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A GIS-based ICONA framework for assessing soil erosion susceptibility in Geben Valley National Park (Türkiye): Implications for risk management
DUTAL Hurem
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0526-7
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Regional landslide hazard assessment in the upper Yellow River using an integrated Scoops3D-CNN model
ZHAO Chencheng, LI Xiuzhen, LI Quanlin, ZHANG Shizhe, LI Xinpo
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-9863-1
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Radial stress gradient effects on rockburst failure in tunnels: A 3D polycrystalline discrete element simulation study
GAO Yu, SUN Feiyue, LI Xiaomeng, LI Mengmeng, QIN Yunqiang, CHEN Fan
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0427-1
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Mountain unit extraction based on surface runoff simulation
JIA Shaojie, ZHAO Mingwei, XU Yan
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0731-4
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Connectivity and mass movements: An underestimated relationship?
LOPES Carolina, ZANANDREA Franciele, FERNANDES Nelson, SOUZA Jonas, MARCHIORO Eberval, DOURADO Francisco
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0773-7
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Integrated remote sensing and dynamic simulation for railway debris-flow hazard assessment and mitigation in alpine canyons
HUAN Zhilin, YANG Dongxu, WANG Yiming, LI Runzi, YAO Haisen, ZHANG Jianing
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0910-3
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Collisional history of Eurasian and Arabian Plates: Structural evidence from Korudağ-Gerger Fold and Thrust Complex, southeast Türkiye
UTMANOĞULLARI Mahmut, KORKMAZ Mecit, DUMAN Abubekir, OKTAY Berkin, TOKTAŞ Nargül, GÖÇMENOĞLU Fırat, AKSU Remzi, SEYİTOĞLU Gürol
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0553-4
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Deep transfer learning reveals severe habitat collapse and limited upslope migration of Persian Oak in the Zagros Mountains under climate change
Babak MASOUDI, Safoora BAZZI
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0559-y
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Research on seismic damage of anti-dip rock slope at tunnel entrance and seismic performance of retaining structures
WEN Hao, HOU Baorui, YANG Changwei, LIAN Jing, WANG Lei, CHEN Guangpeng, LI Xunfeng
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0431-5
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Geomorphological map of the Alpe Veglia hollow (Lepontine Alps): A resource for the management of geomorphological heritage
SCOGNAMIGLIO Edoardo, TRONTI Gianluca, ALDIGHIERI Barbara, MASSEROLI Anna, PELFINI Manuela, BOLLATI Irene Maria
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-1180-9
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Damage-failure characteristics and nonlinear models of soft-hard composite rock masses under unloading confining pressure
SONG Guilei, ZHANG Deng, LIU Chuanxiao, MA Depeng, REN Zhe
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0222-z
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Influence of repeated multi-seam mining on the deformation-failure mechanism and fracture network evolution in slopes of varying geometry
NING Qianqian, SHI Wenbing, WANG Yong, LI Qianhui, PENG Qin
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0497-8
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Mechanical damage constitutive model of geotechnical materials subject to confining pressure
JIANG Wangtao, ZHANG Lukai, HUANG Fu, ZHONG Xiaolin
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0080-8
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Multisource observations of the catastrophic 2026 ice-rock avalanche and cascading hazard in the Nepal Himalaya
ZHAO Bo, TIAN Hongyan, CHEN Huayong, SU Lijun, CHEN Wuyang, WANG Haijun
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-1475-x
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SCaLS: A two-stage scale correction framework for improving slope length and steepness factor estimation from coarse-resolution DEMs
ZHANG Qianyi, SU Qi, JIANG Jiale, LIU Baoyuan
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0592-x
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Predicting catastrophic geohazard cascades: Integrating machine learning and field evidence for shal-low landslide clusters in North China
TAO Changxu, ZHANG Yongshuang, CHANG Yu, MA Zhengjing, ZHANG Tao
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0679-4
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Superior stability control of deep soft-rock roadways via NPR anchor cables: A numerical comparison with conventional PR support
GUO Chenlei, CUI Li, WANG Fengnian
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-1062-1
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Addressing the challenge of sediment connectivity analysis in areas with low topodiversity: proposing new insights
SOLEIMANPOUR Seyed Masoud, RAHMATI Omid, ARABKHEDRI Mahmood, TIEFENBACHER John P.
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0379-5
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Evolution mechanism of the ancient Qingshi Landslide from reactivation to self-stabilization under cyclic hydrological loading: insights from coupled hydro-mechanical modeling
DENG Huiwen, ZHANG Wengang, WANG Luqi, KANG Yanfei, MENG Xuanyu, WEI Zhikang
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0598-4
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Assessments on the swelling potential of an expansive clay and change in shear strength due to swelling
IDRESS Ahmed Mahmoud Adam, TUNCAY Ergün
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0684-7
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Spatial control of tunnel position on rainfall-induced deformation in red-bed slope-tunnel systems
LIU Jiangfan, ZHENG Da, WU Zhanglei, YIN Ruiqi, PAN Yuanyang, GUO Tao
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0709-2
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The 26 August 2026 Chhochen Khola ice-rock avalanche-debris flow cascade on the Nepal-China border: dynamics,numerical computation,and causes
LI Hao, LI Pu, HU Kaiheng, LIU Junyu, LIU Shuang, KANG Shichang, SU Pengcheng, YOU Yong
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-1482-y
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Reconstructing marginal land value through visual landscape assessment: a sensitivity-stability-preference framework for multifunctional landscapes and geotourism strategies in karst canyon
ZHOU Luanyu, ZHAO Yuluan, LI Yangbing, ZHOU Chunfang
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0772-8
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Infiltration-driven momentum dissipation and bed strengthening constrain debris-flow entrainment on concave slopes
LI Pu, HU Kaiheng
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0939-3
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Modelling the fate of a plant-hummingbird interaction in the Campos Rupestres under climate change
Adelly Cardoso de Araujo FAGUNDES, José Alves de SIQUEIRA, Alexsandro BEZERRA-SILVA, Maria Thereza Dantas GOMES, Paulo Sérgio SANTOS-NEVES, Jamerson Souza da COSTA, Everton Hilo de SOUZA, Ligia Silveira FUNCH, Michael KESSLER
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0320-y
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Rockburst risk identification and mitigation in coal mining under mountainous terrain: A case study from the Tianshan region
ZHOU Chao, WANG Ping, HE Xueqiu, LI Zhenlei, SONG Dazhao, HE Shengquan, YIN Shan, LU Anliang, XU Hao, ZHONG Taoping, WEI Menghan
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0439-x
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Multi-scale assessment of freeze-thaw damage in anhydrite rock: correlating mechanical decay with non-destructive parameters
HOU Chao, MA Jianjun, JIN Xiaoguang, DU Shaohua, FANG Zhiyuan, CUI Li, DIAS Daniel
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0198-8
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Hydrochemical controls and groundwater quality in a multi-aquifer media system of the mountain-front transition zone, Upper Juma River, North China Plain
GUI Yingjia, PEI Chaozhong, CHEN Kang, ZHANG Yongcheng, LIU Lulu, LUO Jingzhe, DENG Bingbing
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0701-x
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Expansion of the Chaobai River watershed and its implications for the mountain hazards in northern Beijing
ZHOU Chao, TAN Xibin, SHI Feng
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0834-y
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Deformation and failure characteristics of layered mining slopes with different bedding spacings
ZHAN Jinhong, SHI Wenbing, LIU Yongzhi, ZHU Yongdong, WANG Xiaoming
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0670-0
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Mountain water towers of Africa under global change: Environmental drivers, governance challenges, and pathways for resilient conservation—A systematic review
Azubuike Victor CHUKWUKA, Patricks VOUA OTOMO
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0007-4
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Deciphering the spatiotemporal evolution and driving factors of net primary productivity in the karst region of southeastern Yunnan Province, Southwest China using the XGBOOST-SHAP model
HAN Mingming, SHEN Wenxuan
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0084-4
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Root reinforcement and slope stability: Mechanical contribution of monoculture herbaceous species in the loess region of the Xining Basin under simulated warming
KONG Yizhu, HU Xiasong, ZHAO Jimei, LIU Changyi, GONG Jiawei, LI Huatan, XING Guangyan, LU Haijing, ZHAO Yingxiao, FAN Qiuxuan, ZHU Haili, LI Guorong, LI Xilai, LIU Yabin
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0154-2
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Freeze-thaw induced microscopic damage evolution in soil-rock mixtures: Insights from discrete element simulations
CHEN Penghui
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0383-9
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From geoheritage toward a National Park: Geotourism development pathways in Danxiashan, China
CHEN Liuqin, LI Boshuo, NG Young, GUO Fusheng, LI Guiqing, LI Hongwei
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0457-3
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Mechanical properties and disintegration characteristics of sodium polyacrylate modified disintegrated carbonaceous mudstone: Insights from experimental tests and computed tomography scanning
ZHANG Guangming, FU Hongyuan, ZENG Ling, TANG Jing, LUO Jintao, WANG Dongdong, CHEN Jingcheng, CHEN Caiying
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0489-8
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Boundary agroforestry as ecological corridors: Carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation potential in northwestern Ethiopia
Ewunetu Tazebew GONETE, Agumassie Genet GELA, Assayech Agidew BOGALE, Yibeltal Anbes SHITAYE, Asabeneh Alemayehu MUNIYE, Fentahun Ayene MINAYEHU
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0619-3
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Unveiling nonlinear effects of drivers on cropland use function trade-offs and synergies through XGBoost-SHAP: Insights from the Loess Plateau
SHI Haijin, ZHAO Xinzheng, WANG Chenjia, LIU Yuanyuan, LI Peiqing
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0928-6
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Ways of organising tourist traffic in places of its high intensity in selected European medium-height mountains
KOŁODZIEJCZYK Krzysztof
2026, 23(9): 4065-4101. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0643-3
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Urban sprawl in a topographically constrained region of Western China: Patterns, drivers, and differentiated governance strategies for the Lanzhou urban agglomeration
ZHU Rong, ZHANG Xin, JIANG Youyan
2026, 23(9): 4102-4118. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0578-8
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Mapping the biological invasions in the biodiversity hotspot of Himalaya: Insights and policy implications for management
RESHI Zafar A, SINGH S.P.
2026, 23(9): 4119-4136. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0240-x
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Assessing supply-side ecological product value realization potential in underdeveloped mountain regions
NAI Xinyi, ZHAO Xiaoqing, RAN Yuju, PU Junwei, LI Xuan, WANG Yuenan
2026, 23(9): 4137-4152. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0504-0
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Quaternary palaeogeography as revealed by cirque morphology in the Qimantag Mountains, northern Tibetan Plateau
LI Yaru, WANG Zhuyue, WU Yubin, ZHANG Qian
2026, 23(9): 4153-4165. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-1078-6
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Elevation-dependent spring snowmelt rates and degree-day factors in the Irtysh River Basin, Northern Xinjiang
YUE Muxin, WU Xuejiao, ZHANG Wei, LI Ziqiang, ZHU Rao, LU Zidao, LUO Jianhua
2026, 23(9): 4166-4184. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0556-1
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Corestone caves and their relationship to other types of caves in granite rocks – a study from Queshi Mountains, Shantou, southeastern China
WANG Wei, QIU Minkun, CHEN Min, WANG Chen, FENG Jin
2026, 23(9): 4185-4200. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0478-y
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A review of eco-hydrology of stable isotope of water bodies in global alpine mountains
LI Zongjie, LIU Mengqing, FENG Qi, WANG Yixuan, LIU Xiaoying, LI Hao, LIU Fang
2026, 23(9): 4201-4226. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-9837-3
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Spatiotemporal changes of glaciers on Yulong Snow Mountain, southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, from 1987 to 2024
YAN Xingguo, WANG Shijin, SUN Zhengqi, REN Zijian, QIN Rizheng, MA Xinggang, PU Tao, YU Linjun
2026, 23(9): 4227-4237. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0424-4
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Spatiotemporal dynamics and trade-off/synergy relationships of grassland ecosystem services in Guizhou Province
ZHANG Jinxin, DENG Yanyun, ZI Ruyi, YU Wanyang, FANG Fayong, ZHAO Longshan
2026, 23(9): 4238-4251. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-9960-1
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Low-flow resilience under climatic warming in a glacierized Alpine headwater: Evidence for a transient buffering phase in the Gletsch catchment, Switzerland
BABAPOORKAMANI Alireza
2026, 23(9): 4252-4276. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0742-1
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Tectonic and climatic controls on the formation of Neogene red clay in the eastern Ordos Plateau, China: Insights from zircon U-Pb dating and quantitative analysis
XU Yingshi, HAN Siyu, LIN Xu, LIU Haijin
2026, 23(9): 4277-4303. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0687-4
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Decision tree-based modeling of soil erosion susceptibility in periglacial landforms of Eastern Anatolian Mountains, Türkiye
PACCİ KIZILDAĞ Sena, ALABOZ Pelin, DEDE Volkan, DENGİZ Orhan
2026, 23(9): 4304-4319. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0476-0
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Hydrogeochemical evolution of a glacier-fed Himalayan mountain system: Upper Ganga Basin
ANAS Mohd., KHAN Abul Amir, WADHWA Sahil, SAALIM Syed Mohammad, PANT Naresh Chandra
2026, 23(9): 4320-4346. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0606-8
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Impact of the gravel content on rill erosion and soil losses on colluvial deposit slopes
CHEN Yuyang, ZHANG Zhenggang, ZHOU Yiyang, MEN Ying, ZHANG Haidong, ZHANG Xiang, ZHANG Yue, LIN Jinshi, HUANG Yanhe, JIANG Fangshi
2026, 23(9): 4347-4364. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0776-4
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Impacts of water diversion tunnel construction on vegetation coverage: A case study of large-scale water diversion project in Southwest China
ZHU Zhenya, WU Xinyan, XU Xuejun, WANG Ying, LI Zhijun, LIU Jiaxin, HUANG Yong, LI Min
2026, 23(9): 4365-4378. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0605-9
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Climate change assessment on river flows and downstream lakes from mountainous basins: A SWAT and CMIP6 scenarios modeling
MOTIEE Homayoun, MOTIEE Soroush, RAHAB RAJAEI Sajad
2026, 23(9): 4379-4394. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0015-4
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Water isotopes-based investigation of hydrological processes in a climatologically sensitive glacierized catchment in the post-monsoon season
CHAUHAN Pankaj, SINGH Dharmaveer, TIWARI Sameer K., KARAN Kunal
2026, 23(9): 4395-4411. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0317-6
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Influence of sediment supply on mean flows and turbulence in mountain stream
MALAKAR Pritam, DAS Ratul
2026, 23(9): 4412-4429. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0499-6
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Nitrogen deposition alters plant community and physiological traits via soil acidification and phosphorus limitation in an alpine meadow of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
WU Zheng, HUANG Wenqiang, TONG Lingchen, YE Yanhui, HU Minghang, ZHANG Shaobing, LIU Shuang, HAN Yanying
2026, 23(9): 4430-4444. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0355-0
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Phase-specific natural leaf senescence in male and female Zanthoxylum armatum
TRIVEDI Vijay Laxmi, NAUTIYAL Pallavi, CHANDRA Sudeep, NAUTIYAL M. C., RAWAT Sandeep Singh, SEMWAL Prabhakar
2026, 23(9): 4445-4461. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0677-6
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Complementary insights from empirical and machine learning approaches for soil erosion susceptibility mapping in semi-arid mountainous regions
ABIDARE M’bark, BAMMOU Youssef, EL AALLAOUI Ayoub, EDOUDI Abderrahmane, DAOUDI Lahcen
2026, 23(9): 4462-4483. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0785-3
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Evaluation of vertical accuracy of five open-source DEM datasets in a mountainous city: A case study of Chongqing central urban area, China
CHEN Zhixiang, LI Jun, WEN Di, ZHANG Haibin, XU Jian, PENG Dailiang
2026, 23(9): 4484-4499. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0487-2
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Debris flow susceptibility assessment based on Choquet fuzzy integral with small sample size: A case study of Shimian County, Ya’an City
CHEN Shuyu, HAN Mei, HE Kun, ZHOU Yonghao
2026, 23(9): 4500-4523. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0587-7
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Improvement of sand control system in longitudinal slope section of desert highway
CAO Jun, JIANG Yiwei, ZHANG Yu
2026, 23(9): 4524-4536. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0798-y
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Evaluating red-bed soft rock as backfill material: Ground deformation at a Tibetan construction site
ZHANG Tingzhu, DING Zihan, SU Hongjie, WANG Nengfeng, DENG Songyin
2026, 23(9): 4537-4554. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0496-9
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Penetration behavior of rock mass under complex geostress conditions: Experimental and numerical study
LI Hualong, ZHANG Ao, ZHAO Lianheng, MEI Yong, SUN Yunhou, LIU Sanfeng, CONG Shengyi
2026, 23(9): 4555-4571. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0525-8
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Intelligent crack classification and precursory characteristics in the granite shear fracturing process
LIU Hongtao, LIANG Peng, WANG Shuai
2026, 23(9): 4572-4585. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0075-5
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Prediction of rockburst tendency of horizontal layered hard rock tunnel in high ground stress environment: A case study
LI Ruihan, YAO Zhigang, FANG Yong, PU Song, BI Lang, HE Junyang
2026, 23(9): 4586-4601. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-9996-2
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Data-driven reliability evaluation of soil slopes using FOSM-integrated hybrid extreme gradient boosting models
RAY Sanjeev Kumar, SHARMA Anil Kumar
2026, 23(9): 4602-4625. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0213-0
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Moisture migration patterns and deformation characteristics of coarse-grained fill under freeze-thaw cycles
HE Fei, LIANG Hao, ZHONG Yimin, LEI Wanyu, WANG Xu, JIANG Daijun, ZHOU Yalong, LIU Deren
2026, 23(9): 4626-4641. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-025-0345-2
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High-porosity vegetated concrete with dredged silt for sustainable slope protection: mechanical properties and anti-scouring performance evaluation
TAO Gaoliang, CHENG Zhihao, YANG Chuanhui, XIAO Henglin, CHEN Qingsheng, NIMBALKAR Sanjay
2026, 23(9): 4642-4662. DOI: 10.1007/s11629-026-0505-z
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