Acta Geotechnica

Article	Citations
Initial observations of the impacts of infauna on portable free fall penetrometer measurements in sandy parts of Mobile Bay	99
Experimental investigation of the microscopic interaction mechanism between sand and tall fescue roots by using X-ray microtomography	86
Lessons in geomechanics of deep foundations from nature	79
Calculation method of multi-stage earth pressure for foundation excavation considering excavation process	77
Influence of geosynthetic reinforcement on the progressive failure of rigid columns under an embankment load	72
Effects of biostimulation treatment methods on mechanical properties and microstructure characteristics of biocemented soil	70
Study on bearing characteristic of long-short-pile composite foundation with biocemented coral sand pile	70
Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) cement for ground improvement	64
A coupled hydro-mechanical field-enriched finite element method for simulating the hydraulic fracture process of rocks subjected to in situ stresses	59
A modified hyperbolicity-based load transfer model for nonlinear settlement analysis of root piles in multilayered soils	56
Influence of deep excavation on adjacent bridge piles considering underlying karst cavern: a case history and numerical investigation	56
Large strain consolidation of dredged slurries considering clogging effect with coupled vertical–radial flow	55
Prediction of shield jamming risk for double-shield TBM tunnels based on numerical samples and random forest classifier	54
Local moisture monitoring of unsaturated triaxial silty sample by a four-probe method based on van der Pauw configuration	51
Three-dimensional sinkhole stability of spherical cavity	51
Load transfer mechanism of geotextile-reinforced sand layer over semirigid column-improved soft soil	50
Visualizing the effect of excavation rate on rock deformation and fracturing of tunnels using a transparent soft rock surrogate	48
Investigation on very long-term brittle creep test and creep-damage constitutive model for granite	48
Effects of soil properties and geomorphic parameters on the breach mechanisms of landslide dams and prediction of peak discharge	46
Full-field internal 3D deformations measurement of transparent soil using 3D-DIC combined with optical slicing	46
Passive earth pressure in sand on inclined walls with negative wall friction based on a statically admissible stress field	45
A general simple method for calculating consolidation settlements of layered clayey soils with vertical drains under staged loadings	45
Instrumented column testing on long-term consolidation and desiccation behaviour of coal tailings under natural weather conditions	44
The UTUH model: a time-dependent unified hardening constitutive model for unsaturated soils	43
On the technique for estimating the maximum horizontal principal stress based on the borehole failure observations	43

Tang C, Phoon KK. (2021) Model uncertainties in foundation design. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, 1st edition. 568 pages, ISBN: 978-0-429--02,499-3, £112.00	42
Suppressive effects of geotextiles on soil water evaporation	42
Synergistic effects of colloidal nanosilica and fiber on the hydromechanical performance of mudstone soil in Taiwan	41
Inherent and stress-induced stiffness anisotropy of natural granite residual soil	41
Stability analysis and optimization of concrete column-supported embankments in soft soil	40
Effectiveness of a buttress wall in reducing retaining wall movement during dewatering before bulk excavation	40
Characteristics of sand avalanche motion and deposition influenced by proportion of fine particles	40
Effects of sediment densification and strengthening on scour around monopiles using mangrove-inspired skirt piles	40
Experimental characterization of SDOF-embedded foundation systems with asymmetric interface condition	38
A bio-chemo-hydro-mechanical model of transport, strength and deformation for bio-cementation applications	38
Effect of cyclic loading on the mobilization of unit base resistance of model piles jacked in sand	38
Centrifuge model test on the behavior of geosynthetic-reinforced pile foundations under simulated train loads	37
An autoadaptive Haar wavelet transform method for particle size analysis of sands	37
Effects of concave facing profile on the internal stability of geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls	37
Single-particle crushing behaviour of carbonate sands studied by X-ray microtomography and a combined finite–discrete element method	36
Stress–strain–strength behavior of geosynthetic reinforced rubber–sand mixtures	36
Investigating brittle damage of buried pipelines under dip-slip faulting with peridynamics	35
Laboratory investigation and constitutive modeling of the mechanical behavior of sand–GRP interfaces	35
Practical estimation of the thermal conductivity of granular soils considering grading and relative density using three physical parameters	35
Changes in strength, hydraulic conductivity and microstructure of superabsorbent polymer stabilized soil subjected to wetting–drying cycles	35
Volume change response and fabric evolution of granular MX80 bentonite along different hydro-mechanical stress paths	35
The effect of drying and wetting cycles on the mechanical properties and particle breakage of carbonate sand	35
Effect of water level fluctuation and its rate on the response of deposits on a reservoir slope: flume experiment, case monitoring comparison and failure mechanism	34
Simulation of hydro-deformation coupling problem in unsaturated porous media using exponential SWCC and hybrid improved iteration method with multigrid and multistep preconditioner	33
Formulation and implementation of an isotropic plasticity model enriched with shift stress and fractional flow rule	33
Grouting mechanism of quick-setting slurry in fracture with random fracture opening considering time–space characteristics of viscosity	32
Laboratory-scale thermo-activated piles under long continuous operation and different mobilised shaft resistance	32
A gradation-dependent hypoplastic model for crushable sands	32
Thermally induced volume change behavior of sand–clay mixtures	32
Seawater-based soybean urease for calcareous sand biomineralization	32
Measuring and modeling the dielectric constant of soil during freezing and thawing processes: an application on silty clay	31
Interpretation of grouting characteristics in unsaturated sand from the perspective of water–air interface	31
Study of grouting effectiveness based on shear strength evaluation with experimental and numerical approaches	31
Hybrid continuum–discrete simulation of granular impact dynamics	31
Toward state-of-the-art techniques in predicting and controlling slope stability in open-pit mines based on limit equilibrium analysis, radial basis function neural network, and brainstorm optimizatio	31
Continuous characterization of dynamic soil behavior by Digital Image Correlation in a transparent shear laminar box	31
Strengthening mechanism of plum blossom pile composite foundation	30
Mechanical behaviour and grain breakage characteristics of Tibetan glacial tills under triaxial compression	30
Centrifuge model tests on bearing behavior of lateral-loaded single pile in coral sand	30
Constitutive modeling of cyclically loaded clays with entrapped gas bubbles under undrained and unexhausted conditions	30
Consistency behavior and mechanism of the irreversible dilatancy of gravel–structure interface subjected to 3D loadings	30
Numerical modelling of saturated boundless media with infinite elements	29
Ant nest geometry, stability, and excavation–inspiration for tunneling	29
Stabilized explicit $$u-p_w$$ solution in soil dynamic problems near the undrained-incompressible limit	29
Experimental study on monotonic to high-cyclic behaviour of sand-silt mixtures	29
Numerical investigation of laboratory hydraulic fracturing tests in Pocheon granite	28
A rational hypoplastic constitutive equation for anisotropic granular materials incorporating the microstructure tensor	28
Investigation into the mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) and micro-computed tomography (μCT) methods for determining the pore size distribution of MX80 bentonite pellet	28
Experimental study on static and dynamic characteristics of geopolymer-stabilized coarse-grained soils	28
Risk assessment of seepage failure in deep excavations based on fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and cloud model	28

Interpretation of field tests using geo-statistics and Kriging to assess the deep vibratory compaction of the Dike A21, Diavik Diamond Mine	28
Battered minipile response to low-frequency cyclic lateral loading in very dense sand	28
Hydraulic breakthrough of clay smears due to technical and natural actions	27
Pore pressure measurements in saturated sand in front of an approaching EPB and laboratory investigations	27
Thermo-mechanical behavior of sand–clay mixtures—Part II: constitutive modeling	27
Hydro-mechanical path dependency of claystone/bentonite mixture samples characterized by different initial dry densities	26
Evaluation of liquefaction resistance for single- and multi-phase SICP-treated sandy soil using shaking table test	26
Unified model of critical state line for rockfill material with and without considering particle breakage	26
Study on determining the plastic flow direction of soils with dilatancy	26
A closed-form solution for the failure interaction diagrams of pile groups subjected to inclined eccentric load	25
Bridging nanoindentation and triaxial creep tests on a shale	25
Microscopic origins of shape effects on migration and clogging of fines in porous media using coupled CFD-iDEM	25
Nonzero angle between the directions of matric suction and gravity during horizontal freezing	25
Numerical investigation of debris flow–structure interactions in the Yarlung Zangbo River valley, north Himalaya, with a novel integrated approach considering structural damage	25
Semi-analytical approach for the load-settlement response of a pile considering excavation effects	25
Constitutive modeling of three-dimensional non-coaxial characteristics of clay	25
Pullout capacity of multi-plate horizontal anchors in sand: an experimental study	24
Comparison and correlation between the laboratory, semi-theoretical and empirical methods in predicting the field excavation performance of tunnel boring machine (TBM)	24
Thermal and mechanical characteristics of recycled concrete aggregates mixed with plastic wastes: experimental investigation and mathematical modeling	24
Generalised ultimate loads for pile groups	24
Effect of anchor plate on the mechanical behavior of prestressed rock bolt used in squeezing large deformation tunnel	24
Microstructure, strength and durability of nano-cemented soils under different seawater conditions: laboratory study	24
Experimental study of stress direction dependence of sand under biaxial rotation of principal stress	24
Investigation into the hydration- and compression-induced damage of Callovo-Oxfordian claystone	23
A hyperelastic model for soils with stress-induced and inherent anisotropy	23
A state-dependent non-coaxial model of sand using a modified vertex theory and its FEM application	23
Hydraulic conductivity and compressibility of polyanionic cellulose-modified sand-calcium bentonite slurry trench cutoff wall materials	23
A modified state parameter for sands	23
Two-stage column–hemispherical penetration diffusion model considering porosity tortuosity and time-dependent viscosity behavior	23
Experimental investigations of lateral earth pressures behind rigid retaining walls under different displacement modes	23
Effect of multidirectional cyclic loading history on reliquefaction behaviors of sand: a microscale investigation	22
Treating sulfate-bearing soil by using sodium silicate and NaOH-activated ground granulated blast-furnace slag	22
Clay hypoplasticity coupled with small-strain approaches for complex cyclic loading	22
Use of machine learning for classification of sand particles	22
DEM-aided study of Coulomb and Roscoe theories for shear band inclination	22
Micromechanical interpretation of the deformation behavior of inherently anisotropic sand under traffic loading	22
Effects of initial shear stress on the hydromechanical behavior of collapsible soils	22
On the role of joint roughness on the micromechanics of rock fracturing process: a numerical study	22
System reliability analysis of joint rock slopes with the stepped sliding surface considering hydraulic and seismic actions	22
Experimental study and numerical modeling of the thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in soil freezing with different frost penetration directions	22
Shear strength evolution of densely compacted Gaomiaozi bentonite along confined wetting path	22
New crushing criterion invariant to the coordination number effect in discrete element modelling	21
Seismic response for an isosceles triangle hill subjected to anti-plane shear waves	21
Dry granular masses impacting on rigid obstacles: numerical analysis and theoretical modelling	21
Multi-objective design optimization of clam-inspired drilling into the lunar regolith	21
Understanding the compression failure mechanism of rock–shotcrete composites using X-CT and DIC technologies	21
Influence of a permeable sand layer on the mechanism of backward erosion piping using 3D pipe depth measurements	21
Application of ultra-weak FBG technology in real-time monitoring of landslide shear displacement	21
Progression of backward erosion piping with sudden and gradual hydraulic loads	21
Analysis on face stability of rectangular cross-sectional shield tunneling based on an improved two-dimensional rotational mechanism	21
Energy dissimilation characteristics and shock mechanism of coal-rock mass induced in steeply-inclined mining: comparison based on physical simulation and numerical calculation	20
Investigation of different biogeochemical cover configurations for mitigation of landfill gas emissions: laboratory column experiments	20
Relationship between bioelectricity and soil–water characteristics of biochar-aided plant microbial fuel cell	20
The impact of large microplastics on the physical behavior of soils: implications to marine sediments	20
Liquid bridge contribution to shear behavior of unsaturated soil: modeling and application to a micromechanics model	20
Upper bound seismic limit analysis of shallow landslides with a new kinematically admissible failure mechanism	20
Discussion to the article Undrained shear strength prediction of clays using liquidity index, by Q. Wang, S. Qiu, H. Zheng, R. Zhang	20
Plane strain shear strength of unsaturated fiber-reinforced fine-grained soils	20
Numerical simulation of cone penetration test by using CFD–DEM coupled analysis	20
Proposing several hybrid SSA—machine learning techniques for estimating rock cuttability by conical pick with relieved cutting modes	20
An approach for modelling spatial variability in permeability of cement-admixed soil	20
Experimental study on the thixotropic mechanism of deep-sea clay from the perspective of microstructure and bound water	20
Pressure infiltration characteristics of bentonite slurry affected by the salty water: experimental study and mechanistic understanding	20
Visualization of non-uniform soil deformation during triaxial testing	20
Evaluating the exceedance probability of the runout distance of rainfall-induced landslides using a two-stage FEM-MPM approach	19
A novel vertical stress-controlled apparatus for studying suffusion along horizontal seepage through soils	19
Coupled influence of geosynthetic reinforcement and column configuration on failure dynamics in deep mixed columns under embankment loading	19
Experimental investigation of fracture permeability reduction process by MICP technology with Sporosarcina pasteurii cultured by different mediums	19
Study on the influence of magnesium/calcium ratios on bio-cemented sandy soils	19
The curing mechanism and empirical model for the marine organic soft clay stabilized with calcium carbide residue and silica fume under the optimal ratio	19
Machine learning with monotonic constraint for geotechnical engineering applications: an example of slope stability prediction	19
Small-scale measurement of the transition in fracture behavior of marine sediments	19
Strength and wear behaviors of methane hydrate-bearing silty sand: insights from multi-reversal direct shear tests	19
Kinematic responses of a pipe pile embedded in a poroelastic soil to seismic P waves	18
On the particle morphology characterization of granular geomaterials	18
An anionic biopolymer γ-polyglutamate enhanced the microbially induced carbonate precipitation for soil improvement: mechanical behaviors and underlying mechanism	18
Effects of adding aluminum ion flocculant on MICP reinforcement of sand	18
Effects of calcium sources and magnesium ions on the mechanical behavior of MICP-treated calcareous sand: experimental evidence and precipitated crystal insights	18
Influence of excavation stress paths on failure feature of deep hard rocks	18
Macro and mesoscopic shear behavior of interface between sand and concrete with different JRC under cyclic load	18

Experimental investigation of the failure mechanism of deep granite under high seepage water pressure and strong unloading effect	18
Accelerated weathering of hydrophobized sands	18
Exploring the application of the MICP technique for the suppression of erosion in granite residual soil in Shantou using a rainfall erosion simulator	18
Investigating the effect of degree of compaction, initial water content, and electric field intensity on electrokinetic remediation of an artificially Cu- and Pb-contaminated loess	18
Monotonic and cyclic triaxial testing of untreated and polyurethane-treated soil and soil–rubber mixtures	18
Role of superabsorbent polymer in compression behavior of high water content slurries	18
An analytical solution of electroosmotic consolidation concerning effective voltage attenuation	18
A novel peridynamics modelling of cemented granular materials	18
Assessment of urease enzyme extraction for superior and economic bio-cementation of granular materials using enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation	18
Micromechanics-based binary-medium constitutive model for frozen soil considering the influence of coarse-grained contents and freeze–thaw cycles	18
Back-analysis of one-dimensional consolidation settlement	18
Seawater effects on ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS)-stabilized marine deposits in land reclamation	17
Seismic response and deformation mechanism of near-fault deep tunnels in a strong earthquake area	17
Particle breakage of granular soils: changing critical state line and constitutive modelling	17
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	17
Numerical study on the dynamic behavior of rock avalanche: influence of cluster shape, size and gradation	17
Unified hardening (UH) model for unsaturated expansive clays	17
Use of interaction domains for a displacement-based design of caisson foundations	17
Experimental study on electro-osmotic conductivity of Hangzhou sludge	17
Field study on the shaft capacity of pre-bored grouted planted pile embedded in deep soft soil	17
A new phase field model for mixed-mode brittle fractures in rocks modified from triple shear energy criterion	17
A three-dimensional multi-surface plasticity soil model for seismically-induced liquefaction and earthquake loading applications	17
Load–deflection analysis of laterally loaded piles in unsaturated soils	17
Microbially induced carbonate precipitation for improving the internal stability of silty sand slopes under seepage conditions	17
Experimental study on the velocity-dependent frictional resistance of a rough rock fracture exposed to normal load vibrations	16
Comparative 3D DEM simulations of sand–structure interfaces with similarly shaped clumps versus spheres with contact moments	16
Development of a simplified theoretical model to determine erodibility of compacted soil in hole erosion test based on fluid energy transformation	16
Pullout behavior of tree root-inspired anchors: development of root architecture models and centrifuge tests	16
Analytical method for laterally loaded piles in soft clay considering the influence of soil outside the scour hole on the effective overburden pressure	16
Machine learning-assisted distinct element model calibration: ANFIS, SVM, GPR, and MARS approaches	16
A Bayesian-based approach for inversion of earth pressures on in-service underground structures	16
Durability of industrial by-products combined with cement-solidified sludge subjected to immersion and cyclic wetting–drying in various fluids	16
Grain-scale analysis of proppant crushing and embedment using calibrated discrete element models	16
On the seismic stability of soil slopes containing dual weak layers: true failure load assessment by finite-element limit-analysis	16
Experimental investigation into the effects of tamper weight and drop distance on dynamic soil compaction	16
A new Delaunay triangulation-based approach to characterize the pore network in granular materials	16
Inferred Winkler model for uplift response of suction caisson in undrained clays	16
The significance of geological structures on the subsidence phenomenon at the Maceió salt dissolution field (Brazil)	16
On the automatic parameter calibration of a hypoplastic soil model	16
Application of 3D laser scanning on NATM tunnel deformation measurement during construction	16
A simple procedure to calibrate a pore pressure energy-based model from in situ tests	16
Thermal–hydraulic–mechanical–chemical coupled processes and their numerical simulation: a comprehensive review	16
Identification of geological characteristics from construction parameters during shield tunnelling	15
Experimental study on the frictional capacity of square pile–cemented soil interface with different surface roughness	15
Study on particle loss-induced deformation of gap-graded soils: role of particle stress	15
Particle-morphology-based characterization of the breakage behavior of particle assemblies under one-dimensional compression	15
A weight combination anisotropic strength criterion considering the effect of joint orientation	15
Calibration of a hypoplastic model using genetic algorithms	15
Multi-objective analysis of the Sand Hypoplasticity model calibration	15
Fractional derivative modelling for rheological consolidation of multilayered soil under time-dependent loadings and continuous permeable boundary conditions	15
Highly efficient reliability analysis of anisotropic heterogeneous slopes: machine learning-aided Monte Carlo method	15
Lateral capacity and failure mechanisms of skirted foundation resting on slopes	15
Comparative evaluation of freeze and thaw effect on strength of BEICP-stabilized silty sands and cement- and fly ash-stabilized soils	15
An efficient method for extracting and clustering rock mass discontinuities from 3D point clouds	15
A DEM-based Euler–Lagrange model for motion of particle–fluid two-phase mixtures	15
Effect of non-erodible particle content on the mechanism of suffusion and the evolution of permeability of sandy soil	15
Inferred Winkler model for stiffness of suction caisson foundation under combined loading in non-homogeneous and layered soil	15
Simulation of the failure and run-out processes of rotational–translational loess landslides using an SPH model considering strain softening	15
Convergence-confinement analysis for tunnels with combined bolt–cable system considering the effects of intermediate principal stress	14
Upper-bound solutions to anti-overturning bearing capacity of suction caisson for offshore wind turbine in clays under undrained condition	14
Novel model for risk assessment of shield tunnelling in soil-rock mixed strata	14
Effects of aqueous nanoparticle suspension injection on a shale’s mechanical properties	14
Study on the shear strength characteristics and source mechanism of early-age shield synchronous grouting materials	14
Study on failure characteristics and evaluation index of aquifer shale based on energy evolution	14
Failure mechanism and combined bearing capacity of monopile–friction wheel hybrid foundation in sand-over-clay deposit	14
Effect of drainage conditions on CPT resistance of silty sand: physical model and field tests	14
Reliability-based design improvement and prediction of steel driven pile resistances in rock-based intermediate geomaterials	14
Landslide susceptibility mapping using physics-guided machine learning: a case study of a debris flow event in Colorado Front Range	14
A two-step dynamic FEM-FELA approach for seismic slope stability assessment	14
Influence of soil property variability on the lateral displacement of liquefiable ground reinforced by granular columns	14
An effective stress-based DSC model for predicting the coefficient of lateral soil pressure in unsaturated soils	14
Bentonite swelling into a void under suction or water flow	14
Particle-scale study on backward erosion of multilayer erodible medium under converging flow: experimental tests and numerical modelling	14
Investigation on successive gas breakthroughs behavior of saturated GMZ bentonite under rigid boundary conditions	14
On rotational hardening in soil elastic-plasticity	14
The effect of relative density on the response of sand to internal fluidization	13
Visualized liquefaction behavior of sandy soil deposited in water under undrained cyclic shearing	13
Validation of LBM simulation of saturated seepage flow through 3D-printed homogeneous porous medium for fluid-particle coupled analysis	13
A lateral soil resistance model for XCC pile in soft clay considering the effect of the geometry of cross section	13
A novel method to improve the soil erosion resistance with fungi	13
Reply to the discussion by Dimitrios Kolymbas of the article entitled “Characteristic limitations of advanced plasticity and hypoplasticity models for cyclic loading of sands”	13
Entrapment of clay particles enhances durability of bacterial biofilm-associated bioclogging in sand	13
Modeling the suction- and deviator stress-dependent resilient modulus of unsaturated fine/coarse soil mixture by considering soil–water retention curve	13
Rheological consolidation solutions for multi-layered natural structured soft clays based on a nonparallel isotache model	13
Experimental study on the development of surrounding soil stress during XCC pile installation in sand	13
Compressive behavior of kaolinitic clay under chemo-mechanical loadings	13
Shear response of calcareous sand-steel snake skin-inspired interfaces	13
Sustainable biopolymer soil stabilisation: the effect of microscale chemical characteristics on macroscale mechanical properties	13
Evolution of nano-pores in illite-dominant clay during consolidation	13
Ground deformation behaviour induced by overlapped shield tunnelling considering vibration loads of subway train in sand	13
Mechanical properties of cementitious sand and sand with small cyclic shear strain to assess aging effects on liquefaction	13
Recovering shear stiffness degradation curves from classification data with a neural network approach	13
A numerical study of viscous granular flow in artificial step-pool systems: flow characteristics and structure optimization	13
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’i	13
Cyclic axial response and stability of snakeskin-inspired piles in sand	13