Research and Markets: Risk Assessment in Geotechnical Engineering Introduces an Innovative Reliability-Based Method for Risk Assessment in Geotechnical Engineering

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b5286f/risk_assessment_in) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Risk Assessment in Geotechnical Engineering" to their offering.

The increasing sophistication of buildings and bridges demand new analytical techniques. Reliability-based design is a well established technique in the structural and mechanical engineering communities that is now gaining momentum among geotechnical engineers. This book introduces an innovative reliability-based method for risk assessment in geotechnical engineering that allows engineers to create a better model for analyzing the properties and possible failure of a slope, mine shaft, foundation, embankment, or surface soil. By better modeling the spatially variable nature of soil and rock in the real world, the method presents a more accurate simulation which leads to safer designs. The book offers nine examples of the method in practice, utilizing the included software to demonstrate its use in the evaluation and design stages.

Key Topics Covered:

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• PART 1 THEORY
• CHAPTER 1 REVIEW OF PROBABILITY THEORY
• CHAPTER 2 DISCRETE RANDOM PROCESSES
• CHAPTER 3 RANDOM FIELDS
• CHAPTER 4 BEST ESTIMATES, EXCURSIONS, AND AVERAGES
• CHAPTER 5 ESTIMATION
• CHAPTER 6 SIMULATION
• CHAPTER 7 RELIABILITY-BASED DESIGN
• PART 2 PRACTICE
• CHAPTER 8 GROUNDWATER MODELING
• CHAPTER 9 FLOW THROUGH EARTH DAMS
• CHAPTER 10 SETTLEMENT OF SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS
• CHAPTER 11 BEARING CAPACITY
• CHAPTER 12 DEEP FOUNDATIONS
• CHAPTER 13 SLOPE STABILITY
• CHAPTER 14 EARTH PRESSURE
• CHAPTER 15 MINE PILLAR CAPACITY
• CHAPTER 16 LIQUEFACTION
• REFERENCES
• PART 3 APPENDIXES
• APPENDIX A PROBABILITY TABLES
• APPENDIX B NUMERICAL INTEGRATION
• APPENDIX C COMPUTING VARIANCES AND COVARIANCES OF LOCAL AVERAGES
• INDEX

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