Reliability analysis of soil liquefaction based on standard penetration test

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 589-596

  Jha, Sanjay K ^a   Suzuki, Kiichi ^a  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Liquefaction; Probability; Probability density function; Reliability; Standard penetration test

Indexed keywords

EMBANKMENT DAMS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; SAFETY FACTOR; SOIL LIQUEFACTION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; STANDARDS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COMBINED METHODS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; FACTOR OF SAFETIES; FACTORS OF SAFETIES; FIRST ORDER SECOND MOMENT METHODS; INPUT PARAMETERS; LIQUEFACTION ANALYSIS; LIQUEFACTION EVALUATIONS; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTIES; MINIMUM SAFETY FACTORS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; NEW DESIGNS; POINT ESTIMATION METHODS; PROBABILITY OF LIQUEFACTIONS; RELIABILITY APPROACHES; RELIABILITY METHODS; SEED METHODS; SOIL LIQUEFACTION ANALYSIS; SOIL RESISTANCES; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTIES; STANDARD PENETRATION TEST; STRESS PARAMETERS;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

LIQUEFACTION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PENETRATION TEST; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 61449121974     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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