Geotechnical Safety and Risk IV
Published on 15. November 2013
598 pages
978-1-315-79734-2 (ISBN)
Description
Geotechnical Safety and Risk IV contains the contributions presented at the 4th International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk (4th ISGSR, Hong Kong, 4-6 December 2013), which was organised under the auspices of the Geotechnical Safety Network (GEOSNet), TC304 on Engineering Practice of Risk Assessment and Management and TC205 on Safety an
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
20,90 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-315-79734-2 (9781315797342)
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Limin Zhang | Yu Wang | Gang Wang
Geotechnical Safety and Risk IV
Book
11/2013
CRC Press
€326.83
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Persons
Limin Zhang, Gang Wang both of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HKSAR.
Content
1 Wilson Tang lecture: An homage to Wilson Tang: Reliability and risk in geotechnical practice-how Wilson led the way; 2. Keynote lectures: Advances in geotechnical risk and reliability for offshore applications; Homogenization of geomaterials using the random finite element method; Selecting optimal probability models for geotechnical reliability analysis; Robust design of geotechnical systems-a new design perspective; Integrated geo risk management: Crossing boundaries; Is landslide risk quantifiable and manageable? 3 Geotechnical uncertainty and variability; 4 Influence of spatial variability on geotechnical design decisions; 5 Geohazards; 6 Reliability and risk analysis; 7 Reliability- and risk-based monitoring and site investigation; 8 Performance evolution and risk assessment of high slopes in hydropower engineering in China; 9 Reliability-based design and limit state design in geotechnical engineering; 10 Risk assessment and management in geotechnical engineering and infrastructural projects 11 Geotechnical applications and case studies
