OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Geotechnique is 14. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial	164
Stress field on intermediate length scales during triaxial compression	87
Impact behaviour of dry granular flow against baffle structure: coupled effect of Froude and particle characteristics	87
A hydrodynamic model for chemo-mechanics of poroelastic materials	76
A practical two-parameter model of pile–soil gapping for prediction of monopile offshore wind turbine dynamics	66
Interfacial resistance model for electro-osmotic system	64
Experimental investigation of the seismic performance of caisson foundations supporting bridge piers	61
A complete analytical solution for axial pipeline walking considering seabed resistance as rigid plastic behaviour	55
Frequency dependence of acoustic emission with particle interaction and failure process in dry sands during triaxial compression	54
A bounding surface plasticity model for the hydro-mechanical behaviour of soils experiencing internal erosion	52
Suffusion of gravel–sand mixtures under cyclic hydraulic gradient with emphasis on tracking the migration of fine particles	47
An extended kinematic hardening constitutive model to include unsaturated behaviour for the prediction of soil deterioration	45
David Greenwood	43
Géotechnique reviewers	42
A preliminary exploration of the micro-scale behaviour of capillary barrier effect using microfluidics	41
Experimental study on gasketed bell-and-spigot joint behaviour of lined-corrugated HDPE pipe subjected to normal fault	41
Non-stationary anisotropy-dependent critical state for clays	39
Exploring the micro-to-macro response of granular soils with real particle shapes by way of μCT-aided DEM analyses	38
Hysteretic water-retention behaviour of unsaturated hydrophobised soils	38
Role of bacteria on bio-induced calcium carbonate formation: insights from droplet microfluidic experiments	37
An experimental investigation challenging the thermal collapse of sand	37
Probabilistic site characterisation using monitored spudcan installation data	36
On mechanical behaviour of clastic soils: numerical simulations and constitutive modelling	36
Pore changes in an illitic clay during one-dimensional compression	36
Numerical assessment of tip damage during pile installation in boulder-rich soils	36

A micromechanical model for estimating the shear modulus and damping ratio of loose sands under low stresses: application to a Mars regolith simulant	34
Integrated effects of inherent and induced anisotropy on reliquefaction resistance of Toyoura sand with different strain histories	33
Experimental study on the influence of cyclic loading frequency on liquefaction characteristics of saturated sand	33
Seismic inversion for grain size distribution in granular geohazards: combining theory and experiments	33
Discussion: Salinity and oven-drying effects on the plasticity of a marine soft clay	32
Effects of debris flow rheology on overflow and impact dynamics against dual-rigid barriers	32
The unsaturated characteristics of natural loess in slopes, New Zealand	31
Development of a new soil–structure contact stress sensor for underground construction applications	31
Pore pressure coefficient in frozen soils	31
Analysis of the micro to macro response of clays to compression	31
Diaphragm wall deformation and ground settlement caused by dewatering before excavation in strata with leaky aquifers	31
In vitro screening of crude urease extract from native Australian plants and weeds for bio-cementation of sands	30
Influence of shearing strain rate on the mechanical behaviour of three structured clays	30
Publisher’s note	29
Manipulating layer charge to regulate the hydration and swelling of montmorillonite	29
Behaviour of sand under the constant shear drained stress path: the role of fines	29
Axial and perpendicular behaviour of inclined piles retaining excavations in clay	28
Géotechnique reviewers	28
Unified modelling framework of flowslide triggering and runout	27
A poroelasticity theory for soil incorporating adsorption and capillarity	27
Introducing tunnel kinematic constraints into an elastic continuum formulation of tunnel–soil–pipeline interaction	27
Shear behaviour of sand–rubber mixtures: interpretation from energy transformation and force chain evolution	27
On the dynamic response of flexible dual-row retaining walls in dry sand	26
How fine particles alter wave propagation in granular media: insights from micromechanical modelling	26
Tay creep: a multi-mechanism model for rate-dependent deformation of soils	26
Discussion: Influence of air entrainment and gas kinetics on liquefaction triggering during tsunami loading	25
Pore pressure coefficient in frozen soils	25
Cavity expansion-based interpretation of piezocone penetration test (CPTu) data in clays	24
Cone penetration tests in saturated and unsaturated silty tailings	24
Axial cyclic loading of piles in low-to-medium-density chalk	24
Effect of episodic pre-failure cyclic loading on whole-life geotechnical properties of soft clays	24
A thermomechanical model for argillaceous hard soils–weak rocks: application to THM simulation of deep excavations in claystone	23
Complex dielectric permittivity of clay minerals: impact of clay mineralogy, porosity, and ionic concentration	23
Effect of soil permeability on soil–structure and structure–soil–structure interaction of low-rise structures	23
Modified Cam Clay bounding surface hyper-viscoplastic model	22
How particle shape affects the critical state, triggering of instability and dilatancy of granular materials – results from a DEM study	22
A laboratory characterisation of the response of intact chalk to cyclic loading	22
Discussion: Scale effects during cone penetration in spatially variable clays	22
Thermo-volumetric deformations of sand–clay mixtures	21
Suffusion of a sand–clay mixture: impact of the ionic-concentration gradient, clay type, sand-grain size and hydraulic gradient	21
Constitutive modelling of non-cohesive soils under high-strain rates: a consistency approach	21
Coupled effects of temperature and suction on the shear behaviour of saturated and unsaturated clayey sand–structure interfaces	21
Response to discussion: Cavity expansion-based interpretation of CPTu data in clays	21
Editorial	20
A novel evaluation method of consolidation efficiency of electro-osmotic system	20
Benefits of unconventional seismic foundation design: the 59th Rankine Lecture	20
SANISAND-FM: a sand plasticity model with fabric anisotropy and memory surface with emphasis on cyclic liquefaction	20
Editorial	20
The influence of particle size distribution on the stress distribution in granular materials	20
Radial drainage and consolidation of soft soil subjected to intermittent cyclic loading	19

Use of fall-cone flow index for soil classification: a new plasticity chart	19
Non-dimensional solutions for the stabilising piles in landslides in layered cohesive soils considering non-linear soil–pile interactions	19
Void states perspective for critical hydraulic gradient of internally unstable non-cohesive soils	19
The true triaxial strength anisotropy of sand	19
Influence of air entrainment and gas kinetics on liquefaction triggering during tsunami loading	19
Microwave dry-back of compacted unbound granular materials: an experimental and numerical study	19
Effect of mean grain size on shear modulus degradation and damping ratio curves of sands	19
Fibre optic strain monitoring in spatially variable deep mixed soil	19
Time-lapsed in situ monitoring of mechanical property in deep soil mixing with surface wave	19
A thermo-mechanical hypoplastic model for granular materials under cyclic thermal loading	18
Centrifuge modelling of root–soil interaction of laterally loaded trees under different loading conditions	18
Instability of iron ore tailings–geotextile interface: a direct simple shear study	18
Maximum shear modulus anisotropy of rooted soils	18
Probabilistic characterisation of critical state model parameters for saprolitic soil in Hong Kong	18
Construction, operation and seismic performance of a tailings sand dam	18
Effects of bio-chemo-mechanical processes on the properties of contaminated marine sediments	18
High-cycle constitutive model for traffic loading-induced permanent deformation of coarse granular material incorporating particle breakage	18
How energy is consumed in vacuum preloading treatment of soft ground	18
Publisher’s note	18
Re-examination and analysis of test data on consolidation of soft soils exhibiting creep with different thicknesses	18
Hydro-mechanical behaviour of soil experiencing seepage erosion under cyclic hydraulic gradient	17
Liquefaction susceptibility of clayey sands under saturated and partially saturated conditions	17
The response of a plate anchor and embedded mooring in clay to environmental loading: experimental observations and numerical simulations	17
Undrained three-dimensional behaviour of soft clay under horizontal one-way and vertical two-way cyclic loading	17
The effects of particle size and surface roughness on the small-strain shear modulus of sands	17
Predictive abilities of constitutive models for clay under monotonic and cyclic loading: element tests and centrifuge experiments	17
The water vapour distribution profile in a dry soil layer during evaporation with high spatial resolution monitored by distributed fibre-optic sensing technology	16
Erratum	16
Announcement: Award-winning papers in 2022	16
Investigation of the installation process of drag-in plate anchors from LDFE modelling	16
Influence of depositional fabric on mechanical properties of naturally deposited sands	16
Potential of low-permeability barriers to mitigate backward erosion piping	16
Modelling the piping-assisted erosion of clay barriers	16
State space model of undrained triaxial test data for Bayesian identification of constitutive model parameters	16
Centrifuge modelling of wave-induced seabed response in clay	16
A microscopic interpretation of hysteresis in the water retention curve of sand	15
The effect of adding rubber crumbs on the cyclic permanent deformation of waste mixtures containing coal wash and steel furnace slag	15
Response of lightly overconsolidated clay under irregular cyclic loading and comparison with predictions from the strain accumulation procedure	15
Anisotropic small-strain stiffness of lightly biocemented sand considering grain morphology	15
Isotropic compression and triaxial shear characteristics of coral sand under high confining pressure and related particle breakage	15
Capturing the random mechanical behaviour of granular materials: a comprehensive stochastic discrete-element method study	15
Analysis of unsaturated seepage in infinite slopes by means of horizontal ground infiltration models	15
Small-strain shear modulus of silty sands: the role of sample preparation method	15
Deformation behaviour of piezoelectric elements for acoustic dispersion measurements in soils	15
Application of biocementation to improve a well-graded granular material against cyclic loading	15
Shear modulus and damping ratio of saturated coral sand under generalised cyclic loadings	14
A computationally efficient SPH framework for unsaturated soils and its application to predicting the entire rainfall-induced slope failure process	14
Deformation mechanisms of semi-integral bridge abutments in dry and saturated soil	14
Compression load tests on large open-ended pipe piles in dense North sea sand	14
Determination of the coefficient of consolidation by piezocone tests under partially drained conditions	14
Influence of the head fixity adjustment of existing piles on the lateral load response of new piles	14
Fibre reinforcement of railway ballast to reduce track settlement	14
Limit-state solutions for the active earth pressure behind walls rotating about the base	14
Oblique bearing capacity of shallow foundations placed near slopes determined by the method of rigorous characteristics	14
Insight into contact forces in crushable sand using experiments and predictive particle-scale modelling	14
Unified equivalent intergranular void ratio for biotreated binary soils in characterising liquefaction resistance	14
Earth pressure balance tunnel boring machine vibration-based classification charts for real-time ground type and composition detection	14