Acta Geotechnica

Papers
(The median citation count of Acta Geotechnica is 5. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Lessons in geomechanics of deep foundations from nature123
An approach for modelling spatial variability in permeability of cement-admixed soil123
Mechanical behaviors and reinforcement mechanisms of engineering waste mud reinforced with industrial by-product lignocellulosic fiber and hydrophobic polymer114
Back-analysis of one-dimensional consolidation settlement90
A weight combination anisotropic strength criterion considering the effect of joint orientation88
Strengthening mechanism of plum blossom pile composite foundation84
Engineering and leachability behavior of lime-treated highly compressible soil amended with nano-clay82
Centrifuge model test on the behavior of geosynthetic-reinforced pile foundations under simulated train loads80
Risk assessment of seepage failure in deep excavations based on fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and cloud model72
Effects of concave facing profile on the internal stability of geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls71
Passive earth pressure in sand on inclined walls with negative wall friction based on a statically admissible stress field68
Evaluation of liquefaction resistance for single- and multi-phase SICP-treated sandy soil using shaking table test67
A bio-chemo-hydro-mechanical model of transport, strength and deformation for bio-cementation applications59
Laboratory investigation and constitutive modeling of the mechanical behavior of sand–GRP interfaces56
A three-dimensional multi-surface plasticity soil model for seismically-induced liquefaction and earthquake loading applications56
Effects of biostimulation treatment methods on mechanical properties and microstructure characteristics of biocemented soil56
Analytical study on multiple-mode deformation behaviors of tunnels subjected to asymmetric loading in composite strata54
Water–heat–vapor–salt–mechanics coupling mechanism in unsaturated freezing sulfate saline soil: insights from theory and experiment51
Effects of initial shear stress on the hydromechanical behavior of collapsible soils51
Identification of the optimal ground motion intensity measure and input parameters for assessing liquefaction-induced lateral spreading based on the generalized additive method50
Generalised ultimate loads for pile groups49
Deep learning-based calibration of resistance factors for pile groups with load tests49
Effects of soil properties and geomorphic parameters on the breach mechanisms of landslide dams and prediction of peak discharge48
Thermally induced volume change behavior of sand–clay mixtures48
Stress–strain–strength behavior of geosynthetic reinforced rubber–sand mixtures48
Spatiotemporal settlement deformation characteristics analysis of rockfill dam with anti-impact FBG sensing array48
Macro and mesoscopic shear behavior of interface between sand and concrete with different JRC under cyclic load48
Theoretical solutions of lateral response of a scoured fixed-head pile in elastoplastic soil considering plastic hinging48
Interpretation of grouting characteristics in unsaturated sand from the perspective of water–air interface46
On the role of joint roughness on the micromechanics of rock fracturing process: a numerical study45
On the particle morphology characterization of granular geomaterials45
Monotonic and cyclic triaxial testing of untreated and polyurethane-treated soil and soil–rubber mixtures45
Hydraulic conductivity and compressibility of polyanionic cellulose-modified sand-calcium bentonite slurry trench cutoff wall materials44
Changes in strength, hydraulic conductivity and microstructure of superabsorbent polymer stabilized soil subjected to wetting–drying cycles44
Microstructure, strength and durability of nano-cemented soils under different seawater conditions: laboratory study43
Study of grouting effectiveness based on shear strength evaluation with experimental and numerical approaches41
Investigating the effect of degree of compaction, initial water content, and electric field intensity on electrokinetic remediation of an artificially Cu- and Pb-contaminated loess41
Reply to the discussion by Dimitrios Kolymbas of the article entitled “Characteristic limitations of advanced plasticity and hypoplasticity models for cyclic loading of sands”41
Nonlinear burgers model for sliding zone soil subjected to cyclic seepage pressure and its applications to the deformation analysis of landslide40
The effect of temperature on injection-induced shear slip of laboratory faults in sandstone39
Comment on “Experimental study on the thixotropic mechanism of deep-sea clay from the perspective of microstructure and bound water” by Ren et al. (2023), Acta Geotechnica, https://doi.org/10.1007/s1139
Assessment of internal stability of sand–fine mixture using particle detachment model and its implications on suffusion38
Extended model of shear modulus reduction for cohesive soils37
Evaluating drained shear strength of sands by shear wave velocity from a critical state perspective37
A novel method to improve the soil erosion resistance with fungi37
Visualized liquefaction behavior of sandy soil deposited in water under undrained cyclic shearing37
Optimal IM selection using fuzzy multiple criteria decision-making method for submarine shield tunnel in layered liquefiable seabed37
Characterizing uncertainty in geotechnical design of energy piles based on Bayesian theorem37
Uniaxial compression characteristics of frozen soil–rock mixture37
Experimental study on deformation and strength characteristics of granular soil-structure interface under coupled monotonic shear and vibration using a modified direct shear apparatus36
Effect of overlying pressure and applied shear velocity on the nonlinear behavior of confined shear flow35
Centrifugal model tests on impact of environmental vibration on scientific device-housed tunnel and vibration reduction schemes35
Small strain stiffness of graded sands with light biocementation35
Use of microfluidic experiments to optimize MICP treatment protocols for effective strength enhancement of MICP-treated sandy soils35
Behavior of piled rafts in sand under nonuniform and eccentric loads34
Discussion to the article Characteristic limitations of advanced plasticity and hypoplasticity models for cyclic loading of sands, by J. Duque $$\cdot$$ M. Yang $$\cdot$$ W. Fuentes $$\cdot$$ D. Maš’i34
Reply to discussion on “3D image-based method to measure soil stiffness in triaxial tests” Zewen Wang, Wenhan Du and B.M. Lehane34
Deciphering anomalous dielectric traits of nanoconfined water and its roles in modeling crystalline swelling of bentonite33
Regional landslide susceptibility assessment based on improved semi-supervised clustering and deep learning33
Evolution of sediment after a decade of the Wenchuan earthquake: a case study in a protected debris flow catchment in Wenchuan County, China33
A comparative study of different machine learning algorithms in predicting EPB shield behaviour: a case study at the Xi’an metro, China32
Effects of installation advancement rate on helical pile helix behavior in very dense sand32
Temperature- and stress-dependent electrical responses of frozen soils31
Backfill-geogrid interaction: insights from pullout tests and numerical simulation31
A three-dimensional particle finite element model for simulating soil flow with elastoplasticity31
An effective stress-based DSC model for predicting the coefficient of lateral soil pressure in unsaturated soils31
Numerical simulation of segment floating in shield tunnel construction using coupled IBM–FVM31
A dual-mechanism tensile failure criterion for transversely isotropic rocks31
A particle-scale study of the triaxial compression behavior of methane hydrate-bearing sands30
The study of foaming agent concentration choice in EPB shield soil conditioning30
Stabilized smoothed particle finite element method for coupled large deformation problems in geotechnics30
Enhancing strength and environmental benefits of sustainable soil stabilization using phosphogypsum-activated GGBS and magnesium oxide30
Study on the differential disintegration mechanism of water glass cured sandy soil: analysis from the perspective of the coexistence state of gel and particles30
Investigation of the soil deformation around laterally loaded deep foundations with large diameters30
The geomechanical responses of hydrate-bearing sandy and clayey–silty sediments during hydrate dissociation by depressurization: mechanical parameters evolution and prediction30
Automated calibration of advanced soil constitutive models. Part I: hypoplastic sand29
Marc Panet and Jean Sulem: Convergence-confinement method for tunnel design, in Springer tracts in civil engineering, 2021, 151 pages, ISSN: 2366-259X29
Investigations on mechanical responses of frozen soil–rock mixture under cyclic loading: experiments and binary-medium-based multiscale constitutive model28
Load transfer and performance evaluation of piled beam-supported embankments28
Investigation on compressive and pullout behavior of cast-in situ piles using BOFDA technique28
Study on the shear strength characteristics and source mechanism of early-age shield synchronous grouting materials28
Failure mechanism and combined bearing capacity of monopile–friction wheel hybrid foundation in sand-over-clay deposit28
Effect of freeze–thaw–vacuum pretreatment modes on the performance of sludge reduction28
Mitigation measures to control erosion in river banks using biochar-assisted biocementation method28
Progressive collapse analysis and robustness evaluation of a propped excavation failed due to inappropriate strut removal27
An explicit FEM-NN framework and the analysis of error caused by NN-predicted stress27
Modelling undrained behaviour of sand with fines and fabric anisotropy27
Shape effects on penetration of dynamically installed anchors in a transparent marine clay surrogate27
Load–settlement behaviour of membrane-confined grouted pile: experimental and analytical study27
Shear strength and shear bands of anisotropic sand27
Serviceability analysis of piled foundations supporting tall structures27
Optimal tip shape for minimum drag and lift during horizontal penetration in granular media27
Premix–spray biomineralization method for anti-disintegration improvement of granite residual soil27
Mechanism-based shift factors to predict the fatigue performance of cemented pavement materials26
Physical meaning and mechanical effects of the neutral stress and effective stress in unsaturated soils26
Finite element modeling of thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled processes in clay soils considering bound water dehydration26
Opposite turning hook of crushable sand's stress–dilatancy curve and its prediction26
A coupled hydro-mechanical peridynamic model for unsaturated seepage and crack propagation in unsaturated expansive soils due to moisture change26
Micro-feature-motivated numerical analysis of the coupled bio-chemo-hydro-mechanical behaviour in MICP26
Field testing of single instrumented steel driven batter piles under vertical vibrations26
Time-resolved triggering and runout analysis of rainfall-induced shallow landslides26
Mechanical parameter identification technique for a bentonite buffer based on multi-objective optimization26
Mechanical degradation and particle breakage of sandstone rockfill material under wetting–drying cycles26
Determination of shape parameters of sands: a deep learning approach25
Deformation characteristics of energy piles subjected to horizontal load under heating–cooling cycles in sand25
Reply to Discussion on “Analysis of anchor uplift capacity in spatially varying soil using MARS model” by Mukherjee et al., Acta Geotechnica (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-023-02212-925
Evaluating the subgrade deformation monitoring effect of sensor-enabled piezoelectric geocables based on cyclic dynamic shear tests25
Behavior of model pile in unsaturated soil subjected to cyclic loading25
Bio-hydrogel and biomineralization in improving water retention ability of sandy soils25
A unified thixotropic fluid model considering stage characteristics for soil liquefaction25
An efficient method for evaluating the ground surface settlement of Hangzhou metro deep basement considering the excavation process25
Stability analysis of reservoir slopes under fluctuating water levels using the combined finite-discrete element method25
Evaluating the effect of active ions on the early performance of soft clay solidified by modified biomass waste-rice husk ash25
Experimental study on the water retention behavior of intact loess under mechanical wetting and hydraulic wetting25
Confirmation and utilization of water vapor circulation in soil under temperature gradients25
The critical state of crushable granular sand25
Hydraulic conductivity and microscopic properties of sodium hexametaphosphate-amended sand-sodium-activated calcium bentonite backfill in vertical cutoff walls exposed to lead-contaminated groundwater25
A critical state-based thermo-elasto-viscoplastic constitutive model for thermal creep deformation of frozen soils25
The high-cyclic model for sand tested beyond the usual ranges of application24
Simulation and interpretation of compaction patterns around boreholes excavated in high-porosity rocks24
Effect of inherent anisotropy on the strength of natural granite residual soil under generalized stress paths24
Experimental study on thermal contact resistance between GMZ bentonite block and pellets24
Self-sealing behavior of annular technological voids between compacted bentonite blocks: insights from the macro- and micro-perspectives24
Effects of alkaline solution on shear strength of GMZ bentonite as a buffer/backfill material in China24
Load transfer of the disconnected pile24
Evolution of the pore structure and permeability of thermally desorbed diesel-contaminated soils24
Quantification of chloride saline soil freezing–thawing temperature threshold based on thermodynamic theory24
Multi-scale characterization of the hydromechanical behavior of a heterogeneous porous sandstone using neutron and X-ray tomographies24
Coupled hydro-mechanical XFEM analysis for multi-fracturing through an excavation driven by an underlying aquifer: a forensic case study24
Vertical dynamic impedance of pile groups embedded in soils considering the groundwater level23
Influence of layer thickness on bioremediation of drought-induced soil desiccation cracks using microbially induced calcite precipitation23
Elastic shear stiffness anisotropy and fabric anisotropy of natural clays23
Small DEM sample size can lead to qualitatively erroneous results23
Influence of soil–pile interface characteristics on the seismic response of single pile foundations: shaking table testing and numerical simulation23
Resistive force modeling for shallow cone penetration into dry and wet granular layers23
Kinematic response of large diameter floating pipe piles under vertical S-wave loading23
Undrained monotonic shear behavior of sand mixed with a small amount of fines content23
Effect of minerals on the threshold of compacted clay material liners and service life of barriers in municipal solid waste landfills23
Insights on experimental methodologies and theoretical models for microplastics transport in soils and sediments based on meta-analysis23
Effects of groundwater level on the seismic responses of coral sand ground and superstructure by shaking table tests23
Experimental study with complete stress state interpretation of undrained monotonic and cyclic simple shear tests with flexible boundaries23
Shear behaviors and peak friction angle predictions of three critical geomembrane–soil interfaces23
Calculation of seismic bearing capacity of shallow strip foundations using the cell-based smoothed finite element method23
Multi-effect investigation on desiccation crack evolution and mechanical behavior of swelling clay22
Pore-scale, mechanical, and hydraulic properties of EICP-treated sand using crude legume ureases with different protein contents22
Effect of strength anisotropy on strain localization in natural clay22
Load transfer behavior and interference effect of load distributive compression anchor in residual soil22
Experimental studies on the behavior of a single shaped pile under oblique pullout loads22
Wetting deformation characteristics of soil–rock mixture considering the water-disintegration of red stratum soft rock22
Biopolymer-biocement composite treatment for stabilisation of soil against both current and wave erosion22
2D full-field deformation measurement at grain level using optical flow with deep networks22
Studying the effect of partial drainage on the response of soft clays reinforced with sand column groups22
Three-invariant model and bifurcation analysis of deformation bands for a sandstone subjected to true triaxial loading paths22
Dynamic evaluation of tiered geogrid mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls using shake table test22
Study on the response of postside-grouted piles subjected to lateral loading in calcareous sand22
Role of iron oxide content on mechanical properties of granite residual soil in full suction range22
Shielding effects of deep cement mixing column rows on an anchored sheet pile quay in soft clay: three-dimensional centrifuge and numerical modeling22
Combined study of creep and ageing under deviatoric loading in granular materials21
Shear behavior of calcareous sands in three-dimensional stress21
Ground displacements and stresses around a non-uniformly deforming circular tunnel in elastic media using complex variable method21
PINN-based approach to the nonlinear large-strain consolidation under time-dependent drainage boundary21
Failure analysis of the edge-notched beam test on fluid-exposed Berea Sandstone21
Micromechanical mechanism-based anisotropic strength criteria for regularly arranged elliptical particle assembly21
Forecasting of pile plugging using machine learning21
Mechanical properties of rockfill under generalized stress conditions: true triaxial testing and constitutive modeling21
SPH–DEM modeling overtopping failure of earthfill dams21
A table method for coded target decoding with application to 3-D reconstruction of soil specimens during triaxial testing21
Validation of a contour diagram-based model for monopile cyclic design in sand and clay21
Effect of inherent microcrack populations on rock tensile fracture behaviour: numerical study based on embedded discontinuity finite elements21
Full-scale in situ experimental study on the bearing capacity of energy piles under varying temperature and multiple mechanical load levels21
Formation and evolution of particle migration zones for different drilling fluid compositions in porous media21
Seismic site characterization of shallow bedrock sites in peninsular India using multiple geophysical methods20
Strain energy dissipation during liquefaction of fibre-reinforced sand under undrained cyclic triaxial loading20
A non-associated fractional-order plasticity model of rockfill material without using yield function20
Hypoplastic modeling of inherent anisotropy in normally and overconsolidated clays20
Thermal effect on rock strength: strengthening-weakening transition explored by grain-based model20
The response of caisson induced by adjacent spudcan penetration in nonhomogeneous clay20
Improvement in silty sand with enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation: laboratory model experiment20
A coupled CFD-DEM investigation into suffusion of gap-graded soil considering anisotropic stress conditions and flow directions20
Semi-analytical solutions for soil consolidation induced by drying20
Mechanical and microstructure analysis of mass-stabilized organic clay thermally cured using a ternary binder20
Evaluation of hydraulic conductivity of gap-graded granular soils based on equivalent void ratio concept20
Probability-based analyses of bearing capacity of square and rectangular footings resting on sandy soil considering rotational anisotropy19
Influence of piston wind induced by high-speed trains on the temperature field of a tunnel in cold regions19
The mechanical behaviour of gap-graded soils under triaxial compression and extension loading paths19
Cyclic compression of sands at constant stress ratio—experimental investigations and constitutive modelling19
Physics-informed deep learning method for predicting tunnelling-induced ground deformations19
An efficient Bayesian multi-model framework to analyze reliability of rock structures with limited investigation data19
Predicting occurrence of liquefaction-induced lateral spreading using gradient boosting algorithms integrated with particle swarm optimization: PSO-XGBoost, PSO-LightGBM, and PSO-CatBoost19
What friction angle would characterize a pile–soil interface as “rough” or “smooth”?19
Microbial interactions during carbonate biomineralization via urea hydrolysis metabolic pathway19
Machine learning-based soil–structure interaction analysis of laterally loaded piles through physics-informed neural networks19
Load-bearing performance of caisson-bored pile composite anchorage foundation for long-span suspension bridge: 1-g model tests19
Convolutional neural networks prediction of the factor of safety of random layered slopes by the strength reduction method19
Towards universality of extended seismic laws with largest labquakes19
Shear wave velocity and dynamic resilient modulus of electro-osmosis-treated unsaturated subgrade soil19
Internal erosion of a gap-graded soil and influences on the critical state19
Numerical model for solid-like and fluid-like behavior of granular flows19
Load transfer mechanism for connected and disconnected piled raft: a comparative study19
Time-dependent reliability analysis of unsaturated slopes under rapid drawdown with intelligent surrogate models19
Performance of imperfect trench installation box culvert on soft ground18
Investigation of the O-cell test conversion coefficient in extremely soft rock conditions based on energy conversion18
Field experimental study on cyclic uplift behavior of anchored pier foundations18
Study on the durability and long-term behavior of cement-stabilized soil in post-grouted piles embedded in sand18
A fractal order creep-damage constitutive model of silty clay18
Analysis of working face stability during obstruction removal from a box tunnel machine18
A graphical solution for undrained cylindrical cavity expansion in strain-hardening frictional soil18
Cosserat model incorporating anisotropy evolution and its application in numerical analysis of strain localization in clay18
Mechanism and control of progressive collapse of tied-back excavations induced by local anchor failure18
Evolution of anisotropic stiffness and damping ratio of soft clay by bidirectional step-amplitude cyclic triaxial tests18
Numerical investigations of enhanced shallow geothermal energy recovery using microencapsulated phase change materials and metal fins17
Fault slip mechanics and seismic source characteristics considering fracture zone anisotropy17
Experimental study on the road energy harvesting of piezoelectric ceramic in unbound granular materials based on a large-scale triaxial apparatus17
Performance of debris flow barriers: an energy perspective17
Effects of chlorine salt crystallization on long-term characteristics of road base aggregates17
Single-layer soil-water coupled SPH method and its application to sinkhole simulation17
Analyzing the shear strength of jointed magmatic rock mass excavatability using the hybridization of metaheuristic model of ELM-SVM17
Strengthening mechanisms in cement-stabilized kaolinite revealed by cross-scale nanoindentation17
Unsaturated slopes behavior under antecedent intermittent rainfall patterns: centrifuge and numerical study17
An experimental investigation on progressive failure mechanism of the earth-retaining structure with sloping backfill using image analysis17
Analysis and prediction of the river levee settlement derived from shield tunneling considering the excavation face stability17
Nonlinear consolidation analysis of multilayered soil with coupled vertical-radial drainage using the spectral method17
A physics-inspired machine learning approach for water-tightness estimation of defective cut-off walls with random construction errors17
Influence of fracture morphology variation on elastoplastic deformation of unmated rock fractures subject to normal loadings17
Pore fractal and damage characteristics of granite following high-temperature heating and water cooling17
Water retention and compression behavior of MX80 bentonite pellet17
Effects of scour on the lateral response of piles in sand: centrifuge tests and numerical investigation17
Transmission effect of eroded particles in suffusion using the CFD-DEM coupling method17
Micromechanical investigation of the particle size effect on the shear strength of uncrushable granular materials17
Development of a non-local partial Peridynamic explicit mesh-free incompressible method and its validation for simulating dry dense granular flows17
Experimental investigation of mechanical and microstructural properties of re-cemented clay17
Compression and critical-state behaviors of calcareous sand–diatom mixtures17
Mechanical and microseismic characteristics of sandstones subject to moderate low-frequency differential cyclic loading (DCL) followed by monotonic loading up to failure16
Framework for incorporating multi-level morphology of particles in DEM simulations: independent control of polydisperse distributions of roundness and roughness while preserving form distributions in 16
Experimental study on the frictional capacity of square pile–cemented soil interface with different surface roughness16
Numerical study on the dynamic behavior of rock avalanche: influence of cluster shape, size and gradation16
Formulation and implementation of an isotropic plasticity model enriched with shift stress and fractional flow rule16
Suction effects during uplift of steel pipes buried in compacted soil16
Mechanical behaviour and grain breakage characteristics of Tibetan glacial tills under triaxial compression16
Study on determining the plastic flow direction of soils with dilatancy16
Laboratory-scale thermo-activated piles under long continuous operation and different mobilised shaft resistance16
Seawater effects on ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS)-stabilized marine deposits in land reclamation16
Study on particle loss-induced deformation of gap-graded soils: role of particle stress16
Stabilized explicit $$u-p_w$$ solution in soil dynamic problems near the undrained-incompressible limit16
Micromechanical interpretation of the deformation behavior of inherently anisotropic sand under traffic loading16
Effects of sediment densification and strengthening on scour around monopiles using mangrove-inspired skirt piles16
The impact of large microplastics on the physical behavior of soils: implications to marine sediments16
Practical estimation of the thermal conductivity of granular soils considering grading and relative density using three physical parameters16
Upper bound seismic limit analysis of shallow landslides with a new kinematically admissible failure mechanism16
Multiscale experimental analysis of marine clay stabilized with coal gangue–calcium carbide residue geopolymer16
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