First-order reliability method for probabilistic liquefaction triggering analysis using CPT

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 337-350

  Juang, C Hsein ^a   Fang, Sunny Ye ^a   Khor, Eng Hui ^b  

^a AMRL   (United States)

^b ANSYS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cone penetration tests; Earthquakes; Liquefaction; Probability; Reliability; Statistics

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; SAFETY FACTOR; SOIL MECHANICS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BAYESIAN MAPPING FUNCTIONS; CONE PENETRATION TEST (CPT); FIRST ORDER RELIABILITY METHOD (FORM); PROBABILISTIC LIQUEFACTION TRIGGERING ANALYSIS;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

CONE PENETRATION TEST; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; LIQUEFACTION;

CALCULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEURAL NETWORK; SOIL BURIAL TEST;

EID: 32944477872     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2006)132:3(337)     Document Type: Article

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