Reliability analysis and updating of excavation-induced ground settlement for building serviceability assessment

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1448-1458

  Hsiao, Evan L ^a   Schuster, Matt ^b   Juang, C H ^b,c   Kung, Gordon C ^d  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

^b Clemson University   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Damage; Excavation; Probability; Reliability; Serviceability; Settlement

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; EXCAVATION; MODEL BUILDINGS; PROBABILITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADJACENT BUILDINGS; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DAMAGE; GROUND SETTLEMENTS; INDUCED SETTLEMENT; PROBABILITY OF EXCEEDANCE; SEMI-EMPIRICAL MODELING; SERVICEABILITY; SERVICEABILITY ASSESSMENT; SERVICEABILITY REQUIREMENTS; SETTLEMENT;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BUILDING; EXCAVATION; GROUND SETTLEMENT; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 52649124816     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2008)134:10(1448)     Document Type: Article

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