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Global Research Trends in Soft Soil Management for Infrastructure Development: Opportunities and Challenges

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dc.contributor.authorSim L.W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKatman H.Y.B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBaharuddin I.N.Z.B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRavindran G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorIbrahim M.R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAlnadish A.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid59141229400en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55812804800en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55812431300en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57205017025en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57872447200en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57200280997en_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-03T07:47:29Z
dc.date.available2025-03-03T07:47:29Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractSoft soils present significant challenges to infrastructure development worldwide due to high compressibility, low shear strength and low permeability. Bibliometric analysis remains scarce in the soft soil management field, making it difficult to grasp global trends and contributions. This research addresses this gap by providing a novel and comprehensive bibliometric analysis of soft soil management literature to investigate the trend, opportunities and challenges. The analysis predominantly examines ground improvement methods based on 2,260 journal articles and proceeding papers from WOS core collection between 2013 and 2023 using CiteSpace. The analysis encompasses country distribution, authorship and co-cited authors, cited journals, reference co-citations and identification of research hotspots and frontiers. Findings show a growing interest and increased research focus in soft soil management, with China emerging as a prominent contributor. Reference co-citation clustering analysis reveals two dominant research themes: ground improvement methods (geosynthetic-reinforced embankments and stone columns) and sustainable practices (reuse of waste materials). The emerging word analysis reveals an evolutionary trend from investigating innovative and sustainable techniques to shear strength and failure mechanisms. Recent studies focus on the use of vertical drains, deep mixing columns, chemical stabilization, and sustainable ground improvement strategies. Opportunities lie in sustainable ground improvement methods and novel sensing technologies. Key challenges include bearing capacity, settlement, and slope stability. The study highlights the need for more research into two other key areas such as geotechnical characterization and foundation design. Overall, this bibliometric review contributes to a more thorough understanding of soft soil management studies for researchers and practitioners. ? 2023 IEEE.en_US
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.ArtNo10536872
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3403720
dc.identifier.epage73751
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85194042307
dc.identifier.spage73731
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85194042307&doi=10.1109%2fACCESS.2024.3403720&partnerID=40&md5=6e331512acdb0351d8d8fed2f20ef3c7
dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/37101
dc.identifier.volume12
dc.pagecount20
dc.publisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofAll Open Access; Gold Open Access
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleIEEE Access
dc.subjectAgronomy
dc.subjectDrainage
dc.subjectGeosynthetic materials
dc.subjectShear strength
dc.subjectSlope stability
dc.subjectSoil mechanics
dc.subjectSoils
dc.subjectStructural design
dc.subjectBibliometric
dc.subjectCitespace
dc.subjectCompaction energy
dc.subjectEnergy
dc.subjectGround improvement
dc.subjectKnowledge mapping
dc.subjectMarket researches
dc.subjectSoft soils
dc.subjectSoil compaction
dc.subjectSoil compaction energy
dc.subjectSoil stabilization
dc.subjectStabilization
dc.titleGlobal Research Trends in Soft Soil Management for Infrastructure Development: Opportunities and Challengesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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