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Publications by [Kulhawy F. H.]
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There is little dispute that the current geotechnical design process could be improved significantly by integrating the various design components (loads, soil parameters, calculation models, and factors of safety) in a more logical and self-consistent way. ...
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Statistics & Reliability -
Risk & Reliability
Reference:
Foundation Design Codes and Soil Investigation in view of International Harmonization and Performance, 2002
Engineering judgment has always played a predominant role in geotechnical design and construction. Until earlier this century, most of this judgment was based on experience and precedents. The role of judgment in geotechnical practice has undergone significant ...
Filed under:
Statistics & Reliability -
Risk & Reliability
Reference:
roceedings of Uncertainty ’96, Uncertainty in the Geologic Environment - From Theory to Practice, (GSP 58), Eds. C. D. Shackelford, P. P. Nelson & M. J. S. Roth, ASCE, New York, 1996
This comprehenxive evaluation of the behavior of rock-socketed foundations provides a consistent and broad-based approach to rock founation design.
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Rock Mechanics -
Rock Foundation
Reference:
EPRI EL-5918 Project 1493-4 Final Report August 1968