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Stratified response surfaces for system probabilistic evaluation of slopes / Jian Ji in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, Vol. 138 N° 11 (Novembre 2012) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering > Vol. 138 N° 11 (Novembre 2012) . - pp. 1398-1406 Titre : Stratified response surfaces for system probabilistic evaluation of slopes Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Jian Ji, Auteur ; Bak Kong Low, Auteur Année de publication : 2013 Article en page(s) : pp. 1398-1406 Note générale : Géotechnique Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Slope  stability  System  reliability  Response  surface  method  FORM  Monte  Carlo  simulation Résumé : The need for probabilistic slope analysis that takes into account the uncertainty of soil properties has been acknowledged by the geotechnical profession. Traditionally, probabilistic slope analysis involves only single-mode failure that is considered based on the critical slip surface. This may result in underestimating the failure probability. In contrast, system reliability analysis for slopes is deemed more rational. This study aims at improving the existing methods of slope reliability analysis by considering system reliability. A stratified response surface method (stratified RSM) is proposed to describe the performance functions of possible failure modes. The proposed method differs from conventional response-surface–based slope reliability analysis (which constructs a single approximate performance function) by generating a group of (stratified) response surfaces. Based on these stratified response surfaces, system reliability analysis can be efficiently carried out by means of either a first-order reliability method (FORM) or Monte Carlo simulations. The efficient FORM based on the concept of a dispersion ellipsoid in the space of the original variables is used. Application of the proposed approach to probabilistic assessment of slopes is illustrated by case studies, and the results obtained are compared with Monte Carlo simulations. ISSN : 1090-0241 En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29GT.1943-5606.0000711 [article] Stratified response surfaces for system probabilistic evaluation of slopes [texte imprimé] / Jian Ji, Auteur ; Bak Kong Low, Auteur . - 2013 . - pp. 1398-1406. Géotechnique Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering > Vol. 138 N° 11 (Novembre 2012) . - pp. 1398-1406 Mots-clés : Slope  stability  System  reliability  Response  surface  method  FORM  Monte  Carlo  simulation Résumé : The need for probabilistic slope analysis that takes into account the uncertainty of soil properties has been acknowledged by the geotechnical profession. Traditionally, probabilistic slope analysis involves only single-mode failure that is considered based on the critical slip surface. This may result in underestimating the failure probability. In contrast, system reliability analysis for slopes is deemed more rational. This study aims at improving the existing methods of slope reliability analysis by considering system reliability. A stratified response surface method (stratified RSM) is proposed to describe the performance functions of possible failure modes. The proposed method differs from conventional response-surface–based slope reliability analysis (which constructs a single approximate performance function) by generating a group of (stratified) response surfaces. Based on these stratified response surfaces, system reliability analysis can be efficiently carried out by means of either a first-order reliability method (FORM) or Monte Carlo simulations. The efficient FORM based on the concept of a dispersion ellipsoid in the space of the original variables is used. Application of the proposed approach to probabilistic assessment of slopes is illustrated by case studies, and the results obtained are compared with Monte Carlo simulations. ISSN : 1090-0241 En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29GT.1943-5606.0000711