OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Underground Space is 22. 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.)

Article	Citations
Influence of erosion voids and traffic loads on buried large-diameter reinforced concrete pipes	196
Fatigue damage analysis of ballastless slab track in heavy-haul railway tunnels	142
Impact of ground motion characteristics on the seismic fragility of circular tunnels	99
Pseudo-dynamic analysis of a 3D tunnel face in inclined weak strata	89
Experimental investigation and limit analysis of shield tunnel face failure mechanism in sand	87
Novel pipe-roof method for a super shallow buried and large-span metro underground station	83
Analytical solution for tunnelling-induced response of an overlying pipeline considering gap formation	83
Horizontal convergence reconstruction in the longitudinal direction for shield tunnels based on conditional random field	81
Hydraulic head difference at two sides of suspended waterproof curtain during multi-grade dewatering of excavation	81
Use of GIS and BIM for the integration of tunnel design and construction process in conventional tunneling	79
Multi-source data integration and multi-scale modeling framework for progressive prediction of complex geological interfaces in tunneling	76
Rockburst proneness index of surrounding rock considering rock mass quality and excavation disturbance factor	73
Goaf risk prediction based on IAOA–SVM and numerical simulation: A case study	68
Determination of groundwater buoyancy reduction coefficient in clay: Model tests, numerical simulations and machine learning methods	68
Fluid-solid coupling numerical simulation of micro-disturbance grouting treatment for excessive deformation of shield tunnel	67
Analytical model for the sealant performance of tunnel gasketed joints based on multi-scale contact and percolation theories	65
Mechanical behavior of shield tunnel reinforced with corrugated plates: from joint to full ring	62
Deep learning to evaluate seismic-induced soil liquefaction and modified transfer learning between various data sources	58
The analysis of the optimal scalar and vector intensity measurements for seismic performance assessment of deep-buried hydraulic arched tunnels	57
Study on influence of key blasthole parameters on tunnel overbreak	57
New method to identify optimal discontinuity set number of rock tunnel excavation face orientation based on Fisher mixed evaluation	56
Mechanism and preventive measures of slurry leakage at shield tail brushes under abnormal shutdown condition—A case study	50
Imbalanced rock burst assessment using variational autoencoder-enhanced gradient boosting algorithms and explainability	50
Multidimensional seismic fragility analysis of subway station structures using the adaptive bandwidth kernel density estimation and Copula function	48
Influence of the spatial distribution of underground tunnel group on its blasting vibration response	48

Numerical analysis of a deep and oversized group excavation: A case study	48
A simulation-based software to support the real-time operational parameters selection of tunnel boring machines	48
Influential factors of spatial performance in metro-led urban underground public space: A case study in Shanghai	46
Numerical and analytical studies on the coupling effects of unloading and cutterhead vibration on tunnel face in dry sandy ground	46
Bayesian ensemble methods for predicting ground deformation due to tunnelling with sparse monitoring data	45
Effect of confining pressure on rock breaking by high-pressure waterjet-assisted TBM	45
Test and damage assessment of shallow buried RC tunnel under explosion	45
Overall smoke control performance using naturally ventilated shafts in tunnel fires with multiple fire sources	45
Real-time assessment of tunnelling-induced damage to structures within the building information modelling framework	42
3D suitability evaluation of urban underground space using a variable weight method and considering ground restrictions	42
Risks analysis of large diameter slurry shield tunneling in urban area	41
An improved artificial bee colony-random forest (IABC-RF) model for predicting the tunnel deformation due to an adjacent foundation pit excavation	41
Creep damage constitutive model of rock based on the mechanisms of crack-initiated damage and extended damage	41
Assessment of basal heave stability for braced excavations in anisotropic clay using extreme gradient boosting and random forest regression	40
Field monitoring and instrumentation in microtunnelling/pipe jacking: A review and future directions	38
Seepage flow around twin circular tunnels in anisotropic ground revealed by an analytical solution	38
Solute transport in stochastic discrete fracture-matrix systems: Impact of network structure	38
Prediction of the geological indicators in TBM tunnel based on optimized proportion of surrounding rock grades	38
Back analysis of geomechanical parameters based on a data augmentation algorithm and machine learning technique	37
Characteristics of the crack tip field in high-speed railway tunnel linings under train-induced aerodynamic shockwaves	36
Negative Poisson’s ratio cable compensation support for 32 m super-large-span highway tunnel: A case study	36
Fragility assessment of tunnels in soft soils using artificial neural networks	35
Diffusion law and diffusion model for backfill grouting in loess shield tunnel at different soil moisture	35
Significance and methodology: Preprocessing the big data for machine learning on TBM performance	34
Predicting excavation-induced lateral displacement using improved particle swarm optimization and extreme learning machine with sparse measurements	34
Heterogeneity of field cemented rockfill at a Canadian hard-rock mine	33
Experimental and numerical simulation on the sliding process of roof rock blocks triggered by dynamic disturbance	33
Impact and explosion resistance of NPR anchor cable: Field test and numerical simulation	33
Seismic ahead-prospecting based on deep learning of retrieving seismic wavefield	33
Resilience of shield tunnel subjected to adjacent construction disturbances: A review	32
Regional 3D geological modeling along metro lines based on stacking ensemble model	32
Seismic response of deep circular tunnels subjected to S-waves: Axial bending	31
Analysis of the influence of geometrical parameters of circular steel pipe with flange plate on the jacking force	30
TIM-FEM-ML synthetic technology for longitudinal optimization of tunnel excavated in the interlayered rock mass	30
Fractional viscoelastic solution of stratum displacement of a shallow tunnel under the surface slope condition	30
Regional characterization of vs30 with hybrid geotechnical and geological data	30
Shear behaviour of anchored jointed rock mass under different engineering conditions considering damage and joint surface morphology	29
Effect of ventilation on thermal and humidity environment of the underground utility tunnel in the plum rain season in southern China: Field measurement and CFD simulation	29
Laboratory test on three-dimensional stress state of the surrounding soil during tunnel excavation	29
Investigation of cracking mechanism of the first tunnel lining during double-arch tunnel construction	29
Hygrothermal behavior of energy diaphragm wall and the induced heat and moisture interaction with adjacent underground space	29
Novel stacking models based on SMOTE for the prediction of rockburst grades at four deep gold mines	29
Assessing clogging potential and optimizing driving parameter of slurry shield tunneling in clay stratum assisted with CFD-DEM modeling	29
Intelligent rockburst prediction model with sample category balance using feedforward neural network and Bayesian optimization	28
Review of transparent soil model testing technique for underground construction: Ground visualization and result digitalization	28
Full-scale experiment for segmental linings of deep-buried shield tunnels bearing high inner water pressure: Comparison of mechanical behaviors of continuous- and stagger-jointed structures	28
Numerical studies on the synergistic effects of smoke extraction and control performance by mechanical ventilation shafts during tunnel fires	27
RM2D: An automated and robust laser-based framework for mobile tunnel deformation detection	27
A DEA–based efficiency evaluation method for metro-led urban underground public space	26
Large post-liquefaction deformation of sand: Mechanisms and modeling considering water absorption in shearing and seismic wave conditions	26

Effect of local openings on bearing behavior and failure mechanism of shield tunnel segments	26
Transfer learning-based encoder-decoder model with visual explanations for infrastructure crack segmentation: New open database and comprehensive evaluation	26
Towards trustworthy excavation-induced risk warning for adjacent building: A Bayesian reasoning based probabilistic deep learning method	25
Experimental study on shield tunnel seepage control via microbially induced calcite precipitation	25
Numerical analyses of coupled thermo-mechanical behaviors of cement sheath in geothermal wells	25
Dynamic response of water-rich tunnel subjected to plane P wave considering excavation induced damage zone	25
Prediction of lining response for twin tunnels constructed in anisotropic clay using machine learning techniques	25
A review of fracture mechanic behaviors of rocks containing various defects	25
Drainage-induced ground response in a twin-tunnel system through analytical prediction over the seepage field	25
Progressive failure of water-filled karst cave of stratified tunnel using coupled discontinuous smoothed particle hydrodynamics method	24
Evaluation of fault stability and seismic potential for Hutubi underground gas storage due to seasonal injection and extraction	24
Closed-form solution for dynamic responses of shaft-tunnel junction under uniform P waves	24
Review of analytical methods for stress and deformation analysis of buried water pipes considering pipe-soil interaction	24
BIM-based framework of automatic tunnel segment assembly and deviation control	24
Influence of permeability anisotropy of seepage flow on the tunnel face stability	23
Experimental investigation of face instability for tunnels in sandy cobble strata	23
Observed response of maglev structure undercrossed by three shield tunnels in soft soil	23
Publisher Note	23
Influence of pile-raft connection on lateral performance of combined pile-raft foundations adjacent to tunnelling	23
Erratum to “Numerical analysis of straight and curved underground pipeline performance after rehabilitation by cured-in-place method”. [Undergr. Sp. 5 (2020) 30–42]	22
New framework of low-carbon city development of China: Underground space based integrated energy systems	22
Shield tunneling efficiency and stability enhancement based on interpretable machine learning and multi-objective optimization	22
Performance of a deep excavation and the influence on adjacent piles: A case history in karst region covered by clay and sand	22
Investigation on instability mechanism and control of abandoned roadways in coal pillars recovery face: A case study	22
Electrochemical deposition method to repair leakage cracks in underground structures: Principle, laboratory experiment and field implementation	22
MCS-based quantile value approach for reliability-based design of tunnel face support pressure	22
Effect of strain rate on the fracture behavior of granite under unconfined compression: A meso-scale energy evolution perspective	22
High-precision segmentation and quantification of tunnel lining crack using an improved DeepLabV3+	22
Support characteristics of flexible negative Poisson’s ratio anchor cable response to blasting impacts	22
Time-dependent behaviors of energy piles embedded in multilayered saturated transversely isotropic soils	22