2025 December - 21 articles
Soil permeability is an important factor in the mining and geotechnical industry, impacting slope stability and tailings management. It directly influences the stability of structures, the control of water in tailings ponds, and the safety of workers...
Tailings dams, critical for storing mine waste and water, must maintain stability and functionality throughout their lifespan. Their design and risk assessment are complicated by significant uncertainties stemming from multivariable parameters, inclu...
Environmental stressors, such as freeze–thaw (F–T) cycling and acid rain, affect the durability of carbonate rocks used in engineering and cultural heritage structures. This study investigates the mechanical degradation and strain evoluti...
Soft and weak rocks present challenges for construction activities in various environments. Their genetic origin, geological and tectonic evolution, and exposure to atmospheric conditions control their weathering and degradation over time. Therefore,...
Slope failures frequently occur during rainfall, earthquakes, and long-term weathering, and reinforcing bar insertion is widely used worldwide to prevent such failures. In this method, steel bars are installed in pre-drilled holes and bonded to the g...
Understanding the strain rate behavior of rock materials is key to geomechanical engineering. However, in numerical tools such as the Particle Flow Code (PFC), the chosen bonded-particle contact model also fundamentally dictates the mechanical respon...
Yamamoto’s theoretical solution for a two-dimensional wave-induced response of an elastic seabed with finite permeability needs a simultaneous equation to be solved. Analysis of the dimensionless simultaneous equation demonstrated that it becom...
Partially frozen soil (PFS) is comprises of coexisting unfrozen water and ice within its pores at subzero temperatures. The review paper examines how unfrozen water content (UWC) and pore ice content interact during phase changes under near-freezing...
Existing pile foundations in the Arctic face significant limitations regarding bearing capacity, environmental impact, and dismantling capabilities. This study proposes and geomechanically justifies a novel technology for constructing dismantlable mo...
This study investigates the influence of stratification—the vertical layering of particles with different sizes—on porosity in granular sediment packings. Conventional porosity models are typically formulated for homogeneous, well-mixed g...
This study investigates how stratification—layering of particles of different sizes—affects porosity in granular sediment packings. While most existing porosity models are developed for well-mixed, homogeneous grain structures, natural ri...
The offshore wind industry is expanding from shallow water to deep water. As a cost-effective and efficient anchoring solution, drag embedment anchors have been widely used for mooring floating offshore structures. However, there is currently no well...
The reuse of rubber inclusions obtained from End-of-Life Tires (ELTs) offers both environmental and technical benefits in civil engineering applications, reducing landfill disposal and enhancing the dynamic properties of geomaterials. The use of well...
In recent years the Government of the Sultanate of Oman has planned the construction of recharge dams in the semi-desert region of Wilayat Ibri, according to the growing domestic water demand for drinking and agricultural use. For this reason, the En...
This work stems from the curiosity stimulated by a paper by Yttrup and Abramsson, which appeared in the journal Australian Geomechanics in 2003. Their work proposes a kinematic limit analysis method to compute the ultimate strength of steel screw pil...
Many immersed tunnels are constructed in alluvial formations within earthquake-prone regions, making seismic resistance a critical aspect of their safety design. During an earthquake, tunnel displacements can lead to slippage between the tunnel and s...
Improper disposal of waste tires has led to significant environmental and economic challenges, including pollution and inefficient resource utilization. The growing focus on sustainable solutions in geotechnical engineering highlights the potential o...
This study investigates the behaviour of dense silty sands with kaolinite clay under static drained/undrained conditions at low confining stress. Conventional laboratory tests assessed the mixtures’ physical properties, but standard void ratio...
Accurate prediction of soil–structure interface shear strength (τmax) is critical for reliable geotechnical design. This study combines experimental testing with interpretable machine learning to overcome the limitations of traditional empi...
Currently, Japan’s fishing industry is facing a severe decline in its workforce. As a response, fishing mechanization using small underwater robots is promoted. These robots offer advantages due to their compact size, although their operating t...
Accurate evaluation of subgrade behaviour under dynamic loading is essential for the long-term performance of transport infrastructure. While the Light Weight Deflectometer (LWD) is commonly used to assess subgrade stiffness, it provides only a singl...
