Reliability analysis of liquefaction potential of soils using standard penetration test

Reliability-Based Design in Geotechnical Engineering: Computations and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 497-526

  Juang, Charng Hsein ^a,b   Fang, Sunny Ye ^c   Li, David Kun ^d  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Ardaman & Associates Inc   (United States)

^d Golder and Associates   (Canada)

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EID: 85075689702     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781482265811-18     Document Type: Chapter

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