International Journal of Geomechanics: Recent submissions
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A Nonorthogonal Elastoplastic Model for Overconsolidated Clay
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The constitutive model in geotechnical engineering plays a critical role, driving the need for ongoing research and improvement. In this study, by utilizing a single yield curve and only one hardening parameter, a nonorthogonal ... -
3D Seismic Displacement Analysis of Pile-Reinforced Slopes in Anisotropic Layered Soils
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This study aims to investigate the effects of antislide piles and cohesion anisotropy on seismic displacements of three-dimensional (3D) layered slopes. A discrete mechanism generated by the point-to-point technique is ... -
DEM-DFM Modeling Suffusion of Granular Soils under Triaxial Compression
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Suffusion of soils is one of the common hazards in geotechnical and ocean engineering. The influence of the stress condition of soils on suffusion, however, remains unexplored in previous studies. In this study, systematical ... -
Pile Lifting and Load Transfer Mechanisms Induced by Capsule Expansion Technology in Soft Clay: A Field Trial and Numerical Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Capsule expansion technology (CET) is innovatively developed to protect subsurface structures from underground engineering construction. However, it has hardly been reported in pile settlement control using CET. In this ... -
Pore–Water Salinity Effect on the Compression and Hydraulic Characteristics of Saturated Saline Soils
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Changes in the pore-water environment have an obvious effect on the physical and mechanical properties of soil. Traditional consolidation theory has not considered the influence of the hydrochemical environment on the ... -
Simplified Mechanism for Evaluating the Basal Stability of Narrow-Deep Excavation in Nonhomogeneous Clay
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The limit analysis method is extensively used in basal heave stability analysis of deep excavations. However, the quality of the safety factor determination by this method is significantly affected by the chosen failure ... -
Numerical Study on Blast Dynamic Response of Jointed Rock Mass under High Geostress Field
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)To study the blast-induced dynamic response of jointed rock mass under high geostress field, a numerical model for the blast in the jointed rock mass was first established based on Ansys LS-DYNA software and the ... -
Optimization of the Joint Structure Between Asphalt Concrete Core and Concrete Plinth in Earthen Dams Based on the Response Surface Method
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The joint structure between the asphalt concrete core and the concrete plinth is a critical and vulnerable part of the asphalt concrete core dam (ACCD). Shape parameters of the core–plinth joint structure are directly ... -
Analytical Solution for One-Dimensional Electroosmotic Consolidation of a Multilayered Soil System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Horizontal electrodes offer advantages in reducing the soil cracks near the anode, allowing for simultaneous filling and consolidation, and have thus received sustained attention. This paper proposed an analytical approach ... -
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 ... -
Mesoscopic Freeze–Thaw Damage Model of Residual Soil Using a Discrete-Element Method under a Laminated-Wall Flexible-Boundary Condition
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Freeze–thaw processes can cause slope instability in areas with short-term frozen (STF) soil, resulting in potential safety risks and huge financial losses to a certain extent, as these processes affect the physical and ... -
Long-Term Structural Behavior of Concrete Face Rockfill Dams Considering Fluid–Solid Coupling Effects and Spatial Parameter Variability
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)A numerical method is proposed to analyze the long-term structural behavior of concrete face rockfill dams (CFRDs), considering fluid–solid coupling and the spatial variability of model parameters. Initially, a method was ... -
Consolidation and Hydraulic Properties of Sand–Biochar and Lightly Cemented Sand–Biochar Mixtures
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Soil–biochar mixtures have been increasingly investigated for geotechnical applications (e.g., landfill cover system and roadway stormwater filter). However, biochar particles have lower stiffness and strength than soil ... -
A Modified Newmark Analysis of Lateral Spreading Based on Liquefaction Initiation Time
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The displacement of lateral spreading induced by liquefaction is of great interest to engineering practice. In this paper, a modified Newmark sliding block method was proposed to predict the displacement magnitude of lateral ... -
Anisotropic Strength Identification of Sandy Cobble Soil Using Multiscale Limit Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Sandy cobble soil is a composite made of soil matrix and cobbles, and the estimation of its shear strength always requires expensive large-scale experiments. The strength of the sandy cobble soil exhibits macroscopic ... -
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 ... -
A Double Volume Expansion Thermal–Mechanical Coupling Constitutive Model Considering Anisotropy
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Volume expansion can occur in overconsolidated clay during shear loading and heating. However, the volume expansion mechanisms driving these two phenomena are different from each other, and it is important to propose a ... -
Deep Excavation–Induced Stability Evaluation of a Triple Tunnel Using Discrete and Continuum Numerical Modeling
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)One of the most crucial tasks in the design, control, and construction of urban deep excavations is ensuring the safety of the existing underground infrastructure. Deformation and settlement created by excavation may damage ... -
Study on Permeability of Clay under Saline Environment Change and Permeability Prediction Considering Electrochemical Characteristics
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)A continuously changing saline environment can lead to changes in the pore structure and the permeability of soils. Studying and establishing the theoretical relationships among factors such as ion concentration, mineral ... -
A Geotechnical Centrifuge Study on the Bearing Capacity of Ring Foundations Reinforced by Stone Columns
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Ring foundations are a distinct category of shallow foundations designed for the bearing loads of symmetrical structures with circular planes, such as bridge piers, liquid storage tanks, and wind turbines. In this study, ...