Acta Geotechnica

Papers
(The TQCC of Acta Geotechnica is 10. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)
ArticleCitations
Efficient reliability analysis of earth dam slope stability using extreme gradient boosting method171
Dynamic prediction of jet grouted column diameter in soft soil using Bi-LSTM deep learning97
The detailed particle breakage around the pile in coral sand92
One-phase-low-pH enzyme induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) method for soil improvement92
An experimental study of mitigating coastal sand dune erosion by microbial- and enzymatic-induced carbonate precipitation81
Compression behavior of MICP-treated sand with various gradations70
Energy evolution analysis and failure criteria for rock under different stress paths66
Displacement prediction of Jiuxianping landslide using gated recurrent unit (GRU) networks65
A comparative study of different machine learning algorithms in predicting EPB shield behaviour: a case study at the Xi’an metro, China64
Investigating the effect of flow direction on suffusion and its impacts on gap-graded granular soils62
Predicting tunnel squeezing using support vector machine optimized by whale optimization algorithm58
Homogeneity and mechanical behaviors of sands improved by a temperature-controlled one-phase MICP method57
Quantitative evaluation of geological uncertainty and its influence on tunnel structural performance using improved coupled Markov chain57
Real-time prediction of shield moving trajectory during tunnelling56
An anisotropic plasticity model incorporating fabric evolution for monotonic and cyclic behavior of sand55
Three-dimensional Wadell roundness for particle angularity characterization of granular soils49
Investigating the effect of degree of compaction, initial water content, and electric field intensity on electrokinetic remediation of an artificially Cu- and Pb-contaminated loess48
The effect of temperature on the drained shear behavior of calcareous sand47
Effects of internal pores on the mechanical properties of marine calcareous sand particles47
Optimization design of stabilizing piles in slopes considering spatial variability46
Monotonic behavior of interface shear between carbonate sands and steel46
Bio-mediated calcium carbonate precipitation and its effect on the shear behaviour of calcareous sand46
Failure characteristics of brittle rock containing two rectangular holes under uniaxial compression and coupled static-dynamic loads45
Retarding effect of concentration of cementation solution on biocementation of soil44
Cyclic behavior of interface shear between carbonate sand and steel44
A new approach for stabilization of lateritic soil with Portland cement and sand: strength and durability43
Experimental investigations of the soil water retention curve under multiple drying–wetting cycles43
Real-time prediction of shield moving trajectory during tunnelling using GRU deep neural network42
Constitutive modelling of state-dependent behaviour of unsaturated soils: an overview42
Hypoplastic modeling of anisotropic sand behavior accounting for fabric evolution under monotonic and cyclic loading42
A 2D FDEM-based moisture diffusion–fracture coupling model for simulating soil desiccation cracking42
Coupled thermal–hydraulic modeling of artificial ground freezing with uncertainties in pipe inclination and thermal conductivity41
Vertical dynamic response of a pile embedded in a poroelastic soil layer overlying rigid base41
Investigation on frost heave of saturated–unsaturated soils41
Comparative performance of eight ensemble learning approaches for the development of models of slope stability prediction40
A 2D mixed fracture–pore seepage model and hydromechanical coupling for fractured porous media40
Bayesian estimation of spatially varying soil parameters with spatiotemporal monitoring data40
Predicting permeability of tight carbonates using a hybrid machine learning approach of modified equilibrium optimizer and extreme learning machine39
Instability of loose sand in constant volume direct simple shear tests in relation to particle shape39
The compaction effect on the performance of a compaction-grouted soil nail in sand39
Effect of wool fiber addition on the reinforcement of loose sands by microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP): mechanical property and underlying mechanism39
Evaluation of undrained shear strength of surficial marine clays using ball penetration-based CFD modelling38
Poroelastic coefficients for anisotropic single and double porosity media38
Numerical investigation of the mechanism of granular flow impact on rigid control structures38
Centrifuge modelling of rainfall-induced slope failure in variably saturated soil38
The effect of cemented soil strength on the frictional capacity of precast concrete pile–cemented soil interface37
A triaxial creep model for deep coal considering temperature effect based on fractional derivative37
Refinement of the Hardening Soil model within the small strain range36
Kinetic biomineralization through microfluidic chip tests36
Modelling three-dimensional stress-dependent failure of hard rocks35
Investigation of the hydro-mechanical behaviour of GMZ bentonite pellet mixtures35
Vertical time-harmonic coupling vibration of an impermeable, rigid, circular plate resting on a finite, poroelastic soil layer35
Fabric evolution of granular soils under multidirectional cyclic loading34
A continuum-based model on axial pile-head dynamic impedance in inhomogeneous soil34
Ground movements induced by installation of twin large diameter deeply-buried caissons: 3D numerical modeling34
Assessing the influence of a rapid water drawdown on the seismic response characteristics of a reservoir rock slope using time–frequency analysis33
Simulation of debris flow on an instrumented test slope using an updated Lagrangian continuum particle method32
Intelligent assistant driving method for tunnel boring machine based on big data31
Energy dissimilation characteristics and shock mechanism of coal-rock mass induced in steeply-inclined mining: comparison based on physical simulation and numerical calculation31
Soil water retention behavior and microstructure evolution of lateritic soil in the suction range of 0–286.7 MPa31
Design optimization of the soil nail wall-retaining pile-anchor cable supporting system in a large-scale deep foundation pit31
Effect of water chemical corrosion on mechanical properties and failure modes of pre-fissured sandstone under uniaxial compression31
A simple hypoplastic model for overconsolidated clays31
Mechanical behaviors of conjugate-flawed rocks subjected to coupled static–dynamic compression30
Kitchen waste for Sporosarcina pasteurii cultivation and its application in wind erosion control of desert soil via microbially induced carbonate precipitation30
Changes in strength, hydraulic conductivity and microstructure of superabsorbent polymer stabilized soil subjected to wetting–drying cycles30
3D DEM method for compaction and breakage characteristics simulation of broken rock mass in goaf30
Particle finite element method implementation for large deformation analysis using Abaqus30
Numerical modelling of retaining structure displacements in multi-bench retained excavations30
Experimental study and numerical modeling of the thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in soil freezing with different frost penetration directions30
A Caputo variable-order fractional damage creep model for sandstone considering effect of relaxation time29
Modelling frost heave in unsaturated coarse-grained soils29
Machine learning-assisted distinct element model calibration: ANFIS, SVM, GPR, and MARS approaches29
Kinematic response of pipe piles subjected to vertically propagating seismic P-waves28
Physical model tests and discrete element simulation of shield tunnel face stability in anisotropic granular media28
Study on the mechanical behavior of sands using 3D discrete element method with realistic particle models28
Exploring efficiency of biochar in enhancing water retention in soils with varying grain size distributions using ANN technique28
Resilient and permanent deformation of unsaturated unbound granular materials under cyclic loading by the large-scale triaxial tests28
Triaxial behavior of cement-stabilized organic matter–disseminated sand28
Assessment of rockburst risk using multivariate adaptive regression splines and deep forest model28
Estimation of tensile strength of sandy soil from soil–water characteristic curve28
Anisotropy in volume change behaviour of soils during shrinkage27
Thermal properties of GMZ bentonite pellet mixtures subjected to different temperatures for high-level radioactive waste repository27
Micro-mechanical analysis of soil–structure interface behavior under constant normal stiffness condition with DEM27
An experimental study on the apparent viscosity of sandy soils: from liquefaction triggering to pseudo-plastic behaviour of liquefied sands27
Numerical investigation on performance of braced excavation considering soil stress-induced anisotropy26
Microscopic mechanism of particle detachment in granular materials subjected to suffusion in anisotropic stress states26
Effectiveness of a buttress wall in reducing retaining wall movement during dewatering before bulk excavation26
Time-dependent reliability analysis of unsaturated slopes under rapid drawdown with intelligent surrogate models26
On the role of pre-existing discontinuities on the micromechanical behavior of confined rock samples: a numerical study26
Experimental and numerical study of failure characteristics of brittle rocks with single internal 3D open-type flaw25
A novel approach of random packing generation of complex-shaped 3D particles with controllable sizes and shapes25
A review of research on the shaft resistance of rock-socketed piles25
A novel multi-scale large deformation approach for modelling of granular collapse25
A maximum entropy method using fractional moments and deep learning for geotechnical reliability analysis25
Interval prediction of landslide displacement with dual-output least squares support vector machine and particle swarm optimization algorithms25
Biocarbonation of reactive magnesia for soil improvement25
Assessment of apparent earth pressure for braced excavations in anisotropic clay25
SPH–DEM coupling method based on GPU and its application to the landslide tsunami. Part II: reproduction of the Vajont landslide tsunami24
Experimental study of steady seepage in unsaturated loess soil24
A fractional elasto-viscoplastic model for describing creep behavior of soft soil23
Deformation characteristics of fine-grained soil under cyclic loading with intermittence23
A novel vertical stress-controlled apparatus for studying suffusion along horizontal seepage through soils23
Experimental study on the adaptability of cutters with different blade widths under hard rock and extremely hard rock conditions23
Use of microfluidic experiments to optimize MICP treatment protocols for effective strength enhancement of MICP-treated sandy soils23
Calibration of a hypoplastic model using genetic algorithms23
Comprehensive simulations of rock fracturing with pre-existing cracks by the numerical manifold method23
A rigorous elastoplastic load-transfer model for axially loaded pile installed in saturated modified Cam-clay soils23
Characteristic limitations of advanced plasticity and hypoplasticity models for cyclic loading of sands22
Correlation between grain shape and critical state characteristics of uniformly graded sands: A 3D DEM study22
Transmission effect of eroded particles in suffusion using the CFD-DEM coupling method22
Large scale model testing to investigate the influence of granular cushion layer on the performance of disconnected piled raft system22
3D DEM simulations of monotonic interface behaviour between cohesionless sand and rigid wall of different roughness22
Influence of particle size on the drained shear behavior of a dense fluvial sand22
Active and passive arching stresses outside a deep trapdoor22
Two-layer material point method for modeling soil–water interaction in unsaturated soils and rainfall-induced slope failure22
The 2015 Shenzhen catastrophic landslide in a construction waste dump: analyses of undrained strength and slope stability21
A generalized model for effective thermal conductivity of soils considering porosity and mineral composition21
Experimental study on the pile group-soil vibration induced by railway traffic under the inclined bedrock condition21
Measurement of local and volumetric deformation in geotechnical triaxial testing using 3D-digital image correlation and a subpixel edge detection algorithm20
Hybrid machine learning model with random field and limited CPT data to quantify horizontal scale of fluctuation of soil spatial variability20
Characterization of volume change and strength behavior of micro-silica and lime-stabilized Cyprus clay20
Identification of geological characteristics from construction parameters during shield tunnelling20
Transport coefficients and pressure conditions for growth of ice lens in frozen soil20
Deterioration of an infrastructure cutting subjected to climate change20
Study of hidden factors affecting the mechanical behavior of soil–rock mixtures based on abstraction idea20
Experimental investigation of the strain rate effect on crack initiation and crack damage thresholds of hard rock under quasi-static compression20
Micromechanical behaviour in shearing of reproduced flat LBS grains with strong and weak artificial bonds20
A high-cycle accumulation model for clay and its application to monopile foundations20
Effects of calcium sources and magnesium ions on the mechanical behavior of MICP-treated calcareous sand: experimental evidence and precipitated crystal insights20
Effect of tamping interval on consolidation of dredged slurry using vacuum preloading combined with dynamic consolidation19
Kaolin-nucleation-based biotreated calcareous sand through unsaturated percolation method19
Simulating landslide-induced tsunamis in the Yangtze River at the Three Gorges in China19
Characteristics of ground settlement due to combined actions of groundwater drawdown and enclosure wall movement19
Effect of mesoscale internal structure on effective thermal conductivity of anisotropic geomaterials19
Experimental study on the velocity-dependent frictional resistance of a rough rock fracture exposed to normal load vibrations19
Validation of a simple hypoplastic constitutive model for overconsolidated clays19
Numerical study on the tunnel stability in granular soil using DEM virtual air bag model19
Phenomenological fractional stress–dilatancy model for granular soil and soil-structure interface under monotonic and cyclic loads19
Quantitative bearing capacity assessment of strip footings adjacent to two-layered slopes considering spatial soil variability19
Granular soils: from DEM simulation to constitutive modeling19
A depth integrated, coupled, two-phase model for debris flow propagation19
Impacts of saturation-dependent anisotropy on the shrinkage behavior of clay rocks19
Bayesian probabilistic characterization of consolidation behavior of clays using CPTU data19
Effect of particle rolling resistance on drained and undrained behaviour of silty sand19
Study of grouting effectiveness based on shear strength evaluation with experimental and numerical approaches19
Liquefaction triggering in silty sands: effects of non-plastic fines and mixture-packing conditions18
Modelling the mechanical behaviour of soils using machine learning algorithms with explicit formulations18
Breakage mechanism and pore evolution characteristics of gangue materials under compression18
Characteristics and generation mechanisms of key infrared radiation signals during damage evolution in sandstone18
Single-particle crushing strength under different relative humidity conditions18
Fault propagation and surface rupture in geologic materials with a meshfree continuum method18
Analysis of soil drying incorporating a constitutive model for curling18
Mechanical response of saturated and unsaturated gravels of different sizes in drained triaxial testing18
Pseudo-static analysis of reinforced earth retaining walls18
Efficient approach in modeling the shear strength of unsaturated soil using soil water retention curve18
Laboratory investigation of pullout behavior of hollow and solid shaft helical nail in frictional soil18
UH model for granular soils considering low confining pressure18
An extended TODIM-based model for evaluating risks of excavation system18
A state-dependent hypoplastic model for methane hydrate-bearing sands18
Effect of waste rubber particles on the shear behaviour of bio-cemented calcareous sand18
Dynamic multifield coupling model of gas drainage and a new remedy method for borehole leakage18
Deep learning for efficient stochastic analysis with spatial variability17
A multisurface elastoplastic model for frozen soil17
Convergence-confinement analysis for tunnels with combined bolt–cable system considering the effects of intermediate principal stress17
Cyclic and creep combination effects on the long-term undrained behavior of overconsolidated clay17
Pseudo-dynamic stability of rock slope considering Hoek–Brown strength criterion17
Influence of structure on the compression and shear behaviour of a saturated lateritic clay17
Salinity effect on the liquid limit of soils17
Spatiotemporal deep learning approach on estimation of diaphragm wall deformation induced by excavation17
Centrifuge study on behavior of rigid pile composite foundation under embankment in soft soil17
Micro-mechanism and efficiency of baffle structure in deceleration of granular flows17
Experimental investigation of the failure mechanism of deep granite under high seepage water pressure and strong unloading effect17
Microscale analysis to characterize effects of water content on the strength of cement-stabilized sand–clay mixtures16
Effects of particle shape on the cushioning mechanics of rock-filled gabions16
Single-particle crushing behaviour of carbonate sands studied by X-ray microtomography and a combined finite–discrete element method16
Comparison of SPH boundary approaches in simulating frictional soil–structure interaction16
Effect of particle characteristics on the evolution of particle size, particle morphology, and fabric of sands loaded under uniaxial compression16
Spectral induced polarization study on enzyme induced carbonate precipitations: influences of size and content on stiffness of a fine sand16
A water retention model accounting for void ratio changes in double porosity clays16
Proposing several hybrid SSA—machine learning techniques for estimating rock cuttability by conical pick with relieved cutting modes16
Analysis on face stability of rectangular cross-sectional shield tunneling based on an improved two-dimensional rotational mechanism16
Large deformation dynamic analysis of progressive failure in layered clayey slopes under seismic loading using the particle finite element method16
Seismic stability analysis of a hunchbacked retaining wall under passive state using method of stress characteristics16
Coupled three-dimensional discrete element–finite difference simulation of dynamic compaction16
Creep behavior of soft clay subjected to artificial freeze–thaw from multiple-scale perspectives16
Experimental study of particle migration under cyclic loading: effects of load frequency and load magnitude16
The stress–strain behaviour and critical state parameters of an unsaturated granular fill material under different suctions16
Visco-plastic response of deep tunnels based on a fractional damage creep constitutive model16
Assessing annual probability of rainfall-induced slope failure through a mechanics-based model15
Horizontal transient response of a pile group partially embedded in multilayered transversely isotropic soils15
Fracture evolution of transversely isotropic rocks with a pre-existing flaw under compression tests based on moment tensor analysis15
Crack development and damage patterns under combined dynamic-static loading of parallel double fractured rocks based on DIC technique15
Creep characteristics of calcareous coral sand in the South China Sea15
Development of a coupled pile-to-pile interaction model for the dynamic analysis of pile groups subjected to vertical loads15
Experimental evaluation of sandstone under cyclic coupled compression-shear loading: fatigue mechanical response and failure behavior15
Investigation of the penetration characteristics of snake skin-inspired pile using DEM15
Influence of plastic fines content on the liquefaction susceptibility of sands: monotonic loading15
3D modelling of strip reinforced MSE walls15
Microscopic origin of shape-dependent shear strength of granular materials: a granular dynamics perspective15
Shaking table tests on slope reinforced by anchored piles under random earthquake ground motions15
Influence of dry density and water salinity on the swelling pressure and hydraulic conductivity of compacted GMZ01 bentonite–sand mixtures15
Field study on the behavior of pre-bored grouted planted pile with enlarged grout base15
Microscopic characteristics of partially saturated dense sand and their link to macroscopic responses under triaxial compression conditions15
Influence of geosynthetic reinforcement on the progressive failure of rigid columns under an embankment load15
Applications of micropolar SPH in geomechanics15
Improvement to the intergranular strain model for larger numbers of repetitive cycles15
Long-term groundwater level changes and land subsidence in Tianjin, China15
SPH-DEM coupling method based on GPU and its application to the landslide tsunami. Part I: method and validation15
Machine learning reveals the influences of grain morphology on grain crushing strength15
Novel integrated approaches for predicting the compressibility of clay using cascade forward neural networks optimized by swarm- and evolution-based algorithms15
Investigating the hydromechanical behaviour of bentonite pellets by swelling pressure tests and discrete element modelling15
Determination of unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of sandy soils: a new pore network approach15
On the seismic stability of soil slopes containing dual weak layers: true failure load assessment by finite-element limit-analysis14
A p–y curve model for laterally loaded XCC pile in soft clay14
The influence of carbonate textures and rock composition on durability cycles and geomechanical aspects of carbonate rocks14
Effect of stress path on the shear response of bio-cemented sands14
A double-yield-surface plasticity theory for transversely isotropic rocks14
Insights into the deformation and failure characteristic of a slope due to excavation through multi-field monitoring: a model test14
Strength behavior of dredged mud slurry treated jointly by cement, flocculant and vacuum preloading14
Particle breakage of granular soils: changing critical state line and constitutive modelling14
A new phase field model for mixed-mode brittle fractures in rocks modified from triple shear energy criterion14
Changes in microstructure and water retention property of a lime-treated saline soil during curing14
A study of suffusion kinetics inspired from experimental data: comparison of three different approaches14
Numerical analysis of subsurface deformation induced by groundwater level changes in the Bangkok aquifer system14
Study on the response of postside-grouted piles subjected to lateral loading in calcareous sand14
New interpretable shear strength criterion for rock joints14
The coefficient of earth pressure at rest in hydrate-bearing sediments14
Comparative 3D DEM simulations of sand–structure interfaces with similarly shaped clumps versus spheres with contact moments14
Stress–dilatancy behavior of cemented sand: comparison between bonding provided by cement and biocement14
Instability and liquefaction flow slide of granular soils: the role of initial shear stress14
Modified one-phase-low-pH method for bacteria or enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation for soil improvement14
Mechanical characteristics and particle breakage of coral sand under one-dimensional repeated loading14
Coupled transient saturated–unsaturated seepage and limit equilibrium analysis for slopes: influence of rapid water level changes14
Liquefaction, building settlement, and residual strength of two residential areas during the 2016 southern Taiwan earthquake14
Nonconforming Dirichlet boundary conditions in implicit material point method by means of penalty augmentation14
Hydro-mechanical coupled analysis of near-wellbore fines migration from unconsolidated reservoirs13
Liquefaction resistance from cyclic simple and triaxial shearing: a comparative study13
Unified constitutive model for granular–fluid mixture in quasi-static and dense flow regimes13
Use of a trench adjacent to a shallow foundation as a mitigation measure for hazards associated with reverse faulting13
The impact of stress disturbance on undrained cyclic behaviour of a kaolin clay and settlement of tunnels under cyclic loading13
Denitrification-based MICP for cementation of soil: treatment process and mechanical performance13
Automated calibration of advanced soil constitutive models. Part I: hypoplastic sand13
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 optimizatio13
Two-stage column–hemispherical penetration diffusion model considering porosity tortuosity and time-dependent viscosity behavior13
Modelling undrained behaviour of sand with fines and fabric anisotropy13
Mechanical and biodeterioration behaviours of a clayey soil strengthened with combined carrageenan and casein13
Load transfer and performance evaluation of piled beam-supported embankments13
On the role of joint roughness on the micromechanics of rock fracturing process: a numerical study13
Experimental and modeling study of water-retention behavior of fine-grained soils with dual-porosity structures13
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