Assessment of variable uncertainties for reliability-based design of foundations

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1197-1207

  Foye, K C ^a,b   Salgado, R ^b   Scott, B ^b,c  

^a CTI and Associates Inc   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Thelen Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Cone penetration tests; Foundation design; In situ tests; Limit state; Load and resistance factor design; Reliability analysis

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

CONE PENETRATION TESTS; FOUNDATION DESIGN; IN SITU TESTS; LIMIT STATE; LOAD AND RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

FOUNDATIONS;

CONE PENETRATION TEST; DESIGN; FOUNDATION; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

ASSESSMENT; CALIBRATION; CIVIL ENGINEERING; STRESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33747362846     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2006)132:9(1197)     Document Type: Article

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