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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
PISA design model for monopiles for offshore wind turbines: application to a stiff glacial clay till	98
Bio-inspired geotechnical engineering: principles, current work, opportunities and challenges	84
PISA design model for monopiles for offshore wind turbines: application to a marine sand	83
Global and local sand–geosynthetic interface behaviour	68
Finite-element modelling of laterally loaded piles in a dense marine sand at Dunkirk	61
Monotonic laterally loaded pile testing in a dense marine sand at Dunkirk	61
Monotonic laterally loaded pile testing in a stiff glacial clay till at Cowden	60
DEM modelling of mini-triaxial test based on one-to-one mapping of sand particles	60
SANISAND-MSf: a sand plasticity model with memory surface and semifluidised state	54
Anisotropic small-strain stiffness of calcareous sand affected by sample preparation, particle characteristic and gradation	51
Triggering and motion of landslides	46
Finite-element modelling of laterally loaded piles in a stiff glacial clay till at Cowden	46
Ground characterisation for PISA pile testing and analysis	45
How particle shape affects the critical state, triggering of instability and dilatancy of granular materials – results from a DEM study	44
Weather-driven deterioration processes affecting the performance of embankment slopes	40
Influence of failure mechanism on seismic bearing capacity factors for shallow foundations near slopes	40
Flume study on the effects of microbial induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) on the erosional behaviour of fine sand	39
Arching in granular soils: experimental observations of deformation mechanisms	38
Effect of grain size distribution on the shear band thickness evolution in sand	36
Automatic soil desiccation crack recognition using deep learning	34
Results of a critical state line testing round robin programme	33
Model-independent strength-reduction factor for effect of spatial variability on tunnel with improved soil surrounds	32
Evolution of particle morphology and mode of fracture during the oedometric compression of sand	31
Constitutive model for monotonic and cyclic loading on anisotropic clays	31
Application of the PISA design model to monopiles embedded in layered soils	30

Physical modelling to demonstrate the feasibility of screw piles for offshore jacket-supported wind energy structures	29
New data analysis methods for instrumented medium-scale monopile field tests	29
Seismic vulnerability of circular tunnels in sand	28
Strength–dilatancy and critical state behaviours of binary mixtures of graded sands influenced by particle size ratio and fines content	28
Equivalent state theory for mixtures of sand with non-plastic fines: a DEM investigation	28
Stress–strain behaviour of bio-desaturated sand under undrained monotonic and cyclic loading	26
Penetrometer testing in a calcareous silt to explore changes in soil strength	26
Hydro-mechanical analysis of a surficial landslide triggered by artificial rainfall: the Ruedlingen field experiment	26
Physical modelling of lateral sand–pipe interaction	26
From cyclic sand ratcheting to tilt accumulation of offshore monopiles: 3D FE modelling using SANISAND-MS	26
Hydro-mechanical reinforcement of contrasting woody species: a full-scale investigation of a field slope	25
Role of crystalline silica admixture in mitigating ettringite-induced heave in lime-treated sulfate-rich soils	24
A new physically based impact model for debris flow	24
Effects of technological voids and hydration time on the hydro-mechanical behaviour of compacted bentonite/claystone mixture	23
Volumetric behaviour of clays under freeze–thaw cycles in a mesoscopically uniform element	23
The influence of particle size distribution on the stress distribution in granular materials	23
A multi-phase, multi-component model for coupled processes in anaerobic landfills: theory, implementation and validation	23
Using geophysical data to quantify stress transmission in gap-graded granular materials	22
Influence of solid–fluid interaction on impact dynamics against rigid barrier: CFD–DEM modelling	21
A model for hydraulic conductivity of compacted bentonite – inclusion of microstructure effects under confined wetting	21
Hydro-mechanical behaviour of soil experiencing seepage erosion under cyclic hydraulic gradient	20
Numerical simulation of underground excavations in an indurated clay using non-local regularisation. Part 1: formulation and base case	20
Ground waste glass–carbide lime as a sustainable binder stabilising three different silica sands	19
Failure mechanisms of sand under asymmetrical cyclic loading conditions: experimental observation and constitutive modelling	19
Frequency effects in the dynamic lateral stiffness of monopiles in sand: insight from field tests and 3D FE modelling	19
Tunnel–framed building interaction: comparison between raft and separate footing foundations	19
Numerical modelling of a structure with shallow strip foundation during earthquake-induced liquefaction	19
Innovative methods of ground improvement for railway embankment peat fens foundation soil	19
Experimental investigation of kinematic pile bending in layered soils using dynamic centrifuge modelling	18
Facilitation of microbially induced calcite precipitation with kaolinite nucleation	18
Pile response to multi-directional lateral loading usingP–ycurves approach	18
The effect of curing conditions on the hydromechanical properties of a metakaolin-based soilcrete	18
Comparison of soil improvement methods using crude soybean enzyme, bacterial enzyme or bacteria-induced carbonate precipitation	18
Hyperbolic spiral model for predicting reverse fault ruptures in sand based on centrifuge tests	17
Evolution of surface roughness of single sand grains with normal loading	17
Predicting spatio-temporal man-made slope failures induced by rainfall in Hong Kong using machine learning techniques	16
A swelling pressure cell for X-ray diffraction test	16
A Winkler model for suction caisson foundations in homogeneous and non-homogeneous linear elastic soil	16
Static and seismic bearing capacity of shallow strip foundations on slopes	16
Long-term field performance of non-vegetated and vegetated three-layer landfill cover systems using construction waste without geomembrane	16
Frost heave in coarse-grained soils: experimental evidence and numerical modelling	16
A comparison of intact and reconstituted samples of a silt tailings	16
Statistical charts for determining sample size at various levels of accuracy and confidence in geotechnical site investigation	16
Influence of soil microstructure on air permeability in compacted clay	16
Experimental and analytical study on electro-osmosis in low-permeability soil considering the pore size effect	16
Multiscale modelling and analysis of footing resting on an anisotropic sand	15
Control of screw pile installation to optimise performance for offshore energy applications	15
Characterising the effect of particle size disparity on liquefaction resistance of non-plastic silty sands from a critical state perspective	15
Efficacy of 3D dynamic image analysis for characterising the morphology of natural sands	15
A generalised analytical framework for active earth pressure on retaining walls with narrow soil	15

Influence of creep on the small-strain stiffness of sand–rubber mixtures	15
Lateral load response of large-diameter monopiles in sand	14
The behaviour of Bolders Bank glacial till under undrained cyclic loading	14
Scale effects during cone penetration in spatially variable clays	14
Drying effect on the microstructure of compacted salted silt	14
Controlling factors for post-failure evolution of subaqueous landslides	14
Pressure infiltration characteristics of foam for EPB shield tunnelling in saturated sand – part 1: ‘clean’ foam	13
Shear strength of interface between high-performance concrete and claystone in the context of a French radioactive waste repository project	13
Undrained bearing capacity of the cutting face for an open caisson	13
Centrifuge modelling of the use of discretely spaced energy pile row to reinforce unsaturated silt	13
Buried pipeline subjected to static pipe bursting underneath: a closed-form analytical solution	13
Use of fall-cone flow index for soil classification: a new plasticity chart	13
Modelling soil desiccation cracking by peridynamics	13
A comprehensive numerical investigation of multi-scale particle shape effects on small-strain stiffness of sands	13
Fungal-induced water repellency in sand	13
Estimation of water retention behaviour of bentonite based on mineralogy and mercury intrusion porosimetry tests	13
A state-dependent constitutive model for methane hydrate-bearing sediments inside the stability region	13
Sensitivity analysis and seepage/leakage monitoring using point heat source	12
On mechanical behaviour of clastic soils: numerical simulations and constitutive modelling	12
Strength and dilatancy of sand before and after stabilisation with colloidal-silica gel	12
On the fundamental nature of the state parameter	12
A physics-informed data-driven approach for consolidation analysis	12
Permeation behaviour of PHPA polymer fluids in sand	12
Numerical modelling of a tunnel adjacent to a surface structure in liquefiable ground	12
Predictive modelling of thermo-active tunnels in London Clay	12
A bounding surface plasticity model for cemented sand under monotonic and cyclic loading	12
Laboratory investigation into the monotonic and cyclic behaviour of a clean sand stabilised with colloidal silica	12
Shear strength anisotropy of rooted soils	12
A modified Davis approach for geotechnical stability analysis involving non-associated soil plasticity	12
Centrifuge modelling on monotonic and cyclic lateral behaviour of monopiles in kaolin clay	12
Mud pumping in the roadbed of ballastless high-speed railway	12
The axial behaviour of piles driven in chalk	11
Cavity expansion in cohesive-frictional soils with limited dilation	11
Shear modulus and damping ratio of saturated coral sand under generalised cyclic loadings	11
Progressive failure in elastic–viscoplastic media: from theory to practice	11
Effects of geometry and soil properties on type and retrogression of landslides in sensitive clays	11
An inertial macroelement for bridge abutments	11
Adhesion-force micro-scale study of desiccating granular material	11
Static and dynamic lateral non-linear pile–soil–pile interaction	11
Numerical investigation of the monotonic drained lateral behaviour of large-diameter rigid piles in medium-dense uniform sand	11
A computationally efficient SPH framework for unsaturated soils and its application to predicting the entire rainfall-induced slope failure process	11
On the mechanisms governing the response of pile groups under combined VHM loading	11
Sand deformation mechanisms mobilised with active retaining wall movement	11
Two-phase MPM modelling of debris flow impact against dual rigid barriers	11
On swelling behaviours of a bentonite under different water contents	11
Pressure infiltration characteristics of foam for EPB shield tunnelling in saturated sand – part 2: soil–foam mixture	11
A centrifuge investigation of the relationship between the vertical response of footings on sand and CPT end resistance	11
3D fractal analysis of multi-scale morphology of sand particles with μCT and interferometer	11
The unsaturated characteristics of natural loess in slopes, New Zealand	11
The initial fabric of undisturbed and reconstituted fluvial sand	11
Particle-scale observation of seepage flow in granular soils using PIV and CFD	11
Relating elastic and plastic fabric anisotropy of clays	10
Geothermal pavements: field observations, numerical modelling and long-term performance	10
Quantifying fabric anisotropy of granular materials using wave velocity anisotropy: a numerical investigation	10
Monitoring and early detection of soil desiccation cracking using distributed fibre optical sensing	10
Measurement of plant xylem water pressure using the high-capacity tensiometer and implications for the modelling of soil–atmosphere interaction	10
Rocking response of structures with shallow foundations on thin liquefiable layers	10
Advanced in situ and laboratory characterisation of the ALPACA chalk research site	10
Distributed fibre optic sensing for sinkhole early warning: experimental study	10
Thermally induced ratcheting of a thermo-active reinforced concrete pile in sand under sustained lateral load	10
An experimental investigation into the behaviour of destructured chalk under cyclic loading	10
Assessment of soil spatial variability for linear infrastructure using cone penetration tests	10
Cyclic liquefaction resistance of sand under a constant inflow rate	10
Characteristics of cyclic undrained model SANISAND-MSu and their effects on response of monopiles for offshore wind structures	10
A multiaxial constitutive model for fibre-reinforced sand	10
Laboratory investigation of backfill erosion around rigid pipes with defective joints	10
A microstructural perspective on soil collapse	10