Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering is 5. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Molecular insight into the transport of multicomponent heavy metals in calcium silicate hydrate and its mechanical behavior278
Macro-micro tests of cohesive soil under varied normal and shear stresses subjected to drying-wetting cycles256
Coupled computational fluid dynamics–discrete-element method investigation of soil contact erosion under cyclic hydraulic loading: A multiscale perspective245
A physics-based probabilistic method for assessment of landslide-induced wave run-up hazards210
Analytical model of 2D leakoff in waterflood-induced fractures200
Strength of biocemented sand-EPS mixtures195
Modeling footing resting on anisotropic sand using material point method163
Revisiting each fracture size and spatial pattern: Inference from rock mass surface to interior147
A material point finite element method for thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling in poro-elastic media with brittle fracturing147
A novel method for geometric quality assurance of rock joint replicas in direct shear testing – Part 2: Validation and mechanical replicability127
Integrated wellbore-reservoir-geomechanics modeling for enhanced interpretation of distributed fiber-optic strain sensing data in hydraulic-fracture analysis113
Can different machine learning methods have consistent interpretations of DEM-based factors in shallow landslide susceptibility assessments?112
Nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry for pore size distribution in porous media: Accounting for diffusional coupling100
The role of friction difference between ice and rock on mobility of ice-rock avalanches based on ring shear tests98
Extraction of high activity bacterial urease and its application to biomineralization of soil97
Numerical investigation of the path-dependent frost heave process in frozen rock under different freezing conditions92
A practical framework for performance-based reliability analysis of subway stations based on a fault–structure combined system90
A new algorithm for high-speed identification of discontinuities on large-scale rock outcrop: A case study in Jinsha River suture zone90
Multi-relation spatiotemporal graph residual network model with multi-level feature attention: A novel approach for landslide displacement prediction89
Quantitative evaluation of shear wear on natural and fresh skarn joint surfaces based on acoustic emission and 3D laser scanning technology89
Experimental study on progressive interfacial mechanical behaviors using fiber optic sensing cable in frozen soil88
Using multivariate adaptive regression splines to develop relationship between rock quality designation and permeability85
Experimental investigation on shear strength deterioration at the interface between different rock types under cyclic loading84
Centrifuge modelling of permeable pipe pile in consideration of pile driving process, soil consolidation, and axial loading83
An improved strain-softening constitutive model of granite considering the effect of crack deformation81
Physics-based and data-driven modeling for stability evaluation of buried structures in natural clays80
Pore pressure prediction based on conventional well logs and seismic data using an advanced machine learning approach80
Visualization test and numerical simulations of 2D blasting crack propagation77
Determination of rock mass integrity coefficient using a non-invasive geophysical approach77
Tensile strength and failure behavior of rock-mortar interfaces: Direct and indirect measurements74
Determination of critical state line (CSL) for silty-sandy iron ore tailings subjected to low-high confining pressures73
Modeling of multiphase flow in low permeability porous media: Effect of wettability and pore structure properties73
Rock mass response for lined rock caverns subjected to high internal gas pressure73
Automatic interpretation of geometric information of discontinuities and its influence on the stability of highly-jointed rock slopes72
Microbially induced carbonate precipitation under high temperature and high pressure: Implications for geological CO2 storage72
Rockburst process and strength-weakening effect of the high-stress circular tunnel under internal unloading71
Bearing capacity, shear band evolution, and deformation characteristics of slopes reinforced by root-inspired anchors using transparent soil model testing71
Improving water stability and mechanical behavior of surface clayey soil by bio-constructed barrier70
Geomechanical risk assessment for CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers69
Rock fracture initiation under deep extreme in situ conditions: A review69
Cracking and deformation behaviors of overhanging rock: Laboratory tests and optical monitoring68
Treatment of waste marine clay by alkaline-activated ground granulated blast-furnace slag and municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash68
Mechanical behaviors and rupture processes of a typical granitic stratum65
Microwave-assisted heating on sandstone subjected to liquid nitrogen freeze-thaw: Pore structures and temperature characteristics64
Dynamic modeling of minimum mass of pore-gas for triggering landslide in stable gentle soil slope64
Saturated hydraulic conductivity of compacted bentonite–sand mixtures before and after gas migration in artificial seawater63
Intermittent swelling and shrinkage of a highly expansive soil treated with polyacrylamide62
Anisotropic shearing mechanism of Kangding slate: Experimental investigation and numerical analysis61
Determination of convergence of underground gas storage caverns using non-invasive methodology based on land surface subsidence measurement60
Investigation of imbibition and strain behavior of Longmaxi shale using fiber Bragg grating sensing59
Analytical modeling of complex contact behavior between rock mass and lining structure59
Influence of soil microstructure on disintegration characteristics of a compacted clayey soil under drying59
Numerical simulations of supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing: A review58
Spatially distributed damage in sandstone under stress-freeze-thaw coupling conditions58
Macro-micro behaviors and failure mechanism of frozen weakly cemented mudstone58
Air tightness of compressed air storage energy caverns with polymer sealing layer subjected to various air pressures58
Evaluation of slope stability through rock mass classification and kinematic analysis of some major slopes along NH-1A from Ramban to Banihal, North Western Himalayas57
Soil desiccation cracking triggered by surface defects: Insight and mechanism based on strain/displacement analysis using DIC57
A reliability-based framework using markov chain monte carlo simulation for estimating the strength of intact rock57
Investigation of equivalent strength parameters of soil-rock mixture using numerical manifold method55
Few-shot learning-aided constitutive modelling of granular soils with knowledge transfer across different soil types55
Experimental and numerical investigation on the mechanical responses and cracking mechanism of 3D confined single-flawed rocks under dynamic loading54
A model LayerDFN for characterizing the inherent anisotropic rocks with large-scale and dense joints54
Thornthwaite moisture index and depth of suction change under current and future climate ‒ An Australian study54
Inflow and outflow permeability tests in a very soft clay under low stresses53
Cementing interfaces debonding during methane deflagration fracturing based on measured bond strength and pressure data53
Parameter calibration of the tensile-shear interactive damage constitutive model for sandstone failure53
An undrained expansion solution of cylindrical cavity in SANICLAY for K0-consolidated clays53
Visualization and quantification of soil laboratory impact compaction53
Viscoelastic Burger's model for tunnels supported with tangentially yielding liner52
Vibrations induced by time-delayed double blastholes in underground rocks: Experimental study and theoretical analysis52
Moment tensor and stress inversion solutions of acoustic emissions during compression and tensile fracturing in crystalline rocks51
Analytical model for predicting time-dependent lateral deformation of geosynthetics-reinforced soil walls with modular block facing50
Machine learning-driven reliability assessment of liquefaction probability based on state parameter analysis50
Uncertainty quantification of inverse analysis for geomaterials using probabilistic programming50
Correction of dynamic Brazilian disc tensile strength of rocks under preloading conditions considering the overload phenomenon and invoking the Griffith criterion49
Effect of fiber-reinforcement on the mechanical behavior of sand approaching the critical state49
Effect of triaxial stress constraints on explosive fracture in bedding shale48
Microstructure evolution in anisotropic tight sandstones under hydrostatic loading and unloading processes48
A hybrid data-driven approach for rainfall-induced landslide susceptibility mapping: Physically-based probabilistic model with convolutional neural network47
A rainfall infiltration-redistribution model for heterogeneous slopes considering multi-parameter uncertainties47
Continuous-discontinuous element method for three-dimensional thermal cracking of rocks47
Laboratory investigation on damping characteristics of homogeneous and stratified soil-ash system47
Rainfall-induced wind erosion in soils stabilized with alkali-activated waste materials46
A stable CS-FEM for the static and seismic stability of a single square tunnel in the soil where the shear strength increases linearly with depth46
Time series prediction of reservoir bank landslide failure probability considering the spatial variability of soil properties46
Viscoplastic solutions of time-dependent deformation for tunnels in swelling rock mass considering stress release45
New digital drilling process monitoring: Instrumentation, validation and calibration45
Soft ground tunnel lithology classification using clustering-guided light gradient boosting machine45
Water retention behavior and shear strength of artificially cemented granite residual soil subjected to free drying45
Effect of confining pressures on the drilling parameters and specific energy: Insights into determining in situ stress using drilling monitoring techniques44
Synchrotron-radiation computed tomography of the water drop penetration time test on hydrophobic soils44
Experimental investigations on effects of gas pressure on mechanical behaviors and failure characteristic of coals44
Multiscale modeling of gas-induced fracturing in anisotropic clayey rocks44
Application of wavelet to strength log from scratch test43
Multiphysics model of swelling geomaterials based on Stern theory: Describing different swelling behaviors depending on exchangeable cation species43
Water-induced shear strength deterioration of sandstone-mudstone interface: Experimental and theoretical approach43
Experimental investigation on crack initiation and damage stresses of deep granite under triaxial compression using acoustic methods43
Improvement of photogrammetric joint roughness coefficient value by integrating automatic shooting parameter selection and composite error model43
Shock-induced fracture of dolomite rock in small-scale blast tests42
Characteristics of tensile and shear damage evolution during primary and secondary relaxation of Stanstead granite42
Vacuum dewatering behavior of foam-conditioned clay soil: Implications for foam optimization in earth pressure balance shield tunneling42
Multi-scale analysis of carbon mineralization in lime-treated soils considering soil mineralogy42
Effect of acid type on biomineralization of soil using crude soybean urease solution41
Prediction of constrained modulus for granular soil using 3D discrete element method and convolutional neural networks41
Sliding modes of fault activation under constant normal stiffness conditions41
Hydraulic fracturing in unsaturated tight clay-rich sandstones: The role of water weakening and injection pressure40
Prediction of high-embankment settlement combining joint denoising technique and enhanced GWO-ν-SVR method40
Effects of 3D deformation and nonlinear stress–strain relationship on the Brazilian test for a transversely isotropic rock40
Water pressure relief treatment for protecting the initial support of inclined shafts at high water pressures40
Anisotropic mechanical characterization of gneissic rock from Canadian Shield: Bridging the micro- and meso-scale gap40
Structural design and strain transfer mechanism of fiber Bragg grating–3D-printed geogrid39
Small-strain stiffness of alkali-contaminated undisturbed lateritic soil: Resonant column test and microanalysis39
Coupled DEM-FDM analyses of the effects of falling rock’s shape and impact angle on response of granular cushion and rock shed39
Using fracture-based continuum modeling of coupled geomechanical-hydrological processes for numerical simulation of hydraulic fracturing38
Grouting and re-bearing behaviors of sandy mudstone in the residual stage38
Effects of water saturation and loading rate on direct shear tests of andesite38
Uncertainties of landslide susceptibility prediction: Influences of random errors in landslide conditioning factors and errors reduction by low pass filter method38
Erosion resistance and hydrological response of the slope enhanced by enzyme-induced calcium carbonate precipitation38
Centrifuge modeling of a large-scale surcharge on adjacent foundation38
Effect of rock joints on lined rock caverns subjected to high internal gas pressure38
Compressive strength of hydrothermally solidified waste clay by industry waste: Experimental tests and hybrid models38
Influence of volume compression on the unloading deformation behavior of red sandstone under damage-controlled cyclic triaxial loading38
Effect of heterogeneity on mechanical and micro-seismic behaviors of sandstone subjected to multi-level cyclic loading: A discrete element method investigation38
Rockburst criterion and evaluation method for potential rockburst pit depth considering excavation damage effect37
Experimental and theoretical investigation of face failure and ground collapse during slurry pressure-balanced shield tunneling in saturated sand37
Coupling effects of confining pressure and strain rate on rock compressive strength37
Microscopic damage and deterioration of carbonaceous slate in cold region subjected to freeze-thaw cycles37
Experimental and model investigation on fatigue properties of sandstone after fully coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical cycles37
Erosion dynamics in loess with artificial joints: An experimental approach37
A modified 3D mean strain energy density criterion for predicting shale mixed-mode I/III fracture toughness37
Displacement field reconstruction in landslide physical modeling by using a terrain laser scanner – Part 1: Methodology, error analysis and validation36
A model for threshold pressure gradient in hydrate-bearing sediments during creep36
Thermomechanical failure analysis of sandstone subjected to high ground temperature36
Exploring the mechanism of cohesive cross-layer fracture in laminated shale36
A particle-resolved heat-particle-fluid coupling model by DEM-IMB-LBM36
Multi-exponential model to describe pressure-dependent P- and S-wave velocities and its use to estimate the crack aspect ratio36
A city-wide investigation on the subsurface temperature evolution and geothermal capacity evaluation36
Thermophysical-mechanical behaviors of hot dry granite subjected to thermal shock cycles and dynamic loadings36
Dynamic disaster mechanism and acoustic emission evolution of deep coal-rock under true triaxial disturbance stress35
Hydro-shearing and traffic light protocols in mitigating seismic risks: A fully-coupled poroelastic boundary integral modeling approach35
Impact of joint distribution within hard rock mass on tunnel blasting profile: Numerical simulation and field measurement35
Laboratory study of fracture initiation and propagation in Barre granite under fluid pressure at stress state close to failure35
Understanding the anisotropic stress–strain behavior of heterogeneous slate in uniaxial compressive strength testing35
Prediction of rock fragmentation in a fiery seam of an open-pit coal mine in India35
Intelligent decision-making for TBM tunnelling control parameters using multi-objective optimization35
Predicting the friction angle of clays using a multi-layer perceptron neural network enhanced by yeo-johnson transformation and coral reefs optimization35
Structural behavior of triple-layer composite lining of a water conveyance tunnel: Insight from full-scale loading tests34
Segmenting identified fracture families from 3D fracture networks in Montney rock using a deep learning-based method34
Investigation on deterioration of mechanical properties of Jiangxi lateritic soil subjected to drying-wetting cycles34
Influence of inter-grain cementation stiffness on the effective elastic properties of porous Bentheim sandstone34
Determining osmotic suction through electrical conductivity for unsaturated low-plasticity soils33
Coalbursts in China: Theory, practice and management33
Influences of bit button wear on performance of rotary-percussive drilling: MBD-DEM coupling simulation and verification33
Real-time arrival picking of rock microfracture signals based on convolutional-recurrent neural network and its engineering application33
Machine learning and data-driven prediction of pore pressure from geophysical logs: A case study for the Mangahewa gas field, New Zealand33
Strength and deformation characteristics of irregular columnar jointed rock mass: A combined experimental and theoretical study33
Various admixtures to mitigate the long-term strength retrogression of Portland cement cured under high pressure and high temperature conditions32
Impact of shear process on solute transport and mixing partitioning in 3D intersecting fractures of thermally shocked granite32
A nonlinear creep model for surrounding rocks of tunnels based on kinetic energy theorem32
Effect of drying-wetting cycles on pore characteristics and mechanical properties of enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation-reinforced sea sand31
Spatiotemporal deformation characteristics of Outang landslide and identification of triggering factors using data mining31
Shear resistance of assembled bentonite interface after confined water saturation and interfacial self-healing capacity31
Thermally-induced cracking behaviors of coal reservoirs subjected to cryogenic liquid nitrogen shock31
Discussion of “Site observations of weathered granitic soils subjected to cementation and partial drainage using SCPTU” [J Rock Mech Geotech Eng 15 (2023) 984–996]31
Discontinuity development patterns and the challenges for 3D discrete fracture network modeling on complicated exposed rock surfaces31
Editorial for advances in slope deformation and failure analysis methods31
Solidification of leachate sludge by alkali-activated ground-granulated blast-furnace slag combined with polypropylene fiber31
Effects of clay content distribution on soil hydrothermal responses in the Lake Chad region: Numerical investigation30
Borehole stability in naturally fractured rocks with drilling mud intrusion and associated fracture strength weakening: A coupled DFN-DEM approach30
Stress-path dependency of rock shear strength influenced by shear surface integrity: Experimental and numerical investigations30
Quantification of uncertainties in back-analysis of radar-tracked rockfall trajectories30
Revealing hydro-mechanical properties of a natural fracture in low-permeable shale30
Influence of isolated footing embedment on the seismic performance of building considering the soil-foundation-structure interaction: An experimental approach30
Experimental study on mitigating wind erosion of calcareous desert sand using spray method for microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation30
Numerical modelling of rainfall-induced internal erosion process within vegetated deposited slopes29
An equivalent thermal conductivity model of tunnel surrounding rock mass with fractures based on the series-parallel theory29
Reliability analysis of soil slopes stabilized with piles under rainfall29
An assumed enhanced strain finite element framework for tensile fracturing processes with dual-mechanism failure in transversely isotropic rocks29
Effects of confinement and microwave irradiation duration on weakening strength of hard rocks29
Identification of defects in underground structures using machine learning aided distributed fiber optic sensing29
Application of engineered compressible inclusions to mitigating soil-structure interaction issues in integral bridge abutments29
Classification and rating of disintegrated dolomite strata for slope stability analysis29
Engineering properties and dynamic shear behaviors of low kitchen waste in China29
Subsurface multi-physical monitoring of urban development zone using a fiber optic nerve system28
Fracture development during disposal of hazardous drilling cuttings by deep underground injection: A review28
Effect of the in situ leaching solution of ion-absorbed rare earth on the mechanical behavior of basement rock28
Large deformation problems arising from deep excavation in silt strata: A case study in Shenzhen, China28
Combined effects of discontinuities and intact rock on weak rock at various scales28
Effects of advancing tunnel on a loaded pile: Numerical analysis and field measurements27
Hydraulic fracturing enhanced in situ remediation of low-permeability contaminated soils: Injecting-extracting technology27
A non-contact measurement method for rock mass discontinuity orientations by smartphone27
Experimental and numerical studies on propagation behavior between hydraulic fractures and pre-existing fractures under prepulse combined hydraulic fracturing27
Real-time determination of sandy soil stiffness during vibratory compaction incorporating machine learning method for intelligent compaction27
A machine learning-based strategy for predicting the mechanical strength of coral reef limestone using X-ray computed tomography27
A deep transfer learning model for the deformation of braced excavations with limited monitoring data27
Evaluation of excavation damaged zones (EDZs) in Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory (URL)27
Prediction of time-energy-location of microseismic events induced by deep coal-energy mining: Deep learning approach27
Acquisition of acoustic emission precursor information for rock masses with a single joint based on clustering-convolutional neural network method26
Performance of a deep in situ pressure-preserving coring controller in a high-temperature and ultrahigh-pressure test system26
Reliability assessment for serviceability limit states of stiffened deep cement mixing column-supported embankments26
A real-time prediction method for tunnel boring machine cutter-head torque using bidirectional long short-term memory networks optimized by multi-algorithm26
Physics-informed optimization for a data-driven approach in landslide susceptibility evaluation26
Morphological damage and strength deterioration of red sandstone under freeze–thaw cycles26
Application of wave equation theory to improve dynamic cone penetration test for shallow soil characterisation26
Changes in shear properties of granite fractures subjected to cyclic heating and air-cooling treatments26
Experimental study on the shear performance of quasi-NPR steel bolted rock joints25
Corrosion considerations in the capacity of welded wire mesh25
Ground-breathing effect of the Loess Plateau: Insights from the Chinese 72 pentads25
Solving fluid flow in discontinuous heterogeneous porous media and multi-layer strata with interpretable physics-encoded finite element network25
Microseismic monitoring and forecasting of dynamic disasters in underground hydropower projects in southwest China: A review25
Optimized reinforcement of granite residual soil using a cement and alkaline solution: A coupling effect25
Applications and advancements of infrared thermal imaging technology in geotechnical engineering: A review25
Prediction of soil-water retention curves in unsaturated soils based on stacked generalization25
Biopolymer stabilization of clayey soil25
Visualizing enzyme-induced mineralization in fractures25
Stimulation characteristics of natural reservoir system under high-voltage electropulse-assisted fluid injection25
Effect of thermal treatment on unloading-induced fracture activation of granites during triaxial shear slip experiments24
Characterizing particle crushing behavior of dry granular soils by acoustic emission24
Influence of uncertainties: A focus on block volume and shape assessment for rockfall analysis24
Airblast waves and noises induced by tunnel delay blasting: Field measurement and tempo-spatial analysis24
Sandy soil reinforcement using carbonic anhydrase-producing bacterium with crude soybean urease system: Crystallinity optimization and extracellular polymeric substance function24
Energy relief effect of real-time drilling to prevent rockburst in high-stress rock24
Development of high-power microwave mechanical integrated continuous mining device24
An efficient self-adaptive planning algorithm for shield machine attitude and segment assembly considering machine–segment interaction24
Multi-layer perceptron-based data-driven multiscale modelling of granular materials with a novel Frobenius norm-based internal variable24
Reactivation of rate-and-state faults induced by CO2 injection: Effects of pore pressure diffusion and fluid pressurization24
Method for evaluation of geological strength index of carbonate cliff rocks: Coupled hyperspectral-digital borehole image technique24
Damage evolution processes in Stanstead granite during stress relaxation24
Coupled effects of particle overall regularity and sliding friction on the shear behavior of uniformly graded dense sands24
Seismic bearing capacity of a strip footing on rock media24
Seismic behavior of mountain tunnel portal by shaking table tests24
Mechanical properties of dredged soil reinforced by xanthan gum and fibers23
Thermal shock in rocks: A review of mechanisms, impacts, and applications in underground engineering23
Improved uranium leaching efficiency from low-permeability sandstone using low-frequency vibration in the CO2+O2 leaching process23
Shear testing on rock tunnel models under constant normal stress conditions23
Mechanical behavior of iron ore tailings under standard compression and extension triaxial stress paths23
Use of recycled gypsum in the cement-based stabilization of very soft clays and its micro-mechanism23
Thermal effects on fracture toughness of cracked straight-through Brazilian disk green sandstone and granite23
Hydro-chemical performance of copper mine waste-based capillary barriers for acid mine drainage control in humid climates23
Enhancing subsurface seismic profiling with distributed acoustic sensing and optimization algorithms23
Micro-macro evolution of mechanical behaviors of thermally damaged rock: A state-of-the-art review23
A macro-mesoscopic constitutive model for porous and cracked rock under true triaxial conditions23
Microstructural analysis of marl stabilized with municipal solid waste and nano-MgO23
Modelling rapid non-destructive test using light weight deflectometer on granular soils across different degrees of saturation23
Physico-mechanical properties of granite after thermal treatments using different cooling media23
Shear properties of non-persistent coplanar fractured hard rocks under normal stress unloading23
Wetting-drying effect on the strength and microstructure of cement-phosphogypsum stabilized soils23
The geomechanical properties of soils treated with nanosilica particles23
Investigation of anisotropic strength criteria for layered rock mass23
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