Reliability assessment of damage potential of buildings caused by excavation

Matt Schuster, C. Hsein Juang

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Abstract

This paper presents a reliability-based approach for assessing the potential for excavationinduced building damage where building damage is defined as a violation of serviceability requirements. The basis of the reliability analysis is an assessment criterion based on the damage potential index (DPI). A DPI-based serviceability limit state is established with regard to the "limiting" DPI (the resistance) and the "applied" DPI (the load) where exceedance of the limiting DPI by the applied DPI constitutes violation of serviceability requirements and results in building damage. Subsequently, the parameter and model uncertainties are fully characterized for both the limiting DPI and applied DPI, and the first-order reliability method (FORM) is used to calculate the probability of damage. The entire approach is implemented in an Excelspreadsheet and demonstrated with a real world case history. Copyright ASCE 2009.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationContemporary Topics in In Situ Testing, Analysis, and Reliability of Foundations - Proceedings of Selected Sessions of the 2009 International Foundation Congress and Equipment Expo
Pages286-291
Number of pages6
Edition186
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
EventContemporary Topics in In Situ Testing, Analysis, and Reliability of Foundations - 2009 International Foundation Congress and Equipment Expo - Orlando, FL, United States
Duration: 15 Mar 200919 Mar 2009

Publication series

NameGeotechnical Special Publication
Number186
ISSN (Print)0895-0563

Conference

ConferenceContemporary Topics in In Situ Testing, Analysis, and Reliability of Foundations - 2009 International Foundation Congress and Equipment Expo
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando, FL
Period15/03/0919/03/09

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