International Journal of Geomechanics: Recent submissions
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Applicability of the Mindlin Solution from the Perspective of Saturated Soil
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The Mindlin solution is extensively utilized in the field of geotechnical engineering, including settlement computations and assessing the geoenvironmental impacts of shield tunneling and foundation pit excavation. Despite ... -
Development of a Finite-Difference–Discrete-Element Coupled Model for Ram-Compacted Bearing Base Piles
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Ram-compacted bearing base (RBB) piles have been utilized as an effective foundation technique in China over the last 20 years. RBB is an enlarged technique for base piling that has proven to be a more economical and ... -
Probabilistic and Deterministic Approach to Define the Vertical Stress in Inclined Mine Stopes
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Due to its environmental utility and capacity to increase the stability of mine excavations, underground mine backfilling is a proven technique and has become a common practice in the mining industry. The backfilling of ... -
Capillary-Based Nonisothermal Suction Stress and Nonlinear Shear Strength Criteria for Unsaturated Compacted Soils
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The unsaturated geological layers are a common site of many engineering projects; however, it is challenging to predict their water retention capacity and shear strength. Through analysis of soils with dual-porosity ... -
Effect of Extending Loading Time Application on Pressuremeter Test Results
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)To assess the geotechnical properties of soil, the pressuremeter test has been widely employed since its introduction in 1955. This test is instrumental in determining key parameters such as the limit pressure (Pl), creep ... -
Exploring the Water and Temperature Regimes’ Mechanical Characteristics of a Plain Concrete Pile Composite Foundation under Freeze–Thaw Cycles: A Model Testing Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In this paper, through extensive on-site research of the plain concrete composite foundation for the Jiuma Expressway, the study conducted proportional scaling tests. This study focused on the temperature, moisture, pile–soil ... -
Three-Dimensional Passive Partial Failure Analysis of the Excavation Face of a Shield Tunnel
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Previous analytical models for the passive stability analysis of the shield tunnel face always assumed the global failure at the excavation face. However, recent experimental and numerical results have refuted this hypothesis ... -
THMD Coupling Model for Water-Conducting Fracture Zones of Mines Based on Dual-Porosity Media
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)The surrounding rock undergoes damage and fracture under the disturbance of mining stress, which can easily form water-conducting fracture zones and cause water-inrush disasters in water-rich mines. Due to the complexity ... -
Effect of Acid Contamination on the Microscopic and Strength Properties of Tianjin Soft Clay
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Acid contamination has a notable influence on the geotechnical properties of soil and this influence is strongly dependent on contamination concentration (pH) and contamination duration. To fully investigate the effect of ... -
Stimulation of Unconsolidated Reservoirs: Sensitivity Analysis of Petrophysics Using Experimental and Numerical Methods
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Throughout the lifespan of oil fields, stimulation techniques play a crucial role in altering the petrophysical properties of the reservoir sections, hence impacting their productivity. Several studies have highlighted the ... -
Numerical Study on Mechanical Properties and Energy Conversion Characteristics of Soft Rock Anchored by CRLD Anchor Cables Containing Random Cracks
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper is based on the discrete-element software Particle Flow Code (PFC), establishing a hybrid contact model to simulate the mechanical behavior of deep soft rock. The constant resistance constraint effect of the ... -
An Elastoplastic Linear Strengthening Model to Estimate the Impact Force Generated by Rockfall on Sand Cushion
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Sand cushions for passive protection structures could reduce the damage that is induced by rockfall impact. Therefore, evaluation of the peak impact force generated by rockfall on the sand cushion is significant to the ... -
Quantifying Uncertainty in Blast-Induced Vibration Velocity Accounting for Spatial Variability of Rock Masses
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Blasting generates peak particle velocity (PPV), a key physical quantity used to evaluate the impact of blasting on buildings and structures. The natural spatial variability in rock masses introduces uncertainty in ... -
The Stress Distribution around Fully Grouted Rockbolts in a Fractured Rock Mass
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)A fully grouted rockbolt is the most common method for rock-mass reinforcement, of which stress distribution is an important basis for the design of supporting works. To investigate the stress distribution around a rockbolt ... -
Investigation of the Microstructure and Hydraulic Response of MICP-Improved River Sand
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Biomineralization through microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) has been investigated extensively in porous media. The precipitation of biomineralized products often induces complex dynamic pore ... -
Fractal Shear Strength Model for Unsaturated Soils Considering the Combined Effects of Matric Suction and Surface Tension
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Existing shear strength models for unsaturated soils have paid limited attention to the effect of surface tension. Recent research has demonstrated that this effect cannot be disregarded. This paper examines the influence ... -
Experimental and Theoretical Study on the Cumulative Settlement of Subgrade under Train Loading
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)It is necessary to fully understand the settlement of high-speed railway subgrade induced by train loading to ensure the operation safety of high-speed trains. A 1:7 reduced-scale model test was designed to investigate the ... -
Effect of Particle Overall Regularity on Macro- and Microscopic Cyclic Shear Behavior of Geogrid–Granular Aggregate Interface
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)Macro- and micromechanical interactions between the geogrid and granular aggregates considering particle shape effects are essential for the performance of reinforced soil structures under cyclic normal loading (CNL). ... -
An Analytical Approach of Cylindrical Cavity Expansion for a Compaction Grouting Problem under Nonlinear Seepage Based on Unified Strength Criterion
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)In this study, an analytical approach of large-strain cylindrical cavity expansion is carried out for the cylindrical compaction grouting problem considering pressure filtration based on the nonlinear seepage and unified ... -
A Method for Calculating the Deformation of Existing Bridge Pile Foundations Caused by the Oblique Crossing of Shield Tunnels
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2025)This paper presents a theoretical study of pile deformation caused by shield tunnels obliquely crossing adjacent existing bridge pile foundations. The method for calculating the deformation of existing bridge pile foundations ...