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Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures

Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 58k research works in it since 1950. 9.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the seismic design, analysis, and damage assessment of underground structures such as tunnels and pipelines under earthquake conditions. It covers topics such as soil-structure interaction, fault rupture propagation, centrifuge modeling, and the effects of liquefaction on tunnel behavior.

  • Seismic
  • Tunnel
  • Analysis
  • Earthquake
  • Damage
  • Pipeline
  • Fault
  • Soil-Structure Interaction
  • Centrifuge Modeling
  • Liquefaction
Research works
58k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+17%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
61% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
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