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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153184403321

Titolo

Reliability of geotechnical structures in ISO2394 / / editors, K.K. Phoon, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, J.V. Retief, Department of Civil Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, The Netherlands : , : CRC Press/Balkema, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-351-78339-4

1-315-36417-4

1-351-78340-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 pages)

Disciplina

624.1/891

Soggetti

Geotechnical engineering - Standards

Earthwork - Reliability

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A Balkema book.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Reliability as a basis for geotechnical design / Kok-Kwang Phoon -- 2. General principles on reliability according to ISO2394 / Johan V. Retief, Mahongo Dithinde, and Kok-Kwang Phoon -- 3. Uncertainty representation of geotechnical design parameters / Kok-Kwang Phoon, Widjojo A. Prakoso, Yu Wang, and Jianye Ching -- 4. Statistical characterization of multivariate geotechnical data / Jianye Ching, Dian-Qing Li, and Kok-Kwang Phoon -- 5. Statistical characterization of model uncertainty / Mahongo Dithinde, Kok-Kwang Phoon, Jianye Ching, Limin Zhang, and Johan V. Retief -- 6. Semi-probabilistic reliability-based design / Kok-Kwang Phoon and Jianye Ching -- 7. Direct probability-based design methods / Yu Wang, Timo Schweckendiek, Wenping Gong, Tengyuan Zhao, and Kok-Kwang Phoon.