OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Geotechnique is 13. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Experimental investigation of the seismic performance of caisson foundations supporting bridge piers	136
Editorial	84
Suffusion of gravel–sand mixtures under cyclic hydraulic gradient with emphasis on tracking the migration of fine particles	61
Interfacial resistance model for electro-osmotic system	56
A hydrodynamic model for chemo-mechanics of poroelastic materials	53
Stress field on intermediate length scales during triaxial compression	52
A complete analytical solution for axial pipeline walking considering seabed resistance as rigid plastic behaviour	52
A practical two-parameter model of pile–soil gapping for prediction of monopile offshore wind turbine dynamics	50
Frequency dependence of acoustic emission with particle interaction and failure process in dry sands during triaxial compression	48
David Greenwood	47
Impact behaviour of dry granular flow against baffle structure: coupled effect of Froude and particle characteristics	47
Probabilistic site characterisation using monitored spudcan installation data	41
Géotechnique reviewers	41
Large-strain analysis of undrained smooth tube sampling	40
A micromechanical model for estimating the shear modulus and damping ratio of loose sands under low stresses: application to a Mars regolith simulant	40
Numerical assessment of tip damage during pile installation in boulder-rich soils	39
Innovative monitoring of the response of a heritage masonry building to nearby tunnelling in London Clay	35
Experimental study on gasketed bell-and-spigot joint behaviour of lined-corrugated HDPE pipe subjected to normal fault	33
On the effectiveness of slope-stabilising piles for soils with distinct strain-softening behaviour	33
A preliminary exploration of the micro-scale behaviour of capillary barrier effect using microfluidics	32
An extended kinematic hardening constitutive model to include unsaturated behaviour for the prediction of soil deterioration	31
An experimental investigation challenging the thermal collapse of sand	31
Experimental study on the influence of cyclic loading frequency on liquefaction characteristics of saturated sand	30
Hysteretic water-retention behaviour of unsaturated hydrophobised soils	30
Integrated effects of inherent and induced anisotropy on reliquefaction resistance of Toyoura sand with different strain histories	30

Pore changes in an illitic clay during one-dimensional compression	30
On mechanical behaviour of clastic soils: numerical simulations and constitutive modelling	30
Exploring the micro-to-macro response of granular soils with real particle shapes by way of μCT-aided DEM analyses	29
Role of bacteria on bio-induced calcium carbonate formation: insights from droplet microfluidic experiments	29
Non-stationary anisotropy-dependent critical state for clays	29
Effects of debris flow rheology on overflow and impact dynamics against dual-rigid barriers	28
Analysis of the micro to macro response of clays to compression	27
Pore pressure coefficient in frozen soils	27
Influence of shearing strain rate on the mechanical behaviour of three structured clays	27
The unsaturated characteristics of natural loess in slopes, New Zealand	26
In vitro screening of crude urease extract from native Australian plants and weeds for bio-cementation of sands	26
Diaphragm wall deformation and ground settlement caused by dewatering before excavation in strata with leaky aquifers	26
Development of a new soil–structure contact stress sensor for underground construction applications	26
Unified modelling framework of flowslide triggering and runout	25
Publisher’s note	25
Axial and perpendicular behaviour of inclined piles retaining excavations in clay	25
Optimised design of soil reinforcement layout	25
On the dynamic response of flexible dual-row retaining walls in dry sand	25
Shear behaviour of sand–rubber mixtures: interpretation from energy transformation and force chain evolution	24
Behaviour of sand under the constant shear drained stress path: the role of fines	24
Pressure infiltration characteristics of foam for EPB shield tunnelling in saturated sand – part 1: ‘clean’ foam	24
How fine particles alter wave propagation in granular media: insights from micromechanical modelling	24
Introducing tunnel kinematic constraints into an elastic continuum formulation of tunnel–soil–pipeline interaction	24
A poroelasticity theory for soil incorporating adsorption and capillarity	24
Cavity expansion-based interpretation of piezocone penetration test (CPTu) data in clays	23
The behaviour of Bolders Bank glacial till under undrained cyclic loading	23
Axial cyclic loading of piles in low-to-medium-density chalk	23
Tay creep: a multi-mechanism model for rate-dependent deformation of soils	23
A laboratory characterisation of the response of intact chalk to cyclic loading	23
Manipulating layer charge to regulate the hydration and swelling of montmorillonite	23
Effect of soil permeability on soil–structure and structure–soil–structure interaction of low-rise structures	22
Pore pressure coefficient in frozen soils	22
How particle shape affects the critical state, triggering of instability and dilatancy of granular materials – results from a DEM study	22
Discussion: Influence of air entrainment and gas kinetics on liquefaction triggering during tsunami loading	21
Cone penetration tests in saturated and unsaturated silty tailings	21
Effect of episodic pre-failure cyclic loading on whole-life geotechnical properties of soft clays	21
A Winkler model for suction caisson foundations in homogeneous and non-homogeneous linear elastic soil	20
Suffusion of a sand–clay mixture: impact of the ionic-concentration gradient, clay type, sand-grain size and hydraulic gradient	20
A thermomechanical model for argillaceous hard soils–weak rocks: application to THM simulation of deep excavations in claystone	20
Discussion: Scale effects during cone penetration in spatially variable clays	20
Modified Cam Clay bounding surface hyper-viscoplastic model	20
Response to discussion: Cavity expansion-based interpretation of CPTu data in clays	19
Thermo-volumetric deformations of sand–clay mixtures	19
Constitutive modelling of non-cohesive soils under high-strain rates: a consistency approach	19
A novel evaluation method of consolidation efficiency of electro-osmotic system	19
Numerical modelling of the resistance of the coarse sand barrier against backward erosion piping	19
Role of crystalline silica admixture in mitigating ettringite-induced heave in lime-treated sulfate-rich soils	19
Benefits of unconventional seismic foundation design: the 59th Rankine Lecture	19
Discrete-element simulation of drying effect on the volume and equivalent effective stress of kaolinite	18
Use of fall-cone flow index for soil classification: a new plasticity chart	18

The influence of particle size distribution on the stress distribution in granular materials	18
Coupled effects of temperature and suction on the shear behaviour of saturated and unsaturated clayey sand–structure interfaces	18
Editorial	18
Numerical and theoretical analyses of settlements of strip shallow foundations on normally consolidated clays under partially drained conditions	18
Editorial	18
Construction, operation and seismic performance of a tailings sand dam	17
Time-lapsed in situ monitoring of mechanical property in deep soil mixing with surface wave	17
Non-dimensional solutions for the stabilising piles in landslides in layered cohesive soils considering non-linear soil–pile interactions	17
Radial drainage and consolidation of soft soil subjected to intermittent cyclic loading	17
Void states perspective for critical hydraulic gradient of internally unstable non-cohesive soils	17
Influence of air entrainment and gas kinetics on liquefaction triggering during tsunami loading	17
An analytical solution for self-weight consolidation based on one-dimensional small-strain consolidation wave theory	17
Use of fall-cone flow index for soil classification: a new plasticity chart	16
How energy is consumed in vacuum preloading treatment of soft ground	16
Effect of mean grain size on shear modulus degradation and damping ratio curves of sands	16
Instability of iron ore tailings–geotextile interface: a direct simple shear study	16
Re-examination and analysis of test data on consolidation of soft soils exhibiting creep with different thicknesses	16
Effects of bio-chemo-mechanical processes on the properties of contaminated marine sediments	16
Maximum shear modulus anisotropy of rooted soils	16
Publisher’s note	15
High-cycle constitutive model for traffic loading-induced permanent deformation of coarse granular material incorporating particle breakage	15
Hydro-mechanical behaviour of soil experiencing seepage erosion under cyclic hydraulic gradient	15
Undrained three-dimensional behaviour of soft clay under horizontal one-way and vertical two-way cyclic loading	15
Liquefaction susceptibility of clayey sands under saturated and partially saturated conditions	15
Sand deformation mechanisms mobilised with active retaining wall movement	15
The effects of particle size and surface roughness on the small-strain shear modulus of sands	15
Coupling cyclic and water retention response of a clayey sand subjected to traffic and environmental cycles	15
Announcement: Award-winning papers in 2022	14
Potential of low-permeability barriers to mitigate backward erosion piping	14
Influence of depositional fabric on mechanical properties of naturally deposited sands	14
A microscopic interpretation of hysteresis in the water retention curve of sand	14
Modelling the piping-assisted erosion of clay barriers	14
Centrifuge modelling of root–soil interaction of laterally loaded trees under different loading conditions	14
Soil, basin and soil–building–soil interaction effects on motions of Mexico City during seven earthquakes	14
Predictive abilities of constitutive models for clay under monotonic and cyclic loading: element tests and centrifuge experiments	14
Centrifuge modelling of wave-induced seabed response in clay	14
State space model of undrained triaxial test data for Bayesian identification of constitutive model parameters	14
The water vapour distribution profile in a dry soil layer during evaporation with high spatial resolution monitored by distributed fibre-optic sensing technology	13
Volumetric behaviour of clays under freeze–thaw cycles in a mesoscopically uniform element	13
Modelling creep and swelling after unloading under constant load and relaxation with Bayesian updating	13
A catenary model for the analysis of arching effect in soils and its application to predicting sinkhole collapse	13
A computationally efficient SPH framework for unsaturated soils and its application to predicting the entire rainfall-induced slope failure process	13
Oblique bearing capacity of shallow foundations placed near slopes determined by the method of rigorous characteristics	13
Anisotropic small-strain stiffness of lightly biocemented sand considering grain morphology	13
Small-strain shear modulus of silty sands: the role of sample preparation method	13
Isotropic compression and triaxial shear characteristics of coral sand under high confining pressure and related particle breakage	13
Capturing the random mechanical behaviour of granular materials: a comprehensive stochastic discrete-element method study	13
Response of lightly overconsolidated clay under irregular cyclic loading and comparison with predictions from the strain accumulation procedure	13
Investigation of the installation process of drag-in plate anchors from LDFE modelling	13
Analysis of unsaturated seepage in infinite slopes by means of horizontal ground infiltration models	13
Erratum	13
Application of biocementation to improve a well-graded granular material against cyclic loading	13
Determination of the coefficient of consolidation by piezocone tests under partially drained conditions	13