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 study presents a robustness analysis of shield tunnels in non-uniformly settled strata
based on the fuzzy point estimate method (FPEM) and geotechnical structural robustness …

Although advances in piling equipment and technologies have extended the global use of
stabilizing piles (to stabilize slope or landslide), the design of stabilizing piles remains a …

The aim of this article was to optimize the shape and modulus of T-shaped deep cement
mixing (TDM) and conventional deep cement mixing (DCM) columns for supporting …

Bridge-embankment transition zones, in which unexpected amplifications of vehicle-track
interactions and infrastructure degradation are concentrated, are critical areas of high-speed …

Drainage is a critical and cost-effective method to stabilize rainfall-induced landslide. In
order to improve the efficiency and sustainability of drainage system, a new siphon drainage …

This paper presents a framework for optimization of site investigation program, within which
the robustness of the site investigation program and the investigation effort are optimized. A …

A multi-objective inverse analysis method for slope excavation was proposed, in which
orthogonal design, numerical simulation, back propagation neural network (BPNN) and …

Reliability-based design (RBD) of earth retaining structures has attracted considerable
attentions due to several distinctive elements, such as correlated load and resistance …

Geotechnical monitoring data (eg, settlement monitoring data) are often sparsely measured
at limited locations, but the corresponding geotechnical quantities of interest (eg, ground …