International Journal of Geomechanics: Recent submissions
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Pullout Capacity Analysis of Horizontal Plate Anchors with Tensile Strength Cutoff
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The conventional Mohr–Coulomb (M-C) failure criterion is commonly used in existing studies to determine the ultimate pullout capacity of plate anchors buried in cohesive-frictional soils. However, this criterion overestimates ... -
Seismic Response of a Shallow Asymmetrical V-Shaped Canyon with Cliffs under SH Waves Propagation
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Irregular topographies are widely distributed in nature, particularly in mountainous areas. The cliff on the canyon top forming over long periods of geological evolution significantly influences the amplification or reduction ... -
Modeling a Flexible Membrane for Triaxial Tests with Coupled FDM–DEM: Considering Realistic Particle Shape Effects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Particle morphology plays a crucial role in determining the mechanical behavior of granular materials. This paper focused on investigating the effects of boundary conditions on the triaxial mechanical properties of soil ... -
One-Dimensional Compression Behavior of River Silty Sand: Emphasizing the Equivalent Void Ratio Concept
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Previously, studies have recognized that the characterization of the compression behavior of sand–silt mixtures that use different void ratio concepts is controversial and incomplete, because most of the earlier studies ... -
Stability and Failure Mechanism of the Tunnel Face in Nonhomogeneous Clay with Longitudinal Slopes: A Kinematic Limit Analysis
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Longitudinal inclined tunnels are commonly encountered in practical projects, yet limited studies are available on determining the stability of the tunnel face with the presence of longitudinal slopes, especially in ... -
Assessing the Reliability of Rock Slopes Based on the Nonlinear Strength Criterion
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Traditionally, the reliability of a rock slope is evaluated based on the linear Mohr–Coulomb strength criterion, neglecting the nonlinear shear strength of the majority of geotechnical materials. The paper proposes a ... -
An Upper Bound Formulation for Stability Assessment of Variably Saturated Reinforced Soils
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)A novel unified numerical limit analysis method is proposed to study variably saturated soils reinforced by flexible inclusions. An effective stress-based criterion is utilized to determine the shearing resistance of ... -
Determination of Frequency-Dependent Dynamic Properties of Rocks Using the Nonresonance Method
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Assessing the dynamic properties of rocks remains a foundational pursuit in the field of rock engineering, providing crucial insights into their mechanical behaviors across a spectrum of loading conditions, including static, ... -
Study of Heat–Mass Transfer and Salt–Frost Expansion Mechanism of Sulfate Saline Soil during the Unidirectional Freezing Process
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The water and salt movement and crystallization deformation of saline soil in cold and arid regions is a complex hydrothermal–salt–mechanical coupling problem. Based on the law of mass conservation, the law of energy ... -
Determination of Minimum Intermediary Hold Durations in Multistage First-Filling Schedule of Earth-Fill Dam Reservoirs
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Earth-fill dams should be monitored during the first filling of the reservoir to avoid several potential risks. Following the completion of dam construction, the primary safety check is monitoring the dam behavior during ... -
Slope Stability Assessment Using a New Finite-Element Analysis with Emphasis on <i>K</i><sub>0</sub> and <i>ν</i> Mutual Influence on the Initial Stress Field
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)A novel finite-element (FE) procedure for analyzing slope stability was recently developed and encoded into a Fortran computer code S4DINA 2.0. This innovative approach involves a gradual increment in the principal stress ... -
Simulating a High-Resolution Tectonic Stress Field and Predicting the Fracture Distributions in Shale Reservoirs Based on a Heterogeneous Rock Mechanics Model with Adaptive Boundary Condition Constraints
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Obtaining higher-resolution and more realistic characteristics of tectonic stress fields is the goal of research into tectonic stress field simulations. In this study, a regional heterogeneous rock mechanics model was ... -
Effects of Bolt Anchoring on Shear Mechanical Performance and Acoustic Emission Characteristics in Two Parallel Coplanar Rock-Like Materials
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Rock slope landslides and underground construction destabilization are frequently attributed to shear impairment by intermittent joints, and the support by bolts represents an indispensable technique for reinforcing jointed ... -
Active Earth Pressure Calculation for a Translational Retaining Wall Considering the Influence of Basement Inverse Slope
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The current active earth pressure calculation theory cannot take into account the influence of the foundation inverse slope. For the translational mode retaining wall in this paper, taking cohesive backfill as the research ... -
Numerical Investigation of Concrete Cracking Effect on Lateral Load Response of Piles in Rock Mass
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Cracks develop in concrete piles under lateral static loading as the tensile stress exceeds the concrete strength, causing a decrease in the pile's flexural rigidity and influencing the load–deflection behavior. This paper ... -
Elastic–Plastic Constitutive Relationship of Polymer Fiber–Reinforced Clay Considering the Effect of Anisotropic Distribution
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Due to their advantages of high rupture strength and long service life, polymer fibers are often used for soil improvement. However, there is no consensus on how the mixing of discrete polymer fibers affects the stress–strain ... -
Three-Dimensional Active and Passive Seismic Stability Analysis of Shallow Shield Tunnel Faces
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Comprehensive assessment of the active/passive seismic stability of shallow tunnel faces is an urgent and complex task. This work establishes a promising three-dimensional (3D) approach using upper-bound limit analysis to ... -
Analysis of Love-Type Waves in Functionally Graded Composite Structure with Interfacial Imperfections
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Love-type wave propagation in a functionally graded material bonded by a layer of functionally graded fiber-reinforced material and an elastic half-space is investigated in this paper. The mechanical imperfections at the ... -
3D Numerical Modeling of the Inertial and Kinematic Interactions of Inclined Pile Groups in Liquefiable Soils
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Previous earthquake events indicate that pile foundations in liquefiable soils are vulnerable to damage due to the coupling of inertial and kinematic effects. Inclined piles are widely applied in structures located in ... -
Research on the Slurry Diffusion and Load-Bearing Characteristics of Postgrouted Piles in Loess Areas
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Collapsibility significantly impacts the bearing capacity of pile foundations in loess areas. To improve the load-bearing capacity of piles, the pile-base postgrouting technique is widely used worldwide. However, there are ...