Forward and backward probabilistic simulations in geotechnical engineering

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 186, 2009, Pages 332-339

  Sett, Kallol ^a   Jeremić, Boris ^a  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC-PLASTIC FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMECHANICS; GEOTECHNICAL; GEOTECHNICAL SYSTEM; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; NATURAL VARIABILITY; NONUNIFORMITY; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PROBABILISTIC BEHAVIOR; PROBABILISTIC FRAMEWORK; PROBABILISTIC SIMULATION; PROBABILISTIC TREATMENTS; SEISMIC GROUND MOTIONS; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SOIL PARAMETERS; SOIL PROPERTY; UNCERTAINTY PROPAGATION;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; ELASTOPLASTICITY; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FOUNDATIONS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 69949169303     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41022(336)43     Document Type: Conference Paper

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