weak plane orientations on rock slope stability88
STGCN-based inversion of landslide creep parameters using GNSS displacement time series86
Noise-resistant automatic seismic framework for monitoring rockslide slope84
Solidification of high water content marine deposits by a novel in-situ treatment of magnesia-based bio-cement: Insight from clay content effect83
Impact of diatoms on the load-deformation response of marine sediments during drained shear: Small-to-large strain stiffness83
Stress-dependent water retention behaviour of two intact aeolian soils with multi-modal pore size distributions82
Effect of initial fabric from sample preparation on the mechanical behaviour of a carbonate sand from the South China Sea82
Influence of metal cations on the yield stress of montmorillonite debris flow: Double layer analysis and novel model establishment81
Experimental study on the design of a fault-resistant buffer layer for diversion tunnels traversing active faults78
Fluctuation characteristics of probability density function and first-passage dynamic reliability of slope systems under seismic excitations78
Efficient Class C prediction of PVD-improved soft clay settlements77
Toppling stability of partially buried blocks in granite residual soil slope under extremely heavy rainfall condition77
Dynamic analysis of multi-block rockfalls using improved 3-D discontinuous deformation analysis: Effect of coefficient of restitution76
Elastoplastic model of statistical mechanics of rock masses (SMRM): Theory and verification76
CFD-DEM-based evaluation of main-channel sediment transport processes subject to supplement from a steep tributary73
Mitigating rainfall induced erosion of rammed earth in Great Wall by protective coating: Insights from laboratory study72
Fatigue-creep damage in salt rock for CAES: Multi-scale mechanisms, evolution model, and early warning72
Experimental study on the influence of rock pore structure on pressure stimulated voltage variations based on nuclear magnetic resonance71
Evaluating UERT for submarine power cable surveys: Characterizing installation-induced sediment densification in shallow coastal waters70
Eco-friendly wheat straw-reinforced MICP for sand stabilization: Enhancing solidification uniformity and modeling freeze–thaw pore damage70
Investigation of morphological features and mechanical behavior of jointed limestone subjected to wet-dry cycles and cyclic shear in drawdown areas of the Three Gorges Reservoir69
Effective stress-based nonlinear ground response analysis of Holocene deposits of Kolkata, India69
Fragility and vulnerability curves of masonry buildings on slow-moving landslides: A comparative study on intensity parameters from MT-InSAR69
A refined model for rock damage during cyclic heating and cooling by coupling acoustic emission with P-wave analysis68
Probabilistic life-cycle landslide assessment subjected to nonstationary rainfall based on alternating stochastic renewal process68
Spatio-temporal evolution of cross-layer pollution during groundwater recharge in abandoned mines: Experimental study and numerical modeling68
Field and numerical investigations of canal damage characteristics and mechanisms under coupled drying-wetting and freezing-thawing cycles67
Permeability characteristics, structural failure characteristics, and triggering process of loess landslides in two typical strata structures66
Monitoring land subsidence induced by tectonic activity and groundwater extraction in the eastern Gediz River Basin (Türkiye) using Sentinel-1 observations66
A comparison of shear modulus of unsaturated sand in triaxial and simple shear tests under different strains and suctions66
Confinement-dependent behavior of a jointed rock mass: Insights from a 3D numerical perspective66
Shear behavior of loess: The role of drainage condition66
Unravelling failure mechanisms of rainfall-induced debris slides through material characterisation and reduced-scale flume experiments65
X-ray CT-based interpretation of microbial-induced carbonate precipitation and local hydraulic behaviors64
A hybrid saturated-unsaturated framework for modeling land subsidence under the combined effects of water exploitation and environmental conditions64
Enhanced rock mass rating prediction from tunnel face imagery: A decision-supportive ensemble deep learning approach64
Geotechnical characterisation of coal spoil piles using high-resolution optical and multispectral data: A machine learning approach63
Experimental study on the mechanism of sand boils and associated settlements due to soil liquefaction in loose sand63
Residual state rate effects of shear-zone soil regulating slow-to-fast transition of catastrophic landslides63
Integrated structural, geophysical and remote sensing data for characterizing extensional linked fault systems and related land deformation hazards at Cairo-Suez District, Egypt62
Hydro-mechanical behavior of a deep excavation with dewatering and recharge in soft deposits62
Evolution of pore structure and analysis of freeze damage in granite during cyclic freeze-thaw using NMR technique61
Sequential probabilistic back analyses of spatially varying soil parameters and slope reliability prediction under rainfall61
A new approach to the correlation of SPT-CPT depending on the soil behavior type index60
A high resolution detection approach combining probe drilling and horizontal cross-hole resistivity tomography to interpret water conducting channels ahead of the tunnel: A case study in Yunnan, China60
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Time-series InSAR with phase gradient stacking and slope-constrained clustering for large-scale landslide detection in the Sichuan-Tibet Region59
Effect of ocean environmental particles on compressibility, electrical resistivity, and stiffness characteristics of mixtures58
Online probabilistic forecast of landslide failure time via multi-information fusion58
Microbially mediated rock fine fracture mineralization sealing: Evolution of flow channels and the resulting transmissivity reduction58
On the use of biocementation to treat collapsible soils58
A closer look into variables controlling hillslope deformations in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area57
Liquefaction evaluation on sand-like gravelly soil deposits based on field Vs measurements during the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake57
Diffusion migration behavior of gas in unsaturated fractured soils: Fractal analytical study57
Hanging wall effects on cross-fault slope failures: Shaking table experiment insights57
A novel voxel-particle energy approach to predict 3D microscopic fracture surface of porous geomaterials and fracture permeability modeling57
Enhanced borehole stability analysis for geological waste disposal under conditions of in-situ stress uncertainty: The case of Yamin Plain, Israel57
Regional-scale inventory and initial analysis of liquefaction triggered by the 2025 Mw 7.7 Mandalay earthquake, Myanmar56
Sealing performance of air plugs in abandoned coal mine tunnels for compressed air energy storage54
Erosion processes in dry granular rock-ice avalanches with varying ice content: Insights from flume experiments54
A micromechanical investigation of sand–rubber mixtures using the discrete element method54
Thaw slump development in permafrost regions alters the soil hydrothermal processes and responses to precipitation54
Comparison between the Neo-deterministic Seismic Hazard and FEM approach to assessing 2D local seismic response at Chieti's city site (Abruzzo, Italy)54
Engineering geological characterization of micaceous residual soils considering effects of mica content and particle breakage54
Creep behavior of rocks under coupled high stress and water pressure54
Particle size distribution (PSD) of mine waste dump via unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) image recognition and sieving54
An improved quick predictive model for earthquake-induced landslide movement based on energy conservation: A case study53
Seismic and environmental controls on slow-moving landslides: Insights from the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake53
An improved rock damage model from a cyclic temperature – triaxial loading experiment for compressed air energy storage caverns53
Hydrologic-geotechnical modelling of shallow landslide and flood hazards caused by heavy rainfall53
Characteristics of the impact pressure of an outburst debris flow: Insights from experimental flume tests52
Three-dimensional reconstruction of subsurface stratigraphy using machine learning with neighborhood aggregation52
Integrating DInSAR and detailed mapping for characterizing ground displacement in the Cardona salt extrusion related to diapiric uplift, disolutional lowering, landsliding and sinkholes52
Comparison of different hydrological and stability assumptions for physically-based modeling of shallow landslides52
Water content imaging during capillary rise within a rammed earth structure52
Study on the extension mechanism of fissures in expansive soil based on fracture mechanics test method52
Integrated application of magnetic, ERT, TDEM, and 3D sonar methods to detect water-filled goaf in an open-pit iron mine: A case study from Dumu, China52
Evolution of mechanical behavior in granular soil during fine particle loss simulated by salt dissolution: Insights from ring shear tests52
Effects of consolidation conditions on the dynamic shear modulus of saturated coral sand over a wide strain range52
Pore structure effects on the water retention behaviour of a compacted silty sand soil subjected to drying-wetting cycles51
Acoustic emission and splitting surface roughness of sandstone in a Brazilian splitting test under the influence of water saturation51
Quantitative risk assessment of road exposed to landslide: A novel framework combining numerical modeling and complex network theory51
Numerical simulation on potential landslide–induced wave hazards by a novel hybrid method51
Progressive failure and critical slowing-down characteristics of bedrock–overburden slope based on shaking table tests51
Crack initiation stress of thermally damaged rock under uniaxial compression50
3D geological modeling of tunnel alignment in the complex mountainous region of Yongshan, China, based on multisource data fusion50
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Failure process analysis of a catastrophic landslide in Zhenxiong triggered by prolonged low-intensity rainfall using centrifuge tests50
Modeling the bimodal SWCC of highly weathered tropical soils using grain-size information49
Dynamic behaviour of un-grouted and grouted jointed samples of a brittle rock in Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar tests: Insights from experiments and DEM modelling49
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Field experiments: How well can seismic monitoring assess rock mass falling?49
Automatic characterization of rock blocks in jointed exposures using 3D point clouds49
Quantitative and dynamic predictive model for mining-induced movement and deformation of overlying strata49
Microtremor horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio based on input-energy spectra48
Fluid-driven particle erosion promotes the frictional instability of Granular Shear-Zone gouge48
Rising speed not just value of water level in observation hole: Indicator highly synchronized with rain-induced clayey landslide movement48
Evolution characteristics and mechanisms of shear bands in Yellow River Delta silt and their impact on submarine landslide stability48
Two-phase SPH-DEM modeling of the superelevation phenomenon of debris and mud flows48
Quantifying rock weathering process by solar tidal analysis and the effect of nonlinear thermal responses48
Coupling grid nanoindentation and surface chemical analysis to infer the mechanical properties of shale mineral phases48
Evolution of debris flow activities in the epicentral area, 10 years after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake47
Retraction notice to “Characterization of pore structure and the impact of key pore nodes on seepage in coral reef limestones” [Engineering Geology 353 (2025) 108119].47
Rock anchor testing on sandstone from the Botucatu Formation, Paraná River Basin, Brazil: Insights for climbing safety procedures at the Corumbataí Geopark Project47
Scale-dependent connectivity behavior in multi-clustered fracture systems47
Deciphering the relationship between post-fire ground deformation and debris flow activity influenced by lithological heterogeneity: Insights from a comparative analysis in southwestern China47
Erratum to “A SEM–FEM–SPH framework for physics-based source-to-slope simulation of earthquake-induced landslides” [Engineering Geology Volume 353, 2025, 108127]46
Seismic amplification of Late Quaternary paleovalley systems: 2D seismic response analysis of the Pescara paleovalley (Central Italy)45
3D modelling of rock mass heterogeneities in unsaturated karst using geophysics, clustering and geostatistics45
Experimental study on the failure mechanisms of non-cohesive soil landslide dams with different scales45
Laboratory investigation of the effect of the pore pressure on argillaceous siltstone permeability45
Numerical study of cone penetration tests to predict effective internal friction angles of cohesive soils44
Investigation of thermal-hydraulic-mechanical coupling model for in-situ transformation of oil shale considering pore structure and anisotropy44
Effects of temperature on the time-dependent compression and shear behaviour of a soft marine clayey soil44
Optimization study on separate-layer fracturing of a coal–rock composite based on inter-fracture interference effect43
Study on the deformation mechanism of chair-like bedding rock landslides under the coupling effect of geological and hydrological factors43
A single surface slope effects on seismic response based on shaking table test and numerical simulation43
A laboratory observation for gas-rock mechanics and gas transport mechanism in low-permeability rocks43
Multi-source data analysis for conceptual modelling of slow landslide mechanisms: Application to the Pianello hillslope in the Daunia Appenines43
Co-seismic hillslope weakening43
Study on mechanical properties and acoustic emission characteristics of mudstone-clay composites under uniaxial compression43
A system for inspecting karst voids during construction of cast-in-place pile foundations43
Rockburst tendency prediction based on an integrating method of combination weighting and matter-element extension theory: A case study in the Bayu Tunnel of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway43
A new insight into failure mechanism of granular plugging zone for wellbore strengthening in deep fractured reservoirs based on force chains energy dissipation43
Pore-scale mechanisms of microbially induced carbonate precipitation under high temperature and high pressure: Implications for CO2 geological sealing43
Integrated GBInSAR and thermo-mechanical modeling for rock slope displacement analysis across geometrical complexities43
Development mechanism of radial chain rockbursts in a deep tunnel excavated by TBM42
An IFS-based fractal discrete fracture network for hydraulic fracture behavior of rock mass42
Characterizing frost heave pressure distribution on rock crack surfaces during freeze–thaw42
3D geological modelling of the Bologna urban area (Italy)42
Numerical simulation method for the process of rockburst42
Experimental and numerical investigation on grout in geotechnical two-dimensional random fracture network of rock mass42
On the reliability of time domain induced polarization for contaminated site: Partial integral vs full decay42
A creep model for soil-rock mixture considering the effect of rock contents and freeze-thaw cycles41
Soil-water characteristic curve of expansive soils considering cumulative damage effects of wetting and drying cycles41
Learning from prior geological information for geotechnical soil stratification with tree-based methods41
Impact of discontinuity data acquisition methods on rockfall susceptibility assessment using high-resolution 3D point cloud41
Model test study of soil grouting effect on shield tunnel longitudinal structural behavior41
Static-disturbance shear properties and failure mechanisms of karst limestone under different hydrochemical corrosions40
Seepage and stability analysis of hydraulically anisotropic unsaturated infinite slopes under steady infiltration40
A novel framework for landslide displacement prediction using MT-InSAR and machine learning techniques40
Simulation of dynamic pulsing fracking in poroelastic media by a hydro-damage-mechanical coupled cohesive phase field model40
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Injection-induced seismic moment in layered rock formations39
Effects of pH and exposure time to alkaline solutions on the mineralogy of the Opalinus Clay from the lower sandy facies of Mont Terri site39
Forecasting CO2 injection-induced fault reactivation: A hybrid approach and its application to the Illinois Basin–Decatur Project38
Corrigendum to “Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for Western Mexico” [Engineering Geology 313 (2023) 106959]38
Strain rate effects on intact deep-sea sediments under different confining pressures and overconsolidation ratios38
Probabilistic inversion of shear wave velocity profile based on the dispersion curve from multichannel analysis of surface waves and inequality constraints on layer thicknesses38
Probabilistic hazard assessment of landslide-induced river damming37
Guidelines from direct shear modeling in centrifuge for TDR landslide monitoring37
Multi-source monitoring data helps revealing and quantifying the excavation-induced deterioration of rock mass37
Optimized binarization algorithm-based method for the image recognition and characterization of explosion damage in rock masses37
Influences of ink-bottle effect evolution on water retention hysteresis of unsaturated soils: An experimental investigation37
Variations of entries and bolting technologies, a case study based on a field monitoring of a longwall face37
Towards a predictive multi-phase model for alpine mass movements and process cascades37
Influence of flow dynamics on the trapping efficiency and pile-up geometries of multiple-surge granular mass flow36
Probabilistic framework for quantifying human flight failure rate to landslides36
The Mdesign for engineering applications of Neo-Deterministic Seismic Hazard Assessment (NDSHA) within the China Seismic Experimental Site (CSES)36
Multiscale observations of diurnal thermal effects on rock failure and crack dynamics in soft marl layers (La Cornalle molasse rock wall, Switzerland)36
Directionality of earthquake-induced slope displacements from numerical analysis and sliding block approaches36
Correlational fractal characteristics and damage progression of granite with different grain sizes based on acoustic emission monitoring36
Analysis of main parameters controlling rock avalanche propagation based on machine learning36
Creep–fatigue mechanical characteristics of salt rocks under triaxial loading: An experimental study35
An automated machine learning approach for near-real-time rockfall classification via distributed acoustic sensing along linear infrastructure35
Spatial correlation models of VS30 values: A case study of the Tehran region35
Biological factors affecting the evolution of safety barrier materials in the Yeniseisky deep geological repository34
Evolution of large landslides in tectonically active regions - A decade of observations in the Zhouqu County, China34
Meter-scale MICP improvement of medium graded very gravelly sands: Lab measurement, transport modelling, mechanical and microstructural analysis34
Analytical solutions for annual probability of slope failure induced by rainfall at a specific slope using bivariate distribution of rainfall intensity and duration34
An innovative oxidation–coagulation–cementation strategy for effective and long-term peat soil stabilization34
Laminar and turbulent groundwater flows in confined two- and three-dimensional discrete fracture networks34
Groundwater vulnerability modelling in landfill-affected areas: From conventional GOD and DRASTIC models to the novel DRASTIC-LPBM approach34
Liquefaction hazard mapping in DMDP area of Bangladesh: A comprehensive assessment using SCPT data and multiple severity indices34
Three-dimensional morphological characterization and quantitative roughness classification of loess joint surfaces34
A regional scale coseismic landslide analysis framework: Integrating physics-based simulation with flexible sliding analysis34
Site-scale bedrock fracture modeling of a spent fuel reprocessing site based on borehole group in Northwest, China34
The variation of micro-current in rock under loads and its microcosmic influence mechanism34
Dynamic penetration test-based probabilistic hyperbolic model for evaluating liquefaction potential of gravelly soils33
Propagation velocity of landslide-induced liquefaction and entrainment of overridden loose, saturated sediments33
Critical state behaviour of an unsaturated kaolin mixture33
Assessing the rock failure return period on an unstable Alpine rock wall based on volume-frequency relationships: The Brenva Spur (3916 m a.s.l., Aosta Valley, Italy)33
Towards physics-informed neural networks for landslide prediction33
Multivariate Gaussian Process Regression for 3D site characterization from CPT and categorical borehole data33
Investigating soil properties and their effects on freeze-thaw processes in a thermokarst lake region of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China33
Tailored clustering method to identify quasi-regional sites33
Shaking table tests on the failure behavior of a class of anti-dip bedding rock slopes33
Advanced integration of ensemble learning and MT-InSAR for enhanced slow-moving landslide susceptibility zoning33
Dynamic characteristics of soil pore structure and water-heat variations during freeze-thaw process33
Seasonality of rockfall triggers and conditioning factors interpreted from a lidar-derived rockfall database33
Extracting acoustic emission features that precede hard rock instability with unsupervised learning33
Influence of physical properties and shear rate on static liquefaction of saturated loess32
Spatial and temporal distribution of landslide-dammed lakes in Purlung Tsangpo32
SHAKER: A selector of consistent and energetically equalized natural ground motions using the Italian earthquake database32
The 3D basin effect on the seismic response estimation at sites with liquefiable layers: Case study of Volos basin (Thessaly, Central Greece)32
Assessment of the rock fall geo-hazards of the sub-vertical rock cliffs behind the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut (MTH), Luxor, Egypt32
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Fracture evolution and sliding-to-fracturing transition in layered rock under direct shear: Insights from integrated AE-DIC-ultrasonic monitoring32
Contribution of time-evolving landslide sources to the anomalous tsunami observed in the 2024 Noto earthquake32
Effects of Wooden Embers Cover on thermo-hydrological response of silty volcanic cover and implications to post-wildfire slope stability32
Comparative study of decoupled- and coupled-based predictive models for seismically-induced slope displacements during shallow crustal earthquakes32
Mapping and characterization of the liquefaction impacts of the July and October 2022 earthquakes in Northwestern Luzon, Philippines32
Shallow shear-wave velocity profiling using microtremor arrays in the Nile Delta, Egypt32
Evolution of dilation with time based on the molecular microkinetics of red-bed argillaceous sandstone in Hubei Province, China32
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Method for analyzing the evolution characteristics of in-situ stress field considering rheology and degradation: A deeply incised valley in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, case study32
Evaluation of horizontal ground motion waveforms at Sedongpu Glacier during the 2017 M6.9 Mainling earthquake based on the equivalent Green's function31
Modifying the Tailored Clustering Enabled Regionalization (TCER) framework for outlier site detection and inference efficiency31
Soil fluidisation induced by fine particles migration: Insights from the Shenzhen 2015 landfill landslide31
Multivariate Gaussian process regression for characterization of geo-data spatial variability from limited and non-co-located measurements31
Frost heave and water-heat behavior of coarse-grained fill in HSR subgrade considering vapor migration31
True triaxial test and DEM simulation of rock mechanical behaviors, meso-cracking mechanism and precursor subject to underground excavation disturbance31
Impacts of plant roots on debris-flow bed erosion in laboratory experiments31
Probabilistic framework to evaluate scenario-based building vulnerability under landslide run-out impacts31
A unified van Genuchten-type water retention model for compacted bentonite31
Detection and characterization of slow-moving landslides in the 2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake area by combining satellite SAR observations and airborne Lidar DSM31
Microstructure-based insight into different swelling pressure determination methods31
Evaluation indicators and classification system for rock mass boreability based on rock mass chip image processing30
Investigation on the frost heave-induced pressure and hydro-thermal processes in freezing soil under rigid constraint and hydraulic pressure30
Challenges with using empirically determined geotechnical parameters for borehole stability evaluation in horizontal directional drilling30
The damage and response of some underground structures by the 2023 February 6 Great Turkish Earthquakes and some considerations30
Routine bathymetric mapping of tidal inlets using Sentinel-230
Integration of seepage modelling and electrical resistivity monitoring data for the Älvkarleby test embankment dam, Sweden30
Can satellite InSAR innovate the way of large landslide early warning?30
Combined electrical resistivity tomography and ground penetrating radar to map Eurasian badger (Meles Meles) burrows in clay-rich flood embankments (levees)30
Mechanisms of reactive ground fissures in the Taiyuan Basin: A comprehensive study30
Reliability analysis of soil-rock mixture slopes considering soil particle gradation30
A real-time prediction method of slope failure using Bayesian approach based on slope surface tilting measurements30
An implicit feature learning approach for automatic digital twinning of three-dimensional subsurface stratigraphy from limited boreholes30
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Ultra-weak FBG sensing for identification and analysis of plastic zone of soil caused by supported excavation29
UNet-like transformer for 1D soil stratification using cone penetration test and borehole data29
Assessing the landslide failure surface depth and volume: A new spline interpolation method29
Granular Rheology in Debris flows: Experimental insights from normal and tangential stress fluctuations via chute model tests29
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