International Journal of Geomechanics: Recent submissions
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Effect of Viscosity on Slurry Infiltration in Granular Media
(ASCE, 2022/06/30)The infiltration of slurry in granular media plays an important role in face stability during slurry shield tunneling. This study investigates the effect of slurry viscosity in Fujian standard sand through a series of ... -
XFEM Simulation of Soil Crack Evolution Process Considering the Stress Concentration and Redistribution at the Crack Tip
(ASCE, 2022/07/01)Cracks are one of the major characteristics of soil structure failure. Successfully performed numerical simulation of the soil crack evolution process is conducive to the prediction of potential dangers. In recent years, ... -
Upper Bound Analysis of Suction Effect on Tunnel Stability
(ASCE, 2022/07/11)This paper reports numerical studies into mechanical characteristics of tunnel stability in unsaturated soils using a modified upper bound discretization scheme, the discontinuity layout optimization (DLO) method. A modified ... -
Shear Strength Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Soil: Experimental Investigation and Prediction Model
(ASCE, 2022/07/04)This paper presents a prediction model for the shear strength of fiber-reinforced soil. A series of triaxial compression tests were first conducted to investigate the influences of fiber content and fiber length on the ... -
Quantitative Study on the Influence of Alluvium Foundation on the Behavior of Concrete Face Rockfill Dam
(ASCE, 2022/07/04)An increasing number of concrete faces rockfill dams (CFRDs) are being built on deep alluvium foundations. Understanding the behavior of CFRDs that are built on alluvial foundations is critical to the performance assessment ... -
Parametric Studies of Wall Displacement in Excavations with Inclined Framed Retaining Walls
(ASCE, 2022/07/11)Due to the limitation of cantilever wall in practice, an innovative retaining structure, named inclined framed retaining wall (IFRW), has been developed. The aim of this investigation is to analyze the factors influencing ... -
Influence of Sample Reconstitution on Advanced Model Calibration
(ASCE, 2022/05/30)The simulation of granular soil using advanced soil models relies on the precise determination of model parameters from laboratory or field experiments, or both. Although it is well known that sample reconstitution influences ... -
Numerical Modeling of Cone Penetration Test: An LBM–DEM Approach
(ASCE, 2022/06/08)In this paper, the discrete element method (DEM) is coupled with the Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) to model the cone penetration test (CPT) of a saturated granular media. The coupled numerical model was calibrated using ... -
Performance of Composite PVD–SC Column Foundation under Embankment through Plane-Strain Numerical Analysis
(ASCE, 2022/07/11)The combination of soil–cement (SC) columns and prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs) has indicated great success in improving ground stabilization in recent years; however, there is a lack of proper plane-strain numerical ... -
Three-Dimensional Seismic Bearing Capacity Assessment of Heterogeneous and Anisotropic Slopes
(ASCE, 2022/07/06)This study proposed an effective approach to accurately evaluate the three-dimensional (3D) seismic bearing capacity of heterogeneous and anisotropic slopes in the framework of the upper-bound limit analysis theorem. An ... -
Evolution of Soil Arching Subjected to Dynamic Loads
(ASCE, 2022/07/04)The Loess Plateau in Northwest China is located in a seismic area. Therefore, the high-filled cut-and-cover tunnels (HFCCTs) in this area are subjected to high earthquake risk. The load reduction measure of laying an ... -
Influence of Creep and Sand Type on the Compression Behavior of Sand–Rubber Composites
(ASCE, 2022/05/30)Even though the mechanical behavior of granular soil–rubber mixtures has attracted significant attention and promising applications in geotechnical engineering, less attention has been paid to the influence of creep and ... -
Shear-Induced Instability of Sand Containing Fines: Using the Equivalent Intergranular Void Ratio as a State Variable
(ASCE, 2022/06/01)In this work, the influence of different types of fine materials on the shear-induced instability of sand–fines mixtures was studied from various aspects. For this purpose, clean sand was mixed with three kinds of fines ... -
Water Retention Curve with Different Void Ratios over a Wide Suction Range and Its Application to Shear Strength
(ASCE, 2022/06/01)Shear strength (τ) analysis has received considerable attention, because of its importance when designing various geotechnical structures, such as tunnels, retaining walls, shallow foundations, and slopes. Predicting the ... -
Influence of Permeability of Rubble Mound on the Erosion Process in a Seabed under Breakwater due to a Tsunami
(ASCE, 2022/07/11)Tsunamis cause scour and erosion on bearing grounds, resulting in ground instabilities that lead to damage to coastal structures. For example, with regard to the damage to breakwaters due to the tsunami from the Great East ... -
Numerical Study on the Effect of Using Dented Sheet Liner in Pervious Concrete Pile to Improve Soft Soil
(ASCE, 2022/06/29)Use of pervious concrete piles is a ground improvement technique to improve soft soil’s load-bearing capacity by accelerating radial consolidation. With improved stiffness, pervious concrete piles perform well even under ... -
Role of Stress History on the Swelling–Shrinkage Behavior of Compacted Scaly Clay
(ASCE, 2022/06/29)Compacted scaly clays are complex geomaterials widely used for the realization of dam cores and waste dump liners. This research aims to investigate the swelling/shrinkage behavior of these geomaterials subjected in an ... -
Efficiency of Piles Stabilizing Slopes in Fine-Grained Soils
(ASCE, 2022/07/07)Equally spaced piles can be designed to ensure the stability of a slope with a desired safety factor or to restrain slow slope movements to prevent damage to existing structures. The piles are usually arranged in lines ... -
Analytical Solutions for Ultimate Stabilizing Action of Anchored Piles in Cohesive Soil Layers
(ASCE, 2022/06/29)The design of slope-stabilizing piles is still an open issue for civil engineers, owing to the high number of variables to be determined in the design process and to the complexity of soil–structure interaction problems. ... -
One-Dimensional Consolidation of Multilayered Soil with Continuous Drainage Boundaries and Under Time-Dependent Loading
(ASCE, 2022/07/04)In the practice of reclamation engineering, surcharge loading is gradually applied to preconsolidate soft clayed soil. The in situ drainage boundaries are usually not perfect and can be in a state between fully impermeable ...