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Risk assessment in geotechnical engineering / (Record no. 3132)

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fixed length control field	071030s2008 njua b 001 0 eng
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN	0470178205 (cloth)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN	9780470178201 (cloth)
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title	eng
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number	624.1/51
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name	Fenton, Gordon A.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title	Risk assessment in geotechnical engineering /
Statement of responsibility, etc	Gordan A. Fenton, D.V. Griffiths.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication	Hoboken, N.J. :
Name of publisher	John Wiley & Sons,
Year of publication	c2008.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages	xvii, 461 p.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note	Part 1: Theory—<br/>Chapter 1: Review Of Probability Theory—<br/> 1.1 Introduction—<br/>1.2 Basic Set Theory—<br/>1.3 Probability—<br/>1.4 Conditional Probability—<br/>1.5 Random Variables And Probability Distributions—<br/>1.6 Measures Of Central Tendency, Variability, And Association—<br/>1.7 Linear Combinations Of Random Variables—<br/>1.8 Functions Of Random Variables—<br/>1.9 Common Discrete Probability Distributions—<br/>1.10 Common Continuous Probability Distributions—<br/>1.11 Extreme-Value Distributions—<br/>Chapter2: Discrete Random Processes—<br/>2.1 Introduction—<br/>2.2 Discrete-Time, Discrete-State Markov Chains—<br/> 2.3 Continuous-Time Markov Chains—<br/> 2.4 Queueing Models—<br/>Chapter 3: Random Fields—<br/>3.1 Introduction—<br/>3.2 Covariance Function—<br/>3.3 Spectral Density Function—<br/>3.4 Variance Function—<br/>3.5 Correlation Length—<br/>3.6 Some Common Models—<br/>3.7 Random Fields In Higher Dimensions—<br/>Chapter 4: Best Estimates, Excursions, And Averages—<br/>4.1 Best Linear Unbiased Estimation—<br/> 4.2 Threshold Excursions In One Dimension—<br/>4.3 Threshold Excursions In Two Dimensions. –<br/>4.4 Averages. –<br/>Chapter 5: Estimation. –<br/>5.1 Introduction. –<br/>5.2 Choosing A Distribution. –<br/>5.3 Estimation In Presence Of Correlation. –<br/>5.4 Advanced Estimation Techniques. Chapter 6: Simulation. –<br/>6.1 Introduction. –<br/>6.2 Random-Number Generators. –<br/>6.3 Generating Nonuniform Random Variables. –<br/>6.4 Generating Random Fields. –<br/>6.5 Conditional Simulation Of Random Fields. –<br/>6.6 Monte Carlo Simulation. –<br/>Chapter 7: Reliability-Based Design. –<br/>7.1 Acceptable Risk. –<br/>7.2 Assessing Risk. 7.3 Background To Design Methodologies. –<br/>7.4 Load And Resistance Factor Design. –<br/>7.5 Going Beyond Calibration. –<br/>7.6 Risk-Based Decision Making. –<br/>Part 2: Practice. –<br/>Chapter 8: Groundwater Modeling. 8.1 Introduction. –<br/>8.2 Finite-Element Model. –<br/>8.3 One-Dimensional Flow. –<br/>8.4 Simple Two-Dimensional Flow. –<br/>8.5 Two-Dimensional Flow Beneath Water-Retaining Structures. –<br/>8.6 Three-Dimensional Flow. –<br/>8.7 Three Dimensional Exit Gradient Analysis. –<br/>Chapter 9: Flow Through Earth Dams. –<br/>9.1 Statistics Of Flow Through Earth Dams. –<br/>9.2 Extreme Hydraulic Gradient Statistics.—<br/> Chapter 10: Settlement Of Shallow Foundations. –<br/>10.1 Introduction. –<br/>10.2 Two-Dimensional Probabilistic Foundation Settlement. –<br/>10.3 Three-Dimensional Probabilistic Foundation Settlement. –<br/>10.4 Strip Footing Risk Assessment. –<br/>10.5 Resistance Factors For Shallow-Foundation Settlement Design. –<br/>Chapter 11: Bearing Capacity. –<br/>11.1 Strip Footings On C-O Soils. –<br/>11.2 Load And Resistance Factor Design Of Shallow Foundations. –<br/>11.3 Summary. –<br/>Chapter 12: Deep Foundations. –<br/>12.1 Introduction. –<br/>12.2 Random Finite-Element Method. –<br/>12.3 Monte Carlo Estimation Of Pile Capacity. –<br/>12.4 Summary. –<br/>Chapter 13: Slope Stability. –<br/>13.1 Introduction. –<br/>13.2 Probabilistic Slope Stability Analysis. –<br/>13.3 Slope Stability Reliability Model. –<br/>Chapter 14: Earth Pressure. –<br/>14.1 Introduction. –<br/>14.2 Passive Earth Pressures. –<br/>14.3 Active Earth Pressures: Retaining Wall Reliability. –<br/>Chapter 15: Mine Pillar Capacity. –<br/>15.1 Introduction. –<br/>15.2 Literature. –<br/>15.3 Parametric Studies. –<br/>15.4 Probabilistic Interpretation. –<br/>15.5 Summary. Chapter –<br/>16: Liquefaction. –<br/>16.1 Introduction. –<br/>16.2 Model Size: Soil Liquefaction. –<br/>16.3 Monte Carlo Analysis And Results. –<br/>16.4 Summary –<br/>Part 3: Appendixes. Appendix <br/>
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term	Soil mechanics.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term	Rock mechanics.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term	Geotechnical engineering.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term	Risk assessment.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Griffiths, D. V.
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