Abstract: This paper examines a commonly used procedure, proposed by Baecher, for separating the random measurement error associated with a particular test from the inherent spatial variability of the geological material. By comparing ...

Abstract: Over the years, many methods have been developed to predict the settlement of shallow foundations on cohesionless soils. However, methods for making such predictions with the required degree of accuracy and consistency ...

Abstract: In recent years, artificial neural networks (ANNs) have been applied to many geotechnical engineering problems with some degree of success. In the majority of these applications, data division is carried out on an arbitrary ...