International Journal of Geomechanics: Recent submissions
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Evaluating the Impact of Mudstone Swelling on Railway Heave of Ballastless Tracks in the Transition Section Using the DEM-FDM Coupling Method
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Mudstone is widely distributed in various regions of northwest China. Due to its high susceptibility to swelling when exposed to water, constructing high-speed railways in shale-prone areas often leads to track heave issues. ... -
Efficient Probabilistic Approach to Analyze Tunnel Support with Uncertain Probability Distribution Function of Input Parameters
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Due to the inherent random variations in the engineering properties of soils and rocks, considering probabilistic analysis rather than the deterministic one is a safer option for the design of geotechnical structures. ... -
Efficiency Evaluation of Deep Soil Mixing Method in Stiff Clayey Soils: A Comprehensive Field Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The quality of deep soil mixing (DSM) columns in fine-grained soils remains challenging and needs to be addressed unequivocally to solve the existing practical problems. Breakthroughs can be achieved through field ... -
Efficacy of Utilizing Stress-Dependent SWRC in the Analysis of a Footing Resting on an Unsaturated Soil Slope
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The response and the safety of geostructures constructed on hilly regions or sloping grounds are receiving increased attention. As the foundation of geostructures resting on slopes is often in the vadose zone, accounting ... -
Efficacy of Crustacean and Protein-Based Biopolymer Inclusion on the Strength Characteristics of Organic Soil
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The current study evaluated the potential of crustacean polysaccharide and protein-based biopolymers, namely, chitosan and casein, in ameliorating a low organic soil. The inclusion of these biopolymers will ensure the ... -
Efficacy of Biopolymer Treatment in Improving the Dynamic Response of Fly Ash Deposits
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The utilization of biopolymer treatment presents a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional binders such as cement, lime, and chemicals and has the potential to mitigate the carbon footprint ... -
Effects of Particle Shape on the Shear Behavior and Breakage of Ballast: A DEM Approach
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper presents results obtained from the discrete-element method (DEM) to study the effects of particle shape on the shear behavior and breakage of ballast aggregates. In this study, a series of direct shear tests ... -
Effects of Loading Frequency on Soil–Pile Interaction Using Numerical Nonlinear Three-Dimensional Analyses
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The kinematic interaction between piles under seismic loading has been extensively studied from analytical, experimental, and numerical perspectives. Of note, within numerical modeling, the majority of the existing literature ... -
Effects of Creep on Grout Efficiency in Clay
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Existing structures can deform and damage due to newly constructed underground structures, which induces surrounding soil deformation due to ground loss and stress relief. Compensation grouting is an active control method ... -
Effectiveness and Optimization Analysis of Vibration Isolation Performance of Circular and Rectangular Hollow Pipes: Numerical Modeling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study developed robust finite-element models based on barrier test scenarios and validated them using field measurement data to demonstrate the practical value of the horizontal hollow pipe vibration isolation barrier ... -
A Simplified Approach for Analysis of a Pile under Combined Horizontal Dynamic and Axial Static Loads Resting on a Nonhomogeneous Pasternak Foundation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper presents a streamlined methodology to assess the horizontal response of an embedded pile subjected to combined horizontal dynamic and axial static loads in a nonhomogeneous Pasternak medium. The stiffness matrix ... -
Effect of Soil Structure on Penetration Response of Jacked Piles: Model Tests in Structured Clays
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Laboratory model tests were conducted on artificially structured clays using self-developed equipment to better understand the penetration mechanism of jacked piles in structured clays. Two artificially structured clays ... -
Effect of Fines Content on Cyclic Strength Development of Sand–Clay Mixtures under Cyclic Loading: A Process Evaluation Using Energy Methods
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Evaluating the cyclic strength development using energy-based methods is a novel concept in studying the dynamic properties of sand–clay mixtures under cyclic loading. In this study, a series of undrained cyclic triaxial ... -
Effect of Boundary Conditions on CPT Calibration Chamber Tests
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Calibration chambers are employed to reproduce field conditions in laboratory cone penetration tests (CPTs). However, their measurements are often affected by the limited size of the calibration chamber and the imposed ... -
A Rigorous Approach to Enhance the Slope Stability of Coal Ash Embankments against Extreme Rainfall Events
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This study investigates the pore-water pressure increase associated with rainfall intensity and duration on a coal ash embankment slope and its effect on the slope stability for safe disposal and storage of coal ash storage ... -
Dynamic Performance of Wedge-Shaped Self-Leveling Sleepers in Railway Transition Zones
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Hanging sleepers, which result from the differential settlement of the ballast layer, are a prevalent issue that leads to the rapid degradation of track components that include the ballast, sleeper, fastener, and rail. A ... -
Dynamic Performance Assessment of MSE Walls under High-Speed Train Loads
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining walls have been successfully implemented in numerous applications, particularly where dynamic loads such as earthquake and traffic loading are prevalent. However, using MSE ... -
Dynamic Behavior of Stone Column–Improved Soft Clay under Three-Stage Traffic Loads
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper presents the results of a laboratory investigation into the response of stone column–improved soft clay under dynamic traffic load conditions. Six reduced-scale model tests were performed with vertical traffic ... -
Durability Assessment for Red Stratum Soft Rock Using Different Slaking Fluids and Disturbance Modes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The present study investigated the slake durability behaviors of red stratum soft rocks subjected to different fluid soaking and disturbance modes. Several series of slake durability tests, undergoing six water-induced ... -
Dispersive Constraints of Antiplane Shear Waves in a Strain-Gradient LoH Model under an Inflexible Boundary Plane and Initial Pressure
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This research work depicts the dispersive limitation of shear (SH) waves in an initially stressed strain-gradient layer over halfspace (LoH) model with an inflexible upper boundary plane. The gradient elasticity theory ...