000777027 000__ 04767cam\a2200505Ii\4500 000777027 001__ 777027 000777027 005__ 20230306142555.0 000777027 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000777027 007__ cr\nn\nnnunnun 000777027 008__ 160809t20162017gw\a\\\\ob\\\\000\0\eng\d 000777027 019__ $$a958084082$$a958392549 000777027 020__ $$a9783662529140$$q(electronic book) 000777027 020__ $$a3662529149$$q(electronic book) 000777027 020__ $$z9783662529126 000777027 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)ocn956376302 000777027 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)956376302$$z(OCoLC)958084082$$z(OCoLC)958392549 000777027 040__ $$aN$T$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cN$T$$dGW5XE$$dIDEBK$$dEBLCP$$dYDX$$dN$T$$dDEBBG$$dIDB$$dUAB$$dIOG 000777027 049__ $$aISEA 000777027 050_4 $$aTA749 000777027 08204 $$a624.1/51363$$223 000777027 1001_ $$aCao, Zijun,$$eauthor. 000777027 24510 $$aProbabilistic approaches for geotechnical site characterization and slope stability analysis /$$cZijun Cao, Yu Wang, Dianqing Li. 000777027 264_1 $$aBerlin :$$bSpringer,$$c[2016]. 000777027 264_4 $$c©2017 000777027 300__ $$a1 online resource (xvi, 190 pages) :$$billustrations. 000777027 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000777027 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 000777027 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000777027 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references. 000777027 5050_ $$aPreface; Contents; List of Principal Symbols and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.1.1 Uncertainties in Soil Properties; 1.1.2 Probabilistic Analysis of Geotechnical Structures; 1.1.3 Reliability-Based Design of Geotechnical Structures; 1.1.4 Geotechnical Site Characterization; 1.2 Objectives; 1.2.1 Uncertainty Propagation During Geotechnical Site Characterization; 1.2.2 Bayesian Framework for Geotechnical Site Characterization; 1.2.3 Prior Knowledge and Prior Distribution; 1.2.4 Probabilistic Site Characterization Using Limited Site Observation Data 000777027 5058_ $$a1.2.5 Probabilistic Site Characterization Using a Large Number of Site Observation Data1.2.6 Probabilistic Slope Stability Analysis Using Subset Simulation; 1.2.7 Probabilistic Failure Analysis of Slope Stability; 1.3 Layout of the Book; References; 2 Literature Review; 2.1 Geotechnical Site Characterization; 2.1.1 Desk Study and Site Reconnaissance; 2.1.2 In Situ Investigation; 2.1.3 Laboratory Testing; 2.1.4 Interpretation of Observation Data and Inferring the Site Subsurface Conditions; 2.1.5 Challenges in Geotechnical Site Characterization; 2.2 Uncertainties in Soil Properties 000777027 5058_ $$a2.2.1 Inherent Variability2.2.1.1 Lumb's Formulation; 2.2.1.2 Random Field Theory; 2.2.1.3 Statistical Homogeneity and Data Transformation; 2.2.1.4 Correlation Function and Correlation Length; 2.2.2 Measurement Errors; 2.2.3 Statistical Uncertainty; 2.2.4 Transformation Uncertainties; 2.2.5 Uncertainty Propagation; 2.3 Bayesian Approach; 2.3.1 Bayesian Mathematical Framework; 2.3.2 Prior Distribution; 2.3.2.1 Uninformative Prior Distribution; 2.3.2.2 Informative Prior Distribution; 2.3.2.3 Confidence Level of Prior Knowledge; 2.3.3 Likelihood Function; 2.3.4 Posterior Distribution 000777027 5058_ $$a2.3.5 Updating the Probability of an Event2.4 National Geotechnical Experimentation Site (NGES) at Texas A&M University; 2.5 Probabilistic Slope Stability Analysis; 2.5.1 First-Order Second-Moment Method (FOSM); 2.5.2 First-Order Reliability Method (FORM); 2.5.3 Direct Monte Carlo Simulation (Direct MCS); 2.5.4 Subset Simulation; 2.5.4.1 Subset Simulation Procedure; 2.5.4.2 Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulation (MCMCS); Appendix 2.1: Several Empirical Correlations Reported by Kulhawy and Mayne (1990); References; 3 Bayesian Framework for Geotechnical Site Characterization; 3.1 Introduction 000777027 5058_ $$a3.2 Uncertainty Propagation During Geotechnical Site Characterization3.3 Uncertainty Modeling; 3.3.1 Inherent Spatial Variability; 3.3.2 Transformation Uncertainty; 3.4 Bayesian Framework; 3.5 Probability Distribution of the Design Soil Property; 3.6 The Most Probable Number of Soil Layers; 3.6.1 Bayesian Model Class Selection Method; 3.6.2 Calculation of the Evidence; 3.6.3 Calculation of Prior Probability; 3.6.4 Calculation of Probability Density Function of Site Observation Data; 3.7 Summary and Conclusions; References 000777027 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000777027 588__ $$aOnline resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 11, 2016). 000777027 650_0 $$aSlopes (Soil mechanics)$$xStability. 000777027 650_0 $$aGeotechnical engineering$$xMathematical models. 000777027 7001_ $$aWang, Yu,$$eauthor. 000777027 7001_ $$aLi, Dianqing,$$eauthor. 000777027 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aCao, Zijun.$$tProbabilistic Approaches for Geotechnical Site Characterization and Slope Stability Analysis.$$z9783662529126 000777027 852__ $$bebk 000777027 85640 $$3SpringerLink$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-662-52914-0$$zOnline Access$$91397441.1 000777027 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:777027$$pGLOBAL_SET 000777027 980__ $$aEBOOK 000777027 980__ $$aBIB 000777027 982__ $$aEbook 000777027 983__ $$aOnline 000777027 994__ $$a92$$bISE