OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering is 5. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
On braced trapezoidal corrugated steel shear panels: An experimental and numerical study	87
Effect of earth reinforcement, soil properties and wall properties on bridge MSE walls	67
Axial compression behavior of CFRP-confined rectangular concrete-filled stainless steel tube stub column	58
Seismic performance of fabricated continuous girder bridge with grouting sleeve-prestressed tendon composite connections	48
Effective static wind-induced force estimation for clips between purlins and metal panels of standing-seam metal roofing system	41
Experimental and numerical investigation of the assembled monolithic spherical-shaped reinforced concrete ribbed folded plate structure	37
Effect of interlayer cold joint on mechanical properties and permeability of roller compacted concrete	29
Enhancing compressive strength and durability of self-compacting concrete modified with controlled-burnt sugarcane bagasse ash-blended cements	25
Calculation method for the formation time of dynamic filter cake in slurry shield tunneling	24
Unconfined compressive strength prediction of soils stabilized using artificial neural networks and support vector machines	23
Progressive failure analysis of notched composite plate by utilizing macro mechanics approach	22
Improved prediction of pile bending moment and deflection due to adjacent braced excavation	22
Numerical investigation of the influence of casting techniques on fiber orientation distribution in ECC	21
Connection of the prefabricated updeck of road tunnels by a short lap-spliced joint using ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete	19
Deformation control criterion of shield tunnel under lateral relaxation of soft soil	19
An artificial neural network based deep collocation method for the solution of transient linear and nonlinear partial differential equations	18
Structural performance assessment of GFRP elastic gridshells by machine learning interpretability methods	17
An efficient improved Gradient Boosting for strain prediction in Near-Surface Mounted fiber-reinforced polymer strengthened reinforced concrete beam	17
Topology optimization and seismic collapse assessment of shape memory alloy (SMA)-braced frames: Effectiveness of Fe-based SMAs	17
Materials-oriented integrated design and construction of structures in civil engineering—A review	17
Displacement and force analyses of piles in the pile-caisson composite structure under eccentric inclined loading considering different stratum features	16
Surrounding rock classification from onsite images with deep transfer learning based on EfficientNet	16
Ductility improvement of GFRP-RC beams using precast confined concrete block in compression zone	16
Computational modeling of fracture in capsule-based self-healing concrete: A 3D study	15
Aerodynamic impact of train-induced wind on a moving motor-van	15

Do civil engineering fronts emerge from interdisciplinary research?	15
Effects of microfine aggregate in manufactured sand on bleeding and plastic shrinkage cracking of concrete	15
Investigation on identification of structural anomalies from polluted data sets using an unsupervised learning method	14
A deep feed-forward neural network for damage detection in functionally graded carbon nanotube-reinforced composite plates using modal kinetic energy	14
FEM and ANN analyses of short and tall geosynthetic reinforced soil walls: Evaluation of various effective aspects and ASSHTO acceptable design methods	14
Interaction behavior and load sharing pattern of piled raft using nonlinear regression and LM algorithm-based artificial neural network	14
Investigation of mechanical responses of flexo-magnetic variable thickness nanoplates resting on elastic foundations, taking into account geometrical imperfections	13
Demands and challenges for construction of marine infrastructures in China	13
Effectiveness of external prestressing in enhancing the non-ductile hanger failure mechanism in reinforced concrete inverted T-beams	13
Concrete corrosion in wastewater systems: Prediction and sensitivity analysis using advanced extreme learning machine	13
LSSVM-based approach for refining soil failure criteria and calculating safety factor of slopes	13
Numerical analysis on seismic response and failure mechanism of articulated pile–structure system in a liquefiable site from shaking-table experiments	13
Crack detection for wading-concrete structures using water irrigation and electric heating	13
Adsorption properties of polycarboxylate ether-based superplasticizer on cement particles and their resultant dispersion	13
Detection of damage locations and damage steps in pile foundations using acoustic emissions with deep learning technology	13
Assessment of fracture process in forta and polypropylene fiber-reinforced concrete using experimental analysis and digital image correlation	13
Effects of time-varying liquid bridge forces on rheological properties, and resulting extrudability and constructability of three-dimensional printing mortar	12
Seismic performance of HWBBF considering different design methods and structural heights	12
Design parameter optimization method for a prestressed steel structure driven by multi-factor coupling	12
Mechanical responses of multi-layered ground due to shallow tunneling with arbitrary ground surface load	12
Mechanical properties and impact resistance of concrete composites with hybrid steel fibers	11
Novel hybrid models of ANFIS and metaheuristic optimizations (SCE and ABC) for prediction of compressive strength of concrete using rebound hammer field test	11
Prediction of vertical displacement for a buried pipeline subjected to normal fault using a hybrid FEM-ANN approach	11
Prediction of longitudinal surface settlement in composite formation using large-diameter shield machine based on machine learning techniques	11
Full-scale site evaluation of ventilation expressway embankments underlain by warm permafrost along the Gonghe–Yushu Expressway	11
Structural design and mechanical responses of closely spaced super-span double tunnels in strongly weathered tuff strata	11
A new systematic firefly algorithm for forecasting the durability of reinforced recycled aggregate concrete	11
Crack detection of the cantilever beam using new triple hybrid algorithms based on Particle Swarm Optimization	11
Damage identification in connections of moment frames using time domain responses and an optimization method	11
Performance of eco-friendly lightweight concrete in-filled Fiber Reinforced Polymer composite columns under axial compression—An experimental, numerical, and theoretical approach	11
Rotary vibrating machine-based washing and sieving method for soil classification	11
Axisymmetric loading on nanoscale multilayered media	10
Compressive behavior and microstructure of concrete mixed with natural seawater and sea sand	10
Influence of steel corrosion on axial and eccentric compression behavior of coral aggregate concrete column	10
Cohesive zone model-based analyses of localized leakage of segmentally lined tunnels	10
Stability of three-dimensional printable foam concrete as function of surfactant characteristics	10
The influence of plastic waste on the properties of lime-based mortars	10
Development of deep neural network model to predict the compressive strength of FRCM confined columns	10
Application of machine learning technique for predicting and evaluating chloride ingress in concrete	10
Automatic detection and assessment of crack development in ultra-high performance concrete in the spatial and Fourier domains	10
Deep convolutional neural network for multi-level non-invasive tunnel lining assessment	9
Responses of a short column-supported highrise tower to adjacent deep excavations in water-rich sandy strata and dynamic optimization of protection plans	9
Estimation of the axial capacity of high-strength concrete-filled steel tube columns using artificial neural network, random forest, and extreme gradient boosting approaches	9
Development of design charts to predict the dynamic response of pile supported machine foundations	9
Intensive construction technology for urban underground parking shaft	9
Dynamic performance of submerged floating tunnel with different mooring styles subjected to anchor cable failure	9
Electromechanical admittance-based automatic damage assessment in plate structures via one-dimensional CNN-based deep learning models	9
Experimental investigation of evolutive mode-I and mode-II fracture behavior of fiber-reinforced cemented paste backfill: Effect of curing temperature and curing time	8
Reliability-based design optimization of offshore wind turbine support structures using RBF surrogate model	8
A practical multi-lane factor model of bridges based on multi-truck presence considering lane load disparities	8

Theoretical study on the confine-stiffening effect and fractal cracking of square concrete filled steel tubes in tension loads	8
Hydraulic fracturing pressure of concentric double-layered cylinder in cohesive soil	8
Out-of-plane elastic buckling load and strength design of space truss arch with a rectangular section	8
Development of combined transitional pavement structure for urban tram track-road grade crossings	8
Investigation of notch effect in the optimum weight design of steel truss towers via Particle Swarm Optimization and Firefly Algorithm	8
Applying the spectral stochastic finite element method in multiple-random field RC structures	8
Data-driven approach to solve vertical drain under time-dependent loading	8
Numerical study of axial-loaded circular concrete-filled aluminum tubular slender columns	8
On the added value of multi-scale modeling of concrete	7
Effect of cavity defect on the triaxial mechanical properties of high-performance concrete	7
Numerical modeling of current-induced scour around multi-wall foundation using large-eddy simulation	7
Controlling interstory drift ratio profiles via topology optimization strategies	7
Effects of green roof damping and configuration on structural seismic response	7
A novel finite element formulation for static bending analysis of functionally graded porous sandwich plates	7
Effect of mineral additives and permeability reducing admixtures having different action mechanisms on mechanical and durability performance of cementitious systems	7
Local impact factor assessment for deck slabs of steel-concrete composite bridge system with twin girders	7
Safety assessment for buried drainage box culvert under influence of underground connected aisle blasting: A case study	7
A time-space porosity computational model for concrete under sulfate attack	7
Degree of bending of concrete-filled rectangular hollow section K-joints under balanced-axial loadings	7
Deep reinforcement learning-based critical element identification and demolition planning of frame structures	7
Estimating flexural strength of precast deck joints using Monte Carlo Model Averaging of non-fine-tuned machine learning models	7
Assessment and prediction of the mechanical properties of ternary geopolymer concrete	7
Research on mechanical performance of longitudinal joints in segmental tunnel linings strengthened by fiber-reinforced plastic grid with polymer-cement-mortar method	6
Experimental study on slurry-induced fracturing during shield tunneling	6
Analytical algorithms of compressive bending capacity of bolted circumferential joint in metro shield tunnels	6
Comprehensive experimental database and analysis of circular concrete-filled double-skin tube stub columns: A review	6
Multi-population particle swarm optimization algorithm for automatic design of steel frames	6
Realtime prediction of hard rock TBM advance rate using temporal convolutional network (TCN) with tunnel construction big data	6
A new meshless approach for bending analysis of thin plates with arbitrary shapes and boundary conditions	6
A cumulative damage model for predicting and assessing raveling in asphalt pavement using an energy dissipation approach	6
Field validation of UHPC layer in negative moment region of steel-concrete composite continuous girder bridge	6
An extended numerical model of the first exothermic peak for three dimensional printed cement-based materials	6
Simplified seismic scenario analysis of existing masonry buildings accounting for local site effects	5
Design of computer vision assisted machine learning based controller for the Stewart platform to track spatial objects	5
A modern survey method for determining live loads based on multi-source and open-access data on the Internet	5
An isogeometric approach for nonlocal bending and free oscillation of magneto-electro-elastic functionally graded nanobeam with elastic constraints	5
Comparative seismic design optimization of spatial steel dome structures through three recent metaheuristic algorithms	5
Thermal response of steel framing members in open car park fires	5
Bridging the gap between laboratory and field moduli of asphalt layer for pavement design and assessment: A comprehensive loading frequency-based approach	5
Utilization of alkali-activated copper slag as binder in concrete	5
Drainage design combining drain holes and pinholes for tunnel boring machine segments subject to high water pressure	5
Construction technology for deep tunnels crossing superhigh-temperature fault zones with high water surges	5
Mechanical performance analysis and stiffness test of a new type of suspension bridge	5
An ultra-thin bolt tension sensor and online monitoring system: For application in hydropower plant unit	5
Exploring the mechanical properties of steel- and polypropylene-reinforced ultra-high-performance concrete through numerical analyses and experimental multi-target digital image correlation	5
Effect of strata restraint on seismic performance of prefabricated sidewall joints in fabricated subway stations	5
Engineering punching shear strength of flat slabs predicted by nature-inspired metaheuristic optimized regression system	5
Effect of interface adhesion factor on the bearing capacity of strip footing placed on cohesive soil overlying rock mass	5
Mechanical response of a tunnel subjected to strike-slip faulting processes, based on a multi-scale modeling method	5
Shear strength model of the reinforced concrete beams with embedded through-section strengthening bars	5
Fatigue evaluation of steel-concrete composite deck in steel truss bridge—A case study	5
Study of the mechanics of progressive collapse of FPB isolated beam-pier substructures	5
Efficient Identification of water conveyance tunnels siltation based on ensemble deep learning	5
The ITZ microstructure, thickness, porosity and its relation with compressive and flexural strength of cement mortar; influence of cement fineness and water/cement ratio	5