Abstract: This paper presents a study of the system reliability of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls by considering all four external failure modes: excessive eccentricity, lateral sliding, insufficient bearing capacity, and ...

Abstract: This paper presents the risk assessment of a footing-on-slope system that uses the random finite element method. The effect of a soil autocorrelation structure on the probability of failure and the associated risk is ...

Abstract: The objective of this research project was to conduct a laboratory investigation of alternative polymerized asphalt mixtures in terms of moisture susceptibility, permanent deformation, dynamic modulus, and flow number of ...

Abstract: The objective of this research project was to conduct a laboratory investigation of alternative polymerized asphalt mixtures in terms of moisture susceptibility, permanent deformation, dynamic modulus, and flow number of ...

Abstract: This paper presents a probabilistic procedure for assessing the structural responses of a statically indeterminate frame caused by soil spatial variability. Neglecting the soil spatial variability can underestimate the ...

Abstract: This paper presents a simplified approach for reliability analysis of basal heave in a braced excavation considering the spatial variability of soil parameters, The first-order reliability method (FORM) with a variance ...