Site characterization is a unique problem of geotechnical engineering that utilizes both prior
information (including engineering judgment) and project-specific information from test …

The latest 4th edition of the international standard on the principles of reliability for load
bearing structures (ISO2394: 2015) includes a new Annex D dedicated to the reliability of …

This paper aims to introduce an adaptive metaheuristic algorithm based on tunicate swarm
optimization (TSA) for effectively solving global optimization problems and the optimum …

In this study, an effective intelligent system based on artificial neural networks (ANNs) and a
modified rat swarm optimizer (MRSO) was developed to predict the ultimate bearing …

The use of optimization methods in geotechnics dates back to the 1950s. They were used in
slope stability analysis (Bishop) and evolved to a wide range of applications in ground …

The authors' paper is welcome because it makes up for a lack in the original method of
Coulomb and renders it applicable to c-soil backfills. Such a backfill type could be studied …

This paper presents one approach to a methodology to design reinforced concrete
cantilever retaining walls for road construction using a hybrid multistart optimization strategic …

In this paper a general reliability-based design (RBD) approach for spread foundations is
developed that addresses, explicitly and simultaneously, the ultimate limit state (ULS) …

This paper presents a new geotechnical design concept, called robust geotechnical design
(RGD). The new design methodology seeks to achieve a certain level of design robustness …

Based on the salp swarm algorithm (SSA), this paper proposes an efficient metaheuristic
algorithm for solving global optimization problems and optimizing two commonly …