International Journal of Geological and Geotechnical Engineering

International Journal of Geological and Geotechnical Engineering International Journal of Geological and Geotechnical Engineering [2581-5598(e)] is a peer-reviewed hybrid open-access journal launched in 2015 that is concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials and mining. The journal also focuses on the dynamic behavior of the soil, rocks, earthquake mechanics, and other important fields of civil engineering that deal with geological and geotechnical engineering.

• Engineering geology: geological mapping for engineering purposes, lithological and structural controls on ground behaviour, weathering profiles and residual soils, discontinuity mapping and rock mass characterisation, geological model development for construction, and interpretation of regional geology in design.
• Hydrogeology and groundwater: aquifer characterisation and groundwater flow regimes, groundwater control and dewatering, seepage and permeability of geological formations, groundwater–excavation interaction, contaminant migration through geological media, and hydrogeological modelling.
• Geohazard identification and assessment: landslide inventory, susceptibility, and hazard mapping, rockfall and debris flow assessment, land subsidence and sinkhole formation, seismic hazard and fault characterisation, liquefaction susceptibility mapping, and multi-hazard assessment frameworks.
• Landslide and slope processes: slope failure mechanisms and classification, triggering thresholds including rainfall and seismic loading, runout modelling, natural slope monitoring, and stabilisation and mitigation of geohazard-prone slopes.
• Geospatial methods and remote sensing: GIS-based spatial analysis of ground conditions, satellite and airborne imagery interpretation, InSAR and ground deformation monitoring, LiDAR and photogrammetric terrain modelling, digital elevation analysis, and spatial data integration for site selection and risk zoning.
• Site characterisation and subsurface investigation: exploration strategy and borehole logging, geophysical survey methods including seismic, resistivity, and ground-penetrating radar, in-situ testing for geological units, sampling and core description, and three-dimensional ground model construction.
• Rock engineering: rock mass classification and rating systems, rock strength and deformability, in-situ stress regimes, rock slope stability, excavation and support design in rock, blasting and fragmentation, and rock–structure interaction.
• Mining geotechnics: open pit and underground mine slope and excavation stability, ground support and reinforcement in mining, subsidence prediction over mine workings, tailings and waste rock storage facilities, mine closure and rehabilitation, and geotechnical risk management in mining operations.
• Tunnelling and underground works in geological context: ground classification for tunnelling, face stability and ground response, karst, fault zone, and squeezing ground conditions, groundwater inflow prediction, and observational method application.
• Geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring: inclinometers, extensometers, and settlement monitoring, piezometric and pore pressure measurement, automated and remote monitoring systems, early warning systems for geohazards, and interpretation of monitoring data for design verification.
• Geoenvironmental and sustainable ground engineering: landfill siting and containment in geological settings, contaminated land assessment and remediation, use of recycled and secondary materials in ground works, carbon and energy assessment of geotechnical solutions, and geothermal and ground energy systems.
• Numerical and analytical modelling: finite element and finite difference modelling of geological media, discrete element and discontinuum analysis, coupled hydro-mechanical modelling, probabilistic and reliability approaches to geological uncertainty, and calibration against field observation.