Analyzing Uncertainty in Civil Engineering

By Robert Vieider, Heimo Lessmann, Michael Oberguggenberger

Book Overview

Assessment of characteristic shear strength parameters of soil and its implication in geotechnical design.- Ambiguity of safety definition in geotechnical models.- The fuzziness and sensitivity of failure probabilities.- The mathematics of uncertainty: models, methods and interpretations.- Multi-parameter models: rules and computational methods for combining uncertainties.- Sensitivity analysis.- Difficulties related to numerical predictions of deformations.- FE ultimate load analyses of pile-supported pipelines - tackling uncertainty in a real design problem.- The Implications of Geotechnical Model Uncertainty for Construction Management.- Fuzzy, probabilistic and stochastic modelling of an elastically bedded beam.- Queueing models with fuzzy data in construction management.- Fuzzy models in geotechnical engineering and construction management.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642060781
• ISBN13: 9783642060786
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"