AUTHOR=Ahmad Mahmood , Al Zubi Mohammad , Almujibah Hamad , Sabri Sabri Mohanad Muayad , Mustafvi Jawad Bashir , Haq Shay , Ouahbi Tariq , Alzlfawi Abdullah TITLE=Improved prediction of soil shear strength using machine learning algorithms: interpretability analysis using SHapley Additive exPlanations JOURNAL=Frontiers in Earth Science VOLUME=13 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/earth-science/articles/10.3389/feart.2025.1542291 DOI=10.3389/feart.2025.1542291 ISSN=2296-6463