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How to perform reliability analyses on a spreadsheet


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Part 1: This video is a part of a series of short educational videos on geotechnical reliability and risk initiated by ISSMGE TC304. This video provides an introduction about how to perform the reliability analyses using the first-order reliability method (FORM) implemented on a spreadsheet. It starts with the discussion of basic FORM algorithm, followed by a case study of a real-world supported excavation problem illustrated with the step-by-step implementations on a spreadsheet. The video is supposed to be educational while related references are provided for interested audiences.

Part 2: This video is a part of a series of short educational videos on geotechnical reliability and risk initiated by ISSMGE TC304. This video provides an introduction about how to perform the advanced probabilistic analyses including probabilistic inverse analysis and robust geotechnical design on a spreadsheet. It starts with the principles of probabilistic inverse analysis and its application in the supported excavation problem for updating the excavation-induced ground responses. Then the robust geotechnical design methodology is introduced using the drilled shaft design in clay as an example. The video is supposed to be educational while related references are provided for interested audiences.

Instructor

Lei Wang

Lei Wang, Ph.D., P.E., Assistant Professor at University of the District of Columbia, USA

Dr. Lei Wang is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). He received his PhD in civil engineering from Clemson University in 2013. He has an extensive research experience in geotechnical engineering including geotechnical risk and reliability, underground excavation and tunneling, soil-structure interaction, numerical and centrifuge modeling, and geotechnical earthquake engineering. He has published over 60 refereed journal and conference papers. He is a corresponding member of ISSMGE TC304 and awards subcommittee chair of ASCE/GI Risk Assessment and Management Committee.

  1. Subjects

    Risk Assessment and Management
  2. Course Number

    TC304-104
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