
Geotechnical Testing Journal
About this journal
This journal is published in six issues per year. Some issues, in whole or in part, may be Special Issues focused on a topic of interest to our readers.
The purpose of the Geotechnical Testing Journal is (1) to provide a high-quality publication that informs the profession of new developments in soil and rock testing and related fields; (2) to provide a forum for the exchange of information, particularly that which leads to the development of new test procedures; and (3) to stimulate active participation of the profession in the work of ASTM International Committee D18 on Soil and Rock and related information.
Contributions include papers, technical notes, letters to the editor, discussions of previously published papers, and book reviews. The editorial scope of this journal covers test methods for soil and rock, sampling, nomenclature, and practices relating to the determination of properties and behavior of soil and rock for engineering purposes, and for soil as a medium for plant growth. Topics of interest include: new testing equipment, apparatus, and procedures for both field and laboratory applications; evaluation of existing ASTM International standards and recommendations for new standards for apparatus or test procedures; and test results that give insights into test procedures, techniques, and data interpretation. Topics must be related to soil and rock but may include use and testing of geosynthetic materials in conjunction with soil and rock, highway materials testing such as aggregate properties or pavement performance measurement, geophysical exploration, marine sediments, groundwater investigations, testing and stabilization of contaminated soils, and soil and rock engineering related to waste management.
Call for Papers
There are no open calls for papers at this time. Please check back later for details on future special issues.
Awards
Geotechnical Testing Journal Outstanding Practice Article Award
First Look Papers
Note to users: The section First Look Papers contains peer reviewed and accepted articles to be published in this journal. When the final article is assigned to an issue of the journal, the First Look Papers version will be removed from this section and will appear in the associated journal issue.
Issues
2025
2024
- Volume 47 Issue 6 (2024)
- Volume 47 Issue 5 (2024)
- Volume 47 Issue 4 (2024)
- Volume 47 Issue 3 (2024)
- Volume 47 Issue 2 (2024)
- Volume 47 Issue 1 Special Issue on Recycled Materials for Sustainable Geotechnical Construction
2023
- Volume 46 Issue 6 Special Issue on Experimental Investigations from Very Small Strains to Beyond Failure
- Volume 46 Issue 5 (2023)
- Volume 46 Issue 4 (2023)
- Volume 46 Issue 3 (2023)
- Volume 46 Issue 2 (2023)
- Volume 46 Issue 1 (2023)
2022
- Volume 45 Issue 6 (2022)
- Volume 45 Issue 5 (2022)
- Volume 45 Issue 4 (2022)
- Volume 45 Issue 3 (2022)
- Volume 45 Issue 2 (2022)
- Volume 45 Issue 1 (2022)
2021
- Volume 44 Issue 6 (2021)
- Volume 44 Issue 5 (2021)
- Volume 44 Issue 4 (2021)
- Volume 44 Issue 3 (2021)
- Volume 44 Issue 2 Special Issue on Advances in Laboratory Experimentation for Unsaturated Soils
- Volume 44 Issue 1 (2021)
2020
- Volume 43 Issue 6 (2020)
- Volume 43 Issue 5 (2020)
- Volume 43 Issue 4 (2020)
- Volume 43 Issue 3 (2020)
- Volume 43 Issue 2 (2020)
- Volume 43 Issue 1 (2020)
2019
- Volume 42 Issue 6 (2019)
- Volume 42 Issue 5 (2019)
- Volume 42 Issue 4 (2019)
- Volume 42 Issue 3 (2019)
- Volume 42 Issue 2 (2019)
- Volume 42 Issue 1 (2019)
2018
- Volume 41 Issue 6 (2018)
- Volume 41 Issue 5 Special Issue on Flat Dilatometer Testing: Applications and Recent Developments
- Volume 41 Issue 4 (2018)
- Volume 41 Issue 3 (2018)
- Volume 41 Issue 2 (2018)
- Volume 41 Issue 1 (2018)
2017
- Volume 40 Issue 6 (2017)
- Volume 40 Issue 5 (2017)
- Volume 40 Issue 4 (2017)
- Volume 40 Issue 3 (2017)
- Volume 40 Issue 2 (2017)
- Volume 40 Issue 1 (2017)
2016
- Volume 39 Issue 6 (2016)
- Volume 39 Issue 5 (2016)
- Volume 39 Issue 4 (2016)
- Volume 39 Issue 3 (2016)
- Volume 39 Issue 2 (2016)
- Volume 39 Issue 1 (2016)
2015
- Volume 38 Issue 6 (2015)
- Volume 38 Issue 5 Special Issue on Physical Modeling with Transparent Soils
- Volume 38 Issue 4 (2015)
- Volume 38 Issue 3 (2015)
- Volume 38 Issue 2 (2015)
- Volume 38 Issue 1 (2015)
2014
- Volume 37 Issue 6 (2014)
- Volume 37 Issue 5 (2014)
- Volume 37 Issue 4 (2014)
- Volume 37 Issue 3 (2014)
- Volume 37 Issue 2 (2014)
- Volume 37 Issue 1 (2014)
2013
- Volume 36 Issue 6 (2013)
- Volume 36 Issue 5 (2013)
- Volume 36 Issue 4 Dynamic Testing of Soic and Rock: Field and Laboratory (Part 2)
- Volume 36 Issue 3 (2013)
- Volume 36 Issue 2 Dynamic Testing of Soil and Rock: Field and Laboratory (Part 1)
- Volume 36 Issue 1 (2013)
2012
- Volume 35 Issue 6 (2012)
- Volume 35 Issue 5 (2012)
- Volume 35 Issue 4 (2012)
- Volume 35 Issue 3 (2012)
- Volume 35 Issue 2 (2012)
- Volume 35 Issue 1 Innovations in Characterizing the Mechanical and Hydrological Properties of Unsaturated Soils
2011
- Volume 34 Issue 6 (2011)
- Volume 34 Issue 5 (2011)
- Volume 34 Issue 4 (2011)
- Volume 34 Issue 3 (2011)
- Volume 34 Issue 2 (2011)
- Volume 34 Issue 1 (2011)
2010
- Volume 33 Issue 6 (2010)
- Volume 33 Issue 5 (2010)
- Volume 33 Issue 4 (2010)
- Volume 33 Issue 3 (2010)
- Volume 33 Issue 2 (2010)
- Volume 33 Issue 1 (2010)
2009
- Volume 32 Issue 6 (2009)
- Volume 32 Issue 5 (2009)
- Volume 32 Issue 4 (2009)
- Volume 32 Issue 3 (2009)
- Volume 32 Issue 2 (2009)
- Volume 32 Issue 1 (2009)
2008
- Volume 31 Issue 6 (2008)
- Volume 31 Issue 5 (2008)
- Volume 31 Issue 4 (2008)
- Volume 31 Issue 3 (2008)
- Volume 31 Issue 2 (2008)
- Volume 31 Issue 1 (2008)
2007
- Volume 30 Issue 6 (2007)
- Volume 30 Issue 5 (2007)
- Volume 30 Issue 4 (2007)
- Volume 30 Issue 3 (2007)
- Volume 30 Issue 2 (2007)
- Volume 30 Issue 1 (2007)
2006
- Volume 29 Issue 6 (2006)
- Volume 29 Issue 5 (2006)
- Volume 29 Issue 4 (2006)
- Volume 29 Issue 3 (2006)
- Volume 29 Issue 2 (2006)
- Volume 29 Issue 1 (2006)
2005
- Volume 28 Issue 6 (2005)
- Volume 28 Issue 5 (2005)
- Volume 28 Issue 4 (2005)
- Volume 28 Issue 3 (2005)
- Volume 28 Issue 2 (2005)
- Volume 28 Issue 1 (2005)
2004
- Volume 27 Issue 6 (2004)
- Volume 27 Issue 5 (2004)
- Volume 27 Issue 4 (2004)
- Volume 27 Issue 3 (2004)
- Volume 27 Issue 2 (2004)
- Volume 27 Issue 1 (2004)
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Editorial Board
Co-Editors
Kenneth R. Bell, Ph.D., P.E., Bechtel Energy, Pikesville, MD, USA
Nazli Yesiller, Ph.D., Global Waste Research Institute, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
Editorial Board Members
- Dr. David W. Airey, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Dr. Khalid A. Alshibli, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
- Dr. Richard J. Bathurst, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Dr. Paul J. Bullock, Fugro Consultants, Inc. - Loadtest, Gainesville, FL, USA
- Dr. Andrew P. Bunger, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Dr. Guojun Cai, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
- Dr. Bernardo Castellanos, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
- Dr. A. Viana da Fonseca, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Dr. Jennifer Day, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Dr. Mandar M. Dewoolkar, University of Vermont , Burlington, VT, USA
- Dr. Vincent P. Drnevich, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Dr. Chadi S. El Mohtar, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
- Dr. Dante Fratta, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Dr. Majid Ghayoomi, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
- Dr. Karen S. Henry, United States Air Force Academy, CO, USA
- Dr. Laureano R. Hoyos, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA
- Dr. Zoubeir Lafhaj, École Centrale de Lille, Lille, France
- Mr. Michael W. Laney, P.E., G.E., Braun Intertec, Lenexa, KS, USA
- Dr. Fook-Hou Lee, The National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Dr. Ali Maher, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
- Ms. Gabriela Mariscal, P.E., National Concrete Masonry Association, Herndon, VA, USA
- Dr. John S. McCartney, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- James A. McKelvey, III, P.E., D.GE, Earth Engineering, Inc., East Norriton, PA, USA
- Dr. Jay N. Meegoda, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA
- Dr. Paola Monaco, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
- Dr. Michael A. Mooney, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, USA
- Dr. Anand J. Puppala, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
- Mr. Donald T. Robertson, Applied Foundation Testing, Inc., Green Cove Springs, FL, USA
- Dr. Joel Sarout, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Bentley, Australia
- Dr. Devendra N. Singh, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India
- Dr. Khaled Sobhan, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
- Dr. Muhannad T. Suleiman, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA USA
- Dr. Anh Minh Tang, École des Ponts ParisTech, Marne-la-Vallée, France
- Dr. Ingrid Tomac, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Dr. Dharma Wijewickreme, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Dr. Xiong Yu, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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