Assessment of current load factors for use in geotechnical load and resistance factor design

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 287-295

  Scott, B ^a   Kim, B J ^a   Salgado, R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Foundation design; Limit states; Load factors; Load resistance design factor; Reliability analysis

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

GEOTECHNICAL LOADS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

DESIGN; FOUNDATION; LOADING; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038356649     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2003)129:4(287)     Document Type: Article

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