<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper deals with the probabilistic analysis of the settlement of a non-cohesive soil layer subjected to cyclic loading. Originally, the settlement assessment is based on a deterministic compaction model, which requires integration of a set of differential equations. However, with the use of the Bessel functions, the settlement of a soil stratum can be calculated by a simplified algorithm. The compaction model parameters were determined for soil samples taken from subsoil near the Izmit Bay, Turkey. The computations were performed for various sets of random variables. The point estimate method was applied, and the results were verified by the Monte Carlo method. The outcome leads to a conclusion that can be useful in the prediction of soil settlement under seismic loading.</p></abstract>

The paper deals with the probabilistic analysis of the settlement of a non-cohesive soil layer subjected to cyclic loading. Originally, the settlement assessment is based on a deterministic compaction model, which requires integration of a set of differential equations. However, with the use of the Bessel functions, the settlement of a soil stratum can be calculated by a simplified algorithm. The compaction model parameters were determined for soil samples taken from subsoil near the Izmit Bay, Turkey. The computations were performed for various sets of random variables. The point estimate method was applied, and the results were verified by the Monte Carlo method. The outcome leads to a conclusion that can be useful in the prediction of soil settlement under seismic loading.

Simplified Probabilistic Analysis of Settlement of Cyclically Loaded Soil Stratum by Point Estimate Method

Prof. D. Sc., Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk,

Ph. D, D. Sc., Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk,

Ph. D, D. Sc., Institute of Hydro-Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kościerska 7, 80-328 Gdańsk,

Archives of Hydro-Engineering and Environmental Mechanics

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The paper deals with the probabilistic analysis of the settlement of a non-cohesive soil layer subjected to cyclic loading. Originally, the settlement...

Simplified Probabilistic Analysis of Settlement of Cyclically Loaded Soil Stratum by Point Estimate Method

Published Online: Apr 04, 2017

Page range: 121 - 133

Received: Jul 21, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/heem-2016-0008

Keywords
soil settlement, seismic loading, random material parameters, point estimate method

© 2016 Jarosław Przewłócki et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Simplified Probabilistic Analysis of Settlement of Cyclically Loaded Soil Stratum by Point Estimate Method

Published Online: Apr 04, 2017

Page range: 121 - 133

Received: Jul 21, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/heem-2016-0008

Keywordssoil settlement, seismic loading, random material parameters, point estimate method

© 2016 Jarosław Przewłócki et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
soil settlement, seismic loading, random material parameters, point estimate method