The influence of spatial correlation on the performance of earth structures and foundations

GeoCongress 2006: Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Technology Age

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 194-

  Baecher, Gregory B ^a,c   Christian, John T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b ASCE ^*  (United States)

^c ASCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FOUNDATIONS; PERFORMANCE; RANDOM PROCESSES; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; SOILS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EARTH STRUCTURES; GEOSTATISTICS; SOIL PROPERTIES; SPATIAL CORRELATION;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 33845691041     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40803(187)194     Document Type: Conference Paper

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