International Journal of Geomechanics: Recent submissions
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Viscous Behavior and Constitutive Modeling of Peaty Soil in Kunming, China
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)The Kunming peaty soil exhibits distinct physical and mechanical properties from the inorganic clay due to the special soil-forming process and material composition. To better understand the viscous behavior of peaty soil, ... -
Analytical Solutions for General Three-Wedge Stability
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)A force-based limit-equilibrium analysis is presented for the stability of a general two-dimensional, three-wedge sliding mass of soil with vertical or nonvertical interfaces between the wedges. The analysis is conducted ... -
Effects of Three-Dimensional Cyclic Stresses on Permanent Deformation of Natural Undisturbed Clay
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)The cyclic stresses in subgrade soil induced by traffic loads are three-dimensional—cyclic major, intermediate, and minor principal stresses. To investigate the permanent deformation of natural undisturbed clay under ... -
Numerical Investigation of Brittleness Effect on Strength and Microcracking Behavior of Crystalline Rock
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)Brittleness has a significant influence on rock failure under compression; however, the mechanism is rarely comprehensively discussed. This study numerically investigates the brittleness effect on microcracking behavior ... -
Bearing Capacity of Circular Foundations on Weak Cohesive Soils Reinforced with Stone Columns
(ASCE, 2022/11/01)Vertical stone columns have been employed to improve the bearing capacity of the foundations for circular oil storage tanks placed on weak clayey strata. A solid stone column was placed along the axis of the foundation ... -
Thermomechanical Responses of Thermally Interacting Field-Scale Energy Piles
(ASCE, 2022/11/01)This paper explores how energy piles interact under imbalanced and balanced daily temperature cycles and a range of monotonic thermal loads, combining field experiments and numerical simulations on two bored energy piles ... -
Response of Batter-Piled Raft Foundations with Different Superstructures during Seismic Events: Outcomes from Shaking Table Tests
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)The performance of batter-piled raft systems during seismic events continues to be a major concern. In response, a series of shaking table tests, including vertical and nonvertical configurations, were conducted, and the ... -
Numerical Integration Scheme for Coupled Elastoplastic–Viscoplastic Constitutive Law for Tunnels
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)The paper presents an efficient numerical integration scheme for coupled elastoplastic–viscoplastic constitutive behavior with internal-state variables standing for irreversible processes. In most quasi-static structural ... -
Experimental and Semitheoretical Analyses of Uplift Capacity of Belled Pile in Sand
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)Although belled piles have been widely applied to structures subjected to large horizontal loads, such as coastal structures, high chimneys, and transmission towers, their uplift capacity characteristics under various ... -
An Analytical Solution for 2D Plane Strain Consolidation in Unsaturated Soils with Lateral and Vertical Semipermeable Drainage Boundaries under Time-Dependent Loading
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)This paper has proposed a closed-form solution for two-dimensional (2D) plane strain consolidation in unsaturated soils with lateral and vertical semipermeable drainage boundaries under time-dependent loading. By using the ... -
Undrained Responses of Reconstituted Saturated Soft Clay with Various
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)The loading stress path affects the soil’s dynamic response, but there are -
Freeze–Thaw Impact on Sandy Clay in Artificial Frozen Walls: An Investigation of Shear Strength and Pore-Size Distribution
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)Artificial ground freezing construction is an effective and widely adopted method for reinforcement in constructing subway tunnels. Regarding sandy clay in artificial frozen walls, changes in its microstructure can affect ... -
Influence of Water Depth on the Range of Crushed Zones and Cracked Zones for Underwater Rock Drilling and Blasting
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)In this paper, the theoretical radii of the crushed and cracked zones for underwater rock drilling and blasting with coupling charge under different water depths were computed, and the dynamic finite-element software LS-DYNA ... -
Investigation and Modification of a CSSM-Based Elastic–Thermoviscoplastic Model for Clay
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)This paper examines the accuracy of a new elastic–thermoviscoplastic (E-TVP) constitutive model developed based on critical state soil mechanics. The model can be used for simulating the temperature-dependent and ... -
Experimental Study on Load-Transfer Mechanism and Failure Mode of Batter Pile under Oblique Uplift Loading
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)Batter piles are often designed as foundation of high-rise structures to resist large lateral loads. The sizeable overturning moment of the superstructure will be transferred to the foundation so that batter piles are ... -
Experimental Evaluation of Back-to-Back Anchored Walls by Single Plate Anchors
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)Interaction of two back-to-back mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls in bridges has been the subject of many studies in road engineering. But regarding the other formations of this system with other types of retaining ... -
Nonlinear Response of Tunnels under Coseismic Displacement Induced by Strike-Slip Fault
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)In addition to seismic waves, coseismic displacement is also generated during earthquake events, which decreases gradually away from the seismogenic fault and may bring damages to tunnels in the area. This study aims to ... -
Visualization Investigation of the Plugging Effect on Open-Ended Pipe Pile Jacked in Transparent Sand
(ASCE, 2022/10/01)This paper describes the findings of a study of the soil plugging progressive formation process during pipe pile penetration using a transparent soil model test. The objective of this study is to visually investigate the ... -
Stochastic Finite-Element Analysis of Earth–Rockfill Dams Considering the Spatial Variability of Soil Parameters
(ASCE, 2022/12/01)The spatial variability of soil parameters notably influences the accuracy of numerical analyses of earth–rockfill dams. This research establishes a stochastic finite-element method (FEM) considering the spatial variability ...