Evaluating model uncertainty of an spt-based simplified method for reliability analysis for probability of liquefaction

Soils and Foundations

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-152

  Juang, C Hsein ^a,b   Fang, Sunny Ye ^c   Tang, Wilson H ^d   Khor, Eng Hui ^e   Kung, Gordon Tung Chin ^f   Zhang, Jie ^d  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Ardaman & Associates Inc   (United States)

^d HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^e ANSYS INC   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Case history; Liquefaction; Model uncertainty; Probability; Reliability; Standard penetration test (IGC: D7 E8)

Indexed keywords

FUNCTION EVALUATION; LIQUEFACTION; MAPPING; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CASE HISTORY; DETERMINISTIC MODELING; EVALUATING MODELS; FIRST ORDER RELIABILITY METHODS; GEOTECHNICAL MODELING; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; PROBABILITY OF LIQUEFACTION; STANDARD PENETRATION TEST;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 77649151326     PISSN: 00380806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3208/sandf.49.135     Document Type: Article

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