Acta Geotechnica

Papers
(The median citation count of Acta Geotechnica is 6. 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
Back-analysis of one-dimensional consolidation settlement145
Theoretical solutions of lateral response of a scoured fixed-head pile in elastoplastic soil considering plastic hinging133
Analytical study on multiple-mode deformation behaviors of tunnels subjected to asymmetric loading in composite strata130
Mechanical behaviors and reinforcement mechanisms of engineering waste mud reinforced with industrial by-product lignocellulosic fiber and hydrophobic polymer104
Effects of concave facing profile on the internal stability of geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls95
A weight combination anisotropic strength criterion considering the effect of joint orientation95
Engineering and leachability behavior of lime-treated highly compressible soil amended with nano-clay90
Centrifuge model test on the behavior of geosynthetic-reinforced pile foundations under simulated train loads90
Macro and mesoscopic shear behavior of interface between sand and concrete with different JRC under cyclic load88
Experimental study of horizontal displacement monitoring based on a distributed piezoelectric inclinometer tube85
Risk assessment of seepage failure in deep excavations based on fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and cloud model83
Passive earth pressure in sand on inclined walls with negative wall friction based on a statically admissible stress field73
On the particle morphology characterization of granular geomaterials72
Analysis of a deep excavation project on gravelly cobble formation in Taichung based on feedback of reliable field data71
Strengthening mechanism of plum blossom pile composite foundation64
A three-dimensional multi-surface plasticity soil model for seismically-induced liquefaction and earthquake loading applications63
Spatiotemporal settlement deformation characteristics analysis of rockfill dam with anti-impact FBG sensing array59
Effects of biostimulation treatment methods on mechanical properties and microstructure characteristics of biocemented soil58
A bio-chemo-hydro-mechanical model of transport, strength and deformation for bio-cementation applications57
Identification of the optimal ground motion intensity measure and input parameters for assessing liquefaction-induced lateral spreading based on the generalized additive method57
Thermally induced volume change behavior of sand–clay mixtures56
Water–heat–vapor–salt–mechanics coupling mechanism in unsaturated freezing sulfate saline soil: insights from theory and experiment56
Effects of soil properties and geomorphic parameters on the breach mechanisms of landslide dams and prediction of peak discharge55
Laboratory investigation and constitutive modeling of the mechanical behavior of sand–GRP interfaces54
Hydraulic conductivity and compressibility of polyanionic cellulose-modified sand-calcium bentonite slurry trench cutoff wall materials54
Lessons in geomechanics of deep foundations from nature49
Microstructure, strength and durability of nano-cemented soils under different seawater conditions: laboratory study49
A novel temperature-controlled apparatus for testing unsaturated/saturated soil–structure interfaces48
Evaluation of liquefaction resistance for single- and multi-phase SICP-treated sandy soil using shaking table test48
Stress–strain–strength behavior of geosynthetic reinforced rubber–sand mixtures48
How particle breakage affects the critical state line of silty-sand iron ore tailings48
Effects of initial shear stress on the hydromechanical behavior of collapsible soils47
Monotonic and cyclic triaxial testing of untreated and polyurethane-treated soil and soil–rubber mixtures47
Changes in strength, hydraulic conductivity and microstructure of superabsorbent polymer stabilized soil subjected to wetting–drying cycles43
Deep learning-based calibration of resistance factors for pile groups with load tests43
Deciphering anomalous dielectric traits of nanoconfined water and its roles in modeling crystalline swelling of bentonite41
Investigating the effect of degree of compaction, initial water content, and electric field intensity on electrokinetic remediation of an artificially Cu- and Pb-contaminated loess41
Discussion to the article Characteristic limitations of advanced plasticity and hypoplasticity models for cyclic loading of sands, by J. Duque $$\cdot$$ M. Yang $$\cdot$$ W. Fuentes $$\cdot$$ D. Maš’i40
Reply to discussion on “3D image-based method to measure soil stiffness in triaxial tests” Zewen Wang, Wenhan Du and B.M. Lehane40
Optimal IM selection using fuzzy multiple criteria decision-making method for submarine shield tunnel in layered liquefiable seabed39
Study on the differential disintegration mechanism of water glass cured sandy soil: analysis from the perspective of the coexistence state of gel and particles39
Effect of freeze–thaw–vacuum pretreatment modes on the performance of sludge reduction39
Backfill-geogrid interaction: insights from pullout tests and numerical simulation39
Behavior of piled rafts in sand under nonuniform and eccentric loads39
A dual-mechanism tensile failure criterion for transversely isotropic rocks38
Study on the shear strength characteristics and source mechanism of early-age shield synchronous grouting materials37
Characterizing uncertainty in geotechnical design of energy piles based on Bayesian theorem37
Experimental study on deformation and strength characteristics of granular soil-structure interface under coupled monotonic shear and vibration using a modified direct shear apparatus37
Investigations on mechanical responses of frozen soil–rock mixture under cyclic loading: experiments and binary-medium-based multiscale constitutive model37
Effect of overlying pressure and applied shear velocity on the nonlinear behavior of confined shear flow36
Small strain stiffness of graded sands with light biocementation36
Load transfer and performance evaluation of piled beam-supported embankments36
The study of foaming agent concentration choice in EPB shield soil conditioning35
The effect of temperature on injection-induced shear slip of laboratory faults in sandstone35
Enhancing strength and environmental benefits of sustainable soil stabilization using phosphogypsum-activated GGBS and magnesium oxide35
Three-dimensional dynamic analysis of seismic-induced rockslides and river blockage35
A particle-scale study of the triaxial compression behavior of methane hydrate-bearing sands35
Centrifugal model tests on impact of environmental vibration on scientific device-housed tunnel and vibration reduction schemes34
Uniaxial compression characteristics of frozen soil–rock mixture34
Reply to the discussion by Dimitrios Kolymbas of the article entitled “Characteristic limitations of advanced plasticity and hypoplasticity models for cyclic loading of sands”34
Comment on “Experimental study on the thixotropic mechanism of deep-sea clay from the perspective of microstructure and bound water” by Ren et al. (2023), Acta Geotechnica, https://doi.org/10.1007/s1134
Mitigation measures to control erosion in river banks using biochar-assisted biocementation method33
Marc Panet and Jean Sulem: Convergence-confinement method for tunnel design, in Springer tracts in civil engineering, 2021, 151 pages, ISSN: 2366-259X33
Evaluating drained shear strength of sands by shear wave velocity from a critical state perspective33
Does fabric evolution in granular materials depend on particle shape? An experimental study using X-ray tomography33
Visualized liquefaction behavior of sandy soil deposited in water under undrained cyclic shearing33
Investigation of the soil deformation around laterally loaded deep foundations with large diameters33
Evolution of sediment after a decade of the Wenchuan earthquake: a case study in a protected debris flow catchment in Wenchuan County, China33
Numerical simulation of segment floating in shield tunnel construction using coupled IBM–FVM33
A three-dimensional particle finite element model for simulating soil flow with elastoplasticity32
Regional landslide susceptibility assessment based on improved semi-supervised clustering and deep learning32
Effects of installation advancement rate on helical pile helix behavior in very dense sand32
The geomechanical responses of hydrate-bearing sandy and clayey–silty sediments during hydrate dissociation by depressurization: mechanical parameters evolution and prediction32
Temperature- and stress-dependent electrical responses of frozen soils32
Field tests on installation effects of cast-in-situ pile and pre-bored grouted PHC pile32
Nonlinear burgers model for sliding zone soil subjected to cyclic seepage pressure and its applications to the deformation analysis of landslide31
Assessment of internal stability of sand–fine mixture using particle detachment model and its implications on suffusion31
Stabilized smoothed particle finite element method for coupled large deformation problems in geotechnics31
Failure mechanism and combined bearing capacity of monopile–friction wheel hybrid foundation in sand-over-clay deposit31
Physical meaning and mechanical effects of the neutral stress and effective stress in unsaturated soils31
A novel method to improve the soil erosion resistance with fungi31
Use of microfluidic experiments to optimize MICP treatment protocols for effective strength enhancement of MICP-treated sandy soils31
Reply to Discussion on “Analysis of anchor uplift capacity in spatially varying soil using MARS model” by Mukherjee et al., Acta Geotechnica (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-023-02212-931
Micro-mechanical analysis of cohesionless-frictional particulate materials considering principal stress rotation induced by moving surface loads31
Automated calibration of advanced soil constitutive models. Part I: hypoplastic sand31
An efficient method for evaluating the ground surface settlement of Hangzhou metro deep basement considering the excavation process30
Lateral dynamics of non-circular piles in layered viscoelastic soils: a semi-analytical approach30
A critical state-based thermo-elasto-viscoplastic constitutive model for thermal creep deformation of frozen soils30
Mechanism-based shift factors to predict the fatigue performance of cemented pavement materials30
Deformation characteristics of energy piles subjected to horizontal load under heating–cooling cycles in sand30
Opposite turning hook of crushable sand's stress–dilatancy curve and its prediction30
The critical state of crushable granular sand30
Optimal tip shape for minimum drag and lift during horizontal penetration in granular media30
A unified thixotropic fluid model considering stage characteristics for soil liquefaction30
Infiltration characteristics of bentonite-based stabilizing fluid into pore spaces of sand investigated by X-ray micro-CT analysis30
Premix–spray biomineralization method for anti-disintegration improvement of granite residual soil30
An explicit FEM-NN framework and the analysis of error caused by NN-predicted stress30
Progressive collapse analysis and robustness evaluation of a propped excavation failed due to inappropriate strut removal30
Shape effects on penetration of dynamically installed anchors in a transparent marine clay surrogate29
A coupled hydro-mechanical peridynamic model for unsaturated seepage and crack propagation in unsaturated expansive soils due to moisture change29
Investigation on compressive and pullout behavior of cast-in situ piles using BOFDA technique29
Load–settlement behaviour of membrane-confined grouted pile: experimental and analytical study29
Mechanical parameter identification technique for a bentonite buffer based on multi-objective optimization29
Micro-feature-motivated numerical analysis of the coupled bio-chemo-hydro-mechanical behaviour in MICP29
Behavior of model pile in unsaturated soil subjected to cyclic loading29
Confirmation and utilization of water vapor circulation in soil under temperature gradients29
Time-resolved triggering and runout analysis of rainfall-induced shallow landslides28
Mechanical degradation and particle breakage of sandstone rockfill material under wetting–drying cycles28
Hydraulic conductivity and microscopic properties of sodium hexametaphosphate-amended sand-sodium-activated calcium bentonite backfill in vertical cutoff walls exposed to lead-contaminated groundwater28
Evaluating the subgrade deformation monitoring effect of sensor-enabled piezoelectric geocables based on cyclic dynamic shear tests28
Stability analysis of reservoir slopes under fluctuating water levels using the combined finite-discrete element method28
Determination of shape parameters of sands: a deep learning approach28
Evolution of the pore structure and permeability of thermally desorbed diesel-contaminated soils28
Finite element modeling of thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled processes in clay soils considering bound water dehydration28
The high-cyclic model for sand tested beyond the usual ranges of application27
Load transfer of the disconnected pile27
Effect of strength anisotropy on strain localization in natural clay27
Evaluating the effect of active ions on the early performance of soft clay solidified by modified biomass waste-rice husk ash27
In-depth understanding of porosity evolution in compacted Gaomiaozi bentonite under high-alkaline cement water conditions: from micro- and macro-perspectives27
Coupled hydro-mechanical XFEM analysis for multi-fracturing through an excavation driven by an underlying aquifer: a forensic case study27
Three-invariant model and bifurcation analysis of deformation bands for a sandstone subjected to true triaxial loading paths27
Simulation and interpretation of compaction patterns around boreholes excavated in high-porosity rocks27
Experimental study on the water retention behavior of intact loess under mechanical wetting and hydraulic wetting27
Insights on experimental methodologies and theoretical models for microplastics transport in soils and sediments based on meta-analysis27
Wetting deformation characteristics of soil–rock mixture considering the water-disintegration of red stratum soft rock27
Bio-hydrogel and biomineralization in improving water retention ability of sandy soils27
Kinematic response of large diameter floating pipe piles under vertical S-wave loading26
Vertical dynamic impedance of pile groups embedded in soils considering the groundwater level26
Cementation and pore-filling mechanisms in cement treated low-plastic clays26
Small DEM sample size can lead to qualitatively erroneous results26
Undrained monotonic shear behavior of sand mixed with a small amount of fines content26
Experimental study on thermal contact resistance between GMZ bentonite block and pellets26
Effect of minerals on the threshold of compacted clay material liners and service life of barriers in municipal solid waste landfills26
Resistive force modeling for shallow cone penetration into dry and wet granular layers26
Pore-scale, mechanical, and hydraulic properties of EICP-treated sand using crude legume ureases with different protein contents26
Experimental study with complete stress state interpretation of undrained monotonic and cyclic simple shear tests with flexible boundaries25
Elastic shear stiffness anisotropy and fabric anisotropy of natural clays25
Multi-scale characterization of the hydromechanical behavior of a heterogeneous porous sandstone using neutron and X-ray tomographies25
Role of iron oxide content on mechanical properties of granite residual soil in full suction range25
Self-sealing behavior of annular technological voids between compacted bentonite blocks: insights from the macro- and micro-perspectives25
Multi-effect investigation on desiccation crack evolution and mechanical behavior of swelling clay25
Shear behaviors and peak friction angle predictions of three critical geomembrane–soil interfaces25
Dynamic evaluation of tiered geogrid mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls using shake table test25
Calculation of seismic bearing capacity of shallow strip foundations using the cell-based smoothed finite element method25
Quantification of chloride saline soil freezing–thawing temperature threshold based on thermodynamic theory25
A machine learning-based hybrid GWO-SVR model for assessing slope stability under heavy rainfall25
Biopolymer-biocement composite treatment for stabilisation of soil against both current and wave erosion24
The response of caisson induced by adjacent spudcan penetration in nonhomogeneous clay24
An efficient Bayesian multi-model framework to analyze reliability of rock structures with limited investigation data24
Influence of soil–pile interface characteristics on the seismic response of single pile foundations: shaking table testing and numerical simulation24
Studying the effect of partial drainage on the response of soft clays reinforced with sand column groups24
Formation and evolution of particle migration zones for different drilling fluid compositions in porous media24
Influence of layer thickness on bioremediation of drought-induced soil desiccation cracks using microbially induced calcite precipitation24
Combined study of creep and ageing under deviatoric loading in granular materials24
Numerical model for solid-like and fluid-like behavior of granular flows24
Effects of alkaline solution on shear strength of GMZ bentonite as a buffer/backfill material in China24
Convolutional neural networks prediction of the factor of safety of random layered slopes by the strength reduction method23
Seismic site characterization of shallow bedrock sites in peninsular India using multiple geophysical methods23
Mechanical and microstructure analysis of mass-stabilized organic clay thermally cured using a ternary binder23
A non-associated fractional-order plasticity model of rockfill material without using yield function23
Micromechanical mechanism-based anisotropic strength criteria for regularly arranged elliptical particle assembly23
Validation of a contour diagram-based model for monopile cyclic design in sand and clay23
Shear wave velocity and dynamic resilient modulus of electro-osmosis-treated unsaturated subgrade soil23
The mechanical behaviour of gap-graded soils under triaxial compression and extension loading paths22
Experimental study on axial response and side resistance mobilization mechanism of large diameter distributed post-grouted drilled shafts in cohesive soil22
Experimental studies on the behavior of a single shaped pile under oblique pullout loads22
Failure analysis of the edge-notched beam test on fluid-exposed Berea Sandstone22
Mechanical properties of rockfill under generalized stress conditions: true triaxial testing and constitutive modeling22
Semi-analytical solutions for soil consolidation induced by drying22
PINN-based approach to the nonlinear large-strain consolidation under time-dependent drainage boundary22
Probability-based analyses of bearing capacity of square and rectangular footings resting on sandy soil considering rotational anisotropy22
Influence of piston wind induced by high-speed trains on the temperature field of a tunnel in cold regions22
Forecasting of pile plugging using machine learning22
Undrained cyclic behavior of nanoscale transparent clay under unloading conditions: experiments and simulations22
Shielding effects of deep cement mixing column rows on an anchored sheet pile quay in soft clay: three-dimensional centrifuge and numerical modeling22
Evaluation of hydraulic conductivity of gap-graded granular soils based on equivalent void ratio concept22
Shear behavior of calcareous sands in three-dimensional stress22
Acceleration stage detection and dynamic model selection for real-time landslide time-of-failure predictions22
Internal erosion of a gap-graded soil and influences on the critical state21
Full-scale in situ experimental study on the bearing capacity of energy piles under varying temperature and multiple mechanical load levels21
A graphical solution for undrained cylindrical cavity expansion in strain-hardening frictional soil21
Machine learning-based soil–structure interaction analysis of laterally loaded piles through physics-informed neural networks21
Predicting occurrence of liquefaction-induced lateral spreading using gradient boosting algorithms integrated with particle swarm optimization: PSO-XGBoost, PSO-LightGBM, and PSO-CatBoost21
A hypoplastic model for hydrate dissociation considering grain breakage21
Cyclic compression of sands at constant stress ratio—experimental investigations and constitutive modelling21
Ground displacements and stresses around a non-uniformly deforming circular tunnel in elastic media using complex variable method21
What friction angle would characterize a pile–soil interface as “rough” or “smooth”?21
Load-bearing performance of caisson-bored pile composite anchorage foundation for long-span suspension bridge: 1-g model tests21
SPH–DEM modeling overtopping failure of earthfill dams21
Strain energy dissipation during liquefaction of fibre-reinforced sand under undrained cyclic triaxial loading21
A coupled CFD-DEM investigation into suffusion of gap-graded soil considering anisotropic stress conditions and flow directions21
Load transfer behavior and interference effect of load distributive compression anchor in residual soil21
Microbial interactions during carbonate biomineralization via urea hydrolysis metabolic pathway21
Thermal effect on rock strength: strengthening-weakening transition explored by grain-based model21
Single-layer soil-water coupled SPH method and its application to sinkhole simulation21
Mechanism and control of progressive collapse of tied-back excavations induced by local anchor failure21
Hypoplastic modeling of inherent anisotropy in normally and overconsolidated clays21
2D full-field deformation measurement at grain level using optical flow with deep networks21
Physics-informed deep learning method for predicting tunnelling-induced ground deformations21
Investigation of the O-cell test conversion coefficient in extremely soft rock conditions based on energy conversion20
Performance of imperfect trench installation box culvert on soft ground20
Study on the durability and long-term behavior of cement-stabilized soil in post-grouted piles embedded in sand20
An experimental investigation on progressive failure mechanism of the earth-retaining structure with sloping backfill using image analysis20
Field experimental study on cyclic uplift behavior of anchored pier foundations20
Evolution of anisotropic stiffness and damping ratio of soft clay by bidirectional step-amplitude cyclic triaxial tests20
Analysis and prediction of the river levee settlement derived from shield tunneling considering the excavation face stability20
Effects of scour on the lateral response of piles in sand: centrifuge tests and numerical investigation20
Experimental investigation of mechanical and microstructural properties of re-cemented clay20
Experimental study on the road energy harvesting of piezoelectric ceramic in unbound granular materials based on a large-scale triaxial apparatus20
Compression and critical-state behaviors of calcareous sand–diatom mixtures20
Towards universality of extended seismic laws with largest labquakes19
A finite strain thermal elastic visco-plastic consolidation model enhanced by particle swarm optimization of model parameters19
Closed-form seismic earth pressure solutions via adaptive limit analysis and hybrid learning models19
New clogging potential assessment method for conditioned soil based on modified pullout and direct shear tests19
Effect of styrene–acrylic emulsion on the mechanical performance of cement-stabilized soils as road materials19
Performance of debris flow barriers: an energy perspective19
A fractal order creep-damage constitutive model of silty clay19
Single MICP treatment method for soil improvement using pH adjustment and milk19
Cosserat model incorporating anisotropy evolution and its application in numerical analysis of strain localization in clay19
Coupled model and experiment for horizontal electro-osmosis consolidation and contaminant transport considering nonlinear soil characteristics19
Analysis of working face stability during obstruction removal from a box tunnel machine19
Development of a non-local partial Peridynamic explicit mesh-free incompressible method and its validation for simulating dry dense granular flows19
Mechanical and microseismic characteristics of sandstones subject to moderate low-frequency differential cyclic loading (DCL) followed by monotonic loading up to failure19
Analyzing the shear strength of jointed magmatic rock mass excavatability using the hybridization of metaheuristic model of ELM-SVM19
Nonlinear consolidation analysis of multilayered soil with coupled vertical-radial drainage using the spectral method18
Transmission effect of eroded particles in suffusion using the CFD-DEM coupling method18
Fault slip mechanics and seismic source characteristics considering fracture zone anisotropy18
Numerical investigations of enhanced shallow geothermal energy recovery using microencapsulated phase change materials and metal fins18
Multiscale experimental analysis of marine clay stabilized with coal gangue–calcium carbide residue geopolymer18
Estimation of compression behavior of granular soils considering initial density effect based on equivalent concept18
Performance and prediction of long-term settlement in road embankments constructed with recycled construction and demolition waste18
Strengthening mechanisms in cement-stabilized kaolinite revealed by cross-scale nanoindentation18
Influence of fracture morphology variation on elastoplastic deformation of unmated rock fractures subject to normal loadings18
A physics-inspired machine learning approach for water-tightness estimation of defective cut-off walls with random construction errors18
Improved mechanical response of Nano-SiO2 powder cemented soil under the coupling effect of dry and wet cycles and seawater corrosion18
Micromechanical investigation of the particle size effect on the shear strength of uncrushable granular materials18
Effects of chlorine salt crystallization on long-term characteristics of road base aggregates18
Unsaturated slopes behavior under antecedent intermittent rainfall patterns: centrifuge and numerical study18
Predicting tunnel squeezing using support vector machine optimized by whale optimization algorithm18
Pore fractal and damage characteristics of granite following high-temperature heating and water cooling18
Suction effects during uplift of steel pipes buried in compacted soil18
Evaluation of desiccation cracking characteristics of inorganic micro-fiber-reinforced engineered barrier material (IMEBM) for geological repository18
Stabilized explicit $$u-p_w$$ solution in soil dynamic problems near the undrained-incompressible limit18
Single-particle crushing behaviour of carbonate sands studied by X-ray microtomography and a combined finite–discrete element method17
Particle-morphology-based characterization of the breakage behavior of particle assemblies under one-dimensional compression17
Study on the influence of magnesium/calcium ratios on bio-cemented sandy soils17
Framework for incorporating multi-level morphology of particles in DEM simulations: independent control of polydisperse distributions of roundness and roughness while preserving form distributions in 17
Mechanical behaviour and grain breakage characteristics of Tibetan glacial tills under triaxial compression17
Laboratory-scale thermo-activated piles under long continuous operation and different mobilised shaft resistance17
Experimental study on static and dynamic characteristics of geopolymer-stabilized coarse-grained soils17
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