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Advances in Building Foundation Engineering

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 1119

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Rui Chen

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School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
Interests: unsaturated soil; soil–plant interaction; foundation engineering; soil–structure interaction
Dr. Ankit Garg

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Department of Civil and Smart Construction Engineering, Shantou University, Shanotu 515063, China
Interests: bio-geotechnics; application of AI in geotechnical engineering; soil–plant–biochar–atmospheric interactions
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Dr. Svetlana N. Sushkova

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Research Professor, Department of Soil Science, Southern Federal University, Rostov-On-Don-344041, Russia
Interests: bioremediation of soil; environmental impact assessment; sustainable agriculture; biogeotechnics; soil–plant–atmospheric interaction
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Prof. Dr. Neelima Satyam

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Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore, Indore 453552, Madhya Pradesh, India
Interests: geotechnical earthquake engineering; environmental geotechnics; landslide research; liquefaction hazard and mitigation; rock mechanics and underground structures
Dr. Zhaofeng Li

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School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
Interests: soil–pile interaction; DEM simulation; particle breakage; micromechanics; suffusion

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The field of building foundation engineering is continually evolving, driven by the need to address complex geotechnical challenges, the impacts of global warming, and improve the safety, sustainability, and efficiency of construction practices. This Special Issue, entitled "Advances in Building Foundation Engineering", aims to showcase the latest research and developments in this critical area.

We invite contributions that explore innovative approaches to foundation engineering, with a particular focus on special soils (e.g., expansive soils, collapsible soils, and breakage soils) and other unique geotechnical conditions. Additionally, we welcome studies that delve into various advanced pile foundation technologies, such as Continuous Flight Auger (CFA) piles, energy piles and micropiles, and other innovative foundation systems.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Characterization and behavior of special soils and their impact on foundation performance.
  • Advances in the design and analysis of pile foundations, including experimental, simulation, and analytical studies.
  • Innovative techniques in slope stability analysis and their application in foundation engineering.
  • Case studies demonstrating the successful implementation of novel foundation engineering solutions.
  • The integration of sustainable practices in foundation design and construction.
  • The impact of climate change on foundation stability and geotechnical conditions.

This Special Issue aims to bring together a diverse range of studies employing experimental investigations, numerical simulations, and analytical methods to provide a comprehensive understanding of current advancements and future directions in foundation engineering. By highlighting significant research contributions, we hope to foster collaboration and innovation within the geotechnical engineering community and beyond.

We encourage researchers and practitioners to submit their original research articles, review papers, and case studies to contribute to this comprehensive compilation of cutting-edge developments in building foundation engineering.

Prof. Dr. Rui Chen
Dr. Ankit Garg
Dr. Svetlana N. Sushkova
Prof. Dr. Neelima Satyam
Dr. Zhaofeng Li
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • pile foundation
  • soil–structure interaction
  • special soils
  • geotechnical challenge
  • sustainability
  • climate change
  • excavation
  • geo-environmental engineering

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Parametric Analysis and Control of Bedding-Inclined Asymmetric Stress in Double-Arch Tunnels: A 3DEC-Based Study on Jointed Rock Masses
by Pai Zhang, Wangrong Li, Liqiang Xu, Fengwei Wu, Zaihong Li, Pei Tai and Leilei Liu
Buildings 2025, 15(11), 1816; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15111816 - 25 May 2025
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Double-arch tunnels in inclined layered jointed rock masses face risks of lining cracking and collapse under bedding-inclined asymmetric stress (BIAS); however, related studies remain limited. Based on a case study of an expressway tunnel case in Zhejiang Province, a three-dimensional discrete element model [...] Read more.
Double-arch tunnels in inclined layered jointed rock masses face risks of lining cracking and collapse under bedding-inclined asymmetric stress (BIAS); however, related studies remain limited. Based on a case study of an expressway tunnel case in Zhejiang Province, a three-dimensional discrete element model of a double-arch tunnel was developed using Three-Dimensional Distinct Element Code (3DEC) (version 7.0, Itasca Consulting Group, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA). The impacts of joint dip angle (0–90°) and spacing (0.5–6.5 m) on deformation, BIAS evolution, and middle partition wall stability were analyzed. Key findings reveal that joint presence significantly amplifies surrounding rock deformation, with pronounced displacement increases observed on the counter-dip side. The BIAS intensity follows a unimodal distribution with joint dip angles, peaking within the 30–60° range. Increasing joint spacing reduces BIAS effects, with a 57.1% decrease in asymmetric deformation observed when spacing increases from 0.5 m to 6.5 m. The implementation of dip-side pilot excavation with the main tunnel full-face method, combined with an optimized support strategy (installing dip-side bolts perpendicular to joints and extending counter-dip side bolt lengths from 4 m to 6 m), achieved a near-unity stress ratio between tunnel sides under equivalent overburden depths compared to conventional methods. These findings offer theoretical and technical insights for optimizing excavation and reinforcement in similar tunnel engineering contexts. Full article
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Influence of Roughness Factor on the Bearing Characteristics of Rock-Socketed Piles
by Zhilin Wang, Qingye Shi, Hongming Li, Tao Xiao, Zhihao Tang, Xiang Huang and Bai Yang
Buildings 2025, 15(11), 1785; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15111785 - 23 May 2025
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With the rapid development of the national economy, the construction of super high-rise buildings, long-span bridges, high-speed railways, and transmission towers has become increasingly common. It is also more frequent to build structures on karst foundations, which imposes higher demands on foundation engineering, [...] Read more.
With the rapid development of the national economy, the construction of super high-rise buildings, long-span bridges, high-speed railways, and transmission towers has become increasingly common. It is also more frequent to build structures on karst foundations, which imposes higher demands on foundation engineering, especially pile foundations. To study the influence of the roughness factor (RF) on the bearing characteristics of rock-socketed pile, model pile load tests were conducted with different RF values (0.0, 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3) to reveal the failure modes of the test pile, analyze the characteristics of the load–displacement curves and the axial force and resistance exertion law of the pile, and discuss the influence of the RF on the ultimate bearing capacity of the test pile. Based on the load transfer law of test piles, a load transfer model considering the relative pile–soil displacement and the shear dilatancy effect of pile–rock is established to analyze its load transfer characteristics. The results show that the failure mode of the test pile is splitting failure. The load–displacement curves are upward concave and slowly varying. The pile side resistance and the pile tip resistance mainly bear the load on the pile top. As the load on the pile top increases, the pile tip resistance gradually comes into play, and when the ultimate load is reached, the pile tip resistance bears 72.12% to 79.22% of the upper load. The pile side resistance is mainly borne by the rock-socketed section, and the pile side resistance increases sharply after entering the rock layer, but it decreases slightly with increasing depth, and the peak point is located in the range of 1.25D below the soil–rock interface. Increasing the roughness of the pile can greatly improve the ultimate bearing capacity. In this study, the ultimate bearing capacity of the test pile shows a trend of increasing and then decreasing with the gradual increase in RF from 0.0 to 0.3, and the optimal RF is 0.2. The load transfer model of pile–soil relative displacement and pile–rock shear dilatancy effect, as well as the pile tip load calculation model, were established. The calculation results were compared with the test results and engineering measured data, respectively, and they are in good agreement. Full article
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