Modern geotechnical design codes of practice [[electronic resource] ] : implementation, application and development / / [edited by] Patrick Arnold ... [et. al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814058003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Washington, DC, : IOS Press, 2013
• ISBN: 1-283-92043-3; 1-61499-163-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (340 p.)
• Collana: Advances in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering ; ; v. 1
• Disciplina: 628
• Soggetti: Engineering geology; Environmental sciences; Soils
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Preface; Contents; Code Implementation; Implementation and Evolution of Eurocode 7; Harmonisation of Anchor Design Within Eurocode; Eurocode 7 and Polish Practice: Implementation of Eurocode 7 in Poland; An Explanation of Characteristic Values of Soil Properties in Eurocode 7; Implementation of Eurocode 7 in German Geotechnical Design Practice; Implementation of Eurocode 7 in French Practice by Means of National Additional Standards; Implementing Eurocode 7 to Achieve Reliable Geotechnical Designs; Dealing with Uncertainties in EC7 with Emphasis on Determination of Characteristic Soil Properties The Safety Concept in German Geotechnical Design Codes; British Choices of Geotechnical Design Approach and Partial Factors for EC7; Dutch Approach to Geotechnical Design by Eurocode 7, Based on Probabilistic Analyses; Code Application; Limit State Design of the Foundations of Concrete Gravity Dams - A Case Study; Using Numerical Analysis with Geotechnical Design Codes; Influence of Ground Water Level on Shallow Foundation Design. Application of EC7 Probabilistic and Deterministic Methods; Reliability Based Design of Drilled Shafts: LRFD and Performance Based Design Application of Computational Limit Analysis in Ultimate Limit State Design; Probabilistic Assignment of Design Strength for Sands ; from In-Situ Testing Data; Experiences with Limit State Approach for Design of Spread Foundations in the Czech Republic; Code Development; AASHTO Geotechnical Design Specification Development in the USA; Lessons Learned from LRFD Calibration of Reinforced Soil Wall Structures; Geotechnical Design Code Development in Canada; Can We Do Better than the Constant Partial Factor Design Format?; Target Reliabilities and Partial Factors for Flood Defenses in the Netherlands Subject Index; Author Index