OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Geotechnique is 10. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial	93
Influence of air entrainment and gas kinetics on liquefaction triggering during tsunami loading	77
Frequency dependence of acoustic emission with particle interaction and failure process in dry sands during triaxial compression	60
Michele Jamiolkowski	60
A complete analytical solution for axial pipeline walking considering seabed resistance as rigid plastic behaviour	55
Interaction between TBMs and heavily squeezing purely cohesive grounds	55
Editorial: linear infrastructure and slopes	48
DEM modelling of mini-triaxial test based on one-to-one mapping of sand particles	47
The impact of thermal–hydraulic variation on tunnel long-term performance: a tale of two tunnels	46
On the influence of the shearing rate on the monotonic and cyclic response of Malaysian kaolin	45
Editorial	44
An experimental study into the ultimate capacity of an ‘impression’ pile in clay	43
Announcement: Award-winning papers in 2021	42
Cavity expansion in cohesive-frictional soils with limited dilation	38
Editorial	35
Quantitative shear strength–consolidation stress–void ratio interrelations for reconstituted clays	33
Direct estimation of shear-wave velocity profiles from surface wave investigation of geotechnical sites	33
Innovative methods of ground improvement for railway embankment peat fens foundation soil	32
Spudcan–pile interaction in sand-over-clay: centrifuge modelling	31
Observed behaviour of old railway embankments formed of ash and dumped clay fill	30
Experimental study of the performance of a 32 m deep excavation in the suburbs of Paris	30
A bounding surface plasticity model for cemented sand under monotonic and cyclic loading	29
Interaction domains of pile groups in cohesive soils under generalised loads	26
Small-strain shear modulus and yielding characteristics of compacted high-plasticity clay	26
Interfacial resistance model for electro-osmotic system	26

Stress field on intermediate length scales during triaxial compression	26
Void states perspective for critical hydraulic gradient of internally unstable non-cohesive soils	26
Constitutive model for monotonic and cyclic loading on anisotropic clays	25
Aquathermal effect of anomalous pressure generation in consolidating minefill	25
Hyperbolic spiral model for predicting reverse fault ruptures in sand based on centrifuge tests	25
On the reliability assessment of a controlled dyke failure	25
Anisotropic hydraulic conductivity of as-compacted, bare and vegetated soils	25
Global and local sand–geosynthetic interface behaviour	24
Particle-scale observation of seepage flow in granular soils using PIV and CFD	24
On the mechanical behaviour of a coral silt from the South China Sea	24
Characterisation of interface friction strain-rate dependency of soft sediments at low stresses using a ring penetrometer	24
Investigation of the hydraulic conductivity of an unsaturated compacted bentonite/claystone mixture	23
Progressive development of soil arching and deformations in two- and three-dimensional trapdoor tests	23
Mechanical behaviour of a weakly structured soil at low confining stress	22
Experimental observations from cyclic cone penetrometer testing in clay	21
Time-lapsed in situ monitoring of mechanical property in deep soil mixing with surface wave	21
PredictingV_pand constrained modulus reduction curve based onV_sand shear modulus reduction curve in accordance with poroelastic theory	21
A simplified theoretical model to predict the shear behaviour of concrete–rock joints with Gaussian irregularities	21
Frost heave in coarse-grained soils: experimental evidence and numerical modelling	20
Editorial	20
How energy is consumed in vacuum preloading treatment of soft ground	20
Numerical modelling of a tunnel adjacent to a surface structure in liquefiable ground	19
Laboratory investigation on the single particle crushing strength of carbonate gravel incorporating size and shape effects	19
On the fundamental nature of the state parameter	19
A hydrodynamic model for chemo-mechanics of poroelastic materials	19
Influence of failure mechanism on seismic bearing capacity factors for shallow foundations near slopes	19
On the development of effective heave pressure in deep excavations	19
Centrifuge modelling on monotonic and cyclic lateral behaviour of monopiles in kaolin clay	19
Non-dimensional solutions for the stabilising piles in landslides in layered cohesive soils considering non-linear soil–pile interactions	18
An analytical solution for self-weight consolidation based on one-dimensional small-strain consolidation wave theory	18
Controlling factors for post-failure evolution of subaqueous landslides	18
Strength and dilatancy of sand before and after stabilisation with colloidal-silica gel	17
Use of fall-cone flow index for soil classification: a new plasticity chart	17
Deformation and failure mechanisms of granular soil around pressurised shallow cavities	17
Effect of mean grain size on shear modulus degradation and damping ratio curves of sands	17
SANISAND-MSf: a sand plasticity model with memory surface and semifluidised state	17
Evolution of surface roughness of single sand grains with normal loading	17
Upper-bound solutions for inclined capacity of suction caissons in a trenched seabed	16
On swelling behaviours of a bentonite under different water contents	16
Weather-driven deterioration processes affecting the performance of embankment slopes	16
Effect of strain-softening and strength anisotropy on the undrained bearing capacity of non-associated clay	16
A bio-hydro-chemical model for gas pressure development in municipal solid waste landfills	16
Effect of embedding depth on the monotonic lateral response of monopiles in sand: centrifuge and numerical modelling	16
Application of Carrillo's method in unsaturated soil consolidation	16
Application of ray methods to one-dimensional site response of inhomogeneous soil deposits	16
Numerical assessment of the effects of end-restraints and a pre-existing fissure on the interpretation of triaxial tests on stiff clays	16
From cyclic sand ratcheting to tilt accumulation of offshore monopiles: 3D FE modelling using SANISAND-MS	15
Centrifuge modelling of the use of discretely spaced energy pile row to reinforce unsaturated silt	15
Scale effects during cone penetration in spatially variable clays	15
Distributed fibre optic sensing for sinkhole early warning: experimental study	15

Numerical simulation of underground excavations in an indurated clay using non-local regularisation. Part 1: formulation and base case	15
K₀determination using improved experimental technique	15
A model for hydraulic conductivity of compacted bentonite – inclusion of microstructure effects under confined wetting	15
The effect of surface roughness and shear rate during fall-cone calibration	15
Influence of particle size on the small-strain stiffness in granular soils: experimental observations and micromechanical interpretation	14
A multiaxial constitutive model for fibre-reinforced sand	14
Probabilistic failure envelopes of strip foundations on soils with non-stationary characteristics of undrained shear strength	14
Experimental investigation of the seismic performance of caisson foundations supporting bridge piers	14
Predictive modelling of thermo-active tunnels in London Clay	14
The interaction between the SEIS seismometer of the InSight Martian mission and a regolith simulant	14
Modelling unsaturated silty tailings and the conditions required for static liquefaction	14
Cyclic liquefaction of granular materials with varied forms under multidirectional loads	14
A practical two-parameter model of pile–soil gapping for prediction of monopile offshore wind turbine dynamics	14
Coupled hydromechanical modelling of cone penetration in layered liquefiable soils	13
An experimental study on factors affecting the ageing of shaft friction on steel displacement piles in sand	13
Using geophysical data to quantify stress transmission in gap-graded granular materials	13
Effects of vegetation growth on soil microstructure and hydro-mechanical behaviour	13
Géotechnique reviewers	13
Impact behaviour of dry granular flow against baffle structure: coupled effect of Froude and particle characteristics	13
Reliability of CPT measurements in sand – influence of spacing	13
Causes of the high friction angle of diatomaceous soil: microscale and nanoscale insights	13
A multi-phase, multi-component model for coupled processes in anaerobic landfills: theory, implementation and validation	13
A machine learning-based strategy for experimentally estimating force chains of granular materials using X-ray micro-tomography	12
David Greenwood	12
Announcement: Award-winning papers in 2020	12
Quantifying fabric anisotropy of granular materials using wave velocity anisotropy: a numerical investigation	12
Maximum shear modulus anisotropy of rooted soils	12
Géotechnique reviewers	12
Modelling the infiltration behaviour of foam into saturated sand considering capillary resistance for EPB shield tunnelling	12
Géotechnique reviewers	12
Non-stationary anisotropy-dependent critical state for clays	12
Instability of iron ore tailings–geotextile interface: a direct simple shear study	11
Influence of grading in compacted tailings behaviour: towards resilient design	11
Transitioning from the funicular to the pendular regime in granular soils	11
Comparison of soil improvement methods using crude soybean enzyme, bacterial enzyme or bacteria-induced carbonate precipitation	11
The role of abrasion in cyclically sheared soil–structure interfaces	11
Editorial	11
DEM modelling of root circumnutation-inspired penetration in shallow granular materials	11
The initial, primary and secondary consolidation response of soft clay reinforced with a granular column under isolated loading	11
Updating model parameters and predictions in SEM tunnelling using a surrogate-based Bayesian approach	11
Long-term field performance of non-vegetated and vegetated three-layer landfill cover systems using construction waste without geomembrane	11
Backward erosion piping in geotechnical infrastructure: a rate process perspective	11
An extended kinematic hardening constitutive model to include unsaturated behaviour for the prediction of soil deterioration	11
In situ water retention monitoring system of an operational dyke	10
Drying effect on the microstructure of compacted salted silt	10
Géotechnique reviewers	10
Monotonic and cyclic lateral loading of piles in low- to medium-density chalk	10
Innovative monitoring of the response of a heritage masonry building to nearby tunnelling in London Clay	10
Lateral load response of large-diameter monopiles in sand	10
Exploring the micro-to-macro response of granular soils with real particle shapes by way of μCT-aided DEM analyses	10
Thermo-mechanical behaviour of peats under 1D compression	10
Instability of municipal solid waste along the constant deviatoric stress path and its engineering significance	10
The first microcapsule-based self-healing cement–bentonite cut-off wall materials	10
Drained and undrained behaviour of a sandy silt gold tailings under general multiaxial conditions	10
Experimental study on the influence of cyclic loading frequency on liquefaction characteristics of saturated sand	10
Re-examination and analysis of test data on consolidation of soft soils exhibiting creep with different thicknesses	10
A resolved CFD–DEM investigation on granular sand sedimentation considering realistic particle shapes	10
Effect of principal stress direction on the instability of sand under the constant shear drained stress path	10