Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering is 15. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
Modeling footing resting on anisotropic sand using material point method283
Molecular insight into the transport of multicomponent heavy metals in calcium silicate hydrate and its mechanical behavior230
Can different machine learning methods have consistent interpretations of DEM-based factors in shallow landslide susceptibility assessments?220
Integrated wellbore-reservoir-geomechanics modeling for enhanced interpretation of distributed fiber-optic strain sensing data in hydraulic-fracture analysis201
Bearing capacity, shear band evolution, and deformation characteristics of slopes reinforced by root-inspired anchors using transparent soil model testing197
Modeling of multiphase flow in low permeability porous media: Effect of wettability and pore structure properties183
Treatment of waste marine clay by alkaline-activated ground granulated blast-furnace slag and municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash173
Rock mass response for lined rock caverns subjected to high internal gas pressure147
Physics-based and data-driven modeling for stability evaluation of buried structures in natural clays134
Determination of rock mass integrity coefficient using a non-invasive geophysical approach131
Microbially induced carbonate precipitation under high temperature and high pressure: Implications for geological CO2 storage125
Using multivariate adaptive regression splines to develop relationship between rock quality designation and permeability121
Macro-micro tests of cohesive soil under varied normal and shear stresses subjected to drying-wetting cycles121
A new algorithm for high-speed identification of discontinuities on large-scale rock outcrop: A case study in Jinsha River suture zone109
Numerical investigation of the path-dependent frost heave process in frozen rock under different freezing conditions98
Multi-relation spatiotemporal graph residual network model with multi-level feature attention: A novel approach for landslide displacement prediction98
Extraction of high activity bacterial urease and its application to biomineralization of soil98
Determination of critical state line (CSL) for silty-sandy iron ore tailings subjected to low-high confining pressures96
Experimental study on progressive interfacial mechanical behaviors using fiber optic sensing cable in frozen soil90
Cracking and deformation behaviors of overhanging rock: Laboratory tests and optical monitoring88
Pore pressure prediction based on conventional well logs and seismic data using an advanced machine learning approach88
Experimental investigation on shear strength deterioration at the interface between different rock types under cyclic loading86
Geomechanical risk assessment for CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers85
Rock fracture initiation under deep extreme in situ conditions: A review83
Rockburst process and strength-weakening effect of the high-stress circular tunnel under internal unloading81
Revisiting each fracture size and spatial pattern: Inference from rock mass surface to interior80
Automatic interpretation of geometric information of discontinuities and its influence on the stability of highly-jointed rock slopes80
Tensile strength and failure behavior of rock-mortar interfaces: Direct and indirect measurements79
A practical framework for performance-based reliability analysis of subway stations based on a fault–structure combined system79
A novel method for geometric quality assurance of rock joint replicas in direct shear testing – Part 2: Validation and mechanical replicability79
Analytical model of 2D leakoff in waterflood-induced fractures77
An improved strain-softening constitutive model of granite considering the effect of crack deformation76
Strength of biocemented sand-EPS mixtures73
A physics-based probabilistic method for assessment of landslide-induced wave run-up hazards73
Centrifuge modelling of permeable pipe pile in consideration of pile driving process, soil consolidation, and axial loading72
A material point finite element method for thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling in poro-elastic media with brittle fracturing72
Visualization test and numerical simulations of 2D blasting crack propagation71
Investigation of imbibition and strain behavior of Longmaxi shale using fiber Bragg grating sensing71
A model LayerDFN for characterizing the inherent anisotropic rocks with large-scale and dense joints70
Experimental investigations on effects of gas pressure on mechanical behaviors and failure characteristic of coals68
Saturated hydraulic conductivity of compacted bentonite–sand mixtures before and after gas migration in artificial seawater68
Mechanical behaviors and rupture processes of a typical granitic stratum68
Parameter calibration of the tensile-shear interactive damage constitutive model for sandstone failure66
Moment tensor and stress inversion solutions of acoustic emissions during compression and tensile fracturing in crystalline rocks66
Correction of dynamic Brazilian disc tensile strength of rocks under preloading conditions considering the overload phenomenon and invoking the Griffith criterion65
Anisotropic shearing mechanism of Kangding slate: Experimental investigation and numerical analysis65
Investigation of equivalent strength parameters of soil-rock mixture using numerical manifold method64
New digital drilling process monitoring: Instrumentation, validation and calibration64
Dynamic modeling of minimum mass of pore-gas for triggering landslide in stable gentle soil slope63
Microwave-assisted heating on sandstone subjected to liquid nitrogen freeze-thaw: Pore structures and temperature characteristics63
Effect of triaxial stress constraints on explosive fracture in bedding shale62
A rainfall infiltration-redistribution model for heterogeneous slopes considering multi-parameter uncertainties61
Water retention behavior and shear strength of artificially cemented granite residual soil subjected to free drying61
A stable CS-FEM for the static and seismic stability of a single square tunnel in the soil where the shear strength increases linearly with depth60
Time series prediction of reservoir bank landslide failure probability considering the spatial variability of soil properties60
Viscoplastic solutions of time-dependent deformation for tunnels in swelling rock mass considering stress release58
Cementing interfaces debonding during methane deflagration fracturing based on measured bond strength and pressure data58
Laboratory investigation on damping characteristics of homogeneous and stratified soil-ash system58
Determination of convergence of underground gas storage caverns using non-invasive methodology based on land surface subsidence measurement57
Visualization and quantification of soil laboratory impact compaction55
Inflow and outflow permeability tests in a very soft clay under low stresses55
Continuous-discontinuous element method for three-dimensional thermal cracking of rocks55
Vibrations induced by time-delayed double blastholes in underground rocks: Experimental study and theoretical analysis55
Air tightness of compressed air storage energy caverns with polymer sealing layer subjected to various air pressures54
Viscoelastic Burger's model for tunnels supported with tangentially yielding liner54
Soil desiccation cracking triggered by surface defects: Insight and mechanism based on strain/displacement analysis using DIC53
Effect of fiber-reinforcement on the mechanical behavior of sand approaching the critical state53
Thornthwaite moisture index and depth of suction change under current and future climate ‒ An Australian study52
Rainfall-induced wind erosion in soils stabilized with alkali-activated waste materials52
Microstructure evolution in anisotropic tight sandstones under hydrostatic loading and unloading processes52
Evaluation of slope stability through rock mass classification and kinematic analysis of some major slopes along NH-1A from Ramban to Banihal, North Western Himalayas51
An undrained expansion solution of cylindrical cavity in SANICLAY for K0-consolidated clays50
Soft ground tunnel lithology classification using clustering-guided light gradient boosting machine50
Analytical model for predicting time-dependent lateral deformation of geosynthetics-reinforced soil walls with modular block facing50
Intermittent swelling and shrinkage of a highly expansive soil treated with polyacrylamide49
Analytical modeling of complex contact behavior between rock mass and lining structure49
Macro-micro behaviors and failure mechanism of frozen weakly cemented mudstone49
Experimental and numerical investigation on the mechanical responses and cracking mechanism of 3D confined single-flawed rocks under dynamic loading49
Uncertainty quantification of inverse analysis for geomaterials using probabilistic programming48
Effect of acid type on biomineralization of soil using crude soybean urease solution48
A hybrid data-driven approach for rainfall-induced landslide susceptibility mapping: Physically-based probabilistic model with convolutional neural network48
Numerical simulations of supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing: A review48
Spatially distributed damage in sandstone under stress-freeze-thaw coupling conditions48
Effect of confining pressures on the drilling parameters and specific energy: Insights into determining in situ stress using drilling monitoring techniques47
Experimental and theoretical investigation of face failure and ground collapse during slurry pressure-balanced shield tunneling in saturated sand47
Using fracture-based continuum modeling of coupled geomechanical-hydrological processes for numerical simulation of hydraulic fracturing47
Prediction of high-embankment settlement combining joint denoising technique and enhanced GWO-ν-SVR method46
Effect of rock joints on lined rock caverns subjected to high internal gas pressure46
Sliding modes of fault activation under constant normal stiffness conditions45
Experimental investigation on crack initiation and damage stresses of deep granite under triaxial compression using acoustic methods45
Synchrotron-radiation computed tomography of the water drop penetration time test on hydrophobic soils44
Multiscale modeling of gas-induced fracturing in anisotropic clayey rocks44
Water pressure relief treatment for protecting the initial support of inclined shafts at high water pressures44
Effects of 3D deformation and nonlinear stress–strain relationship on the Brazilian test for a transversely isotropic rock44
Influence of volume compression on the unloading deformation behavior of red sandstone under damage-controlled cyclic triaxial loading43
Anisotropic mechanical characterization of gneissic rock from Canadian Shield: Bridging the micro- and meso-scale gap43
A model for threshold pressure gradient in hydrate-bearing sediments during creep43
Characteristics of tensile and shear damage evolution during primary and secondary relaxation of Stanstead granite43
Centrifuge modeling of a large-scale surcharge on adjacent foundation43
Multiphysics model of swelling geomaterials based on Stern theory: Describing different swelling behaviors depending on exchangeable cation species43
Improvement of photogrammetric joint roughness coefficient value by integrating automatic shooting parameter selection and composite error model42
Multi-scale analysis of carbon mineralization in lime-treated soils considering soil mineralogy42
Uncertainties of landslide susceptibility prediction: Influences of random errors in landslide conditioning factors and errors reduction by low pass filter method42
Application of wavelet to strength log from scratch test41
A particle-resolved heat-particle-fluid coupling model by DEM-IMB-LBM41
Small-strain stiffness of alkali-contaminated undisturbed lateritic soil: Resonant column test and microanalysis40
Coupling effects of confining pressure and strain rate on rock compressive strength40
Effects of water saturation and loading rate on direct shear tests of andesite40
Coupled DEM-FDM analyses of the effects of falling rock’s shape and impact angle on response of granular cushion and rock shed40
A modified 3D mean strain energy density criterion for predicting shale mixed-mode I/III fracture toughness40
Microscopic damage and deterioration of carbonaceous slate in cold region subjected to freeze-thaw cycles40
Shock-induced fracture of dolomite rock in small-scale blast tests40
Thermomechanical failure analysis of sandstone subjected to high ground temperature39
Experimental and model investigation on fatigue properties of sandstone after fully coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical cycles39
Prediction of constrained modulus for granular soil using 3D discrete element method and convolutional neural networks39
Effect of heterogeneity on mechanical and micro-seismic behaviors of sandstone subjected to multi-level cyclic loading: A discrete element method investigation38
Rockburst criterion and evaluation method for potential rockburst pit depth considering excavation damage effect38
Segmenting identified fracture families from 3D fracture networks in Montney rock using a deep learning-based method37
Predicting the friction angle of clays using a multi-layer perceptron neural network enhanced by yeo-johnson transformation and coral reefs optimization37
Thermophysical-mechanical behaviors of hot dry granite subjected to thermal shock cycles and dynamic loadings37
Influences of bit button wear on performance of rotary-percussive drilling: MBD-DEM coupling simulation and verification37
A city-wide investigation on the subsurface temperature evolution and geothermal capacity evaluation37
Information and knowledge behind data from underground rock grouting37
Hydro-shearing and traffic light protocols in mitigating seismic risks: A fully-coupled poroelastic boundary integral modeling approach37
Dynamic disaster mechanism and acoustic emission evolution of deep coal-rock under true triaxial disturbance stress36
Impact of joint distribution within hard rock mass on tunnel blasting profile: Numerical simulation and field measurement36
Exploring the mechanism of cohesive cross-layer fracture in laminated shale36
Laboratory study of fracture initiation and propagation in Barre granite under fluid pressure at stress state close to failure36
Multi-exponential model to describe pressure-dependent P- and S-wave velocities and its use to estimate the crack aspect ratio36
Displacement field reconstruction in landslide physical modeling by using a terrain laser scanner – Part 1: Methodology, error analysis and validation35
Prediction of rock fragmentation in a fiery seam of an open-pit coal mine in India35
Machine learning and data-driven prediction of pore pressure from geophysical logs: A case study for the Mangahewa gas field, New Zealand35
Determining osmotic suction through electrical conductivity for unsaturated low-plasticity soils35
Real-time arrival picking of rock microfracture signals based on convolutional-recurrent neural network and its engineering application35
Strength and deformation characteristics of irregular columnar jointed rock mass: A combined experimental and theoretical study35
A nonlinear creep model for surrounding rocks of tunnels based on kinetic energy theorem35
Thermally-induced cracking behaviors of coal reservoirs subjected to cryogenic liquid nitrogen shock35
Intelligent decision-making for TBM tunnelling control parameters using multi-objective optimization35
Discontinuity development patterns and the challenges for 3D discrete fracture network modeling on complicated exposed rock surfaces35
Structural behavior of triple-layer composite lining of a water conveyance tunnel: Insight from full-scale loading tests34
Editorial for advances in slope deformation and failure analysis methods34
Various admixtures to mitigate the long-term strength retrogression of Portland cement cured under high pressure and high temperature conditions34
Effect of drying-wetting cycles on pore characteristics and mechanical properties of enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation-reinforced sea sand34
Effect of the in situ leaching solution of ion-absorbed rare earth on the mechanical behavior of basement rock34
Coalbursts in China: Theory, practice and management34
Revealing hydro-mechanical properties of a natural fracture in low-permeable shale34
Influence of inter-grain cementation stiffness on the effective elastic properties of porous Bentheim sandstone34
Changes in shear properties of granite fractures subjected to cyclic heating and air-cooling treatments33
Experimental study on mitigating wind erosion of calcareous desert sand using spray method for microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation33
Physics-informed optimization for a data-driven approach in landslide susceptibility evaluation33
Reliability analysis of soil slopes stabilized with piles under rainfall32
A real-time prediction method for tunnel boring machine cutter-head torque using bidirectional long short-term memory networks optimized by multi-algorithm32
Biopolymer stabilization of clayey soil32
Acquisition of acoustic emission precursor information for rock masses with a single joint based on clustering-convolutional neural network method32
Evaluation of excavation damaged zones (EDZs) in Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory (URL)31
Application of engineered compressible inclusions to mitigating soil-structure interaction issues in integral bridge abutments31
Large deformation problems arising from deep excavation in silt strata: A case study in Shenzhen, China31
A deep transfer learning model for the deformation of braced excavations with limited monitoring data31
Real-time determination of sandy soil stiffness during vibratory compaction incorporating machine learning method for intelligent compaction31
Solidification of leachate sludge by alkali-activated ground-granulated blast-furnace slag combined with polypropylene fiber31
Application of wave equation theory to improve dynamic cone penetration test for shallow soil characterisation31
Borehole stability in naturally fractured rocks with drilling mud intrusion and associated fracture strength weakening: A coupled DFN-DEM approach31
Identification of defects in underground structures using machine learning aided distributed fiber optic sensing31
Discussion of “Site observations of weathered granitic soils subjected to cementation and partial drainage using SCPTU” [J Rock Mech Geotech Eng 15 (2023) 984–996]31
Classification and rating of disintegrated dolomite strata for slope stability analysis31
Subsurface multi-physical monitoring of urban development zone using a fiber optic nerve system30
Effects of advancing tunnel on a loaded pile: Numerical analysis and field measurements30
Stress-path dependency of rock shear strength influenced by shear surface integrity: Experimental and numerical investigations30
Fracture development during disposal of hazardous drilling cuttings by deep underground injection: A review30
Quantification of uncertainties in back-analysis of radar-tracked rockfall trajectories30
Morphological damage and strength deterioration of red sandstone under freeze–thaw cycles29
Influence of isolated footing embedment on the seismic performance of building considering the soil-foundation-structure interaction: An experimental approach29
A machine learning-based strategy for predicting the mechanical strength of coral reef limestone using X-ray computed tomography29
Performance of a deep in situ pressure-preserving coring controller in a high-temperature and ultrahigh-pressure test system29
Shear resistance of assembled bentonite interface after confined water saturation and interfacial self-healing capacity28
An assumed enhanced strain finite element framework for tensile fracturing processes with dual-mechanism failure in transversely isotropic rocks28
Reliability assessment for serviceability limit states of stiffened deep cement mixing column-supported embankments28
Hydraulic fracturing enhanced in situ remediation of low-permeability contaminated soils: Injecting-extracting technology28
Combined effects of discontinuities and intact rock on weak rock at various scales28
Effects of clay content distribution on soil hydrothermal responses in the Lake Chad region: Numerical investigation28
A non-contact measurement method for rock mass discontinuity orientations by smartphone28
An equivalent thermal conductivity model of tunnel surrounding rock mass with fractures based on the series-parallel theory28
Experimental and numerical studies on propagation behavior between hydraulic fractures and pre-existing fractures under prepulse combined hydraulic fracturing27
Microseismic monitoring and forecasting of dynamic disasters in underground hydropower projects in southwest China: A review27
Optimized reinforcement of granite residual soil using a cement and alkaline solution: A coupling effect27
Experimental study on the shear performance of quasi-NPR steel bolted rock joints27
Spatiotemporal deformation characteristics of Outang landslide and identification of triggering factors using data mining27
Numerical modelling of rainfall-induced internal erosion process within vegetated deposited slopes27
Prediction of time-energy-location of microseismic events induced by deep coal-energy mining: Deep learning approach27
Corrosion considerations in the capacity of welded wire mesh26
Multi-layer perceptron-based data-driven multiscale modelling of granular materials with a novel Frobenius norm-based internal variable26
Modelling rapid non-destructive test using light weight deflectometer on granular soils across different degrees of saturation26
Development of high-power microwave mechanical integrated continuous mining device26
Mechanical behavior of iron ore tailings under standard compression and extension triaxial stress paths26
Airblast waves and noises induced by tunnel delay blasting: Field measurement and tempo-spatial analysis26
Reactivation of rate-and-state faults induced by CO2 injection: Effects of pore pressure diffusion and fluid pressurization26
Shear properties of non-persistent coplanar fractured hard rocks under normal stress unloading26
Thermal shock in rocks: A review of mechanisms, impacts, and applications in underground engineering26
Stimulation characteristics of natural reservoir system under high-voltage electropulse-assisted fluid injection26
Visualizing enzyme-induced mineralization in fractures26
Microstructural analysis of marl stabilized with municipal solid waste and nano-MgO26
Applications and advancements of infrared thermal imaging technology in geotechnical engineering: A review25
Wetting-drying effect on the strength and microstructure of cement-phosphogypsum stabilized soils25
Investigation of anisotropic strength criteria for layered rock mass25
Improved uranium leaching efficiency from low-permeability sandstone using low-frequency vibration in the CO2+O2 leaching process25
Effect of thermal treatment on unloading-induced fracture activation of granites during triaxial shear slip experiments25
Ground-breathing effect of the Loess Plateau: Insights from the Chinese 72 pentads25
Method for evaluation of geological strength index of carbonate cliff rocks: Coupled hyperspectral-digital borehole image technique25
Repetitive interface frictional anisotropy mobilized by sand and snakeskin-inspired surfaces25
Seismic bearing capacity of a strip footing on rock media25
Thermal effects on prediction accuracy of dense granite mechanical behaviors using modified maximum tangential stress criterion25
Enhancing subsurface seismic profiling with distributed acoustic sensing and optimization algorithms25
Use of recycled gypsum in the cement-based stabilization of very soft clays and its micro-mechanism25
A macro-mesoscopic constitutive model for porous and cracked rock under true triaxial conditions25
Influence of uncertainties: A focus on block volume and shape assessment for rockfall analysis25
The geomechanical properties of soils treated with nanosilica particles24
Coupled effects of particle overall regularity and sliding friction on the shear behavior of uniformly graded dense sands24
Improved prediction of shear wave velocity for clastic sedimentary rocks using hybrid model with core data24
Rock damage and fracturing induced by high static stress and slightly dynamic disturbance with acoustic emission and digital image correlation techniques24
Data-driven estimation of joint roughness coefficient24
A new thermomechanical coupled FDEM model for geomaterials considering continuum-discontinuum transitions24
Effects of drying–wetting cycles on small-strain stiffness characteristics of fissured clay24
Mechanical properties of dredged soil reinforced by xanthan gum and fibers24
Solving fluid flow in discontinuous heterogeneous porous media and multi-layer strata with interpretable physics-encoded finite element network24
Laboratory large-scale pullout investigation of a new reinforcement of composite geosynthetic strip24
Suggestion of advanced regression model on friction angle of fault gouge in South Korea23
Micro-macro evolution of mechanical behaviors of thermally damaged rock: A state-of-the-art review23
Intelligent identification method for hard structural planes in surrounding rocks of deep tunnels23
Physico-mechanical properties of granite after thermal treatments using different cooling media23
Shear testing on rock tunnel models under constant normal stress conditions23
Anisotropic failure characteristics of slate tunnels under large in situ stress23
Energy relief effect of real-time drilling to prevent rockburst in high-stress rock23
Analytical solution of overlying pressure for shallowly buried underwater box tunnel: A case study of box jacking in Suzhou, China23
Thermal effects on fracture toughness of cracked straight-through Brazilian disk green sandstone and granite23
Assessing ground stability of a vertical backfilled stope considering creep behaviors of surrounding rocks22
Practical bio-healing of rock weathering cracks using an enzyme-induced magnesia carbonization22
A new multiple-factor clustering method considering both box fractal dimension and orientation of joints22
Effect of non-uniform swelling on coal multiphysics during gas injection: The triangle approach22
Effects of normal stress and shear velocity on the frictional healing behavior of halite gouge22
Effects of bacterial strains on undrained cyclic behavior of bio-cemented sand considering wetting and drying cycles22
Thermal effects on the strain rate-dependent behavior of highly compacted GMZ01 bentonite22
Automatic identification of discontinuities and refined modeling of rock blocks from 3D point cloud data of rock surfaces22
Mechanical behaviors and anchoring mechanism of coal-rock-bolt combinations under high strain rate conditions22
RNPC-net: Automatic recognition and mapping of weathering degree and groundwater condition of tunnel faces22
Predicting floor heave risk in road tunnels with machine learning21
An efficient physics-guided Bayesian framework for predicting ground settlement profile during excavations in clay21
A dynamic large-deformation particle finite element method for geotechnical applications based on Abaqus21
Reply to discussion on “Site observations of weathered granitic soils subjected to cementation and partial drainage using SCPTU”21
An improved creep model for unsaturated reticulated red clay21
Deep learning of rock microscopic images for intelligent lithology identification: Neural network comparison and selection21
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