OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Underground Space is 17. 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
Fatigue damage analysis of ballastless slab track in heavy-haul railway tunnels	182
Regional characterization of vs30 with hybrid geotechnical and geological data	173
Experimental investigation on rockburst characteristics of highly stressed D-shape tunnel subjected to impact load	123
Face stability analysis of large shield-driven tunnel in rock-soil interface composite formations	118
Numerical prediction of ground vibrations induced by LPG boiling liquid expansion vapour explosion (BLEVE) inside a road tunnel	97
Performance-based three-level fortification goal and its application in anti-dislocation countermeasures: A case study of Shantou Submarine tunnel	88
Analytical solutions of ground settlement induced by yaw in a space curved shield tunnel	76
Experimental study on cyclic deformation properties of saturated Fujian sand at different loading frequencies	75
Seismic response of deep circular tunnels subjected to S-waves: Axial bending	67
Refined model analysis of basement rock degradation mechanism of heavy-haul railway tunnel	65
Study on influencing factors and prediction of peak particle velocity induced by roof pre-split blasting in underground	65
Novel pipe-roof method for a super shallow buried and large-span metro underground station	62
Case study on the seismic response of a subway station combined with a flyover	60
Analysis of the influence of geometrical parameters of circular steel pipe with flange plate on the jacking force	57
Seismic response of tunnel near fault fracture zone under incident SV waves	56
Investigating low-permeability sandstone based on physical experiments and predictive modeling	55
Effect of defects and remediation measures on the internal forces caused by a local thickness reduction in the tunnel lining	52
Seismic behaviors of utility tunnel-soil system: With and without joint connections	52
Tunnels in squeezing clay-rich rocks	50
Field measurement analysis of the influence of simultaneous construction of river channel and bridge on existing double shield tunnels	47
Fractional viscoelastic solution of stratum displacement of a shallow tunnel under the surface slope condition	46
Analytical solutions of limit support pressure and vertical earth pressure on cutting face for tunnels	45
Analysis of energy pile groups subjected to non-uniform thermal loadings	44
Shear behaviour of anchored jointed rock mass under different engineering conditions considering damage and joint surface morphology	42
Assessing clogging potential and optimizing driving parameter of slurry shield tunneling in clay stratum assisted with CFD-DEM modeling	41

Influence of erosion voids and traffic loads on buried large-diameter reinforced concrete pipes	40
Adaptive mutation sparrow search algorithm-Elman-AdaBoost model for predicting the deformation of subway tunnels	38
Performance of double-arch tunnels under internal BLEVE	37
Evaluation of the effect of using fiber reinforcement in tunnel linings for metro projects	36
Experimental investigation on damage development and failure mechanism of shield tunnel lining under internal blast considering stratum-structure interaction	36
Characteristics of deformation and defect of shield tunnel in coastal structured soil in China	35
Book Review	34
Reliability-based robust geotechnical design of braced excavations considering multiple failure modes	34
Pseudo-dynamic analysis of a 3D tunnel face in inclined weak strata	34
Novel stacking models based on SMOTE for the prediction of rockburst grades at four deep gold mines	33
Combined prediction of rockburst based on multiple factors and stacking ensemble algorithm	33
Soft computing approach for prediction of surface settlement induced by earth pressure balance shield tunneling	33
Analytical model of vertical load acting on jacked pipe considering soil arching effect in cohesionless soil	32
Automatic tunnel lining crack detection via deep learning with generative adversarial network-based data augmentation	32
Erratum for previously published articles	32
Stability prediction of underground entry-type excavations based on particle swarm optimization and gradient boosting decision tree	31
Dynamic strain field for granite specimen under SHPB impact tests based on stress wave propagation	29
Analytical solution for tunnelling-induced response of an overlying pipeline considering gap formation	29
Attention-based LSTM predictive model for the attitude and position of shield machine in tunneling	28
Investigation of cracking mechanism of the first tunnel lining during double-arch tunnel construction	28
Hydraulic head difference at two sides of suspended waterproof curtain during multi-grade dewatering of excavation	28
Grouting-induced ground heave and building damage in tunnel construction: A case study of Shenzhen metro	27
Unpacking data-centric geotechnics	27
Numerical investigation on arching effect surrounding deep cylindrical shaft during excavation process	27
Key features of numerical models for the FE-simulation of deep tunnel advance by the NATM	27
Pseudo-discontinuum model to simulate hard-rock mine pillars	27
Influence of traffic on the temperature field of tunnel in cold region: A case study on the world's longest highway spiral tunnel	26
Effect of ventilation on thermal and humidity environment of the underground utility tunnel in the plum rain season in southern China: Field measurement and CFD simulation	26
Experimental study on the effect of flexible joints of a deep-buried tunnel across an active fault under high in-situ stress conditions	25
Review of transparent soil model testing technique for underground construction: Ground visualization and result digitalization	25
Study on disc cutter chipping of TBM based on field data and particle flow code simulation	25
Deformation monitoring and remote analysis of ultra-deep underground space excavation	25
Numerical studies on the synergistic effects of smoke extraction and control performance by mechanical ventilation shafts during tunnel fires	24
Data augmentation-assisted muck image recognition during shield tunnelling	24
Large post-liquefaction deformation of sand: Mechanisms and modeling considering water absorption in shearing and seismic wave conditions	23
Effects of the excavation of deep foundation pits on an adjacent double-curved arch bridge	23
Horizontal convergence reconstruction in the longitudinal direction for shield tunnels based on conditional random field	23
Multi-source data integration and multi-scale modeling framework for progressive prediction of complex geological interfaces in tunneling	23
Deep learning to evaluate seismic-induced soil liquefaction and modified transfer learning between various data sources	23
Determination of groundwater buoyancy reduction coefficient in clay: Model tests, numerical simulations and machine learning methods	23
Model-based offline reinforcement learning framework for optimizing tunnel boring machine operation	23
Vertical-well-assisted SAGD dilation process in heterogeneous super-heavy oil reservoirs: Numerical simulations	22
A review of fracture mechanic behaviors of rocks containing various defects	22
Influence of disturbance degree on the propped excavation stability in sandy soil in Shenyang, China	22
Dynamic prediction of over-excavation gap due to posture adjustment of shield machine in soft soil	22
Underground space use of urban built-up areas in the central city of Nanjing: Insight based on a dynamic population distribution	22
Coal-rock interface real-time recognition based on the improved YOLO detection and bilateral segmentation network	22
Influence of secondary lining thickness on mechanical behaviours of double-layer lining in large-diameter shield tunnels	21
A practical ANN model for predicting the excavation-induced tunnel horizontal displacement in soft soils	21
Numerical modeling for a simulated rockburst experiment using LS-DYNA	21

Analytical method for the mechanical response of buried pipeline under the action of strike-slip faulting	21
Undrained stability of active trapdoors in two-layered clays	21
Ground vibration analysis under combined seismic and high-speed train loads	21
Analytical model for the sealant performance of tunnel gasketed joints based on multi-scale contact and percolation theories	20
Reliability assessment of deep excavations in spatially random cohesion weakening friction strengthening massive rocks: Application to nuclear repositories	20
Effect of pipe installation and external load on buried steel pipe responses: Experimental and numerical investigations	20
The analysis of the optimal scalar and vector intensity measurements for seismic performance assessment of deep-buried hydraulic arched tunnels	20
Dynamic response of water-rich tunnel subjected to plane P wave considering excavation induced damage zone	20
Mechanism and preventive measures of slurry leakage at shield tail brushes under abnormal shutdown condition—A case study	20
Multiscale method for identifying and marking the multiform fractures from visible-light rock-mass images	19
RM2D: An automated and robust laser-based framework for mobile tunnel deformation detection	18
Effect of local openings on bearing behavior and failure mechanism of shield tunnel segments	18
Deformation-based longitudinal equivalent stiffness beam model for shield tunnel and its application in seismic deformation method	18
Effect of block geometry on the estimation of low volumetric block proportions: A tunneling-based computer bimrock model	18
Analytical model regarding compression-bending capacity of segmental joint reinforced by steel plate	18
Integrated approach of predicting rock stability in high mountain valley underground caverns	18
Hybrid stacking ensemble algorithm and simulated annealing optimization for stability evaluation of underground entry-type excavations	18
Detecting soil mixing, grain size distribution, and clogging potential of tunnel excavation face by classification-regression algorithms using EPBM operational data	18
Immersive visualization of 3D subsurface ground model developed from sparse boreholes using virtual reality (VR)	17
Transfer learning-based encoder-decoder model with visual explanations for infrastructure crack segmentation: New open database and comprehensive evaluation	17
Influence of extreme shallow jacked box tunnelling on underlying metro tunnels: A case study	17
Goaf risk prediction based on IAOA–SVM and numerical simulation: A case study	17
Full-scale experiment for segmental linings of deep-buried shield tunnels bearing high inner water pressure: Comparison of mechanical behaviors of continuous- and stagger-jointed structures	17
New method to identify optimal discontinuity set number of rock tunnel excavation face orientation based on Fisher mixed evaluation	17