Acta Geotechnica

Papers
(The median citation count of Acta Geotechnica is 6. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Identification of the optimal ground motion intensity measure and input parameters for assessing liquefaction-induced lateral spreading based on the generalized additive method146
Theoretical solutions of lateral response of a scoured fixed-head pile in elastoplastic soil considering plastic hinging129
Risk assessment of seepage failure in deep excavations based on fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and cloud model117
Passive earth pressure in sand on inclined walls with negative wall friction based on a statically admissible stress field107
Lessons in geomechanics of deep foundations from nature105
Pullout responses of root-inspired anchors in transparent soil: visualizing anchor-soil interaction and correlation analysis90
How particle breakage affects the critical state line of silty-sand iron ore tailings85
A three-dimensional multi-surface plasticity soil model for seismically-induced liquefaction and earthquake loading applications85
Compacted red soil-bentonite liners: effect of compactive effort, wet-dry cycles and chemical contamination73
Effects of concave facing profile on the internal stability of geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls72
Near-surface inhomogeneity effect on the dynamic axial frictionless interaction of a rigid plate and a two-layered transversely isotropic medium70
Mechanical behaviors and reinforcement mechanisms of engineering waste mud reinforced with industrial by-product lignocellulosic fiber and hydrophobic polymer66
A novel temperature-controlled apparatus for testing unsaturated/saturated soil–structure interfaces63
Effects of initial shear stress on the hydromechanical behavior of collapsible soils63
Strengthening mechanism of plum blossom pile composite foundation61
Effects of soil properties and geomorphic parameters on the breach mechanisms of landslide dams and prediction of peak discharge58
Analysis of a deep excavation project on gravelly cobble formation in Taichung based on feedback of reliable field data58
Engineering and leachability behavior of lime-treated highly compressible soil amended with nano-clay54
Spatiotemporal settlement deformation characteristics analysis of rockfill dam with anti-impact FBG sensing array54
Analytical study on multiple-mode deformation behaviors of tunnels subjected to asymmetric loading in composite strata52
Enhancing performance of quasi-rectangular pipe jacking: the role of static and dynamic stirring rod configurations on RTBM via a discrete-continuum coupling analysis51
Experimental validation of block filtration mechanisms governing slurry penetration and filter cake formation in slurry shield TBM excavation51
On the particle morphology characterization of granular geomaterials50
Role of soil type in geotechnical damage observed in Gölbaşı during the 2023 Türkiye earthquake sequence50
Modelling anchor chain behaviour for pile-type anchors in sand seabed50
Monotonic and cyclic triaxial testing of untreated and polyurethane-treated soil and soil–rubber mixtures49
Back-analysis of one-dimensional consolidation settlement48
Slurry pressure transmission in saturated sand during shield tunneling: expanding from infiltration tests to realistic scale simulation47
Deep learning-based calibration of resistance factors for pile groups with load tests47
Stress–strain–strength behavior of geosynthetic reinforced rubber–sand mixtures46
A weight combination anisotropic strength criterion considering the effect of joint orientation46
Evaluation of liquefaction resistance for single- and multi-phase SICP-treated sandy soil using shaking table test45
Stabilization of compacted kaolin against wetting-induced collapse under field conditions by geopolymerization-assisted sand columns matrix44
Experimental study of horizontal displacement monitoring based on a distributed piezoelectric inclinometer tube44
Fatigue behaviour of a rubber–coal wash mixture based on cyclic triaxial shearing43
Thermally induced volume change behavior of sand–clay mixtures43
Macro and mesoscopic shear behavior of interface between sand and concrete with different JRC under cyclic load43
Microstructure, strength and durability of nano-cemented soils under different seawater conditions: laboratory study42
Effects of biostimulation treatment methods on mechanical properties and microstructure characteristics of biocemented soil42
A bio-chemo-hydro-mechanical model of transport, strength and deformation for bio-cementation applications42
Reply to discussion on “3D image-based method to measure soil stiffness in triaxial tests” Zewen Wang, Wenhan Du and B.M. Lehane41
Water–heat–vapor–salt–mechanics coupling mechanism in unsaturated freezing sulfate saline soil: insights from theory and experiment41
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’i41
Hydraulic conductivity and compressibility of polyanionic cellulose-modified sand-calcium bentonite slurry trench cutoff wall materials41
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/s1141
Insight into durability characteristics and pore structure evolution of biomimetic cemented soil41
Mitigation measures to control erosion in river banks using biochar-assisted biocementation method40
Effect of freeze–thaw–vacuum pretreatment modes on the performance of sludge reduction40
Reply to the discussion by Dimitrios Kolymbas of the article entitled “Characteristic limitations of advanced plasticity and hypoplasticity models for cyclic loading of sands”40
Backfill-geogrid interaction: insights from pullout tests and numerical simulation40
Centrifugal model tests on impact of environmental vibration on scientific device-housed tunnel and vibration reduction schemes40
Study on the shear strength characteristics and source mechanism of early-age shield synchronous grouting materials40
Micro-macro evolution of EICP-treated sand characterized by polarization measurement39
Behavior of piled rafts in sand under nonuniform and eccentric loads39
Failure mechanism and combined bearing capacity of monopile–friction wheel hybrid foundation in sand-over-clay deposit39
Three-dimensional dynamic analysis of seismic-induced rockslides and river blockage39
Evolution of sediment after a decade of the Wenchuan earthquake: a case study in a protected debris flow catchment in Wenchuan County, China38
A particle-scale study of the triaxial compression behavior of methane hydrate-bearing sands38
The study of foaming agent concentration choice in EPB shield soil conditioning38
Deciphering anomalous dielectric traits of nanoconfined water and its roles in modeling crystalline swelling of bentonite38
The effect of temperature on injection-induced shear slip of laboratory faults in sandstone38
Effects of installation advancement rate on helical pile helix behavior in very dense sand37
Three-dimensional deformation field construction method for landslides using ICP algorithm and physics-informed deep learning37
Study on the differential disintegration mechanism of water glass cured sandy soil: analysis from the perspective of the coexistence state of gel and particles37
Impact of stress paths on erodibility in gap-graded soils: the critical role of geometric criterion in the soil on the borderline of stability37
Intelligent inversion of industrial solid waste-stabilized subgrade soil based on adaptive optimization strategy37
Temperature- and stress-dependent electrical responses of frozen soils37
Stabilized smoothed particle finite element method for coupled large deformation problems in geotechnics37
Experimental study on deformation and strength characteristics of granular soil-structure interface under coupled monotonic shear and vibration using a modified direct shear apparatus36
Investigation on temperature boundary characteristics of freezing pipe in liquid nitrogen artificial ground freezing considering boiling heat transfer: validation from field experiment and numerical s36
Nonlinear burgers model for sliding zone soil subjected to cyclic seepage pressure and its applications to the deformation analysis of landslide35
Does fabric evolution in granular materials depend on particle shape? An experimental study using X-ray tomography35
Investigation of the soil deformation around laterally loaded deep foundations with large diameters34
Investigations on mechanical responses of frozen soil–rock mixture under cyclic loading: experiments and binary-medium-based multiscale constitutive model34
Experimental study and numerical simulation of geosynthetic-encased stone column composite foundation based on transparent soil technique34
Regional landslide susceptibility assessment based on improved semi-supervised clustering and deep learning34
Optimal IM selection using fuzzy multiple criteria decision-making method for submarine shield tunnel in layered liquefiable seabed34
Enhancing strength and environmental benefits of sustainable soil stabilization using phosphogypsum-activated GGBS and magnesium oxide34
Inversion and similarity characterization on the interface of geological formations using conditional random field and image structural similarity33
A dual-mechanism tensile failure criterion for transversely isotropic rocks33
Uniaxial compression characteristics of frozen soil–rock mixture33
Correction of soil shrinkage curve for compacted bentonite considering desiccation crack volume: a CT-based fractal analysis33
Numerical simulation of segment floating in shield tunnel construction using coupled IBM–FVM33
Micro-mechanical analysis of cohesionless-frictional particulate materials considering principal stress rotation induced by moving surface loads33
A novel method to improve the soil erosion resistance with fungi32
The geomechanical responses of hydrate-bearing sandy and clayey–silty sediments during hydrate dissociation by depressurization: mechanical parameters evolution and prediction32
Field tests on installation effects of cast-in-situ pile and pre-bored grouted PHC pile32
Small strain stiffness of graded sands with light biocementation32
Evaluating drained shear strength of sands by shear wave velocity from a critical state perspective32
Behavior of model pile in unsaturated soil subjected to cyclic loading31
Effect of overlying pressure and applied shear velocity on the nonlinear behavior of confined shear flow31
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/s11440-023-02212-931
Remediation of a floodplain soil contaminated by different gradients of Cd, applying MICP technique31
Infiltration characteristics of bentonite-based stabilizing fluid into pore spaces of sand investigated by X-ray micro-CT analysis30
Time-resolved triggering and runout analysis of rainfall-induced shallow landslides30
Shear behaviour of foam-conditioned gravelly clay: insights from unconsolidated undrained triaxial compression tests30
Shape effects on penetration of dynamically installed anchors in a transparent marine clay surrogate30
Mechanism-based shift factors to predict the fatigue performance of cemented pavement materials30
Evaluating the subgrade deformation monitoring effect of sensor-enabled piezoelectric geocables based on cyclic dynamic shear tests30
Premix–spray biomineralization method for anti-disintegration improvement of granite residual soil30
Stiffness and cyclic responses of kaolin clay at a wide range of strains: the role of structure30
Progressive collapse analysis and robustness evaluation of a propped excavation failed due to inappropriate strut removal30
Finite element modeling of thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled processes in clay soils considering bound water dehydration30
Lateral dynamics of non-circular piles in layered viscoelastic soils: a semi-analytical approach30
Opposite turning hook of crushable sand's stress–dilatancy curve and its prediction30
An explicit FEM-NN framework and the analysis of error caused by NN-predicted stress29
Mechanical parameter identification technique for a bentonite buffer based on multi-objective optimization29
Deformation analysis and optimized design of a cement-saving grid hard crust for soft ground improvement29
Field investigation of ammonia alkali soda residue-based foamed concrete as a subgrade filler29
Optimal tip shape for minimum drag and lift during horizontal penetration in granular media29
Physical meaning and mechanical effects of the neutral stress and effective stress in unsaturated soils29
A critical state-based thermo-elasto-viscoplastic constitutive model for thermal creep deformation of frozen soils28
Peak and residual shear strength of coral sand under progressively accelerated ring shear28
Mechanical degradation and particle breakage of sandstone rockfill material under wetting–drying cycles28
Bio-hydrogel and biomineralization in improving water retention ability of sandy soils28
Hydraulic conductivity and microscopic properties of sodium hexametaphosphate-amended sand-sodium-activated calcium bentonite backfill in vertical cutoff walls exposed to lead-contaminated groundwater28
A coupled hydro-mechanical peridynamic model for unsaturated seepage and crack propagation in unsaturated expansive soils due to moisture change28
The critical state of crushable granular sand28
Deformation characteristics of energy piles subjected to horizontal load under heating–cooling cycles in sand28
Investigation on compressive and pullout behavior of cast-in situ piles using BOFDA technique28
Evolution of the pore structure and permeability of thermally desorbed diesel-contaminated soils27
In-depth understanding of porosity evolution in compacted Gaomiaozi bentonite under high-alkaline cement water conditions: from micro- and macro-perspectives27
Effects of alkaline solution on shear strength of GMZ bentonite as a buffer/backfill material in China27
Electrochemical characterization of internal damage in saline soil under freeze–thaw cycles27
Confirmation and utilization of water vapor circulation in soil under temperature gradients27
Effect of strength anisotropy on strain localization in natural clay27
Hydro-thermal behavior of biochar-amended and saline granite residual soils under high compaction27
Shear behaviors and peak friction angle predictions of three critical geomembrane–soil interfaces27
Experimental study with complete stress state interpretation of undrained monotonic and cyclic simple shear tests with flexible boundaries27
A unified thixotropic fluid model considering stage characteristics for soil liquefaction27
Stability analysis of reservoir slopes under fluctuating water levels using the combined finite-discrete element method27
Undrained anisotropy and non-coaxial response of soft clay under monotonic and cyclic shearing with varying principal stress orientations27
Three-invariant model and bifurcation analysis of deformation bands for a sandstone subjected to true triaxial loading paths27
Load–settlement behaviour of membrane-confined grouted pile: experimental and analytical study27
Load transfer of the disconnected pile26
Role of iron oxide content on mechanical properties of granite residual soil in full suction range26
Undrained monotonic shear behavior of sand mixed with a small amount of fines content26
Long-term mechanical-sustainable performance of PBFC binder systems in stabilization of Hong Kong marine deposits26
Thermo-mechanical behavior and uplift capacity of energy tension piles: field investigation and theoretical analysis26
A machine learning-based hybrid GWO-SVR model for assessing slope stability under heavy rainfall26
Simulation and interpretation of compaction patterns around boreholes excavated in high-porosity rocks26
Hyperspectral imaging with machine learning for non-destructive characterization of compacted bentonite26
Resistive force modeling for shallow cone penetration into dry and wet granular layers26
Multi-scale characterization of the hydromechanical behavior of a heterogeneous porous sandstone using neutron and X-ray tomographies26
Small DEM sample size can lead to qualitatively erroneous results26
Vertical dynamic impedance of pile groups embedded in soils considering the groundwater level25
Dynamic characteristic and micro characteristics of steel slag as a geotechnical backfill material considering the influence of oxidation periods and pH values25
Coupled hydro-mechanical XFEM analysis for multi-fracturing through an excavation driven by an underlying aquifer: a forensic case study25
Water retention behaviour of 3D-printed double-structured soil25
Effect of curing stress on lime and cement-treated soil: X-ray tomography and mercury intrusion porosimetry investigation25
Influence of soil–pile interface characteristics on the seismic response of single pile foundations: shaking table testing and numerical simulation25
The high-cyclic model for sand tested beyond the usual ranges of application25
Dynamic evaluation of tiered geogrid mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls using shake table test25
Kinematic response of large diameter floating pipe piles under vertical S-wave loading25
Experimental study on thermal contact resistance between GMZ bentonite block and pellets24
Influence of layer thickness on bioremediation of drought-induced soil desiccation cracks using microbially induced calcite precipitation24
Cementation and pore-filling mechanisms in cement treated low-plastic clays24
Seismic response of monopile-supported offshore wind turbines considering post-scour conditions and wind-wave loads24
Multi-effect investigation on desiccation crack evolution and mechanical behavior of swelling clay24
Backfill leachate hydration effects on composite polymer-amended GCLs in vertical cutoff walls: swelling and hydraulic conductivity24
Probability-based analyses of bearing capacity of square and rectangular footings resting on sandy soil considering rotational anisotropy23
Self-sealing behavior of annular technological voids between compacted bentonite blocks: insights from the macro- and micro-perspectives23
Wetting deformation characteristics of soil–rock mixture considering the water-disintegration of red stratum soft rock23
Experimental studies on the behavior of a single shaped pile under oblique pullout loads23
A hypoplastic model for hydrate dissociation considering grain breakage23
Pore-scale, mechanical, and hydraulic properties of EICP-treated sand using crude legume ureases with different protein contents23
Formation and evolution of particle migration zones for different drilling fluid compositions in porous media23
A non-associated fractional-order plasticity model of rockfill material without using yield function23
Seismic site characterization of shallow bedrock sites in peninsular India using multiple geophysical methods23
Insights on experimental methodologies and theoretical models for microplastics transport in soils and sediments based on meta-analysis23
Quantification of chloride saline soil freezing–thawing temperature threshold based on thermodynamic theory23
Load-bearing performance of caisson-bored pile composite anchorage foundation for long-span suspension bridge: 1-g model tests23
The mechanical behaviour of gap-graded soils under triaxial compression and extension loading paths22
Shear behavior of calcareous sands in three-dimensional stress22
Shielding effects of deep cement mixing column rows on an anchored sheet pile quay in soft clay: three-dimensional centrifuge and numerical modeling22
Coupled hydro-structural-geotechnical numerical analysis of the dynamics of submerged floating tunnel system in extreme ocean environment22
Effects of particle morphology on infiltration behavior in calcareous sand materials: a CFD-DEM-based microscopic perspective22
Cyclic compression of sands at constant stress ratio—experimental investigations and constitutive modelling22
Strain energy dissipation during liquefaction of fibre-reinforced sand under undrained cyclic triaxial loading22
The response of caisson induced by adjacent spudcan penetration in nonhomogeneous clay22
Failure analysis of the edge-notched beam test on fluid-exposed Berea Sandstone22
Influence of piston wind induced by high-speed trains on the temperature field of a tunnel in cold regions22
Shear wave velocity and dynamic resilient modulus of electro-osmosis-treated unsaturated subgrade soil22
Mechanical properties of rockfill under generalized stress conditions: true triaxial testing and constitutive modeling22
An efficient Bayesian multi-model framework to analyze reliability of rock structures with limited investigation data22
Performance-based interaction domains for eccentrically loaded pile groups considering scour effects22
Numerical model for solid-like and fluid-like behavior of granular flows22
Dynamic responses of hybrid offshore renewable energy harvest system supported by a hybrid foundation22
Full-scale in situ experimental study on the bearing capacity of energy piles under varying temperature and multiple mechanical load levels22
Internal erosion of a gap-graded soil and influences on the critical state21
Machine learning-based soil–structure interaction analysis of laterally loaded piles through physics-informed neural networks21
Hypoplastic modeling of inherent anisotropy in normally and overconsolidated clays21
Combined study of creep and ageing under deviatoric loading in granular materials21
A coupled CFD-DEM investigation into suffusion of gap-graded soil considering anisotropic stress conditions and flow directions21
2D full-field deformation measurement at grain level using optical flow with deep networks21
Micromechanical mechanism-based anisotropic strength criteria for regularly arranged elliptical particle assembly21
Load transfer behavior and interference effect of load distributive compression anchor in residual soil21
Ground displacements and stresses around a non-uniformly deforming circular tunnel in elastic media using complex variable method21
Acceleration stage detection and dynamic model selection for real-time landslide time-of-failure predictions21
Forensic polar surface deformation monitoring at Horseshoe Island, Antarctica using SBAS-InSAR and temperature correlation using wavelet analysis21
Hydro-mechanical coupled sequential multi-stage modeling of slurry–soil interaction during grouting in saturated soils21
Undrained cyclic behavior of nanoscale transparent clay under unloading conditions: experiments and simulations21
Predicting occurrence of liquefaction-induced lateral spreading using gradient boosting algorithms integrated with particle swarm optimization: PSO-XGBoost, PSO-LightGBM, and PSO-CatBoost21
Microbial interactions during carbonate biomineralization via urea hydrolysis metabolic pathway21
Thermal effect on rock strength: strengthening-weakening transition explored by grain-based model21
What friction angle would characterize a pile–soil interface as “rough” or “smooth”?21
Forecasting of pile plugging using machine learning21
PINN-based approach to the nonlinear large-strain consolidation under time-dependent drainage boundary21
Physics-informed deep learning method for predicting tunnelling-induced ground deformations21
SPH–DEM modeling overtopping failure of earthfill dams21
New clogging potential assessment method for conditioned soil based on modified pullout and direct shear tests20
A physics-inspired machine learning approach for water-tightness estimation of defective cut-off walls with random construction errors20
Multiscale experimental analysis of marine clay stabilized with coal gangue–calcium carbide residue geopolymer20
Experimental study on axial response and side resistance mobilization mechanism of large diameter distributed post-grouted drilled shafts in cohesive soil20
Compression and critical-state behaviors of calcareous sand–diatom mixtures20
Mechanism and control of progressive collapse of tied-back excavations induced by local anchor failure20
Convolutional neural networks prediction of the factor of safety of random layered slopes by the strength reduction method20
Performance of imperfect trench installation box culvert on soft ground20
Analysis and prediction of the river levee settlement derived from shield tunneling considering the excavation face stability20
Numerical investigations of enhanced shallow geothermal energy recovery using microencapsulated phase change materials and metal fins20
Influence of fracture morphology variation on elastoplastic deformation of unmated rock fractures subject to normal loadings20
Mechanical and microstructure analysis of mass-stabilized organic clay thermally cured using a ternary binder20
Validation of a contour diagram-based model for monopile cyclic design in sand and clay20
Analyzing the shear strength of jointed magmatic rock mass excavatability using the hybridization of metaheuristic model of ELM-SVM20
Cosserat model incorporating anisotropy evolution and its application in numerical analysis of strain localization in clay20
Mechanisms and mitigation effects of oblique seam linings in fault-crossing tunnels: combined experimental and numerical evidence under normal faulting20
A finite strain thermal elastic visco-plastic consolidation model enhanced by particle swarm optimization of model parameters20
Development of a non-local partial Peridynamic explicit mesh-free incompressible method and its validation for simulating dry dense granular flows20
Experimental investigation of mechanical and microstructural properties of re-cemented clay20
Assessing the durability of biopolymer-treated soil under weather cycles20
An innovative test data processing approach for continuous characterizing plastic strain increment direction of sand20
A graphical solution for undrained cylindrical cavity expansion in strain-hardening frictional soil20
Effects of chlorine salt crystallization on long-term characteristics of road base aggregates20
Towards universality of extended seismic laws with largest labquakes20
Investigation of the O-cell test conversion coefficient in extremely soft rock conditions based on energy conversion20
Closed-form seismic earth pressure solutions via adaptive limit analysis and hybrid learning models19
Appraisal of the HySand_base constitutive model against the Karlsruhe fine sand database19
Evaluation of desiccation cracking characteristics of inorganic micro-fiber-reinforced engineered barrier material (IMEBM) for geological repository19
Fault slip mechanics and seismic source characteristics considering fracture zone anisotropy19
Estimation of compression behavior of granular soils considering initial density effect based on equivalent concept19
Coupled model and experiment for horizontal electro-osmosis consolidation and contaminant transport considering nonlinear soil characteristics19
Evolution of anisotropic stiffness and damping ratio of soft clay by bidirectional step-amplitude cyclic triaxial tests19
Formulation and implementation of an isotropic plasticity model enriched with shift stress and fractional flow rule19
Pore fractal and damage characteristics of granite following high-temperature heating and water cooling19
Performance of debris flow barriers: an energy perspective19
An experimental investigation on progressive failure mechanism of the earth-retaining structure with sloping backfill using image analysis19
Effect of styrene–acrylic emulsion on the mechanical performance of cement-stabilized soils as road materials19
Effects of scour on the lateral response of piles in sand: centrifuge tests and numerical investigation19
Study on the durability and long-term behavior of cement-stabilized soil in post-grouted piles embedded in sand19
Unsaturated slopes behavior under antecedent intermittent rainfall patterns: centrifuge and numerical study19
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