Skip to content
You are not logged in |Login  
     
Limit search to available items
Record 2 of 4
Record:   Prev Next
Resources
More Information
Bestseller
BestsellerE-book

Title Probabilistic methods in geotechnical engineering / Committee on Reliability Methods for Risk Mitigation in Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Board and Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

Publication Info. Washington, D.C. : National Research Council, 1995.

Item Status

Description 1 online resource (xii, 84 pages) : illustrations, charts
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Note Committee chair: Wilson H. Tang.
This project was sponsored by the following agencies: Department of the Army (Army Corps of Engineers-DACW39-92-M-7433), Department of Transportation (Federal Highway Administration), National Science Foundation-MSS-9203139, Department of Energy (Yucca Mountain Project Office).
Support was also provided by: Defense Nuclear Agency, Department of the Air Force (Air Force Office of Scientific Research), Department of the Interior (Bureau of Mines and Bureau of Reclamation), Department of Transportation (Federal Transit Administration), Department of Energy (Office of Superconducting Super Collider), Department of the Army (Defense Nuclear Agency), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents ""Probabilistic Methods in Geotechnical Engineering""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""1 Introduction""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 Use of Probabilistic Methods""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""FACTORS THAT HAVE INHIBITED USE""; ""AREAS THAT HAVE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD USE""; ""Example 1: Probability of Levee Failure""; ""Example 2: Seismic Hazard Analysis of an Earth Dam""; ""Example 3: Risk Analysis for Dam Design in Karst Terrain""; ""Example 4: Selecting Pumping Rates for an Extraction Well""
""Example 5: Site Investigation Strategy""""Example 6: Selecting the Design Safety Factor for a Dike""; ""Example 7: Quality Assurance of Geomembrane Liners""; ""Example 8: Penetration Resistance of an Offshore Gravity Platform""; ""Example 9: Selecting Design Strength for Slopes in Glacial Lacustrine Soil""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3 The Role of Probability in Codes and Regulations""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""APPLICATION OF LOAD- AND RESISTANCE-FACTOR DESIGN""; ""EUROCODE NO. 7, GEOTECHNICS""; ""CODES RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""
""4 Education Needs and Technology Transfer""""INTRODUCTION""; ""EDUCATION OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS""; ""EDUCATION OF PRACTICING GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Appendix A: Background and Statement of Work""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""STATEMENT OF WORK""; ""Appendix B: Workshop Agenda and Participants""; ""AGENDA""; ""WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS""; ""Appendix C: Basic Concepts of Probability and Reliability""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAINTIES AND PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT""; ""FROM SOIL SPECIMAN TO IN SITU PROPERTY""; ""FROM FIELD-TEST TO FIELD PERFORMANCE""
""FACTOR OF SAFETY""""RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN""; ""MULTIPLE MODES OF FAILURE""; ""UPDATING OF INFORMATION""; ""UNCERTAINTY IN MAPPING OF MATERIAL TYPES""; ""DECISION UNDER UNCERTAINTY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Appendix D: A Selected Bibliography on Geotechnical Reliability""; ""TECHNICAL BOOKS AND JOURNALS""; ""CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS""
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Engineering mathematics.
Engineering mathematics.
Probability measures.
Probability measures.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Tang, Wilson H.
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Reliability Methods for Risk Mitigation in Geotechnical Engineering.
National Research Council (U.S.). Geotechnical Board.
National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Energy and Environmental Systems.
National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems.
Other Form: Print version: Probabilistic methods in geotechnical engineering. Washington, D.C. : National Research Council, 1995 (OCoLC)32609931
ISBN 0309572975 (electronic book)
9780309572972 (electronic book)