''Acta Geotechnica'' is a bimonthly

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engineering journal published by

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. The

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(

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). The other two journal editors Ronaldo Borja (Stanford, USA), and Jian Chu (Singapore). ''Acta Geotechnica'' covers fundamental and applied research in

geotechnical engineering Geotechnical engineering, also known as geotechnics, is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. It uses the principles of soil mechanics and rock mechanics to solve its engineering problems. I ...

, including

mining Mining is the Resource extraction, extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agriculture, agricultural processes, or feasib ...

, tunneling, and dam engineering, as well as

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, geoenvironmental, and

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. Publishing formats include research papers, review articles, short notes, and letters to the editors. This journal is among the top journals in the field of Geotechnical engineering.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal was started in 2006 and was included in SCI in 2010. The Impact Factor for 2020 is 5.8, which is the 1st place among the 35 SCI journals in the category of "Engineering Geological". The journal is abstracted and indexed in: *

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/Engineering, Computing and Technology * SCI *

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According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 5.8.

References

External links

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