Model uncertainty of shear wave velocity-based method for liquefaction potential evaluation

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1274-1282

  Juang, C Hsein ^a   Yang, Susan Hui ^b   Yuan, Haiming ^c  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

^c Reno Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; Liquefaction; Probability; Shear waves; Uncertainty principles; Velocity

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES; RELIABILITY; SHEAR WAVES; SOIL LIQUEFACTION; VELOCITY;

FIRST ORDER RELIABILITY METHOD; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLES;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

LIQUEFACTION; S-WAVE; SOIL DYNAMICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 26844572162     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2005)131:10(1274)     Document Type: Article

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