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GeoRisk 2011, 2011
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Keynote Lectures [Go to Page]
- Risk of Limit-Equilibrium Failure of Long Earth Slopes: How It Depends on Length
- Development of a Risk-Based Landslide Warning System
- Unresolved Problems in Geotechnical Risk and Reliability
- Learning to Live with Geohazards: From Research to Practice
- Geo-Risks in the Business Environment
- The Practical Application of Risk Assessment to Dam Safety
- Characterization and Modeling of Variability of Soils across Scales [Go to Page]
- Random Field Model Parameters for Columbia River Silt
- Reliability-Based Design for Allowable Bearing Capacity by Considering Differential Settlement on Highly Fractured Rock Masses
- Assessment of Levee Site Variability As a Function of the Number of Explorations
- Influence of Geotechnical Dataset on the Range of Influence of Undrained Shear Strength
- Reliability Based Approach to Quantify Montmorillonite Mineral in Expansive Clays
- Probabilistic/Simulation Methods [Go to Page]
- Subset Simulation and Its Application to a Spatially Random Soil
- Probabilistic Analysis of Basal Heave in Deep Excavation
- Influence of the Scale of Fluctuation of the Friction Angle on the Face Stability of a Pressurized Tunnel in Sands
- Probabilistic Finite Element Analysis of a Raft Foundation Supported by Drilled Shafts in Karst
- Probabilistic Slope Stability Analysis As a Supplement to a Deterministic Study
- Liquefaction Probability by Probabilistic Version of Robertson and Wride Model
- Uncertainty Modeling [Go to Page]
- Design Criteria for the Differential Settlement of Landfill Foundations Modeled Using Random Fields
- Bayesian Updating of Load Settlement Curves for Footings on Cohesionless Soil
- Stochastic vs. Deterministic Analysis of Consolidation Problem in Natural Alluvial Deposits
- Bearing Capacity of Strip Footings on Spatially Random Soils Using Sparse Polynomial Chaos Expansion
- Spatial Variability of Aperture in a Rough-Walled Crack in Surface Soil
- Parameter Estimation and Uncertainty Analysis Incorporating Engineering Judgement by Bayesian Inversion
- Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics I [Go to Page]
- Site Response Effects on Partially Ergodic PSHA
- A Case Study of Alternative Site Response Explanatory Variables in Parkfield, California
- Estimating Repair Cost and Downtime Due to Earthquake-Induced Damage at Container Ports
- Effect of Fabric Anisotropy on Seismic Response of Strip Foundations
- Seismic Response of Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls: Is PGA-Based Design Adequate?
- Performance Based Assessment of Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction Effects on Seismic Response of Building Frames
- Geotechnical Assessment, Characterization, and Design for Risk Management I [Go to Page]
- Effects of Slenderness Ratio on Seismic Behavior of Vertical Micropiles
- Multichannel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) at the National Geotechnical Engineering Site at Texas A&M University (NGES/TAMU)
- Probabilistic Compressible Soil Thickness from Field Settlement Data
- A Novel Application of Risk Analysis Methods to Evaluate the Future Viability of Two Large Concrete Stormwater Detention Tanks
- Risk Management for Large-Scale Foundation Design and Construction in Challenging Karst Geology
- Effect of Spatial Variability and Model Uncertainty on the Design of Sockets in Weak Carbonate Rocks
- Engineering Geology and Site Characterization [Go to Page]
- CPT-Based Probabilistic Characterization of Effective Friction Angle of Sand
- Prediction of Embankment Settlement from PCPT Measurements: A Case Study at Courtableau Bridge
- Geochemical and Geotechnical Features of Terra Rossa in Karst Areas of Southern Appalachians
- Characterizing Spatial Variability of Cone Penetration Testing through Geostatistical Evaluation
- Case Study—A Landslide on Coastal Slope in Bellingham Bay
- Developing Resistance Factors for Design of Piles in Sand
- Quantitative Risk Analysis for Embankments, Dams, and Slopes [Go to Page]
- Probabilistic Slope Stability Analysis of a 300 m High Embankment Dam
- Identification of Hazardous Loose Landslide Deposits and Scars Formed during the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake
- Bounding the Probability of Failure for Levee Systems
- Breaching of Changkai Levee in June 2010 in Jiangxi Province, China
- Distinct Element Modelling for High Rock Slopes in Static and Dynamic Conditions: A Case Study
- Reliability Analysis of Stone Columns for Ground Improvement
- Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics II [Go to Page]
- Application of SCPTU for Assessing Liquefaction Potential of the 1976 Tangshan Earthquake, China
- Characterizing the Liquefaction Potential of the Pleistocene-Age Wando Formation in the Charleston Area, South Carolina
- Influence of r[sub(d)] on Liquefaction Triggering Evaluation at Two Case History Sites
- Evaluating Bias of Liquefaction-Induced Settlement Methods for Performance-Based Design
- Estimating CSRs for Evaluating Liquefaction That Are Consistent with Building Code Design Spectra
- Potential Differences between Time Series and Random Vibration Theory Site Response
- Geotechnical Assessment, Characterization, and Design for Risk Management II [Go to Page]
- Understanding Uncertainty: Assessment and Management of Geotechnical Risk in Tunnel Construction
- Communicating and Managing Risk in Geotechnical Engineering Practice
- Reliability Analysis of Deep Excavation Based on a Semi-Empirical Approach
- Jet-Grouting in Cohesive Soils for Ground Improvement in Hawaii
- Risk Assessment of Success Dam, California: Evaluation of Operating Restrictions As an Interim Measure to Mitigate Earthquake Risk
- Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Foundation Systems [Go to Page]
- Some Observations on Reliability-Based Design of Rock Footings
- A Practical LRFD Design Method for Deep Foundations Using Side Friction and End Bearing
- Reliability-Based Design of Shallow Foundations in Cohesionless Soils under Compression Loading: Serviceability Limit State
- Quantile Framework for Simplified Geotechnical Reliability-Based Design
- Reliability Assessment of Eurocode 7 Spread Foundations Design Methodology
- Deterministic and Probabilistic Seismic Analyses of a Slope-Footing System
- Limit State Design in Geotechnical Engineering [Go to Page]
- A Comparative Study of Drilled Shaft Design Using LRFD and Expanded RBD
- Limit States Design of Pile Foundations in Clay under Combined Action of Transient Uplift Loads and Frost Jacking
- Safety Margin in Design of Pile-Supported Structural Slabs for Frost Action
- Statistical Characterization and Stochastic Simulation of Load-Displacement Behavior of Shallow Footings
- Reliability Based Design of Base Heave Stability in Wide Excavations
- Probabilistic Analysis of Shallow Foundations on Rocks Obeying Hoek-Brown Failure Criterion
- Risk and Reliability in Geoenvironmental Engineering [Go to Page]
- Influence of Aging on the Mechanical Behavior of Municipal Solid Waste
- Effect of 1D Infiltration Assumption on Stability of Spatially Variable Slope
- Old Sewer, Big Risks: Managing Risks during the Design and Construction of a 21-Story Building Adjacent to a Critical 100-Year-Old Sewer Structure
- Effect of Leachate Recirculation and Extent of Degradation on the Stability of Bioreactor Landfill Slopes
- Sustainable Flood Risk Management: Lesson from Recent Cases
- Life Cycle Approaches for Brownfields Redevelopment
- Retaining Structures I [Go to Page]
- Strain Localization Effect on System Reliability Based Design of Bridge Abutments under Earthquake Loading
- Serviceability Considerations in the Design of Sheet Pile Walls for Risk Management
- Reliability Based Performance Evaluation of Earth Retaining Structures
- Wall and Ground Responses in a Braced Excavation Considering Spatial Variability
- Evaluation of LRFD Resistance Factors and Risk for Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls
- Hazards/Risks I [Go to Page]
- (Sub)Global Rock Slope Stability: Using Rock Mass Indices to Characterize and Manage Rockfall Risk
- Evaluation of the Susceptibility of Landslides and Debris Flows on Costa Rica’s National Road Network: Analysis of a Segment of National Route 32
- Spatial Prediction of Groundwater Depth to Trigger Liquefaction in St. Louis
- Study on Risk Assessment for an Individual Landslide
- Geohazard Interpretation of the Cagliari Slope (Southern Sardinia, Italy)
- Delineation of Slope Profiles from Digital Elevation Models for Landslide Hazard Analysis
- Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics III [Go to Page]
- Establishing Confidence in Surface Wave Determined Soil Profiles
- Surface Wave Benchmarking Exercise: Methodologies, Results, and Uncertainties
- Analysis of Surface Wave Benchmarking Data
- An Assessment of Surface Wave Techniques at the Texas A&M National Geotechnical Experimentation Site
- Analysis and Interpretation of the Texas A&M University Benchmark Data Using the Refraction Microtremor Technique
- Determination of the Dynamic Soil Characteristics at the NGES
- Analysis of SASW, MASW, and Passive Surface Wave Data Collected at the National Geotechnical Experimentation Site at Texas A&M University
- Geotechnical Assessment, Characterization, and Design for Risk Management III [Go to Page]
- Active Risk Management in Geotechnical Engineering
- Risk Assessment of Success Dam, California: Flood Related Potential Failure Modes
- Geotechnical Risk in the Peruvian Andes
- Quantified Risk Assessment of Shield Tunneling Effects on Urban Cement Concrete Pavement
- Risk Assessment of Success Dam, California: Earthquake Induced Potential Failure Modes
- A Parametric Study on Factors Affecting Ground Vibrations during Pile Driving through Finite Element Simulations
- Retaining Structures II [Go to Page]
- Tunnel Face Support Pressure and Associated Risk
- Risk Analysis of Pile Pressing-In on an Adjacent Earth-Retaining Wall
- Numerical Study on the Dynamic Behavior of Retaining Walls Backfilled with Shredded Tires
- Probabilistic Analysis of the Deflection of Retaining Walls in Deep Excavation
- Risk Management with Performance-Based Geoengineering Monitoring: APM Tunnel Extension at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
- Hazards/Risks II [Go to Page]
- Probability-Based Risk Assessment of Landslide/Slope Failure
- Road Slopes Risk Assessment of the Northern Part of Gifu Prefecture, Japan
- Managing Settlement Risk Due to Tunneling beneath Downtown Seattle
- Assessing the Probability of Occurrence of Earthquake-Induced Landslides Offshore the U.S. East Coast: A First-Order, Second Moment Approach
- An Innovative Landslide Risk Assessment System: Application to Highway Embankments
- Seismic Risk Assessment and Application in the Central United States
- Earth Structures/Slopes [Go to Page]
- Implicit Expression Solution of Slope Reliability on Kinematical Element Method and Response Surface Method
- Field Performance of a New Approach Slab System
- External Stability of Geotubes Subjected to Wave Loading
- Probabilistic Assessment of Commercial Design Guides for Steep Reinforced Slopes: Implications for Design
- Using Computer Simulations to Take a Closer Look at Load and Resistance Factors for Designing Geosynthetic-Reinforced Walls
- Impact of Non-Analytical Factors in Geotechnical Risk Assessment of Levees
- Geotechnical Assessment, Characterization, and Design for Risk Management IV [Go to Page]
- Rockfall and Mitigation Evaluation with 3-D Discrete Element Modeling
- GeoRisk in the Design-Build Procurement Process
- Owner Involvement—Choosing Risk Factors for Shallow Foundations
- Model Test Study of Soil Variation Impact on Shield Tunnel Segment Structure
- Mitigating Risk and Managing Foundation Cost and Schedule on “Mega” Transmission Line Projects: Beginning with the End in Mind
- Comparison Study on Computer Simulations for Bridge Scour Estimation
- Uncertainty Analysis [Go to Page]
- Updating Uncertainties in Friction Angles of Clean Sands
- Constructing Joint Distributions of Multivariate Geotechnical Data
- Extension of CSRSM for the Parametric Study of the Face Stability of Pressurized Tunnels
- Beam on Spatially Random Elastic Foundation
- Teaching Reliability at the Undergraduate Level [Go to Page]