Proceedings of the International Symposium on New Generation Design Codes for Geotechnical Engineering Practice: Taipei 2006: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, 2-3 November 2006

by Lin, Meei-ling; Chin, Chung-tien; Lin, Horn-da; Honjo, Yusuke; Phoon, Kok-Kwang

• ISBN13: 9789812703828
• ISBN10: 9812703829
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• Copyright: 2007-03-30
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Summary

Communication of design risk within a transparent and rational framework is necessary in view of the increasing interest in code harmonization, public involvement in defining acceptable risk levels, and risk-sharing among client, consultant, insurer, and financier. Activities in code harmonization are particularly noteworthy. For the geotechnical engineering profession, there is added pressure for it to undergo a significant revamp because structural and geotechnical design are increasingly incompatible. The contributions in this volume tackle the important issues relating to new generation geotechnical design codes, in a bid to move geotechnical engineers forward together with the significant changes occurring at the global level.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Organization	p. vii
Keynote Lectures	p. 1
Limit states design based codes for geotechnical aspects of foundations in Canada	p. 3
Risk assessment in rock engineering	p. 5
Some movements toward establishing comprehensive structural design codes based on performance-based specification concept in Japan	p. 7
Development and implementation of Eurocode 7	p. 9
Invited Lectures	p. 11
New trend toward performance-based design in the construction industry	p. 13
Risk analysis of lining structure in large-diameter shield tunnel	p. 15
Energy approach to earthquake-induced slope failures for performance-based design	p. 17
A preliminary study on load and resistance factors for foundation piles in Taiwan	p. 19
Evaluating probability of seismic landslide based on the Chi Chi's events, Taiwan	p. 21
Serviceability limit state reliability-based design	p. 23
Eurocode 7 for geotechnical design - basic principles and implementation in the European member states	p. 27
Code Concept and Harmonization	p. 29
The study and revision of the probabilistic seismic hazard map and dam safety code of Taiwan	p. 31
A simple reliability assessment of pile design: resolving some Hong Kong challenges	p. 33
Geotechnical standards in Hong Kong	p. 35
Implementation of Eurocode 7-1 geotechnical design in Germany	p. 37
Introduction to international joint study of reliability-based design for port and harbor structure	p. 39
Performance Oriented Geotechnical Analysis	p. 41
Effect of lateral cyclic load on axial capacity of pile group in loose sand	p. 43
Evaluation of design methods for large-diameter bored piles	p. 45
Engineering problems for performance-based design of earth structures	p. 47
Performance-oriented risk assessment and retrofitting strategy for electricity towers on slopes	p. 49
Geotechnical Reliability Analysis	p. 51
Equivalence between reliability and factor of safety	p. 53
Bearing capacity of open ended piles in port construction in Japan	p. 55
Variance of soil parameters: some common misconceptions	p. 57
Reliability analysis of excavation-induced building damage	p. 59
Geohazards	p. 61
The assessment and prediction of landslides and debris flows in Ta-Chia river after Taiwan Chi-Chi earthquake	p. 63
Predicting landslides probabilities along mountain road in Taiwan	p. 65
Optimal design of sand compaction pile based on liquefaction hazard analysis	p. 67
Verifications and physical interpretations of the discriminant model for evaluating liquefaction potential on SPT-N value	p. 69
Seismic performance-based design for canal embankment	p. 71
Engineering Practice and Challenges	p. 73
Observational design approaches for safe and economical deep basement construction in the urban environment	p. 75
The performance of laterally loaded single pile in reclaimed land	p. 77
Settlement calculation of large-area thick raft foundation under irregular high-rise buildings	p. 79
Geotechnical risk assessment and performance-based evaluation of a deep excavation in the Kaohsiung MRT system project	p. 81
An essay on typification of verification methods used in the design procedure of geotechnical structures	p. 83
Geotechnical Uncertainties and Variabilities	p. 85
Reducing performance uncertainties with monitoring data	p. 87
Evaluation of spatial variability of weathered rock for pile design	p. 89
Analysis of uncertainties in analytical pile design methods in South Africa	p. 91
Probabilistic uncertainties in estimating the vertical bearing resistance of piles	p. 95
Soil parameters used in the new design code of port facilities in Japan	p. 97
Taiwan Special Project Series	p. 99
Performance design of Taipei 101 foundation	p. 101
Design and construction issues of deep foundations for the Taiwan high speed rail	p. 103
Experiences from Hsuehshan tunnel constructions	p. 105
Author index	p. 107
List of past ISSMGE TC23 proceedings	p. 109
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