<p>A comparative study of pile design is presented using Eurocode 7 and an expanded reliability - based design (RBDE) method that is recently developed by the authors. A design example that has been used in the literature to illustrate Eurocode 7 is re-designed ...

<p>This study aims to discuss harmonization of Design Approaches in Eurocode 7 and National Annexes from the viewpoint of reliability. Relative reliability difference of the different design results, which are estimated from respective Eurocode 7 Design Approaches, ...

<p>This paper advocates a holistic perception of the structural design process. By shortly reflecting the design process, it aims to identify common characteristics of &lsquo;good&rsquo; structural design: A common postulate is always the definition of, or ...

<p>In Eurocode 7, the application of statistical methods and reliability analyses is encouraged though not much guidance is clearly given for the practitioner. Reliability analyses can effectively model parameter uncertainty and provide more meaningful results ...

<p>This paper is a contribution for the application of Eurocode 7 design methodology, based on the limit state design (LSD) approach. The design methodology of Eurocode 7 is applied to a concrete gravity retaining structure resting on a relatively homogeneous ...

<p>In Germany the reliability theory using a probabilistic approach in geotechnical design was officially introduced as the basic concept for geotechnical design at the German National Geotechnical Conference in 1978 as it had also been adopted as the common ...

<p>This paper examines how the Eurocodes deal with structural safety and risk management in civil engineering. The questions of responsibility of the designer and/or of the architect are underlying, but are not treated in detail. On one hand, the public aversion ...

<p>The primary goal of this report was to develop Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) methods for slopes and retaining structures. Even though there is past research on LRFD of shallow foundations and piles, there are very few publications available on ...

Simple reliability analyses, involving neither complex theory nor unfamiliar terms, can be used in routine geotechnical engineering practice. These simple reliability analyses require little effort beyond that involved in conventional geotechnical analyses. ...

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 ...