Div. Soil and Rock Mechanics - Publications 2025
Journal papers
1. Stigsson, M., Cvetkovic, V., Mas Ivars, D. and, Jan-Olof Selroos, J-O. A parameter study of how initial roughness and normal stress affect the flow and transport properties in granitic-like sheared synthetic fractures. Earth Energy Science, In Press.
2. Pérez-Rey, I., Muñiz-Menéndez, M., Frühwirt, T., Frühwirt, T., Konietzky, H., Jacobsson, L., Perras, M.A., Atefi‑Monfared, K., Mas Ivars, D., Sánchez Juncal, A. and Alejano, L.R. (2025) ISRM Suggested Method for Determining the Tensile Strength and Elastic Constants of Rocks by the Direct Tension Test. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (2025).
3. Mosley, K., Bym, T., Hartley, L. et al. Simulation of Coupled THMC Processes in Fractured Rocks Using a Dual-Media Approach. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (2025).
4. Ignacio Pérez-Rey, I., Masoumi, H., Mas Ivars, D. Suikkanen,J. and Alejano, L-R. (2025) Size-dependent strength behavior of heterogeneous veined gneiss under uniaxial compression. Rock Mechanics Letters 2(2): 12.
5. Pham, T. A., (2025) Climate change impacts on geotechnical infrastructure: role of unsaturated soil mechanics for adaptation. Frontiers in Built Environment 11:1666334.
6. Zhang S., Johansson F., Liangchao Z., and Funehag J. (2025) Experimental Study on Erosion and Viscous Fingering of Fresh Cement-Based Grout After Injection Stops. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 58, 6851–6868.
7. Larsson, J., Flansbjer, M., Jacobsson, L., Johansson, F., Johnson, E., Mas Ivars, D., and Pérez-Rey, I. (2025). A three-factor experimental study on the effect of specimen size on the shear strength of rock joints. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (2025).
8. Ahmadi, A., Nasrollahi, K., Nielsen, J. and Dijkstra, J. (2026) Dynamic vehicle-track interaction and differential settlement in a transition zone on railway ballast - An integrated 3D discrete-continuum model. Computers and Geotechnics 190: 107737.
9. Ulfberg, A., Gonzalez-Libreros, J., Westberg Wilde, M., Johansson, F. and Sas, G. (2025) Analytical Assessment of Combined Sliding and Overturning Failure in Concrete Dams. Structural Engineering International, Latest articles.
10. L. Crusat, I. Carol, D. Garolera, P. Trinchero, A. Idiart, M. Calpe, D. Mas-Ivars (2025) Numerical modeling of rock spalling around a tunnel using visco-plastic interface elements and a rock removal strategy. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 191: 106096.
11. L.F. Gomez de Alba, A.G. Corkum, N. Bahrani, D. Mas Ivars (2025) A sensitivity study and robustness evaluation of the CWFS and DISL approaches for brittle failure continuum modelling around underground excavations. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology 161: 106523.
12. Potyondy, D.O., Fu, W., Purvance, M., Mas Ivars, D. (2025) A 3D Subspring Network Breakable Voronoi Model for Rock. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (2025).
13. Sorgatz, J., Janzen, A., Spross, J. (2025) Uncertainty assessment of effective friction angle of non-cohesive materials combining data from cone penetration and shear tests. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 62: 1–17.
14. Hov. S., Moe, E., Haraldsen, G.H., Paniagua, P. and Larsson, S. (2025) Laboratory scale column penetration tests for deep mixing purposes. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 62: 1–14.
15. Zhang, S., Åberg, W., Johansson, F. and Funehag, J. (2025) Experimental Study on Erosion and Viscous Fingering of Fresh Cement-Based Grout After Injection Stops. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 58:6851–6868.
16. A.G. Corkum, B. Jeans, D. Mas Ivars (2025) Leeb hardness test as a tool for joint wall compressive strength (JCS) evaluation. Engineering Geology 344: 107851
17. Ignacio Pérez-Rey, Hossein Masoumi, Diego Mas Ivars, Johannes Suikkanen, Leandro R Alejano (2025) Size-dependent strength behavior of heterogeneous veined gneiss under uniaxial compression. Rock Mechanics Letters 2(2):90-95.
18. Mohammadi, M. Vandyousefi, H., Askari, M. and Spross J. Modelling construction performance variability for probabilistic time estimation of tunneling projects. Georisk 19(3): 497–512.
19. Farajollahi, H., Mohammadi, and Khosravi, M.H. (2025) The Applicability of Rock Bolt Supporting Factor based on Rock Mass Behavior: A Case Study of Alborz Tunnel. Journal of Mining and Environment 16(2):599-611.
20. Pham, T. A., Sutman, M., & Nadimi, S. (2025). Capillary-based nonisothermal suction stress and nonlinear shear strength criteria for unsaturated compacted soils. International Journal of Geomechanics, 25(5), 04025061.
21. Pham, T. A., & Vahedifard, F. (2025). A practical design method for energy piles incorporating thermal–mechanical soil–structure interaction. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 62: 1-50.
22. Pham, T. A., Akan, R., & Tabaroei, A. (2025). A simplified soil–structure interaction model for load–settlement analysis of piles. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 62: 1-24.
23. Pham, T. A., Tabaroei, A., Dias, D., & Han, J. (2025). Critical state mechanics-based arching model for pile-supported embankments. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 53(4): 909-937.
24. Tabaroei, A., Sarfarazi, V., Moaveni, M., Vakili, A.H. and Pham, T. (2025) Deep Excavation–Induced Stability Evaluation of a Triple Tunnel Using Discrete and Continuum Numerical Modeling. International Journal of Geomechanics 25(1): 04024299.
25. La, H., Nguyen, T., & Pham, T. A. (2025). A novel hybrid metaheuristic-Bayesian machine learning model for accurate load-displacement prediction of pile foundations. Engineering Structures, 343, 121131.
Conference papers
1. Peréz-Rey I., Johansson F. and Alejano L. (2025) Practical span and support design strategies for underground rooms in stratified rock masses. In ISRM International Symposium Eurock 2025–Expanding the Underground Space, Norway, Trondheim, June 16-20, 2025.
2. Zhang, S., Johansson, F., and Zou, L. (2025). Reduction of uplift under concrete dams from grout curtains–a case study. In International Symposium “Common Challenges, Shared Future, Better Dams”, ICOLD-CIGB 2025, Chengdu, China, May 16-23, 2025.
3. Spross, J., Papaioannou, I., Grasmick, J. 2025. Dirichlet-based Gaussian process modelling of spatial variability in construction classes for tunnel projects. In: Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium for Geotechnical Safety and Risk, Oslo, 25-28 August.
4. Spross, J., Ashcroft, B., Pereira, R., Stille, H. 2025. On the limit state design of bolted rock slopes: challenges and a way forward. In: Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium for Geotechnical Safety and Risk, Oslo, 25-28 August.
5. Pereira, R., Ashcroft, B., Spross, J. 2025. Optimal rock slope support and geological survey from value of information analysis. EUROCK 2025, Expanding the Underground Space. Trondheim, Norway, 16-20 June.
6. Ahmadi, A. and Larsson, S. (2025) Influence of train travel direction on bridge-embankment transition zones in high-speed railway ballasted tracks. (2025) Engineering Materials, Structures, Systems and Methods for o More Sustainable Future – Zingoni (Ed.), The SEMC 2025 International Conference Cape Town: 449.
7. Swillo, M.M., Johansson, F., Edelbro, C., Perman, F. and Mar Ivars, D. (2025) Investigation of spiling behavior with respect to block size and joint orientation. ISRM International Symposium Eurock 2025, Trondheim, Norway, 8p.
8. Vairé, E., Davy, P., Darcel, C., Steer, P. and Mas-Ivars, D. (2025) Evaluating a Crustal-Scale Rheological Equation Using Stress Measurements and Mechanical Property Estimations from Discrete Fracture Network Models: A Case Study of Fennoscandia. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2025 (EGU25): 16531.
9. Edelbro, C., Adlerborn, S. and Isaksson Mettävainio, M. (2025) Sharing design methodologies for shotcrete arches. Proceedings of the ITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress 2025 (WTC 2025), Stockholm, Sweden, 1145-1252.
10. Switala, J., Swindell, R., Risberg, S., Edelbro, S. and Wei, Y. (2025) Sharing geotechnical core logging practices to improve industry standards. Proceedings of the ITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress 2025 (WTC 2025), Stockholm, Sweden, 1172-1179.
11. Pham, T.A., Spross, J., Larsson, S. and Johansson, F. (2025) Partial factor methods for rock tunnel design: fundamental principles and assumptions. Proceedings of the ITA-AITES World Tunnel Congress 2025 (WTC 2025), Stockholm, Sweden.
12. Ahmadi, A., Larsson, S., Nasrollahi, K., Nielsen, J. och Wersäll, C. (2025) Studie av ballasterade järnvägsspår i övergångszoner med hybridmodell för diskret-kontinuerlig simulering. Grundläggningsdagen, Svenska geotekniska föreningen SGF, sid. 207-216.
13. Mateusz Maciej Swillo (2025) Investigation of spiling behavior with respect to block size and joint orientation, Abstract. Foundation Engineering Day, The Swedish Geotechnical Society, p. 273.
Popular Scientific Articles
Swillo, M.M., Johansson, F. and Stille, B. (2025) Spiling och dess funktion vid drivning av tunnlar under dåliga bergförhållanden. Bygg & Teknik Nr. 1/25: 48-51.
Hua, W., Wersäll, C. och Larsson, S (2025) Packningskontroll för framtiden – Modern teknik istället för långsamma försök. Bygg & Teknik Nr. 1/25: 10-12.
Dingle, L., Grönwuist, S., Beijer Lundberg, A., Posay Mayor, H. och Tudisco, E. (2025) Beräkning av bergkoners bärförmåga för förankringar. Bygg & Teknik Nr. 1/25: 20-23: 24-27.
Mateusz Maciej Swill (2025) Investigation of spiling behavior with respect to block size and joint orientation, Abstract. Foundation Engineering Day, The Swedish Geotechnical Society, p. 273.
Reports
Alireza Ahmadi (2025) 3D discrete-continuum simulation of differential settlement in ballasted railway transition zones. Doctoral Thesis in Civil and Architectural Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, TRITA-ABE-DLT ; 2543
Suihan Zhang (2025) Cement-based grouting of rock foundations for new and existing dams. Doctoral Thesis in Civil and Architectural Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, TRITA-ABE-DLT-2512
Chiara Cannizzaro (2025) Pile driving in glacial soil: Stochastic modelling of boulder-induced premature refusal. Licentiate Thesis in Civil and Architectural Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, TRITA-ABE-DLT; 2510.
Jörgen Larsson (2025) Approaches for increased accuracy in laboratory direct shear testing. Doctoral Thesis in Civil and Architectural Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, TRITA-ABE-DLT; 251
Spång J., Hellberg J., Spahic E., Johansson F., Svartsjaern M. and Edelbro C. (2025) Framework for risk-based pillar design in underground mines. Published?
MSc theses
Ivan Francke and Oskar Ahlstrand. (2025) Integrating life-cycle assessment (LCA) and life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) for decision-making: A comparative case study of curbstone construction methods. TRITA-ABE-MBT; 25633
Tomas Jasek (2025) Evaluation of Representative Groundwater Pressure according to Eurocode 7. TRITA-ABE-MBT; 25615
Conrad Hansson & Daniel Skoglund (2025). Dimensionering av jetinjekterad stödkonstruktion - jämförelse av probabilistiska beräkningsmetoder. TRITA-ABE-MBT; 25694
Wilma Sjöhag (2025) Modellering av grundvattennivåförändringar i ett förändrat klimat och implikationer för bedömning av släntstabilitet. Publiceringen kvarstår
My Pilfalk (2025) The Correlation Between the Effective Stress State and Friction Angle in Saturated Fill - A Statistical Analysis of Field-Evaluated Friction Angles Compared to Swedish Design Standards. Publiceringen kvarstår
Lukas Klarström & Joacim Permats (2025) Stabilitetsanalys av bergslänter enligt andra generationens Eurokoder. TRITA-ABE-MBT; 25693
Serah Abraham and Abdulhac Kanatri (2025) Sliding stability of concrete dams: A study on the influence of rock joint characteristics. TRITA-ABE-MBT; 25586
