Probabilistic approach to design of embankments
Minoru Matsuo,Katsuhiko Kuroda +1 more
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In this paper, a new design factor is defined and the relation between the design factor and the probability of sliding failure of an embankment is formulated under consideration of the randomness of the soil properties.About:
This article is published in Soils and Foundations.The article was published on 1974-06-15 and is currently open access. It has received 104 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Soil stabilization.read more
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Probabilistic slope stability analysis by finite elements
D. V. Griffiths,Gordon A. Fenton +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the probability of failure of a cohesive slope using both simple and more advanced probabilistic analysis tools, and concluded that simplified probabilism, in which spatial variability is ignored by assuming perfect correlation, can lead to unconservative estimates of the failure probability.
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Probabilistic slope stability analysis for practice
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of uncertainty on the reliability of slope design and performance assessment is discussed, and it is shown that conventional slope practice based on the factor of safety cannot explicitly address uncertainty.
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Influence of spatial variability on slope reliability using 2-D random fields.
D. V. Griffiths,D. V. Griffiths,Jinsong Huang,Jinsong Huang,Gordon A. Fenton,Gordon A. Fenton +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the probability of failure of slopes using both traditional and more advanced probabilistic analysis tools, and they showed that simplified analysis in which spatial variability of soil properties is not properly accounted for, can lead to unconservative estimates of the failure probability if the coefficient of variation of the shear strength parameters exceeds a critical value.
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Evaluating calculated risk in geotechnical engineering
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the application of applied probability in geotechnical engineering practice and present a number of applications where the probability can be used in the decision-making process.
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Probabilistic design of slopes
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss some improvements on the first-order second-moment (FOSM) probabilistic approach to slope design, using the stability model by Morgenstern and Price.
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The Variability of Natural Soils
TL;DR: In this article, the variations in properties of four typical natural soils are shown to be random variations about a mean or linear trend, related to the "normal" or "Gaussian" statistical distribution.
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The Behaviour of Saturated Clays During Sampling and Testing
Alec Westley Skempton,V. A. Sowa +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that if two identical specimens of saturated clay are subjected to different changes in total stress without alteration in water content, and if the strains consequent upon these stress changes cause little alteration in micro-structure, then the undrained strengths of the two specimens will be practically identical.
The Relevance of the Triaxial Test to the Solution of Stability Problems
Alan W. Bishop,Laurits Bjerrum +1 more
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Safety factors in soil mechanics
TL;DR: In this article, the influences on the safety margin in earthwork and foundation engineering are considered in relation to soil exploration and tests, analysis of stability under the applied loads, and construction, respectively.