OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering is 4. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
On braced trapezoidal corrugated steel shear panels: An experimental and numerical study	80
Effect of earth reinforcement, soil properties and wall properties on bridge MSE walls	52
Axial compression behavior of CFRP-confined rectangular concrete-filled stainless steel tube stub column	50
Seismic performance of fabricated continuous girder bridge with grouting sleeve-prestressed tendon composite connections	36
Effective static wind-induced force estimation for clips between purlins and metal panels of standing-seam metal roofing system	33
Enhancing compressive strength and durability of self-compacting concrete modified with controlled-burnt sugarcane bagasse ash-blended cements	30
Progressive failure analysis of notched composite plate by utilizing macro mechanics approach	29
Improved prediction of pile bending moment and deflection due to adjacent braced excavation	25
Numerical investigation of the influence of casting techniques on fiber orientation distribution in ECC	24
Connection of the prefabricated updeck of road tunnels by a short lap-spliced joint using ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete	19
LSSVM-based approach for refining soil failure criteria and calculating safety factor of slopes	19
Deformation control criterion of shield tunnel under lateral relaxation of soft soil	18
An artificial neural network based deep collocation method for the solution of transient linear and nonlinear partial differential equations	17
Applying the spectral stochastic finite element method in multiple-random field RC structures	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	16
Materials-oriented integrated design and construction of structures in civil engineering—A review	16
Calculation method for the formation time of dynamic filter cake in slurry shield tunneling	15
Prediction of vertical displacement for a buried pipeline subjected to normal fault using a hybrid FEM-ANN approach	15
Ductility improvement of GFRP-RC beams using precast confined concrete block in compression zone	14
Surrounding rock classification from onsite images with deep transfer learning based on EfficientNet	14
Displacement and force analyses of piles in the pile-caisson composite structure under eccentric inclined loading considering different stratum features	14
Experimental investigation of evolutive mode-I and mode-II fracture behavior of fiber-reinforced cemented paste backfill: Effect of curing temperature and curing time	14
Aerodynamic impact of train-induced wind on a moving motor-van	13
Do civil engineering fronts emerge from interdisciplinary research?	13

Effects of microfine aggregate in manufactured sand on bleeding and plastic shrinkage cracking of concrete	13
Computational modeling of fracture in capsule-based self-healing concrete: A 3D study	13
FEM and ANN analyses of short and tall geosynthetic reinforced soil walls: Evaluation of various effective aspects and ASSHTO acceptable design methods	12
Detection of damage locations and damage steps in pile foundations using acoustic emissions with deep learning technology	12
Interaction behavior and load sharing pattern of piled raft using nonlinear regression and LM algorithm-based artificial neural network	12
A deep feed-forward neural network for damage detection in functionally graded carbon nanotube-reinforced composite plates using modal kinetic energy	12
Theoretical study on the confine-stiffening effect and fractal cracking of square concrete filled steel tubes in tension loads	12
Investigation on identification of structural anomalies from polluted data sets using an unsupervised learning method	12
Novel hybrid models of ANFIS and metaheuristic optimizations (SCE and ABC) for prediction of compressive strength of concrete using rebound hammer field test	11
Mechanical responses of multi-layered ground due to shallow tunneling with arbitrary ground surface load	11
Numerical analysis on seismic response and failure mechanism of articulated pile–structure system in a liquefiable site from shaking-table experiments	11
Concrete corrosion in wastewater systems: Prediction and sensitivity analysis using advanced extreme learning machine	11
Effects of time-varying liquid bridge forces on rheological properties, and resulting extrudability and constructability of three-dimensional printing mortar	11
Effectiveness of external prestressing in enhancing the non-ductile hanger failure mechanism in reinforced concrete inverted T-beams	11
Seismic performance of HWBBF considering different design methods and structural heights	11
Design parameter optimization method for a prestressed steel structure driven by multi-factor coupling	11
Crack detection of the cantilever beam using new triple hybrid algorithms based on Particle Swarm Optimization	10
Rotary vibrating machine-based washing and sieving method for soil classification	10
Damage identification in connections of moment frames using time domain responses and an optimization method	10
Full-scale site evaluation of ventilation expressway embankments underlain by warm permafrost along the Gonghe–Yushu Expressway	10
Investigation of mechanical responses of flexo-magnetic variable thickness nanoplates resting on elastic foundations, taking into account geometrical imperfections	10
Mechanical properties and impact resistance of concrete composites with hybrid steel fibers	10
Application of machine learning technique for predicting and evaluating chloride ingress in concrete	10
Structural design and mechanical responses of closely spaced super-span double tunnels in strongly weathered tuff strata	10
Automatic detection and assessment of crack development in ultra-high performance concrete in the spatial and Fourier domains	9
Structural performance assessment of GFRP elastic gridshells by machine learning interpretability methods	9
Prediction of longitudinal surface settlement in composite formation using large-diameter shield machine based on machine learning techniques	9
Influence of steel corrosion on axial and eccentric compression behavior of coral aggregate concrete column	9
Performance of eco-friendly lightweight concrete in-filled Fiber Reinforced Polymer composite columns under axial compression—An experimental, numerical, and theoretical approach	9
Stability of three-dimensional printable foam concrete as function of surfactant characteristics	8
Cohesive zone model-based analyses of localized leakage of segmentally lined tunnels	8
Unconfined compressive strength prediction of soils stabilized using artificial neural networks and support vector machines	8
Development of deep neural network model to predict the compressive strength of FRCM confined columns	8
A new systematic firefly algorithm for forecasting the durability of reinforced recycled aggregate concrete	8
Deep convolutional neural network for multi-level non-invasive tunnel lining assessment	8
Axisymmetric loading on nanoscale multilayered media	8
Compressive behavior and microstructure of concrete mixed with natural seawater and sea sand	8
Development of design charts to predict the dynamic response of pile supported machine foundations	8
Crack detection for wading-concrete structures using water irrigation and electric heating	7
Dynamic performance of submerged floating tunnel with different mooring styles subjected to anchor cable failure	7
Estimation of the axial capacity of high-strength concrete-filled steel tube columns using artificial neural network, random forest, and extreme gradient boosting approaches	7
Experimental and numerical investigation of the assembled monolithic spherical-shaped reinforced concrete ribbed folded plate structure	7
Electromechanical admittance-based automatic damage assessment in plate structures via one-dimensional CNN-based deep learning models	7
Adsorption properties of polycarboxylate ether-based superplasticizer on cement particles and their resultant dispersion	7
Assessment of fracture process in forta and polypropylene fiber-reinforced concrete using experimental analysis and digital image correlation	7
Responses of a short column-supported highrise tower to adjacent deep excavations in water-rich sandy strata and dynamic optimization of protection plans	7
Hydraulic fracturing pressure of concentric double-layered cylinder in cohesive soil	7
Numerical study of axial-loaded circular concrete-filled aluminum tubular slender columns	7
Demands and challenges for construction of marine infrastructures in China	7
Reliability-based design optimization of offshore wind turbine support structures using RBF surrogate model	7

Intensive construction technology for urban underground parking shaft	7
Effect of interlayer cold joint on mechanical properties and permeability of roller compacted concrete	7
Experimental and numerical evaluation of multi-directional compressive and flexure behavior of three-dimensional printed concrete	7
Safety assessment for buried drainage box culvert under influence of underground connected aisle blasting: A case study	6
Data-driven approach to solve vertical drain under time-dependent loading	6
Assessment and prediction of the mechanical properties of ternary geopolymer concrete	6
Deep reinforcement learning-based critical element identification and demolition planning of frame structures	6
Effects of green roof damping and configuration on structural seismic response	6
A practical multi-lane factor model of bridges based on multi-truck presence considering lane load disparities	6
Controlling interstory drift ratio profiles via topology optimization strategies	6
A novel finite element formulation for static bending analysis of functionally graded porous sandwich plates	6
Out-of-plane elastic buckling load and strength design of space truss arch with a rectangular section	6
Development of combined transitional pavement structure for urban tram track-road grade crossings	6
Numerical modeling of current-induced scour around multi-wall foundation using large-eddy simulation	6
Estimating flexural strength of precast deck joints using Monte Carlo Model Averaging of non-fine-tuned machine learning models	5
Comprehensive experimental database and analysis of circular concrete-filled double-skin tube stub columns: A review	5
A new meshless approach for bending analysis of thin plates with arbitrary shapes and boundary conditions	5
Multi-population particle swarm optimization algorithm for automatic design of steel frames	5
Analytical algorithms of compressive bending capacity of bolted circumferential joint in metro shield tunnels	5
Seismic response of precast reinforced concrete wall subjected to cyclic in-plane and constant out-of-plane loading	5
On the added value of multi-scale modeling of concrete	5
Effect of cavity defect on the triaxial mechanical properties of high-performance concrete	5
Degree of bending of concrete-filled rectangular hollow section K-joints under balanced-axial loadings	5
Experimental study on slurry-induced fracturing during shield tunneling	5
A comprehensive comparison of different regression techniques and nature-inspired optimization algorithms to predict carbonation depth of recycled aggregate concrete	5
A modern survey method for determining live loads based on multi-source and open-access data on the Internet	5
A cumulative damage model for predicting and assessing raveling in asphalt pavement using an energy dissipation approach	5
Effect of mineral additives and permeability reducing admixtures having different action mechanisms on mechanical and durability performance of cementitious systems	5
Local impact factor assessment for deck slabs of steel-concrete composite bridge system with twin girders	5
Bayesian Optimized LightGBM model for predicting the fundamental vibrational period of masonry infilled RC frames	5
QPSO-ILF-ANN-based optimization of TBM control parameters considering tunneling energy efficiency	5
An extended numerical model of the first exothermic peak for three dimensional printed cement-based materials	5
Mechanical response of a tunnel subjected to strike-slip faulting processes, based on a multi-scale modeling method	5
A time-space porosity computational model for concrete under sulfate attack	5
Effect of interface adhesion factor on the bearing capacity of strip footing placed on cohesive soil overlying rock mass	4
Mechanical behavior and permeability properties of sustainable and high-performance anisotropic three-dimensional printable concrete	4
Utilization of alkali-activated copper slag as binder in concrete	4
An end-to-end 3d seismic simulation of underground structures due to point dislocation source by using an FK-FEM hybrid approach	4
Engineering punching shear strength of flat slabs predicted by nature-inspired metaheuristic optimized regression system	4
Study of the mechanics of progressive collapse of FPB isolated beam-pier substructures	4
Stable expression and control parameters in the numerical simulation of unsaturated flow	4
Construction technology for deep tunnels crossing superhigh-temperature fault zones with high water surges	4
Liquefaction-induced damage evaluation of earth embankment and corresponding countermeasure	4
Mechanical performance analysis and stiffness test of a new type of suspension bridge	4
Drainage design combining drain holes and pinholes for tunnel boring machine segments subject to high water pressure	4
Fatigue evaluation of steel-concrete composite deck in steel truss bridge—A case study	4
An ultra-thin bolt tension sensor and online monitoring system: For application in hydropower plant unit	4
Size effects in two-dimensional layered materials modeled by couple stress elasticity	4
Analyzing the characterization of pore structures and permeability of diesel contaminated clays under different aging conditions	4
Simplified seismic scenario analysis of existing masonry buildings accounting for local site effects	4
Design of computer vision assisted machine learning based controller for the Stewart platform to track spatial objects	4
Shear strength model of the reinforced concrete beams with embedded through-section strengthening bars	4
Strengthening of reinforced concrete beams using fiber-reinforced cementitious matrix systems fabricated with custom-designed mortar and fabrics	4
An isogeometric approach for nonlocal bending and free oscillation of magneto-electro-elastic functionally graded nanobeam with elastic constraints	4
Comparative seismic design optimization of spatial steel dome structures through three recent metaheuristic algorithms	4