International Journal of Geomechanics

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Geomechanics (IJOG) focuses on innovative aspects of geomechanics with emphasis on theoretical aspects, including computational and analytical methods, and the development of model validations using laboratory and field measurements toward the solution of practical geotechnical problems.

Applications of interdisciplinary topics such as geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, mining and geological engineering, rock and blasting engineering, underground structures, infrastructure and pavement engineering, petroleum engineering, engineering geophysics, offshore and marine geotechnology, geothermal energy, lunar and planetary engineering, and ice mechanics fall within the scope of the journal. Specific topics covered include numerical and analytical methods; constitutive modeling including elasticity, plasticity, creep, localization, fracture and instabilities; artificial intelligence, expert systems, optimization and reliability; statics and dynamics of interacting structures and foundations; liquid and gas flow through geologic media, contaminant transport and groundwater problems; borehole stability, geohazards such as earthquakes, landslides and subsidence; soil/rock improvement.

ASCE strives to advance research across civil engineering and related disciplines that will help inform, develop, and inspire sustainable action. We therefore encourage authors to categorize their research using at least one of the Sustainable Development Goals identified by the United Nations.

Editorial Board

Editor in Chief:
Marco Barla, Ph.D., Politecnico di Torino

Founding Editor in Chief:
Chandrakant S. Desai, Ph.D., F.INAE, Dist.M.ASCE, University of Arizona

Co-Editors:
John P. Carter, Ph.D., University of Newcastle
Jian-Hua Yin, Ph.D., Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Musharraf Zaman, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE., University of Oklahoma

Ombudsman:
Patrick J. Fox, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE, Ohio University

Associate Editors:
Richard Bathurst, Ph.D., P.Eng., M.ASCE, Royal Military College of Canada
Joanna Bzowka, Ph.D., Silesian University of Technology
André Cavalcante, Ph.D., University of Brasilia
Deepankar Choudhury, Ph.D., F.ASCE, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Annamaria Cividini, Ph.D., Politecnico di Milano
Feng Dai, Ph.D., Sichuan University
Usama El Shamy, Ph.D., Southern Methodist University
Priyanka Ghosh, Ph.D, M.ASCE, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Alessandra Insana, Ph.D., Politecnico di Torino
Samanthika Liyanapathirana, Western Sydney University, Penrith Campus
Yi Liu, Sichuan University
Fusao Oka, Ph.D., Kyoto University
Helmut Schweiger, Ph.D., Graz University of Technology
Shanzhi Shu, Ph.D., Bechtel
Donatella Sterpi, Ph.D., Politenico di Milano, Italy
Rafiqul Tarefder, Ph.D., M.ASCE, University of New Mexico
Vahab Toufigh, Ph.D., Sharif University of Technology
Yang Xiao, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, Chongqing University
Zhen-Yu Yin, Ph.D., Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Zhihong Zhao, Ph.D., Tsinghua University
Wan-Huan Zhou, Ph.D., University of Macau

Editorial Board:
Ali Abolmaali, University of Texas, Arlington
Sayed Mohd Ahmad, Ph.D., University of Manchester
Shinichi Akutagawa, Ph.D., Kobe University
Chloé Arson, Ph.D., M.ASCE, Georgia Institute of Technology
Sivakumar G. L. Babu, Ph.D. Indian Institute of Science
Prabir Basudhar, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Zdenek Bazant, Northwestern University
Mounir Bouassida, Ph.D., École Nationale d’Ingenieurs de Tunis
Dar-Hao Chen Ph.D., Texas Department of Transportation
Yean Khow Chow, P.E., National University of Singapore
Alice Di Donna, Ph.D., Université Grenoble Alpes
Derek Elsworth, Pennsylvania State University
Antonio Gens, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Giancarlo Gioda, Politecnico di Milano
Jie Han, P.E., The University of Kansas
Yu-Yong Jiao, Ph.D., Chinese University of Geosciences, Wuhan
Nasser Khalili, University of New South Wales, Australia
Poul Lade, Ph.D., Catholic University of America
Fa Qian Liu, Ph.D., Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute
Madhira R. Madhav, JNT University
Miguel Mánica Malcom, Ph.D., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Akira Murakami, Ph.D., Kyoto University
Panos Papanastasiou, University of Cyprus
Michael E. Plesha, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Jean H. Prevost, Ph.D., Princeton University
Tong Qiu, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Nadarajah Ravichandran, Ph.D., Clemson University
Kerry Rowe, Queen's University
Jean-Francois Semblat, Ph.D.,ENSTA ParisTech
Devendra Narain Singh, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Hema J. Siriwardane, University of West Virginia
Jean Sulem, CERMES - Institut Navier
Kiichi Suzuki, Ph.D., Saitama University
Erol Tutumluer, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Geo-Institute Board of Governors:
Sissy Nikolaou, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, President
Robert B. Gilbert, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, M.ASCE, Past-President
Jie Han, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, Vice President
Helen D. Robinson, P.E., D.GE, M.ASCE, Treasurer
Stanley R. Boyle, P.E., D.GE, M.ASCE, Governor
Joe D. Manous, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.EWRI, Dist.M.ASCE, Governor
Anand J. Puppala, Ph.D., P.E., F.ICE, D.GE, F.ASCE, Governor
Susan E. Burns, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, Governor
Bradley E. Keelor,Secretary; Director, Geo-Institute

Co-sponsored by the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG)