OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Geotechnique Letters is 2. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Surface-erosion behaviour of biopolymer-treated soils assessed by EFA	45
A comparison of mechanical responses for microbial- and enzyme-induced cemented sand	34
Microbial-induced carbonate precipitation for coastal erosion mitigation of sandy slopes	33
Water-retention curves of loess under wetting−drying cycles	27
Hysteresis of soil water retention and shrinkage characteristics for various molar concentrations	25
Simplified effective stress simulation of shear wave propagation in saturated granular soils	22
Effects of particle size–strength and size–shape correlations on parallel grading scaling	21
The role of particle shape on hydraulic conductivity of granular soils captured through Kozeny–Carman approach	19
Behaviour of piled embankment with multi-interaction arching model	18
Development of inter-particle friction in a railway ballast	18
Stability analysis of twin circular tunnels using shear strength reduction method	17
A simple method to reduce mesh dependency in modelling landslides involving brittle soils	17
Discussion on the separation of macropores and micropores in a compacted expansive clay	16
Desiccation cracking at field scale on a vegetated infrastructure embankment	16
Thermally induced deformation of coarse-grained soils under nearly zero vertical stress	16
Cone penetration testing on silty tailings using a new small calibration chamber	16
Earthworm-inspired robotic locomotion in sand: an experimental study using x-ray tomography	14
Shrinkage behaviour of a compacted lime-treated clay	13
Drained cylindrical cavity expansion analysis in anisotropic soils considering 3D strength	12
Performance of tripod foundations for offshore wind turbines: a numerical study	12
Relating physical properties to temperature-induced damage in carbonate rocks	11
Soil sounding location optimisation for spatially variable soil	11
Stability of rectangular tunnel in Hoek–Brown rocks under steady-state groundwater flow	11
Failure envelopes of pile groups under inclined and eccentric load	10
Episodic direct simple shear tests to measure changing strength for whole-life geotechnical design	10

Influence of particle-size disparity on cyclic liquefaction resistance of silty sands	9
Influence of intermediate principal stress on the mechanical properties of rocks containing fractures	9
Thermal damage of granite after thermal shock cycle	9
Rigorous lower and upper bounds for the 3D passive earth pressure problem	9
Use of biopolymers to enhance the geotechnical properties of coal mine overburden waste	8
Effect of fines content on onset of internal instability and suffusion of sand mixtures	7
Coupled effects of stress state and void ratio on thermal conductivity of saturated soils	7
Asymptotic state boundaries and peak states in barodesy for clay	7
Cone penetration test-based load-transfer formulations for driven piles in sand	7
A non-linear interface model for monotonic shear coupling in granular soil–structure interaction problems	7
Shear behaviour of multi-joint specimens: role of surface roughness and spacing of joints	7
An energy-based damage model for red-bed sandstones subjected to drying–wetting cycles	6
Relating cone penetration resistance to sand state using the material point method	6
Fish anchor diving behaviour: confirmation through field tests in the Swan River	6
Elastic stiffness of circular footings on clay overlying sand under general loading	6
Dynamic properties of Toyoura sand in reliquefaction tests	6
Effects of particle breakage on the compression behaviour of gap graded carbonate sand–silt mixtures	6
Effect of the ordering of cyclic loading on the response of suction caissons in sand	6
Mineralogy and microstructure effects on the stiffness of activated slag treated alluvium	6
Intrinsic permeabilities of transparent soil under various aqueous environmental conditions	6
Snakeskin-inspired patterns for frictional anisotropic behaviour of split set rock bolts	6
Small-strain stiffness degradation of artificially cemented sands	6
Interpretation of state parameter in partially drained tailings: a case history examination	6
Influence of grading on the compressibility of saturated loess soils	6
Closed-form expressions for a rigid passive pile in a two-layered soil	6
Acoustic emission generated by granular soil−steel structure interaction	5
Modelling creep in clay using the framework of hyper-viscoplasticity	5
The use of x-ray tomography to investigate soil deformation around growing roots	5
Simulation of emergent compaction banding fronts caused by frictional boundaries	5
A mixed formulation of limit analysis for seismic slope stability	5
Computation of local permeability in gap-graded granular soils	5
Undrained capacity of circular foundations under combined horizontal and torsional loads	5
On the dilatancy of root-permeated soils under partially saturated conditions	5
Performance of Gel-Push sampling in liquefiable soils	5
On characteristic values for calculating factors of safety for dyke stability	5
An exercise on the bearing capacity of strip foundations	5
Flow dependent constriction-size distribution in gap-graded soils: a statistical inference	5
Earth pressures mobilised in dry sand with active rigid retaining wall movement	5
On the effect of anisotropy on drained static liquefaction triggering	5
Assessing the undrained strength cross-anisotropy of three tailings types	5
Colloidal-induced permeability degradation assessment of porous media	5
A simple approach for predicting the ultimate lateral capacity of a rigid pile in sand	5
Liquefaction triggering of non-saturated sandy soils	5
Moisture-induced elastic weakening and wave propagation in a clay-bearing sandstone	5
A novel formula for the prediction of swelling pressure of compacted expansive soils	4
Mechanical behaviour of low–medium density destructured White Chalk	4
Fast Fourier transform-based homogenisation of gas hydrate bearing sediments	4
On the estimate of seismically induced pore-water pressure increments before liquefaction	4
Fall cone behavior of non-plastic silts and undrained shear strength from DSS tests	4
Efficient determination of aqueous-phase gas diffusion coefficients and tortuosity in soil	4

Swelling behaviour and microstructure of biochar bentonite	4
Critical failure mechanisms in relatively flat undrained slopes	4
Impact of chemical weathering on microstructures and mechanical properties of karstic limestone	4
Stiffness degradation in granular materials due to chemical dissolution	3
Determining Bishop's parameter χ based on pore size distribution	3
Mechanical behaviour of rock samples containing multiple parallel joints during shearing	3
An alternative method in triaxial tests to obtain cross-anisotropic elastic parameters	3
A crack theory-based bonded-particle model for rock particles considering size effects	3
Strength characteristics of brittle rocks under multi-stage intermediate principal stress loading	3
Estimating the full range of thermal conductivity dryout curve	3
Predictive model for water retention curve of water-absorbing polymer amended soil	3
Simulation on heterogeneous rocks with a flaw using grain-based discrete-element method	3
Factors that influence the terminal grading of sands	3
Liquefaction resistance of sand amended with biochar	3
Laboratory assessment of rubber grid-reinforced ballast under impact testing	3
Evaluation of microstructural strength of bio-cemented sand crust using rheometry	3
Effects of ultrasonic oscillations on permeability of rocks during the paraffinic oil flow	3
Effects of wetting/drying cycles on pore characteristics in sandstone from Wanzhou, China	3
Relating shear-induced evolution in topology of pore networks to sand specimen response	3
Shear of bolted non-persistent joints: role of bolting conditions and joint persistency	3
Splitting tensile mechanical behavior and failure characteristics of thermally-damaged rock	3
Thermal damage analysis based on physical and mechanical indices of granodiorite	3
Pore-size evolution of a hydraulically deposited silty sand due to drying and rewetting	2
Improving microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation effects by nacre extractions	2
Optimised screw pile design for offshore jacket foundations in medium–dense sand	2
Failure mechanism of joint-separated granite reinforced by three-dimensional printed bolt	2
Effects of particle morphology on pore structure and SWRC of granular soils	2
Three-dimensional dynamic behaviour of embankments on liquefiable ground	2
Effects of cross-section shape on cyclic lateral response of steel piles in residual soil	2
Relationship between pore-size distribution and compressibility of a lateritic soil	2
Upper bounds for the three-dimensional seismic active earth pressure coefficients	2
Experiments and modelling of horizontal loading tests on small-scale foundations in sand	2
Coupling of hydraulic loading and surcharge pressure during suffusion in sandy gravels	2
Experimental research on the non-linear energy characteristics of granite and sandstone	2
Three-dimensional limit analysis with Lade–Duncan criterion	2
Critical state shear strength at concrete–sand–bentonite slurry interfaces: mix proportions and rate effects	2
New twin-shear unified strength criterion	2
Rate-dependency of residual shear strength of soils: implications for landslide evolution	2
Effect of sorption on the active concentration of polymer support fluids	2
Theoretical model for the effect of porosity on correlations of point load tests of rocks	2
Investigation of high damping predicted by kinematic hardening soil models during strong earthquake motions	2
Effect of soil rigidity and tensile strength on bearing capacity of embedded foundations	2
Loading transfer mechanism of a piled raft subjected to normal faulting in sand	2