International Journal of Geomechanics: Recent submissions
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Simplified Calculation Method of Wall–Brace Coordinated Deformation in the Excavation Process of a Foundation Pit under Multifactor Coupling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper proposes a coordinated deformation calculation method for foundation pit engineering to improve deformation control between underground diaphragm walls and supports. The study validates the practicality of the ... -
Response of Radially Distributed Stone Column–Improved Soft Soil under Uniformly Distributed Axisymmetric Load: A 3D Numerical Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Stone columns are, in general, constructed in an arrangement of regular polygons like triangles and squares. From the geometry, the stone column–improved ground with a regular polygon arrangement of stone columns cannot ... -
Railway Bridge End-Approach Zone under a Moving Load: Numerical Assessment from a Geotechnical Perspective
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)When subjected to moving train loads, the bridge-end transition zone becomes an important geotechnical site, requiring detailed investigation. Dealing with complex track–substructure–soil interaction is essential because ... -
Numerical Studies of Foundation Behavior Subjected to Combined Loading Considering Hydrostatic and Transient Flow Conditions in Unsaturated Soils
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Conventional soil mechanics are widely used for investigating shallow foundation behavior when subjected to vertical, inclined, and eccentric loading. However, few studies in the literature focus on the behavior of foundations ... -
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 ... -
Probabilistic Analysis of Rock Slope Stability Considering the Spatial Variability of Rock Strength Parameters
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Naturally characterized by inherent heterogeneity, rock masses exhibit discontinuous composition comprising rock materials, fractures, and bedding planes. The presence of these natural features challenges the adequacy of ... -
Seismic Ground Surface Amplification Pattern due to the Presence of Twin Tunnels
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In this study, a series of 1-g large shaking table tests were conducted on a soil layer with embedded twin tunnels to evaluate the acceleration distribution pattern at the ground surface. Furthermore, numerical analyses ... -
Failure Mechanism and Ultimate Uplift Capacity Calculation Method for Belled Uplift Piles Considering Influences from Underground Water
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)As underground structures’ burial depth increases, buoyancy resistance due to groundwater becomes more pronounced. This study, through numerical simulation, analysis of field measurement data, and theoretical analysis, ... -
Experimental Study on Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation Reinforcement of Silty Sand in an Artificial Seawater Environment
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) is an eco-friendly technique for weak soil reinforcement. In this study, Sporosacina pasteurii was used to strengthen silty sand after multigradient domestication in an ... -
Performance of Geosynthetic-Encased Stone Columns in Sandy Soils Subjected to Vertical Cyclic Loads
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The stone column encasement is a widespread ground improvement technique that effectively improves the engineering characteristics of weak and compressible soils with excessive settlement problems under vertical loadings. ... -
Centrifuge Consolidation Analysis of Slurries and Tailings Using Finite-Element Modeling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The geotechnical centrifuge is an efficient alternative to the slurry consolidometer and settling columns for expedited testing of mine tailings and dredged clay slurries, while accurately reproducing the field stress ... -
A Three-Dimensional Microcrack Inclination–Dependent Anisotropic Compressive Failure Criterion in Brittle Rocks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Numerous microcracks with different angles of inclination are found in brittle rocks. The crack angles lead to anisotropic properties of the compression failure of the rock, which greatly affects the evaluation of the ... -
Simulating Hydraulic Fracturing Dynamics Considering Dynamic Biot’s Poroelasticity and Coupled Plasticity–Damage Permeability
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Fluid injection is widely used to enhance permeability in rock formations by creating or dilating transport pathways for resources such as oil, gas, heat, or CO2. The dynamic propagation of damage induced by fluid injection ... -
Poroelastic Solutions of a Semipermeable Borehole under Nonhydrostatic In Situ Stresses within Transversely Isotropic Media
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Prevalent models addressing wellbore stability typically oversimplify the borehole wall, characterizing it as either perfectly permeable or entirely impermeable. However, the widely observed behavior of a shale borehole, ... -
Quantifying Railway Ballast Degradation through Repeated Large-Scale Direct Shear Tests and Three-Dimensional Morphological Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)To investigate the mechanism and manifestation of ballast spoilage, this study introduces a novel approach using a repeated large-scale direct shear test (involving multiple large-scale direct shear tests on the same batch ... -
Discrete-Element Method Study of the Effect of Ballast Layer Depth on the Performance of Railway Ballast Bed
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In the construction and maintenance of railway track systems, studying the influence of ballast depth on the performance of railway track structures is important to ensure the safety and sustainability of the built ... -
A Nonlinear Breakage Mechanics Model: From Extreme Entire Life Model to Breakage Evolution of Limestone Based on Separation of Helmholtz Free Energy under Cyclic Loading
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Rock structures and load conditions play a considerable role in the deformation and failure process of rocks. To explore the nonlinear mechanical mechanism of brittle rocks, this study presents the extreme entire life ... -
Seepage Response along with Fine Particle Migration of a Loose Soil Slope under Rainfall Infiltration
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Fine particle migration is common in loose slopes with wide gradation characteristics under rainfall infiltration conditions. The seepage characteristics and stability of loose soil slopes are affected by the migration of ... -
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 ... -
Soil Slope Reliability Assessment through Bayesian Updating: A Comparative Study Using RLEM, RFDM, and RFEM
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study aims to establish an objective analytical framework for determining the number of boreholes that are essential for addressing soil slope design challenges in diverse geological/geotechnical settings. This study ...