Acta Geotechnica

Papers
(The TQCC of Acta Geotechnica is 12. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
An approach for modelling spatial variability in permeability of cement-admixed soil117
Generalised ultimate loads for pile groups115
Hydraulic conductivity and compressibility of polyanionic cellulose-modified sand-calcium bentonite slurry trench cutoff wall materials104
Lessons in geomechanics of deep foundations from nature88
Stress–strain–strength behavior of geosynthetic reinforced rubber–sand mixtures86
Monotonic and cyclic triaxial testing of untreated and polyurethane-treated soil and soil–rubber mixtures78
Study of grouting effectiveness based on shear strength evaluation with experimental and numerical approaches77
Back-analysis of one-dimensional consolidation settlement74
A weight combination anisotropic strength criterion considering the effect of joint orientation73
Effects of initial shear stress on the hydromechanical behavior of collapsible soils69
Identification of the optimal ground motion intensity measure and input parameters for assessing liquefaction-induced lateral spreading based on the generalized additive method69
Strengthening mechanism of plum blossom pile composite foundation68
On the particle morphology characterization of granular geomaterials61
Spatiotemporal settlement deformation characteristics analysis of rockfill dam with anti-impact FBG sensing array60
On the role of joint roughness on the micromechanics of rock fracturing process: a numerical study58
Effects of biostimulation treatment methods on mechanical properties and microstructure characteristics of biocemented soil57
Engineering and leachability behavior of lime-treated highly compressible soil amended with nano-clay55
Centrifuge model test on the behavior of geosynthetic-reinforced pile foundations under simulated train loads54
Effects of concave facing profile on the internal stability of geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls53
Water–heat–vapor–salt–mechanics coupling mechanism in unsaturated freezing sulfate saline soil: insights from theory and experiment53
Risk assessment of seepage failure in deep excavations based on fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and cloud model53
Evaluation of liquefaction resistance for single- and multi-phase SICP-treated sandy soil using shaking table test52
Passive earth pressure in sand on inclined walls with negative wall friction based on a statically admissible stress field52
Deep learning-based calibration of resistance factors for pile groups with load tests52
A bio-chemo-hydro-mechanical model of transport, strength and deformation for bio-cementation applications49
A three-dimensional multi-surface plasticity soil model for seismically-induced liquefaction and earthquake loading applications48
Interpretation of grouting characteristics in unsaturated sand from the perspective of water–air interface47
Microstructure, strength and durability of nano-cemented soils under different seawater conditions: laboratory study47
Analytical study on multiple-mode deformation behaviors of tunnels subjected to asymmetric loading in composite strata46
Changes in strength, hydraulic conductivity and microstructure of superabsorbent polymer stabilized soil subjected to wetting–drying cycles46
Macro and mesoscopic shear behavior of interface between sand and concrete with different JRC under cyclic load46
Investigating the effect of degree of compaction, initial water content, and electric field intensity on electrokinetic remediation of an artificially Cu- and Pb-contaminated loess45
Laboratory investigation and constitutive modeling of the mechanical behavior of sand–GRP interfaces45
Thermally induced volume change behavior of sand–clay mixtures45
Effects of soil properties and geomorphic parameters on the breach mechanisms of landslide dams and prediction of peak discharge45
Extended model of shear modulus reduction for cohesive soils43
Temperature- and stress-dependent electrical responses of frozen soils43
Reply to the discussion by Dimitrios Kolymbas of the article entitled “Characteristic limitations of advanced plasticity and hypoplasticity models for cyclic loading of sands”43
Field monitoring and assessment of the impact of a large eucalypt on soil desiccation42
An effective stress-based DSC model for predicting the coefficient of lateral soil pressure in unsaturated soils42
Nonlinear burgers model for sliding zone soil subjected to cyclic seepage pressure and its applications to the deformation analysis of landslide42
Optimal IM selection using fuzzy multiple criteria decision-making method for submarine shield tunnel in layered liquefiable seabed41
Centrifugal model tests on impact of environmental vibration on scientific device-housed tunnel and vibration reduction schemes41
Uniaxial compression characteristics of frozen soil–rock mixture41
Assessment of internal stability of sand–fine mixture using particle detachment model and its implications on suffusion41
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/s1140
A novel method to improve the soil erosion resistance with fungi40
Small strain stiffness of graded sands with light biocementation40
Visualized liquefaction behavior of sandy soil deposited in water under undrained cyclic shearing39
Reply to discussion on “3D image-based method to measure soil stiffness in triaxial tests” Zewen Wang, Wenhan Du and B.M. Lehane38
Deciphering anomalous dielectric traits of nanoconfined water and its roles in modeling crystalline swelling of bentonite38
Behavior of piled rafts in sand under nonuniform and eccentric loads38
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’i38
A particle-scale study of the triaxial compression behavior of methane hydrate-bearing sands37
Evolution of sediment after a decade of the Wenchuan earthquake: a case study in a protected debris flow catchment in Wenchuan County, China37
Marc Panet and Jean Sulem: Convergence-confinement method for tunnel design, in Springer tracts in civil engineering, 2021, 151 pages, ISSN: 2366-259X37
Numerical simulation of segment floating in shield tunnel construction using coupled IBM–FVM37
Regional landslide susceptibility assessment based on improved semi-supervised clustering and deep learning37
Failure mechanism and combined bearing capacity of monopile–friction wheel hybrid foundation in sand-over-clay deposit36
The study of foaming agent concentration choice in EPB shield soil conditioning35
Investigation of the soil deformation around laterally loaded deep foundations with large diameters35
Effects of installation advancement rate on helical pile helix behavior in very dense sand35
Backfill-geogrid interaction: insights from pullout tests and numerical simulation34
Investigations on mechanical responses of frozen soil–rock mixture under cyclic loading: experiments and binary-medium-based multiscale constitutive model34
A comparative study of different machine learning algorithms in predicting EPB shield behaviour: a case study at the Xi’an metro, China33
The effect of temperature on injection-induced shear slip of laboratory faults in sandstone33
Study on the differential disintegration mechanism of water glass cured sandy soil: analysis from the perspective of the coexistence state of gel and particles33
Study on the shear strength characteristics and source mechanism of early-age shield synchronous grouting materials33
A dual-mechanism tensile failure criterion for transversely isotropic rocks32
Characterizing uncertainty in geotechnical design of energy piles based on Bayesian theorem32
Experimental study on deformation and strength characteristics of granular soil-structure interface under coupled monotonic shear and vibration using a modified direct shear apparatus32
Use of microfluidic experiments to optimize MICP treatment protocols for effective strength enhancement of MICP-treated sandy soils32
Automated calibration of advanced soil constitutive models. Part I: hypoplastic sand32
A three-dimensional particle finite element model for simulating soil flow with elastoplasticity31
Confirmation and utilization of water vapor circulation in soil under temperature gradients31
Load transfer and performance evaluation of piled beam-supported embankments31
Effect of freeze–thaw–vacuum pretreatment modes on the performance of sludge reduction31
Investigation on compressive and pullout behavior of cast-in situ piles using BOFDA technique31
Stabilized smoothed particle finite element method for coupled large deformation problems in geotechnics31
Multi-functional direct shear apparatus for geosynthetic interfaces with its application on various GMB/GCL interfaces31
Effect of overlying pressure and applied shear velocity on the nonlinear behavior of confined shear flow31
Evolution of the pore structure and permeability of thermally desorbed diesel-contaminated soils30
Evaluating the subgrade deformation monitoring effect of sensor-enabled piezoelectric geocables based on cyclic dynamic shear tests30
An explicit FEM-NN framework and the analysis of error caused by NN-predicted stress30
Progressive collapse analysis and robustness evaluation of a propped excavation failed due to inappropriate strut removal30
Serviceability analysis of piled foundations supporting tall structures29
Shape effects on penetration of dynamically installed anchors in a transparent marine clay surrogate29
Time-resolved triggering and runout analysis of rainfall-induced shallow landslides28
Mechanism-based shift factors to predict the fatigue performance of cemented pavement materials28
Field testing of single instrumented steel driven batter piles under vertical vibrations28
Mechanical degradation and particle breakage of sandstone rockfill material under wetting–drying cycles28
Opposite turning hook of crushable sand's stress–dilatancy curve and its prediction28
Physical meaning and mechanical effects of the neutral stress and effective stress in unsaturated soils28
Optimal tip shape for minimum drag and lift during horizontal penetration in granular media28
An efficient method for evaluating the ground surface settlement of Hangzhou metro deep basement considering the excavation process28
The critical state of crushable granular sand28
A coupled hydro-mechanical peridynamic model for unsaturated seepage and crack propagation in unsaturated expansive soils due to moisture change27
Evaluating the effect of active ions on the early performance of soft clay solidified by modified biomass waste-rice husk ash27
Micro-feature-motivated numerical analysis of the coupled bio-chemo-hydro-mechanical behaviour in MICP27
Premix–spray biomineralization method for anti-disintegration improvement of granite residual soil27
Stability analysis of reservoir slopes under fluctuating water levels using the combined finite-discrete element method27
Determination of shape parameters of sands: a deep learning approach27
Load–settlement behaviour of membrane-confined grouted pile: experimental and analytical study27
Predicting the chemical and mechanical properties of gypseous soils using different simulation technics27
Shear strength and shear bands of anisotropic sand26
Behavior of model pile in unsaturated soil subjected to cyclic loading26
Mechanical parameter identification technique for a bentonite buffer based on multi-objective optimization26
A unified thixotropic fluid model considering stage characteristics for soil liquefaction26
Real-time prediction of shield moving trajectory during tunnelling using GRU deep neural network26
Quantification of chloride saline soil freezing–thawing temperature threshold based on thermodynamic theory25
Hydraulic conductivity and microscopic properties of sodium hexametaphosphate-amended sand-sodium-activated calcium bentonite backfill in vertical cutoff walls exposed to lead-contaminated groundwater25
Experimental study on the water retention behavior of intact loess under mechanical wetting and hydraulic wetting25
Influence of dry density and water salinity on the swelling pressure and hydraulic conductivity of compacted GMZ01 bentonite–sand mixtures25
Undrained monotonic shear behavior of sand mixed with a small amount of fines content25
Influence of layer thickness on bioremediation of drought-induced soil desiccation cracks using microbially induced calcite precipitation25
Deformation characteristics of energy piles subjected to horizontal load under heating–cooling cycles in sand25
Finite element modeling of thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled processes in clay soils considering bound water dehydration25
Bio-hydrogel and biomineralization in improving water retention ability of sandy soils25
The high-cyclic model for sand tested beyond the usual ranges of application25
Small DEM sample size can lead to qualitatively erroneous results25
Modelling undrained behaviour of sand with fines and fabric anisotropy25
A critical state-based thermo-elasto-viscoplastic constitutive model for thermal creep deformation of frozen soils25
Lateral bearing performance and mechanism of piles in the transition zone due to pit-in-pit excavation25
Self-sealing behavior of annular technological voids between compacted bentonite blocks: insights from the macro- and micro-perspectives24
Pore-scale, mechanical, and hydraulic properties of EICP-treated sand using crude legume ureases with different protein contents24
Influence of soil–pile interface characteristics on the seismic response of single pile foundations: shaking table testing and numerical simulation24
Shear behaviors and peak friction angle predictions of three critical geomembrane–soil interfaces24
Insights on experimental methodologies and theoretical models for microplastics transport in soils and sediments based on meta-analysis24
Calculation of seismic bearing capacity of shallow strip foundations using the cell-based smoothed finite element method24
Role of iron oxide content on mechanical properties of granite residual soil in full suction range24
Load transfer of the disconnected pile24
Coupled hydro-mechanical XFEM analysis for multi-fracturing through an excavation driven by an underlying aquifer: a forensic case study24
Multi-scale characterization of the hydromechanical behavior of a heterogeneous porous sandstone using neutron and X-ray tomographies24
A 2D FDEM-based moisture diffusion–fracture coupling model for simulating soil desiccation cracking24
Effects of alkaline solution on shear strength of GMZ bentonite as a buffer/backfill material in China24
Effect of inherent anisotropy on the strength of natural granite residual soil under generalized stress paths24
Vertical dynamic impedance of pile groups embedded in soils considering the groundwater level24
Wetting deformation characteristics of soil–rock mixture considering the water-disintegration of red stratum soft rock24
Effect of minerals on the threshold of compacted clay material liners and service life of barriers in municipal solid waste landfills24
Multi-effect investigation on desiccation crack evolution and mechanical behavior of swelling clay24
Elastic shear stiffness anisotropy and fabric anisotropy of natural clays23
Load transfer behavior and interference effect of load distributive compression anchor in residual soil23
Three-invariant model and bifurcation analysis of deformation bands for a sandstone subjected to true triaxial loading paths23
Kinematic response of large diameter floating pipe piles under vertical S-wave loading23
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
Studying the effect of partial drainage on the response of soft clays reinforced with sand column groups23
Simulation and interpretation of compaction patterns around boreholes excavated in high-porosity rocks23
Effect of strength anisotropy on strain localization in natural clay23
Study on the response of postside-grouted piles subjected to lateral loading in calcareous sand23
Biopolymer-biocement composite treatment for stabilisation of soil against both current and wave erosion23
Resistive force modeling for shallow cone penetration into dry and wet granular layers23
Dynamic evaluation of tiered geogrid mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls using shake table test23
A basic constitutive model for sands22
2D full-field deformation measurement at grain level using optical flow with deep networks22
Semi-analytical solutions for soil consolidation induced by drying22
Evaluation of hydraulic conductivity of gap-graded granular soils based on equivalent void ratio concept22
Shielding effects of deep cement mixing column rows on an anchored sheet pile quay in soft clay: three-dimensional centrifuge and numerical modeling22
Shear wave velocity and dynamic resilient modulus of electro-osmosis-treated unsaturated subgrade soil22
Strain energy dissipation during liquefaction of fibre-reinforced sand under undrained cyclic triaxial loading22
What friction angle would characterize a pile–soil interface as “rough” or “smooth”?22
A table method for coded target decoding with application to 3-D reconstruction of soil specimens during triaxial testing22
Experimental studies on the behavior of a single shaped pile under oblique pullout loads21
The mechanical behaviour of gap-graded soils under triaxial compression and extension loading paths21
Shear behavior of calcareous sands in three-dimensional stress21
Influence of piston wind induced by high-speed trains on the temperature field of a tunnel in cold regions21
Forecasting of pile plugging using machine learning21
Convolutional neural networks prediction of the factor of safety of random layered slopes by the strength reduction method21
Internal erosion of a gap-graded soil and influences on the critical state21
Combined study of creep and ageing under deviatoric loading in granular materials21
Cyclic compression of sands at constant stress ratio—experimental investigations and constitutive modelling21
Microbial interactions during carbonate biomineralization via urea hydrolysis metabolic pathway21
Formation and evolution of particle migration zones for different drilling fluid compositions in porous media20
Validation of a contour diagram-based model for monopile cyclic design in sand and clay20
Mechanical properties of rockfill under generalized stress conditions: true triaxial testing and constitutive modeling20
Failure analysis of the edge-notched beam test on fluid-exposed Berea Sandstone20
Hypoplastic modeling of inherent anisotropy in normally and overconsolidated clays20
Thermal effect on rock strength: strengthening-weakening transition explored by grain-based model20
Micromechanical mechanism-based anisotropic strength criteria for regularly arranged elliptical particle assembly20
The response of caisson induced by adjacent spudcan penetration in nonhomogeneous clay20
Effect of inherent microcrack populations on rock tensile fracture behaviour: numerical study based on embedded discontinuity finite elements20
Machine learning-based soil–structure interaction analysis of laterally loaded piles through physics-informed neural networks20
Seismic site characterization of shallow bedrock sites in peninsular India using multiple geophysical methods20
Load-bearing performance of caisson-bored pile composite anchorage foundation for long-span suspension bridge: 1-g model tests20
A non-associated fractional-order plasticity model of rockfill material without using yield function20
An efficient Bayesian multi-model framework to analyze reliability of rock structures with limited investigation data20
Mechanical and microstructure analysis of mass-stabilized organic clay thermally cured using a ternary binder19
Load transfer mechanism for connected and disconnected piled raft: a comparative study19
Probability-based analyses of bearing capacity of square and rectangular footings resting on sandy soil considering rotational anisotropy19
A continuum-based model on axial pile-head dynamic impedance in inhomogeneous soil19
Towards universality of extended seismic laws with largest labquakes19
A graphical solution for undrained cylindrical cavity expansion in strain-hardening frictional soil19
Full-scale in situ experimental study on the bearing capacity of energy piles under varying temperature and multiple mechanical load levels19
A coupled CFD-DEM investigation into suffusion of gap-graded soil considering anisotropic stress conditions and flow directions19
Predicting occurrence of liquefaction-induced lateral spreading using gradient boosting algorithms integrated with particle swarm optimization: PSO-XGBoost, PSO-LightGBM, and PSO-CatBoost19
SPH–DEM modeling overtopping failure of earthfill dams19
Physics-informed deep learning method for predicting tunnelling-induced ground deformations19
Performance of debris flow barriers: an energy perspective19
Time-dependent reliability analysis of unsaturated slopes under rapid drawdown with intelligent surrogate models19
Ground displacements and stresses around a non-uniformly deforming circular tunnel in elastic media using complex variable method19
Numerical model for solid-like and fluid-like behavior of granular flows19
Improvement in silty sand with enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation: laboratory model experiment19
Modelling the mechanical behaviour of soils using machine learning algorithms with explicit formulations19
Analysis of working face stability during obstruction removal from a box tunnel machine19
Analysis and prediction of the river levee settlement derived from shield tunneling considering the excavation face stability19
Fault slip mechanics and seismic source characteristics considering fracture zone anisotropy18
Effects of scour on the lateral response of piles in sand: centrifuge tests and numerical investigation18
Field experimental study on cyclic uplift behavior of anchored pier foundations18
An experimental investigation on progressive failure mechanism of the earth-retaining structure with sloping backfill using image analysis18
Performance and prediction of long-term settlement in road embankments constructed with recycled construction and demolition waste18
A fractal order creep-damage constitutive model of silty clay18
Applications of micropolar SPH in geomechanics18
Strengthening mechanisms in cement-stabilized kaolinite revealed by cross-scale nanoindentation18
Experimental study on the road energy harvesting of piezoelectric ceramic in unbound granular materials based on a large-scale triaxial apparatus18
Water retention and compression behavior of MX80 bentonite pellet18
Experimental investigation of mechanical and microstructural properties of re-cemented clay18
Cosserat model incorporating anisotropy evolution and its application in numerical analysis of strain localization in clay18
Development of a non-local partial Peridynamic explicit mesh-free incompressible method and its validation for simulating dry dense granular flows18
Single-layer soil-water coupled SPH method and its application to sinkhole simulation18
Unsaturated slopes behavior under antecedent intermittent rainfall patterns: centrifuge and numerical study18
Estimation of compression behavior of granular soils considering initial density effect based on equivalent concept18
Influence of fracture morphology variation on elastoplastic deformation of unmated rock fractures subject to normal loadings18
Investigation of the O-cell test conversion coefficient in extremely soft rock conditions based on energy conversion17
Performance of imperfect trench installation box culvert on soft ground17
Transmission effect of eroded particles in suffusion using the CFD-DEM coupling method17
Numerical investigations of enhanced shallow geothermal energy recovery using microencapsulated phase change materials and metal fins17
Effects of chlorine salt crystallization on long-term characteristics of road base aggregates17
Suction effects during uplift of steel pipes buried in compacted soil17
New clogging potential assessment method for conditioned soil based on modified pullout and direct shear tests17
Nonlinear consolidation analysis of multilayered soil with coupled vertical-radial drainage using the spectral method17
Improved mechanical response of Nano-SiO2 powder cemented soil under the coupling effect of dry and wet cycles and seawater corrosion17
Evolution of anisotropic stiffness and damping ratio of soft clay by bidirectional step-amplitude cyclic triaxial tests17
Influence of plastic fines content on the liquefaction susceptibility of sands: monotonic loading17
Predicting tunnel squeezing using support vector machine optimized by whale optimization algorithm17
Micromechanical investigation of the particle size effect on the shear strength of uncrushable granular materials17
Mechanism and control of progressive collapse of tied-back excavations induced by local anchor failure17
Predicting permeability of tight carbonates using a hybrid machine learning approach of modified equilibrium optimizer and extreme learning machine17
Analyzing the shear strength of jointed magmatic rock mass excavatability using the hybridization of metaheuristic model of ELM-SVM17
Pore fractal and damage characteristics of granite following high-temperature heating and water cooling17
Evaluation of desiccation cracking characteristics of inorganic micro-fiber-reinforced engineered barrier material (IMEBM) for geological repository17
A physics-inspired machine learning approach for water-tightness estimation of defective cut-off walls with random construction errors17
Study on bearing characteristic of long-short-pile composite foundation with biocemented coral sand pile17
Study on the durability and long-term behavior of cement-stabilized soil in post-grouted piles embedded in sand17
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 failure17
Multiscale experimental analysis of marine clay stabilized with coal gangue–calcium carbide residue geopolymer17
Bridging nanoindentation and triaxial creep tests on a shale16
Laboratory-scale thermo-activated piles under long continuous operation and different mobilised shaft resistance16
Kinematic responses of a pipe pile embedded in a poroelastic soil to seismic P waves16
Practical estimation of the thermal conductivity of granular soils considering grading and relative density using three physical parameters16
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