Mythily, M and Rao, DB and Babu, GLS (2000) Probabilistic design of retaining walls. In: GEOSHORE - International Conference on Offshore and Nearshore Geotechnical Engineering, December 2-3, 1999, Oxford & IBH, New Delhi (India).
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Retaining walls are one of the important structures in nearshore environment and are generally designed based on deterministic approaches. The present paper focuses on the reliability assessment of cantilever retaining walls with due consideration to the uncertainties in soil parameters. Reliability analysis quantifies the level of reliability associated with designs and the associated risk. It also gives the formalisation of a design situation that is normally recognised by experienced designers and provides a greater level of consistency in design. The results are also examined in terms of a simple cost function. The study shows that sliding mode is the critical failure mode and the consequent failure costs are also higher. The study also shows that provision of shear key results in improved reliability and reduction in expected costs.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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| Publisher: | A A Balkema |
| Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to A A Balkema. |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Mechanical Sciences > Civil Engineering |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Mar 2012 09:26 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Mar 2012 09:26 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/43898 |
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