Advances in Soft Soil Consolidation and Ground Improvement
A Special Issue of Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263) belonging to the section "Geomechanics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2027 | Viewed by 14
Editors
Interests: soft-soil consolidation; multiphysics modelling; constitutive modelling; ground improvement; numerical methods
Interests: marine deposits; physical and numerical modelling; soft-soil ground improvement; geosynthetics; geotechnical monitoring
Interests: geotechnical engineering; soft-ground consolidation; analytical and numerical modelling; coupled transport in soils; dam and foundation engineering
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Soft soils are widely distributed in coastal, deltaic, lacustrine, and riverine environments, where rapid urbanization and infrastructure development increasingly require construction on highly compressible ground. Their low permeability, low shear strength, pronounced time dependency, and sensitivity to loading and environmental changes often result in slow dissipation of excess pore-water pressure, excessive settlement, and long-term serviceability problems. Conventional consolidation theories and ground-improvement design approaches may not adequately capture large deformation, soil-structure interaction, spatial variability, complex drainage boundaries, or coupled hydraulic, thermal, chemical, and electrical processes. Addressing these challenges is essential for safer, more resilient, and sustainable geotechnical development.
The goal of this Special Issue is to collect original research articles and review papers that advance understanding of soft-soil consolidation mechanisms and innovative ground-improvement technologies. Consistent with the scope of Geosciences, the collection will connect engineering geology and geomechanics with laboratory investigation, field monitoring, analytical and numerical modelling, and practical applications. Particular emphasis will be placed on mechanistic insight, model validation, performance assessment, and the translation of emerging methods into reliable design and construction practice.
This Special Issue will welcome manuscripts that link the following themes:
- Fundamental and multiphysics consolidation mechanisms.
- Constitutive and analytical modelling of soft soils.
- Physical model tests, field tests, and advanced monitoring.
- Ground-improvement methods and construction technologies.
- Foundations, embankments, reclamation, and underground infrastructure on soft ground.
- Numerical simulation, inverse analysis, and data-driven prediction.
- Long-term settlement, creep, and soil-structure interaction.
- Sustainable, resilient, and low-carbon ground engineering.
We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.
Dr. Yang Liu
Dr. Peichen Wu
Dr. Xudong Zhao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soft soil consolidation
- ground improvement
- foundation engineering
- pore-water pressure
- multiphysics coupling
- physical model testing
- numerical simulation
- field monitoring
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