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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451790903321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (96 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TangWilson H

Disciplina

519.2/4

Soggetti

Engineering mathematics

Probability measures

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""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""



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910511612203321

Autore

Compton Jethro

Titolo

The man who shot Liberty Valance / / Jethro Compton ; based on the short story by Dorothy M. Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Oberon Books, , 2014

ISBN

1-78319-647-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (151 p.)

Disciplina

364.10978

Soggetti

Outlaws - West (U.S.)

Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.)

Revenge

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Park Threatre; Characters; Contents; Prologue - The Funeral of Bert Barricune - 1910; Scene One - Ransome Foster Arrives in Twotrees - 1890; Scene Two - The First School West of Barrel Canyon; Scene Three - Hallie and Foster Ride to Longacre; Act One; Scene One - The Reverend is Dead - 1890; Scene Two - 'A Necessary End'; Scene Three - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; Epilogue - Blossoms of the Prickly Pear. 1910.; Act Two

Sommario/riassunto

Journey into the Wild West, 1890, in this classic story of  good versus evil, law versus the gun, one man versus Liberty  Valance. A tale of love, hope and revenge set against the  vicious backdrop of a lawless society.  When a young scholar from New York City travels west in search of a new life he arrives beaten and half-dead on the dusty  streets of Twotrees. Rescued from the plains, the town soon  becomes his home. A local girl gives him purpose in a broken  land, but is it enough to save him from the vicious outlaw who  wants him dead? He mus



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Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991001211089707536

Autore

Bovini, Giuseppe

Titolo

La cattedra eburnea del vescovo Massimiano di Ravenna / Giuseppe Bovini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Faenza : F.lli Lega, stampa 1957

Descrizione fisica

83 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Disciplina

736.62

Soggetti

Ravenna Arcivescovado

Ravenna Museo Arcivescovile Cattedra eburnea

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

In app.: Breve guida alla visita del complesso storico monumentale della cattedrale di Ravenna, a cura di Vanda Frattini Gaddoni