Reliability of geotechnical structures in ISO2394

Edited By K.K. Phoon, J.V. Retief

Reliability of geotechnical structures in ISO2394 contains a wealth of data and information to assist geotechnical engineers with the implementation of semi-probabilistic or full probabilistic design approaches within the context of established geotechnical knowledge, principles, and experience.

The introduction to Reliability of geotechnical structures in ISO2394 presents an overview on how reliability can play a complementary role within prevailing norms in geotechnical practice to address situations where some measured data and/or past experience exist for limited site-specific data to be supplemented by both objective regional data and subjective judgment derived from comparable sites elsewhere.

The Reliability of geotechnical structures in ISO2394:2015 provides the common basis for harmonization of structural and geotechnical design.

The balance of the chapters describes the uncertainty representation of geotechnical design parameters, the statistical characterization of multivariate geotechnical data and model factors, semi-probabilistic and direct probability-based design methods in accordance to the outline of Annex D.

Reliability of geotechnical structures in ISO2394 elaborates and reinforces the goal of Annex D to advance geotechnical reliability-based design with geotechnical needs at the forefront while complying with the general principles of reliability given by ISO2394:2015.

It serves as a supplementary reference to Annex D and it is a must-read for designing geotechnical structures in compliance with ISO2394:2015.