Acta Geotechnica

Papers
(The TQCC of Acta Geotechnica is 13. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
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Mechanical behaviors and reinforcement mechanisms of engineering waste mud reinforced with industrial by-product lignocellulosic fiber and hydrophobic polymer139
A weight combination anisotropic strength criterion considering the effect of joint orientation129
Hydraulic conductivity and compressibility of polyanionic cellulose-modified sand-calcium bentonite slurry trench cutoff wall materials126
A bio-chemo-hydro-mechanical model of transport, strength and deformation for bio-cementation applications99
On the particle morphology characterization of granular geomaterials94
Deep learning-based calibration of resistance factors for pile groups with load tests92
Effects of concave facing profile on the internal stability of geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls87
Centrifuge model test on the behavior of geosynthetic-reinforced pile foundations under simulated train loads86
Risk assessment of seepage failure in deep excavations based on fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and cloud model85
Evaluation of liquefaction resistance for single- and multi-phase SICP-treated sandy soil using shaking table test82
Passive earth pressure in sand on inclined walls with negative wall friction based on a statically admissible stress field82
Monotonic and cyclic triaxial testing of untreated and polyurethane-treated soil and soil–rubber mixtures69
Spatiotemporal settlement deformation characteristics analysis of rockfill dam with anti-impact FBG sensing array69
A three-dimensional multi-surface plasticity soil model for seismically-induced liquefaction and earthquake loading applications66
Strengthening mechanism of plum blossom pile composite foundation62
Lessons in geomechanics of deep foundations from nature58
Investigating the effect of degree of compaction, initial water content, and electric field intensity on electrokinetic remediation of an artificially Cu- and Pb-contaminated loess58
Theoretical solutions of lateral response of a scoured fixed-head pile in elastoplastic soil considering plastic hinging57
Back-analysis of one-dimensional consolidation settlement57
Analytical study on multiple-mode deformation behaviors of tunnels subjected to asymmetric loading in composite strata56
Macro and mesoscopic shear behavior of interface between sand and concrete with different JRC under cyclic load55
Water–heat–vapor–salt–mechanics coupling mechanism in unsaturated freezing sulfate saline soil: insights from theory and experiment54
Analysis of a deep excavation project on gravelly cobble formation in Taichung based on feedback of reliable field data53
Generalised ultimate loads for pile groups52
Engineering and leachability behavior of lime-treated highly compressible soil amended with nano-clay49
Identification of the optimal ground motion intensity measure and input parameters for assessing liquefaction-induced lateral spreading based on the generalized additive method49
Effects of initial shear stress on the hydromechanical behavior of collapsible soils48
Stress–strain–strength behavior of geosynthetic reinforced rubber–sand mixtures47
Microstructure, strength and durability of nano-cemented soils under different seawater conditions: laboratory study47
Experimental study of horizontal displacement monitoring based on a distributed piezoelectric inclinometer tube47
Laboratory investigation and constitutive modeling of the mechanical behavior of sand–GRP interfaces46
Changes in strength, hydraulic conductivity and microstructure of superabsorbent polymer stabilized soil subjected to wetting–drying cycles46
Effects of biostimulation treatment methods on mechanical properties and microstructure characteristics of biocemented soil44
Thermally induced volume change behavior of sand–clay mixtures44
Effects of soil properties and geomorphic parameters on the breach mechanisms of landslide dams and prediction of peak discharge42
Deciphering anomalous dielectric traits of nanoconfined water and its roles in modeling crystalline swelling of bentonite41
Reply to discussion on “3D image-based method to measure soil stiffness in triaxial tests” Zewen Wang, Wenhan Du and B.M. Lehane40
Study on the differential disintegration mechanism of water glass cured sandy soil: analysis from the perspective of the coexistence state of gel and particles40
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’i40
Backfill-geogrid interaction: insights from pullout tests and numerical simulation40
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
Uniaxial compression characteristics of frozen soil–rock mixture39
Reply to the discussion by Dimitrios Kolymbas of the article entitled “Characteristic limitations of advanced plasticity and hypoplasticity models for cyclic loading of sands”39
Behavior of piled rafts in sand under nonuniform and eccentric loads39
Investigation of the soil deformation around laterally loaded deep foundations with large diameters38
The study of foaming agent concentration choice in EPB shield soil conditioning37
Numerical simulation of segment floating in shield tunnel construction using coupled IBM–FVM36
Marc Panet and Jean Sulem: Convergence-confinement method for tunnel design, in Springer tracts in civil engineering, 2021, 151 pages, ISSN: 2366-259X36
Evaluating drained shear strength of sands by shear wave velocity from a critical state perspective35
Optimal IM selection using fuzzy multiple criteria decision-making method for submarine shield tunnel in layered liquefiable seabed35
Automated calibration of advanced soil constitutive models. Part I: hypoplastic sand35
Mitigation measures to control erosion in river banks using biochar-assisted biocementation method35
Assessment of internal stability of sand–fine mixture using particle detachment model and its implications on suffusion35
Three-dimensional dynamic analysis of seismic-induced rockslides and river blockage34
Centrifugal model tests on impact of environmental vibration on scientific device-housed tunnel and vibration reduction schemes34
Does fabric evolution in granular materials depend on particle shape? An experimental study using X-ray tomography34
A three-dimensional particle finite element model for simulating soil flow with elastoplasticity33
The geomechanical responses of hydrate-bearing sandy and clayey–silty sediments during hydrate dissociation by depressurization: mechanical parameters evolution and prediction33
Evolution of sediment after a decade of the Wenchuan earthquake: a case study in a protected debris flow catchment in Wenchuan County, China33
Field tests on installation effects of cast-in-situ pile and pre-bored grouted PHC pile33
Small strain stiffness of graded sands with light biocementation33
Temperature- and stress-dependent electrical responses of frozen soils32
A dual-mechanism tensile failure criterion for transversely isotropic rocks32
Visualized liquefaction behavior of sandy soil deposited in water under undrained cyclic shearing32
Characterizing uncertainty in geotechnical design of energy piles based on Bayesian theorem32
Effects of installation advancement rate on helical pile helix behavior in very dense sand32
Regional landslide susceptibility assessment based on improved semi-supervised clustering and deep learning32
Enhancing strength and environmental benefits of sustainable soil stabilization using phosphogypsum-activated GGBS and magnesium oxide31
Use of microfluidic experiments to optimize MICP treatment protocols for effective strength enhancement of MICP-treated sandy soils31
Investigations on mechanical responses of frozen soil–rock mixture under cyclic loading: experiments and binary-medium-based multiscale constitutive model31
Study on the shear strength characteristics and source mechanism of early-age shield synchronous grouting materials31
A novel method to improve the soil erosion resistance with fungi31
Load transfer and performance evaluation of piled beam-supported embankments31
The effect of temperature on injection-induced shear slip of laboratory faults in sandstone31
Experimental study on deformation and strength characteristics of granular soil-structure interface under coupled monotonic shear and vibration using a modified direct shear apparatus31
Mechanism-based shift factors to predict the fatigue performance of cemented pavement materials30
Physical meaning and mechanical effects of the neutral stress and effective stress in unsaturated soils30
A particle-scale study of the triaxial compression behavior of methane hydrate-bearing sands30
Infiltration characteristics of bentonite-based stabilizing fluid into pore spaces of sand investigated by X-ray micro-CT analysis30
Stabilized smoothed particle finite element method for coupled large deformation problems in geotechnics30
Effect of freeze–thaw–vacuum pretreatment modes on the performance of sludge reduction30
Effect of overlying pressure and applied shear velocity on the nonlinear behavior of confined shear flow30
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/s11440-023-02212-930
Nonlinear burgers model for sliding zone soil subjected to cyclic seepage pressure and its applications to the deformation analysis of landslide30
Failure mechanism and combined bearing capacity of monopile–friction wheel hybrid foundation in sand-over-clay deposit30
Optimal tip shape for minimum drag and lift during horizontal penetration in granular media29
Micro-feature-motivated numerical analysis of the coupled bio-chemo-hydro-mechanical behaviour in MICP29
Modelling undrained behaviour of sand with fines and fabric anisotropy29
Field testing of single instrumented steel driven batter piles under vertical vibrations29
Stability analysis of reservoir slopes under fluctuating water levels using the combined finite-discrete element method28
An explicit FEM-NN framework and the analysis of error caused by NN-predicted stress28
A unified thixotropic fluid model considering stage characteristics for soil liquefaction28
Deformation characteristics of energy piles subjected to horizontal load under heating–cooling cycles in sand28
Opposite turning hook of crushable sand's stress–dilatancy curve and its prediction28
Progressive collapse analysis and robustness evaluation of a propped excavation failed due to inappropriate strut removal28
Mechanical parameter identification technique for a bentonite buffer based on multi-objective optimization28
Finite element modeling of thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled processes in clay soils considering bound water dehydration28
Time-resolved triggering and runout analysis of rainfall-induced shallow landslides28
Lateral dynamics of non-circular piles in layered viscoelastic soils: a semi-analytical approach28
Hydraulic conductivity and microscopic properties of sodium hexametaphosphate-amended sand-sodium-activated calcium bentonite backfill in vertical cutoff walls exposed to lead-contaminated groundwater28
The critical state of crushable granular sand28
Premix–spray biomineralization method for anti-disintegration improvement of granite residual soil27
An efficient method for evaluating the ground surface settlement of Hangzhou metro deep basement considering the excavation process27
Shape effects on penetration of dynamically installed anchors in a transparent marine clay surrogate27
A coupled hydro-mechanical peridynamic model for unsaturated seepage and crack propagation in unsaturated expansive soils due to moisture change27
Confirmation and utilization of water vapor circulation in soil under temperature gradients27
Evolution of the pore structure and permeability of thermally desorbed diesel-contaminated soils27
Bio-hydrogel and biomineralization in improving water retention ability of sandy soils27
Investigation on compressive and pullout behavior of cast-in situ piles using BOFDA technique27
Experimental study on the water retention behavior of intact loess under mechanical wetting and hydraulic wetting27
Load–settlement behaviour of membrane-confined grouted pile: experimental and analytical study27
A critical state-based thermo-elasto-viscoplastic constitutive model for thermal creep deformation of frozen soils26
Evaluating the subgrade deformation monitoring effect of sensor-enabled piezoelectric geocables based on cyclic dynamic shear tests26
Coupled hydro-mechanical XFEM analysis for multi-fracturing through an excavation driven by an underlying aquifer: a forensic case study26
Role of iron oxide content on mechanical properties of granite residual soil in full suction range26
Calculation of seismic bearing capacity of shallow strip foundations using the cell-based smoothed finite element method26
Evaluating the effect of active ions on the early performance of soft clay solidified by modified biomass waste-rice husk ash26
Determination of shape parameters of sands: a deep learning approach26
Simulation and interpretation of compaction patterns around boreholes excavated in high-porosity rocks26
The high-cyclic model for sand tested beyond the usual ranges of application26
Insights on experimental methodologies and theoretical models for microplastics transport in soils and sediments based on meta-analysis26
Mechanical degradation and particle breakage of sandstone rockfill material under wetting–drying cycles26
Behavior of model pile in unsaturated soil subjected to cyclic loading26
In-depth understanding of porosity evolution in compacted Gaomiaozi bentonite under high-alkaline cement water conditions: from micro- and macro-perspectives26
Effect of strength anisotropy on strain localization in natural clay26
Multi-effect investigation on desiccation crack evolution and mechanical behavior of swelling clay26
Resistive force modeling for shallow cone penetration into dry and wet granular layers25
Effect of minerals on the threshold of compacted clay material liners and service life of barriers in municipal solid waste landfills25
Dynamic evaluation of tiered geogrid mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls using shake table test25
Influence of soil–pile interface characteristics on the seismic response of single pile foundations: shaking table testing and numerical simulation25
Experimental study on thermal contact resistance between GMZ bentonite block and pellets25
Effects of alkaline solution on shear strength of GMZ bentonite as a buffer/backfill material in China25
Experimental study with complete stress state interpretation of undrained monotonic and cyclic simple shear tests with flexible boundaries25
Cementation and pore-filling mechanisms in cement treated low-plastic clays25
Vertical dynamic impedance of pile groups embedded in soils considering the groundwater level25
Small DEM sample size can lead to qualitatively erroneous results25
Kinematic response of large diameter floating pipe piles under vertical S-wave loading25
Influence of layer thickness on bioremediation of drought-induced soil desiccation cracks using microbially induced calcite precipitation24
Self-sealing behavior of annular technological voids between compacted bentonite blocks: insights from the macro- and micro-perspectives24
Wetting deformation characteristics of soil–rock mixture considering the water-disintegration of red stratum soft rock24
Quantification of chloride saline soil freezing–thawing temperature threshold based on thermodynamic theory24
Biopolymer-biocement composite treatment for stabilisation of soil against both current and wave erosion24
Three-invariant model and bifurcation analysis of deformation bands for a sandstone subjected to true triaxial loading paths24
Load transfer of the disconnected pile24
Pore-scale, mechanical, and hydraulic properties of EICP-treated sand using crude legume ureases with different protein contents24
Multi-scale characterization of the hydromechanical behavior of a heterogeneous porous sandstone using neutron and X-ray tomographies24
Shear behaviors and peak friction angle predictions of three critical geomembrane–soil interfaces24
Elastic shear stiffness anisotropy and fabric anisotropy of natural clays24
An efficient Bayesian multi-model framework to analyze reliability of rock structures with limited investigation data23
Studying the effect of partial drainage on the response of soft clays reinforced with sand column groups23
Formation and evolution of particle migration zones for different drilling fluid compositions in porous media23
Validation of a contour diagram-based model for monopile cyclic design in sand and clay23
Combined study of creep and ageing under deviatoric loading in granular materials23
Undrained monotonic shear behavior of sand mixed with a small amount of fines content23
The response of caisson induced by adjacent spudcan penetration in nonhomogeneous clay23
A hypoplastic model for hydrate dissociation considering grain breakage23
Convolutional neural networks prediction of the factor of safety of random layered slopes by the strength reduction method23
Load transfer behavior and interference effect of load distributive compression anchor in residual soil23
Numerical model for solid-like and fluid-like behavior of granular flows23
Mechanical and microstructure analysis of mass-stabilized organic clay thermally cured using a ternary binder23
A non-associated fractional-order plasticity model of rockfill material without using yield function23
Mechanical properties of rockfill under generalized stress conditions: true triaxial testing and constitutive modeling22
Seismic site characterization of shallow bedrock sites in peninsular India using multiple geophysical methods22
Evaluation of hydraulic conductivity of gap-graded granular soils based on equivalent void ratio concept22
The mechanical behaviour of gap-graded soils under triaxial compression and extension loading paths22
Shear wave velocity and dynamic resilient modulus of electro-osmosis-treated unsaturated subgrade soil22
Semi-analytical solutions for soil consolidation induced by drying22
Micromechanical mechanism-based anisotropic strength criteria for regularly arranged elliptical particle assembly22
Cyclic compression of sands at constant stress ratio—experimental investigations and constitutive modelling22
Influence of piston wind induced by high-speed trains on the temperature field of a tunnel in cold regions22
Machine learning-based soil–structure interaction analysis of laterally loaded piles through physics-informed neural networks21
Experimental study on axial response and side resistance mobilization mechanism of large diameter distributed post-grouted drilled shafts in cohesive soil21
What friction angle would characterize a pile–soil interface as “rough” or “smooth”?21
Experimental studies on the behavior of a single shaped pile under oblique pullout loads21
Full-scale in situ experimental study on the bearing capacity of energy piles under varying temperature and multiple mechanical load levels21
Predicting occurrence of liquefaction-induced lateral spreading using gradient boosting algorithms integrated with particle swarm optimization: PSO-XGBoost, PSO-LightGBM, and PSO-CatBoost21
Hypoplastic modeling of inherent anisotropy in normally and overconsolidated clays21
PINN-based approach to the nonlinear large-strain consolidation under time-dependent drainage boundary21
Shear behavior of calcareous sands in three-dimensional stress21
Probability-based analyses of bearing capacity of square and rectangular footings resting on sandy soil considering rotational anisotropy21
2D full-field deformation measurement at grain level using optical flow with deep networks21
Ground displacements and stresses around a non-uniformly deforming circular tunnel in elastic media using complex variable method21
Strain energy dissipation during liquefaction of fibre-reinforced sand under undrained cyclic triaxial loading20
Shielding effects of deep cement mixing column rows on an anchored sheet pile quay in soft clay: three-dimensional centrifuge and numerical modeling20
Physics-informed deep learning method for predicting tunnelling-induced ground deformations20
A graphical solution for undrained cylindrical cavity expansion in strain-hardening frictional soil20
An experimental investigation on progressive failure mechanism of the earth-retaining structure with sloping backfill using image analysis20
SPH–DEM modeling overtopping failure of earthfill dams20
Internal erosion of a gap-graded soil and influences on the critical state20
Thermal effect on rock strength: strengthening-weakening transition explored by grain-based model20
Load-bearing performance of caisson-bored pile composite anchorage foundation for long-span suspension bridge: 1-g model tests20
Single-layer soil-water coupled SPH method and its application to sinkhole simulation20
Effects of scour on the lateral response of piles in sand: centrifuge tests and numerical investigation20
A coupled CFD-DEM investigation into suffusion of gap-graded soil considering anisotropic stress conditions and flow directions20
Undrained cyclic behavior of nanoscale transparent clay under unloading conditions: experiments and simulations20
Failure analysis of the edge-notched beam test on fluid-exposed Berea Sandstone20
Forecasting of pile plugging using machine learning20
Mechanism and control of progressive collapse of tied-back excavations induced by local anchor failure20
Microbial interactions during carbonate biomineralization via urea hydrolysis metabolic pathway20
Performance of imperfect trench installation box culvert on soft ground19
Strengthening mechanisms in cement-stabilized kaolinite revealed by cross-scale nanoindentation19
Experimental study on the road energy harvesting of piezoelectric ceramic in unbound granular materials based on a large-scale triaxial apparatus19
Analysis and prediction of the river levee settlement derived from shield tunneling considering the excavation face stability19
Analysis of working face stability during obstruction removal from a box tunnel machine19
Field experimental study on cyclic uplift behavior of anchored pier foundations19
Compression and critical-state behaviors of calcareous sand–diatom mixtures19
Investigation of the O-cell test conversion coefficient in extremely soft rock conditions based on energy conversion19
Single MICP treatment method for soil improvement using pH adjustment and milk19
Predicting tunnel squeezing using support vector machine optimized by whale optimization algorithm19
Experimental investigation of mechanical and microstructural properties of re-cemented clay19
Evolution of anisotropic stiffness and damping ratio of soft clay by bidirectional step-amplitude cyclic triaxial tests19
Analyzing the shear strength of jointed magmatic rock mass excavatability using the hybridization of metaheuristic model of ELM-SVM19
Performance of debris flow barriers: an energy perspective19
Study on the durability and long-term behavior of cement-stabilized soil in post-grouted piles embedded in sand19
Development of a non-local partial Peridynamic explicit mesh-free incompressible method and its validation for simulating dry dense granular flows18
Evaluation of desiccation cracking characteristics of inorganic micro-fiber-reinforced engineered barrier material (IMEBM) for geological repository18
Numerical investigations of enhanced shallow geothermal energy recovery using microencapsulated phase change materials and metal fins18
Nonlinear consolidation analysis of multilayered soil with coupled vertical-radial drainage using the spectral method18
New clogging potential assessment method for conditioned soil based on modified pullout and direct shear tests18
A fractal order creep-damage constitutive model of silty clay18
Cosserat model incorporating anisotropy evolution and its application in numerical analysis of strain localization in clay18
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
Coupled model and experiment for horizontal electro-osmosis consolidation and contaminant transport considering nonlinear soil characteristics18
Micromechanical investigation of the particle size effect on the shear strength of uncrushable granular materials18
Water retention and compression behavior of MX80 bentonite pellet18
Unsaturated slopes behavior under antecedent intermittent rainfall patterns: centrifuge and numerical study18
Mechanical and microseismic characteristics of sandstones subject to moderate low-frequency differential cyclic loading (DCL) followed by monotonic loading up to failure18
Effect of styrene–acrylic emulsion on the mechanical performance of cement-stabilized soils as road materials18
A physics-inspired machine learning approach for water-tightness estimation of defective cut-off walls with random construction errors18
Towards universality of extended seismic laws with largest labquakes18
Transmission effect of eroded particles in suffusion using the CFD-DEM coupling method18
A finite strain thermal elastic visco-plastic consolidation model enhanced by particle swarm optimization of model parameters18
Improved mechanical response of Nano-SiO2 powder cemented soil under the coupling effect of dry and wet cycles and seawater corrosion17
Kinematic responses of a pipe pile embedded in a poroelastic soil to seismic P waves17
Relationship between friction angle and cone penetration resistance for dry sands under low confining stress17
Effect of multidirectional cyclic loading history on reliquefaction behaviors of sand: a microscale investigation17
Seawater effects on ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS)-stabilized marine deposits in land reclamation17
Experimental investigation into the effects of tamper weight and drop distance on dynamic soil compaction17
Pore fractal and damage characteristics of granite following high-temperature heating and water cooling17
Upper bound seismic limit analysis of shallow landslides with a new kinematically admissible failure mechanism17
Investigation on very long-term brittle creep test and creep-damage constitutive model for granite17
A CFD-DEM investigation into the cyclic degradation behaviors in gap-graded sand under suffusion17
Impact of reconstitution on the hydro-mechanical behaviour of Opalinus clay shale17
Performance and prediction of long-term settlement in road embankments constructed with recycled construction and demolition waste17
Effects of sediment densification and strengthening on scour around monopiles using mangrove-inspired skirt piles17
Practical estimation of the thermal conductivity of granular soils considering grading and relative density using three physical parameters17
Experimental investigations of lateral earth pressures behind rigid retaining walls under different displacement modes17
Numerical investigation of laboratory hydraulic fracturing tests in Pocheon granite17
Initial observations of the impacts of infauna on portable free fall penetrometer measurements in sandy parts of Mobile Bay17
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