Engineering Geology

Papers
(The TQCC of Engineering Geology is 19. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
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A complex function model for foundation pit slope excavation, incorporating stress interaction among densely karst caves in the underground space220
Development and impact analysis of ground motion datasets for potential strong-to-great seismic scenarios in Chinese mainland176
Experimental study on the design of a fault-resistant buffer layer for diversion tunnels traversing active faults149
Fragility and vulnerability curves of masonry buildings on slow-moving landslides: A comparative study on intensity parameters from MT-InSAR142
Impact of diatoms on the load-deformation response of marine sediments during drained shear: Small-to-large strain stiffness140
Integrated structural, geophysical and remote sensing data for characterizing extensional linked fault systems and related land deformation hazards at Cairo-Suez District, Egypt127
Comprehensive identification of statistical homogeneity of fractured rock masses for a candidate HLW repository site, China122
Toppling stability of partially buried blocks in granite residual soil slope under extremely heavy rainfall condition121
Sequential probabilistic back analyses of spatially varying soil parameters and slope reliability prediction under rainfall113
Robustness evaluation of the probability-based HTCA model for simulating debris-flow run-out extent: Case study of the 2010 Hongchun event, China110
Permeability characteristics, structural failure characteristics, and triggering process of loess landslides in two typical strata structures110
Elastoplastic model of statistical mechanics of rock masses (SMRM): Theory and verification106
Enhanced rock mass rating prediction from tunnel face imagery: A decision-supportive ensemble deep learning approach98
Stress-dependent water retention behaviour of two intact aeolian soils with multi-modal pore size distributions96
Geomechanical property evolution of hydrate-bearing sediments under dynamic loads: Nonlinear behaviors of modulus and damping ratio94
Hydro-mechanical behavior of a deep excavation with dewatering and recharge in soft deposits93
Effective stress-based nonlinear ground response analysis of Holocene deposits of Kolkata, India89
Residual state rate effects of shear-zone soil regulating slow-to-fast transition of catastrophic landslides89
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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]85
Interrelationship among weathering degree, pore distribution and water retention in an unsaturated gneissic residual soil81
Fluctuation characteristics of probability density function and first-passage dynamic reliability of slope systems under seismic excitations79
Shear behavior of loess: The role of drainage condition78
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A comparison of shear modulus of unsaturated sand in triaxial and simple shear tests under different strains and suctions76
Experimental study on the influence of rock pore structure on pressure stimulated voltage variations based on nuclear magnetic resonance76
CFD-DEM-based evaluation of main-channel sediment transport processes subject to supplement from a steep tributary76
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 Reservoir74
Monitoring land subsidence induced by tectonic activity and groundwater extraction in the eastern Gediz River Basin (Türkiye) using Sentinel-1 observations74
Spatial multi criteria analysis of ground conditions in early stages railway planning using analytical hierarchy process applied to viaduct-type rail in Southern Sweden.73
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Influence of metal cations on the yield stress of montmorillonite debris flow: Double layer analysis and novel model establishment70
Confinement-dependent behavior of a jointed rock mass: Insights from a 3D numerical perspective70
X-ray CT-based interpretation of microbial-induced carbonate precipitation and local hydraulic behaviors69
Evolution of pore structure and analysis of freeze damage in granite during cyclic freeze-thaw using NMR technique69
Effect of initial fabric from sample preparation on the mechanical behaviour of a carbonate sand from the South China Sea69
Quasi-distributed fiber-optic in-situ monitoring technology for large-scale measurement of soil water content and its application68
Probabilistic life-cycle landslide assessment subjected to nonstationary rainfall based on alternating stochastic renewal process68
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, China67
Efficient Class C prediction of PVD-improved soft clay settlements67
Graphical comparison of numerical analysis, slope mass rating, and kinematic analysis for the effects of weak plane orientations on rock slope stability67
A hybrid saturated-unsaturated framework for modeling land subsidence under the combined effects of water exploitation and environmental conditions67
Dynamic analysis of multi-block rockfalls using improved 3-D discontinuous deformation analysis: Effect of coefficient of restitution65
Study of the damage and cracking of heterogeneous rocks based on the FFT method - A comparison of computer generation and image reconstruction models65
Geotechnical characterisation of coal spoil piles using high-resolution optical and multispectral data: A machine learning approach64
Modelling the swelling of a bentonite pellet using a triple porosity model64
A unique failure model for a landslide induced by the Wenchuan earthquake in the Liujiawan area, Qingchuan County, China63
A new approach to the correlation of SPT-CPT depending on the soil behavior type index63
Advance prediction of collapse for TBM tunneling using deep learning method62
Unravelling failure mechanisms of rainfall-induced debris slides through material characterisation and reduced-scale flume experiments62
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Experimental study on the mechanism of sand boils and associated settlements due to soil liquefaction in loose sand61
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Characteristics of the impact pressure of an outburst debris flow: Insights from experimental flume tests59
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A novel voxel-particle energy approach to predict 3D microscopic fracture surface of porous geomaterials and fracture permeability modeling59
Enhanced borehole stability analysis for geological waste disposal under conditions of in-situ stress uncertainty: The case of Yamin Plain, Israel58
Quantitation of the uncertainty in the prediction of flow fields induced by the spatial variation of the fracture aperture58
Particle size distribution (PSD) of mine waste dump via unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) image recognition and sieving57
Unraveling the effect of a two-layer system on the mobility of rapid gravitational flows57
Progressive failure and critical slowing-down characteristics of bedrock–overburden slope based on shaking table tests57
Liquefaction evaluation on sand-like gravelly soil deposits based on field Vs measurements during the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake56
Comparison between the Neo-deterministic Seismic Hazard and FEM approach to assessing 2D local seismic response at Chieti's city site (Abruzzo, Italy)56
A micromechanical investigation of sand–rubber mixtures using the discrete element method55
Evolution of mechanical behavior in granular soil during fine particle loss simulated by salt dissolution: Insights from ring shear tests55
Quantitative risk assessment of road exposed to landslide: A novel framework combining numerical modeling and complex network theory55
Unloading induced absolute negative pore pressures in a low permeable clay shale54
Three-dimensional reconstruction of subsurface stratigraphy using machine learning with neighborhood aggregation54
Sealing performance of air plugs in abandoned coal mine tunnels for compressed air energy storage54
Mapping shear strength and compressibility of soft soils with artificial neural networks54
Analysis of an excavation-induced landslide in stiff clay using the material point method53
Comparison of different hydrological and stability assumptions for physically-based modeling of shallow landslides53
Study on the extension mechanism of fissures in expansive soil based on fracture mechanics test method52
Integrating DInSAR and detailed mapping for characterizing ground displacement in the Cardona salt extrusion related to diapiric uplift, disolutional lowering, landsliding and sinkholes52
Thaw slump development in permafrost regions alters the soil hydrothermal processes and responses to precipitation52
An improved rock damage model from a cyclic temperature – triaxial loading experiment for compressed air energy storage caverns52
Subsidence monitoring and influencing factor analysis of mountain excavation and valley infilling on the Chinese Loess Plateau: A case study of Yan'an New District52
Water content imaging during capillary rise within a rammed earth structure52
3D geological modeling of tunnel alignment in the complex mountainous region of Yongshan, China, based on multisource data fusion51
Development and verification of coupled hydro-mechanical analysis for rainfall-induced shallow landslides51
On the use of biocementation to treat collapsible soils51
A closer look into variables controlling hillslope deformations in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area51
An improved quick predictive model for earthquake-induced landslide movement based on energy conservation: A case study50
Microbially mediated rock fine fracture mineralization sealing: Evolution of flow channels and the resulting transmissivity reduction50
Effect of ocean environmental particles on compressibility, electrical resistivity, and stiffness characteristics of mixtures50
Hanging wall effects on cross-fault slope failures: Shaking table experiment insights50
Physics-based large-deformation analysis of coseismic landslides: A multiscale 3D SEM-MPM framework with application to the Hongshiyan landslide50
Seismic and environmental controls on slow-moving landslides: Insights from the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake50
Effects of consolidation conditions on the dynamic shear modulus of saturated coral sand over a wide strain range49
Numerical simulation on potential landslide–induced wave hazards by a novel hybrid method49
Evaluation of engineering site conditions in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, using a large database of borehole and standard penetration test data49
Failure process analysis of a catastrophic landslide in Zhenxiong triggered by prolonged low-intensity rainfall using centrifuge tests48
Diffusion migration behavior of gas in unsaturated fractured soils: Fractal analytical study48
Pore structure effects on the water retention behaviour of a compacted silty sand soil subjected to drying-wetting cycles47
Acoustic emission and splitting surface roughness of sandstone in a Brazilian splitting test under the influence of water saturation47
Engineering geological characterization of micaceous residual soils considering effects of mica content and particle breakage47
Development of a preparation method of transparent soil-rock mixture for geotechnical laboratory modeling47
Crack initiation stress of thermally damaged rock under uniaxial compression47
Hydrologic-geotechnical modelling of shallow landslide and flood hazards caused by heavy rainfall47
Quantifying rock weathering process by solar tidal analysis and the effect of nonlinear thermal responses46
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
Quantitative and dynamic predictive model for mining-induced movement and deformation of overlying strata46
A laboratory observation for gas-rock mechanics and gas transport mechanism in low-permeability rocks46
Field experiments: How well can seismic monitoring assess rock mass falling?45
A system for inspecting karst voids during construction of cast-in-place pile foundations45
Mélanges in flysch-type formations: Reviewing geological constraints for a better understanding of complex formations with block-in-matrix fabric45
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Evolution of debris flow activities in the epicentral area, 10 years after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake44
Unveiling unknowns: Practical application of InSAR for slope performance monitoring and risk management across multiple surface mines44
On the reliability of time domain induced polarization for contaminated site: Partial integral vs full decay44
Practical classification of geotechnically complex formations with block-in-matrix fabrics44
Rising speed not just value of water level in observation hole: Indicator highly synchronized with rain-induced clayey landslide movement44
Model test study of soil grouting effect on shield tunnel longitudinal structural behavior44
Simulation of dynamic pulsing fracking in poroelastic media by a hydro-damage-mechanical coupled cohesive phase field model44
An IFS-based fractal discrete fracture network for hydraulic fracture behavior of rock mass43
Co-seismic hillslope weakening43
A new insight into failure mechanism of granular plugging zone for wellbore strengthening in deep fractured reservoirs based on force chains energy dissipation42
Multi-source data analysis for conceptual modelling of slow landslide mechanisms: Application to the Pianello hillslope in the Daunia Appenines42
Experimental study on the failure mechanisms of non-cohesive soil landslide dams with different scales42
Seismic amplification of Late Quaternary paleovalley systems: 2D seismic response analysis of the Pescara paleovalley (Central Italy)42
Numerical study of cone penetration tests to predict effective internal friction angles of cohesive soils42
Seepage and stability analysis of hydraulically anisotropic unsaturated infinite slopes under steady infiltration42
Learning from prior geological information for geotechnical soil stratification with tree-based methods41
The highest potential transmissivities of fractures in fault zones: Reference values based on laboratory and in situ hydro-mechanical experimental data41
Coupling grid nanoindentation and surface chemical analysis to infer the mechanical properties of shale mineral phases41
Effects of temperature on the time-dependent compression and shear behaviour of a soft marine clayey soil41
Do environmental conditions determine whether salt driven decay leads to powdering or flaking in historic Reigate Stone masonry at the Tower of London?41
A single surface slope effects on seismic response based on shaking table test and numerical simulation41
Field infiltration of artificial irrigation into thick loess41
Estimation of land subsidence potential via distributed fiber optic sensing41
3D modelling of rock mass heterogeneities in unsaturated karst using geophysics, clustering and geostatistics41
Space-time susceptibility modeling of hydro-morphological processes at the Chinese national scale41
3D geological modelling of the Bologna urban area (Italy)40
Numerical simulation method for the process of rockburst40
Rock anchor testing on sandstone from the Botucatu Formation, Paraná River Basin, Brazil: Insights for climbing safety procedures at the Corumbataí Geopark Project40
Modeling the bimodal SWCC of highly weathered tropical soils using grain-size information39
Impact of discontinuity data acquisition methods on rockfall susceptibility assessment using high-resolution 3D point cloud39
Development mechanism of radial chain rockbursts in a deep tunnel excavated by TBM39
Soil-water characteristic curve of expansive soils considering cumulative damage effects of wetting and drying cycles39
Laboratory investigation of the effect of the pore pressure on argillaceous siltstone permeability39
Effect of geomaterial variability on seismic response analyses of earthen dams39
A creep model for soil-rock mixture considering the effect of rock contents and freeze-thaw cycles39
Experimental and numerical investigation on grout in geotechnical two-dimensional random fracture network of rock mass38
Static-disturbance shear properties and failure mechanisms of karst limestone under different hydrochemical corrosions38
Characterizing frost heave pressure distribution on rock crack surfaces during freeze–thaw38
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 Railway38
Assessment of temporal probability for rainfall-induced landslides based on nonstationary extreme value analysis38
Study on mechanical properties and acoustic emission characteristics of mudstone-clay composites under uniaxial compression38
Study on the deformation mechanism of chair-like bedding rock landslides under the coupling effect of geological and hydrological factors38
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Investigation of thermal-hydraulic-mechanical coupling model for in-situ transformation of oil shale considering pore structure and anisotropy38
A novel framework for landslide displacement prediction using MT-InSAR and machine learning techniques38
Dynamic behaviour of un-grouted and grouted jointed samples of a brittle rock in Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar tests: Insights from experiments and DEM modelling38
Optimization study on separate-layer fracturing of a coal–rock composite based on inter-fracture interference effect38
Injection-induced seismic moment in layered rock formations37
Guidelines from direct shear modeling in centrifuge for TDR landslide monitoring37
Analysis of main parameters controlling rock avalanche propagation based on machine learning37
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Probabilistic framework for quantifying human flight failure rate to landslides37
Probabilistic inversion of shear wave velocity profile based on the dispersion curve from multichannel analysis of surface waves and inequality constraints on layer thicknesses37
Optimized binarization algorithm-based method for the image recognition and characterization of explosion damage in rock masses37
Corrigendum to “Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment for Western Mexico” [Engineering Geology 313 (2023) 106959]36
Influence of fines on the monotonic and cyclic shear behaviour of volcanic soil “Shirasu”36
Influence of flow dynamics on the trapping efficiency and pile-up geometries of multiple-surge granular mass flow36
Analytical solutions for annual probability of slope failure induced by rainfall at a specific slope using bivariate distribution of rainfall intensity and duration36
Spatial correlation models of VS30 values: A case study of the Tehran region36
Variations of entries and bolting technologies, a case study based on a field monitoring of a longwall face36
Graphical charts for onsite Continuous Slope Mass Rating (CoSMR) classification using strike parallelism and joint dip or plunge of intersection36
Biological factors affecting the evolution of safety barrier materials in the Yeniseisky deep geological repository36
An innovative oxidation–coagulation–cementation strategy for effective and long-term peat soil stabilization36
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Modified refracted ray path method for determination of shear wave velocity profiles using seismic cone36
Groundwater vulnerability modelling in landfill-affected areas: From conventional GOD and DRASTIC models to the novel DRASTIC-LPBM approach36
Experimental study on mechanical properties, permeability and energy characteristics of limestone from through-coal seam (TCS) tunnel36
Liquefaction hazard mapping in DMDP area of Bangladesh: A comprehensive assessment using SCPT data and multiple severity indices35
Influences of ink-bottle effect evolution on water retention hysteresis of unsaturated soils: An experimental investigation35
Laminar and turbulent groundwater flows in confined two- and three-dimensional discrete fracture networks35
Site-scale bedrock fracture modeling of a spent fuel reprocessing site based on borehole group in Northwest, China35
Propagation velocity of landslide-induced liquefaction and entrainment of overridden loose, saturated sediments35
Effects of pH and exposure time to alkaline solutions on the mineralogy of the Opalinus Clay from the lower sandy facies of Mont Terri site34
Strain rate effects on intact deep-sea sediments under different confining pressures and overconsolidation ratios34
Correlational fractal characteristics and damage progression of granite with different grain sizes based on acoustic emission monitoring34
Seasonality of rockfall triggers and conditioning factors interpreted from a lidar-derived rockfall database34
Towards physics-informed neural networks for landslide prediction34
Probabilistic hazard assessment of landslide-induced river damming34
Evolution of large landslides in tectonically active regions - A decade of observations in the Zhouqu County, China34
The variation of micro-current in rock under loads and its microcosmic influence mechanism34
Multi-source monitoring data helps revealing and quantifying the excavation-induced deterioration of rock mass34
The Mdesign for engineering applications of Neo-Deterministic Seismic Hazard Assessment (NDSHA) within the China Seismic Experimental Site (CSES)34
Creep–fatigue mechanical characteristics of salt rocks under triaxial loading: An experimental study34
Advanced integration of ensemble learning and MT-InSAR for enhanced slow-moving landslide susceptibility zoning34
Fracture evolution and failure characteristics of sandstone under freeze-thaw cycling by computed tomography34
Multiscale observations of diurnal thermal effects on rock failure and crack dynamics in soft marl layers (La Cornalle molasse rock wall, Switzerland)34
Towards a predictive multi-phase model for alpine mass movements and process cascades34
Investigating soil properties and their effects on freeze-thaw processes in a thermokarst lake region of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China34
Multivariate Gaussian Process Regression for 3D site characterization from CPT and categorical borehole data34
Meter-scale MICP improvement of medium graded very gravelly sands: Lab measurement, transport modelling, mechanical and microstructural analysis34
Dynamic characteristics of soil pore structure and water-heat variations during freeze-thaw process34
A regional scale coseismic landslide analysis framework: Integrating physics-based simulation with flexible sliding analysis33
Effects of Wooden Embers Cover on thermo-hydrological response of silty volcanic cover and implications to post-wildfire slope stability33
Influence of physical properties and shear rate on static liquefaction of saturated loess33
Directionality of earthquake-induced slope displacements from numerical analysis and sliding block approaches33
Mapping and characterization of the liquefaction impacts of the July and October 2022 earthquakes in Northwestern Luzon, Philippines33
Probabilistic framework to evaluate scenario-based building vulnerability under landslide run-out impacts33
Frost heave and water-heat behavior of coarse-grained fill in HSR subgrade considering vapor migration33
Critical state behaviour of an unsaturated kaolin mixture33
Mechanical behaviors of coral sand and relationship between particle breakage and plastic work32
Modifying the Tailored Clustering Enabled Regionalization (TCER) framework for outlier site detection and inference efficiency32
Sediment stacking pattern effect on sand liquefaction inferred from full-scale experiments in the Emilia alluvial plain (Italy)32
True triaxial test and DEM simulation of rock mechanical behaviors, meso-cracking mechanism and precursor subject to underground excavation disturbance32
Monitoring the performance of permeable reactive barriers constructed in acid sulfate soils32
Evaluation indicators and classification system for rock mass boreability based on rock mass chip image processing32
Coupled hydraulic, mechanical and dielectric investigations on kaolin32
SHAKER: A selector of consistent and energetically equalized natural ground motions using the Italian earthquake database32
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Extracting acoustic emission features that precede hard rock instability with unsupervised learning31
Detection and characterization of slow-moving landslides in the 2017 Jiuzhaigou earthquake area by combining satellite SAR observations and airborne Lidar DSM31
Assessment of the rock fall geo-hazards of the sub-vertical rock cliffs behind the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut (MTH), Luxor, Egypt31
Microstructure-based insight into different swelling pressure determination methods31
Challenges with using empirically determined geotechnical parameters for borehole stability evaluation in horizontal directional drilling31
The damage and response of some underground structures by the 2023 February 6 Great Turkish Earthquakes and some considerations31
Control of natural fractures in historical quarries via 3D point cloud analysis31
Rapid reduction in the shear resistance and permeability of the weak layer in the evolution of water-rock weathering31
Shaking table tests on the failure behavior of a class of anti-dip bedding rock slopes31
Seismic demand amplification in earth dam by dynamic dam-reservoir interactions (DRI) under near fault pulse type ground motions31
A new rainfall Intensity−Duration threshold curve for debris flows using comprehensive rainfall intensity31
Can satellite InSAR innovate the way of large landslide early warning?30
Seismic performance and failure mechanism of interbedded slopes with steep rock layers30
Evolution of dilation with time based on the molecular microkinetics of red-bed argillaceous sandstone in Hubei Province, China30
A real-time prediction method of slope failure using Bayesian approach based on slope surface tilting measurements30
A breaching model for landslide dams involving size-selective erosion and breach evolution30
Shallow shear-wave velocity profiling using microtremor arrays in the Nile Delta, Egypt30
Integration of seepage modelling and electrical resistivity monitoring data for the Älvkarleby test embankment dam, Sweden29
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)29
Method for analyzing the evolution characteristics of in-situ stress field considering rheology and degradation: A deeply incised valley in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, case study29
Comparative study of decoupled- and coupled-based predictive models for seismically-induced slope displacements during shallow crustal earthquakes29
Model and new imbalance thrust force method mechanical model for thrust-type soil landslides29
Combined electrical resistivity tomography and ground penetrating radar to map Eurasian badger (Meles Meles) burrows in clay-rich flood embankments (levees)29
The role of natural thermal cycles on a limestone cliff mechanical behaviour29
3D connectivity calculation method for low-dip fractures in high-steep rock slopes29
Investigation on the frost heave-induced pressure and hydro-thermal processes in freezing soil under rigid constraint and hydraulic pressure29
Deformation characteristics and influencing factors of loess fill foundation based on InSAR technique29
Soil fluidisation induced by fine particles migration: Insights from the Shenzhen 2015 landfill landslide29
Spatial and temporal distribution of landslide-dammed lakes in Purlung Tsangpo29
Flow of non-Newtonian fluids in single fractures and fracture networks: Current status, challenges, and knowledge gaps29
Tailored clustering method to identify quasi-regional sites29
Introducing AutoML and the noisy-average probabilistic independence of causal influence (PICI) model for the prediction of ornamental stone quality29
Evaluation of horizontal ground motion waveforms at Sedongpu Glacier during the 2017 M6.9 Mainling earthquake based on the equivalent Green's function29
Effect of fluid pressure gradient on the factor of safety in rock stability analysis28
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