OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Geotechnique is 9. 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
PISA design model for monopiles for offshore wind turbines: application to a stiff glacial clay till	80
Bio-inspired geotechnical engineering: principles, current work, opportunities and challenges	70
PISA design model for monopiles for offshore wind turbines: application to a marine sand	66
Monotonic laterally loaded pile testing in a dense marine sand at Dunkirk	54
Monotonic laterally loaded pile testing in a stiff glacial clay till at Cowden	53
Analysing the effect of principal stress rotation on railway track settlement by discrete element method	52
Global and local sand–geosynthetic interface behaviour	52
Effects of plant growth and spacing on soil hydrological changes: a field study	51
Finite-element modelling of laterally loaded piles in a dense marine sand at Dunkirk	49
DEM modelling of mini-triaxial test based on one-to-one mapping of sand particles	48
A large-deformation random finite-element study: failure mechanism and bearing capacity of spudcan in a spatially varying clayey seabed	47
Undrained anisotropy and cyclic resistance of saturated silt subjected to various patterns of principal stress rotation	41
SANISAND-MSf: a sand plasticity model with memory surface and semifluidised state	41
Finite-element modelling of laterally loaded piles in a stiff glacial clay till at Cowden	38
Triggering and motion of landslides	37
Influence of failure mechanism on seismic bearing capacity factors for shallow foundations near slopes	37
Ground characterisation for PISA pile testing and analysis	37
How particle shape affects the critical state, triggering of instability and dilatancy of granular materials – results from a DEM study	36
Anisotropic small-strain stiffness of calcareous sand affected by sample preparation, particle characteristic and gradation	36
Monopile rotation under complex cyclic lateral loading in sand	34
Flume study on the effects of microbial induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) on the erosional behaviour of fine sand	34
Automatic soil desiccation crack recognition using deep learning	30
Results of a critical state line testing round robin programme	30
Micromechanical investigation of liquefaction of granular media by cyclic 3D DEM tests	30
Model-independent strength-reduction factor for effect of spatial variability on tunnel with improved soil surrounds	29

Weather-driven deterioration processes affecting the performance of embankment slopes	29
New data analysis methods for instrumented medium-scale monopile field tests	27
Seismic vulnerability of circular tunnels in sand	27
Improvements in plate anchor capacity due to cyclic and maintained loads combined with consolidation	27
Evaluation of soil models for improved design of offshore wind turbine foundations in dense sand	26
Effect of grain size distribution on the shear band thickness evolution in sand	26
Evolution of particle morphology and mode of fracture during the oedometric compression of sand	26
Application of the PISA design model to monopiles embedded in layered soils	25
Arching in granular soils: experimental observations of deformation mechanisms	23
Equivalent state theory for mixtures of sand with non-plastic fines: a DEM investigation	23
Physical modelling to demonstrate the feasibility of screw piles for offshore jacket-supported wind energy structures	23
Constitutive model for monotonic and cyclic loading on anisotropic clays	23
Modelling the long-term hydro-mechanical behaviour of a bentonite pellet/powder mixture with consideration of initial structural heterogeneities	22
Hydro-mechanical analysis of a surficial landslide triggered by artificial rainfall: the Ruedlingen field experiment	22
Penetrometer testing in a calcareous silt to explore changes in soil strength	21
A new physically based impact model for debris flow	21
Physical modelling of lateral sand–pipe interaction	21
Influence of solid–fluid interaction on impact dynamics against rigid barrier: CFD–DEM modelling	21
Stress–strain behaviour of bio-desaturated sand under undrained monotonic and cyclic loading	21
A model for hydraulic conductivity of compacted bentonite – inclusion of microstructure effects under confined wetting	20
A multi-phase, multi-component model for coupled processes in anaerobic landfills: theory, implementation and validation	20
Exploring the micromechanics of non-active clays by way of virtual DEM experiments	20
An effective stress analysis for predicting the evolution of SCR–seabed stiffness accounting for consolidation	20
From cyclic sand ratcheting to tilt accumulation of offshore monopiles: 3D FE modelling using SANISAND-MS	19
Effects of technological voids and hydration time on the hydro-mechanical behaviour of compacted bentonite/claystone mixture	18
Saturation and its effect on the resilient modulus of a pavement formation material	18
Role of crystalline silica admixture in mitigating ettringite-induced heave in lime-treated sulfate-rich soils	18
Ground waste glass–carbide lime as a sustainable binder stabilising three different silica sands	17
Experimental investigation of kinematic pile bending in layered soils using dynamic centrifuge modelling	17
Full-scale observations of dynamic and static axial responses of offshore piles driven in chalk and tills	17
Hydro-mechanical reinforcement of contrasting woody species: a full-scale investigation of a field slope	17
Vertical static and dynamic pile-to-pile interaction in non-linear soil	17
Volumetric behaviour of clays under freeze–thaw cycles in a mesoscopically uniform element	17
A dual-porosity model for coupled leachate and gas flow to vertical wells in municipal solid waste landfills	17
A comparison of intact and reconstituted samples of a silt tailings	16
Tunnel–framed building interaction: comparison between raft and separate footing foundations	16
Facilitation of microbially induced calcite precipitation with kaolinite nucleation	16
Pile response to multi-directional lateral loading using P–y curves approach	16
The effect of curing conditions on the hydromechanical properties of a metakaolin-based soilcrete	15
Failure mechanisms of sand under asymmetrical cyclic loading conditions: experimental observation and constitutive modelling	15
Strength–dilatancy and critical state behaviours of binary mixtures of graded sands influenced by particle size ratio and fines content	15
Using geophysical data to quantify stress transmission in gap-graded granular materials	15
Modelling the seismic performance of root-reinforced slopes using the finite-element method	15
Hydro-mechanical behaviour of soil experiencing seepage erosion under cyclic hydraulic gradient	15
Laboratory investigation into the monotonic and cyclic behaviour of a clean sand stabilised with colloidal silica	14
Statistical charts for determining sample size at various levels of accuracy and confidence in geotechnical site investigation	14
Hyperbolic spiral model for predicting reverse fault ruptures in sand based on centrifuge tests	14
The influence of particle size distribution on the stress distribution in granular materials	14
Coupling elasto-plastic behaviour of unsaturated soils with piecewise linear large-strain consolidation	14
Evolution of surface roughness of single sand grains with normal loading	14

Frequency effects in the dynamic lateral stiffness of monopiles in sand: insight from field tests and 3D FE modelling	14
Influence of soil microstructure on air permeability in compacted clay	14
Mathematical modelling of the mechanical response of earth embankments on piled foundations	13
Numerical simulation of underground excavations in an indurated clay using non-local regularisation. Part 1: formulation and base case	13
Static and seismic bearing capacity of shallow strip foundations on slopes	13
Innovative methods of ground improvement for railway embankment peat fens foundation soil	13
Multiscale modelling and analysis of footing resting on an anisotropic sand	13
Long-term field performance of non-vegetated and vegetated three-layer landfill cover systems using construction waste without geomembrane	13
Strength and dilatancy of sand before and after stabilisation with colloidal-silica gel	13
Predicting spatio-temporal man-made slope failures induced by rainfall in Hong Kong using machine learning techniques	12
Soil, basin and soil–building–soil interaction effects on motions of Mexico City during seven earthquakes	12
Granular flow simulation in a centrifugal acceleration field	12
Controlling factors for post-failure evolution of subaqueous landslides	12
Buried pipeline subjected to static pipe bursting underneath: a closed-form analytical solution	12
On mechanical behaviour of clastic soils: numerical simulations and constitutive modelling	12
A systematic framework for formulating convex failure envelopes in multiple loading dimensions	12
Use of fall-cone flow index for soil classification: a new plasticity chart	12
Frost heave in coarse-grained soils: experimental evidence and numerical modelling	12
Cavity expansion in cohesive-frictional soils with limited dilation	11
Rigid slab foundation subjected to strike–slip faulting: mechanisms and insights	11
Pressure infiltration characteristics of foam for EPB shield tunnelling in saturated sand – part 1: ‘clean’ foam	11
Fungal-induced water repellency in sand	11
Evaluation of reverse faulting effects on the mechanical response of tunnel lining using centrifuge tests and numerical analysis	11
Influence of creep on the small-strain stiffness of sand–rubber mixtures	11
A bounding surface plasticity model for cemented sand under monotonic and cyclic loading	11
Field experiments at three sites to investigate the effects of age on steel piles driven in sand	11
Consolidation effects on monotonic and cyclic capacity of plate anchors in sand	11
A state-dependent constitutive model for methane hydrate-bearing sediments inside the stability region	11
A generalised analytical framework for active earth pressure on retaining walls with narrow soil	11
Permeation behaviour of PHPA polymer fluids in sand	11
A swelling pressure cell for X-ray diffraction test	11
An inertial macroelement for bridge abutments	11
Adhesion-force micro-scale study of desiccating granular material	11
Unified thixotropic fluid model for soil liquefaction	11
Local deformation behaviour of saturated silica sand during undrained cyclic torsional shear tests using image analysis	11
Control of screw pile installation to optimise performance for offshore energy applications	11
Experimental and analytical study on electro-osmosis in low-permeability soil considering the pore size effect	11
Drying effect on the microstructure of compacted salted silt	11
Numerical modelling of a structure with shallow strip foundation during earthquake-induced liquefaction	11
Scale effects during cone penetration in spatially variable clays	11
A modified Davis approach for geotechnical stability analysis involving non-associated soil plasticity	11
A micro finite-element model for soil behaviour: experimental evaluation for sand under triaxial compression	10
Predictive modelling of thermo-active tunnels in London Clay	10
A multiaxial constitutive model for fibre-reinforced sand	10
Effect of torsion on the undrained limiting lateral resistance of piles in clay	10
Relating elastic and plastic fabric anisotropy of clays	10
On swelling behaviours of a bentonite under different water contents	10
Sensitivity analysis and seepage/leakage monitoring using point heat source	10
Progressive failure in elastic–viscoplastic media: from theory to practice	10
Shear strength of interface between high-performance concrete and claystone in the context of a French radioactive waste repository project	10
A case study of liquefaction: demonstrating the application of an advanced model and understanding the pitfalls of the simplified procedure	10
A microstructural perspective on soil collapse	10
Undrained bearing capacity of the cutting face for an open caisson	9
Shear modulus and damping ratio of saturated coral sand under generalised cyclic loadings	9
Measurement of plant xylem water pressure using the high-capacity tensiometer and implications for the modelling of soil–atmosphere interaction	9
Estimation of water retention behaviour of bentonite based on mineralogy and mercury intrusion porosimetry tests	9
Comparison of soil improvement methods using crude soybean enzyme, bacterial enzyme or bacteria-induced carbonate precipitation	9
A centrifuge investigation of the relationship between the vertical response of footings on sand and CPT end resistance	9
3D fractal analysis of multi-scale morphology of sand particles with μCT and interferometer	9
Assessment of soil spatial variability for linear infrastructure using cone penetration tests	9
Shear strength anisotropy of rooted soils	9
Mud pumping in the roadbed of ballastless high-speed railway	9
Greenfield tunnelling in sands: the effects of soil density and relative depth	9
The behaviour of Bolders Bank glacial till under undrained cyclic loading	9
Saturated granular flows: constitutive modelling under steady simple shear conditions	9
Characteristics of cyclic undrained model SANISAND-MSu and their effects on response of monopiles for offshore wind structures	9