Geotechnical infrastructures, like slopes and embankments, retaining walls, foundations,
engineered landfills, overburden dumps, and pavements, get continuously exposed to …

The probability distributions of soil parameters can be updated with limited site-specific
information via probabilistic back analyses. The updated probability distributions can be …

This paper develops a Bayesian approach for probabilistic site characterization (ie, on both
stratigraphy and soil properties) using cone penetration tests (CPTs). The available site …

A Bayesian framework using field observations for back-analysis and updating of soil
parameters in a multistage braced excavation is presented. Because of the uncertainties …

Site characterization is a unique problem of geotechnical engineering that utilizes both prior
information (including engineering judgment) and project-specific information from test …

Spatially varying two dimensional (2D) geo-data are commonly encountered in earth
sciences and engineering, such as soil or rock properties. Only sparse measurements are …

One of the main difficulties in the geotechnical design process lies in dealing with
uncertainty. Uncertainty is associated with natural variation of properties, and the …

On 30th July 2014, a devastating landslide resulted in the burial of a village called Malin in
western India and led to about 160 deaths. The catastrophic failure was triggered by heavy …

Subsurface formations with multiple soil/rock strata are a common geological condition for
shield-driven tunnel (ie, tunnel constructed using shield-driven machines) construction. The …

Soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC) is a crucial input for modeling the geotechnical
problems with unsaturated soil. The accuracy of modeling relies on the assessment of the …