@inproceedings{f0b44176af624294b0b88423bfc639fb,
title = "Moment methods for assessing the probability of serviceability failure in braced excavations",
abstract = "When the performance function (or limit state) is a numerical model without an explicit form, reliability analysis based on this limit state is often difficult to perform. In this paper, a series of moment methods that is built on the solutions obtained from PlaxisTM, a commercially available finite element code, is adopted for probabilistic evaluation of serviceability failure in a braced excavation. The accuracy of the computed reliability index and probability of failure tends to increase when the higher-order moments are considered. In addition, the effect of spatial variability of soil parameters on the computed probability of serviceability failure is investigated. A well documented case history of a braced excavation in clay is analyzed, and the results show that the moment methods are effective and easy to apply for computing failure probability.",
author = "Lei Wang and Zhe Luo and Wenping Gong and Sara Khoshnevisan and Juang, {C. Hsein}",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1061/9780784413272.320",
language = "???core.languages.en_GB???",
isbn = "9780784413272",
series = "Geotechnical Special Publication",
publisher = "American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)",
number = "234 GSP",
pages = "3293--3302",
booktitle = "Geo-Congress 2014 Technical Papers",
edition = "234 GSP",
note = "2014 Congress on Geo-Characterization and Modeling for Sustainability, Geo-Congress 2014 ; Conference date: 23-02-2014 Through 26-02-2014",
}