Spatial variability of soil properties was rarely taken into account directly in traditional slope
stability analyses, rather some “average” or suitably “pessimistic” properties are assumed to …

Spatial variability is one of the major sources of uncertainty in geotechnical applications.
This variability is characterized customarily by the scale of fluctuation. Scale of fluctuation …

There are typically three types of models involved in a geotechnical analysis, ie, the
geologic model, the ground model, and the geotechnical model, each of which may be …

Rainfall-induced landslides are a major geohazard worldwide, which involve a complicated
process, starting from rainfall infiltration, to landslide triggering and initiation, and post-failure …

In order to advance the reliability analysis of practical engineering problems, a simplified
iterative algorithm for forward and/or inverse first-order reliability method (FORM) is …

The purpose of this paper is to address the “what,”“why,” and “how” questions posed by
engineers who are not familiar with geotechnical reliability and have not kept abreast of …

Estimation of Newmark sliding displacement plays an important role for evaluating seismic
stability of slopes. Current empirical models generally utilize predefined functional forms and …

The spatial variability is an inherent characteristic of soils. In addition to isotropic and
transversely anisotropic soils, rotated anisotropic soils can also be observed in nature owing …

Variance reduction function for a spatially variable soil property is an important factor that
affects the spatial average-based characteristic value, which in turn influences the design of …

A slope fails if it slides along any slip surface. Proper assessment of slope failure risk in
geological and geotechnical engineering needs to account, rationally, for a large, or even …