MS Title:
Geotechnical Reliability Analysis and Risk Assessment: Challenges and Solutions

Description:
The analysis of geotechnical hazards if often associated with significant amounts of uncertainties. In the past decades, how to assess the geotechnical problems with reliability theory and evaluate geotechnical hazards within the framework of risk management has drawn significant attention worldwide. Yet, the application of geotechnical reliability and risk assessment in practice is still less than expected. There are a number of reasons behind such a phenomenon, such as the lack of data, the lack of training, and the lack of good case studies illustrating the benefits of geotechnical reliability analysis and risk assessment. In recent years, significant progresses have been made to make geotechnical reliability ana risk assessment more practical. The purpose of this Minisymposium is to communicate the understanding and solutions for the challenges involved in geotechnical reliability analysis and risk assessment. The scope of the mini-symposium is broad, contributions related to the following topics and other pertinent topics are welcome.
(1) Geotechnical data collection and assimilation
(2) Geotechnical reliability analysis
(3) Geotechnical reliability-based design
(4) Qualitative / quantitative geotechnical risk assessment
(5) Geotechnical observational methods
 

Session Chairs:
Jie Zhang, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. E-mail: cezhangjie@tongji.edu.cn
Takayuki Shuku, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan. E-mail: takayuki.shuku@gmail.com