Probabilistic analysis of retaining walls

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 359-373

  Zevgolis, Ioannis E ^a   Bourdeau, Philippe L ^b  

^a Edafomichaniki SA   (Greece)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo; Optimization; Reliability analysis; Retaining structures; Stochastic modeling; System reliability

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER WALLS; DEGREE OF CORRELATIONS; DESIGN PARAMETERS; EXTERNAL STABILITY; FIRST-ORDER; FOUNDATION MATERIALS; HIGHER-DEGREE; LINEAR FUNCTIONS; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO OPTIMIZATION; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS; RETAINING STRUCTURE; SERIES SYSTEM; STATIC CONDITIONS; STOCHASTIC MODELING; SYSTEM PROBABILITIES;

BUILDING MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

BEARING CAPACITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RETAINING WALL; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 76549133738     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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