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Rights & Permissions Free Resources Display this book on your site! Related Titles Assessment of the Performance of Engineered Waste Containment Barriers Geological and Geotechnical Engineering in the New Millennium: Opportunities for Research and Technological Innovation Other Related Titles Probabilistic Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (1995) Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems (CETS) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 53   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Appendix B: Workshop Agenda and Participants Workshop on Reliability Methods for Risk Mitigation in Geotechnical Engineering July 14–16, 1992 Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center Irvine, California AGENDA Tuesday, July 14th     8:00 a.m. Assemble in Lobby of Newporter for Transportation to the Beckman Center   8:15 Breakfast Refectory   Day One Moderator: Wilson Tang   9:00 Welcome and Introductions — James K. Mitchell, Wilson Tang Auditorium   Keynote: “Application of Reliability Methods to Geotechnical Engineering” — T. H. Wu   10:15 Break   10:30 Case Examples     “Probabilistic Analysis of the Minimum Thickness of Clay Liners for Waste Containment Units” — David E. Daniel     “Development of Load and Resistance Factors for Design of Highway Bridge Foundations” — J. Michael Duncan   Page 53 Front Matter (R1-R8) Contents (R9-R12) Executive Summary (1-3) 1. Introduction (4-7) 2. Use of Probabilistic Methods (8-35) 3. The Role of Probability in Codes and Regulations (36-44) 4. Education Needs and Technology Transfer (45-49) Appendix A: Background and Statement of Work (50-52) Appendix B: Workshop Agenda and Participants (53-56) Appendix C: Basic Concepts of Probability and Reliability (57-80) Appendix D: A Selected Bibliography on Geotechnical Reliability (81-84)

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Probabilistic Methods in Geotechnical Engineering Appendix B: Workshop Agenda and Participants Workshop on Reliability Methods for Risk Mitigation in Geotechnical Engineering July 14–16, 1992 Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center Irvine, California AGENDA Tuesday, July 14th     8:00 a.m. Assemble in Lobby of Newporter for Transportation to the Beckman Center   8:15 Breakfast Refectory   Day One Moderator: Wilson Tang   9:00 Welcome and Introductions — James K. Mitchell, Wilson Tang Auditorium   Keynote: “Application of Reliability Methods to Geotechnical Engineering” — T. H. Wu   10:15 Break   10:30 Case Examples     “Probabilistic Analysis of the Minimum Thickness of Clay Liners for Waste Containment Units” — David E. Daniel     “Development of Load and Resistance Factors for Design of Highway Bridge Foundations” — J. Michael Duncan  

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Probabilistic Methods in Geotechnical Engineering 12:00 noon Lunch Refectory 1:00 p.m. “Some Applications of Reliability Methods in Offshore Foundations” — Wilson Tang Auditorium   “Reliability Applications to Slope Stability” — T. H. Wu   2:30 Break   3:00 Participants' Responses to Questions — Five Minute Presentation from Questionnaire One Board Room 5:30 Adjourn for Day   5:45 Reception   6:45 Dinner Executive Dining Room Wednesday, July 15th     8:00 a.m. Assemble in Lobby of Newporter for Transportation to the Beckman Center   8:15 Breakfast Refectory   Day Two Moderator: J. Michael Duncan   9:00 Keynote: “Geotechnical Uncertainties, Engineering Judgment, and Reliability Methods” — Ralph Peck Board Room 10:00 Break   10:20 Open Discusion   12:00 noon Lunch Refectory 1:00 p.m. Identification of Working Groups and Tasks Board Room 2:00 Break  

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Probabilistic Methods in Geotechnical Engineering 2:15 Working Groups Meet Various Breakout Rooms 5:30 Adjourn for Day Dinner on your own   Thursday, July 16th     8:00 a.m. Assemble in Lobby of Newporter for Transportation to the Beckman Center   8:15 Breakfast Day Three Moderator: James K. Mitchell Refectory 9:00 Report from Working Groups Lecture Room 10:15 Break   10:30 Summary of Workshop/Panel Discussion — Panel Moderator: James K. Mitchell — Panel Members: Ralph Peck, Erik Vanmarcke, Kaare Hoeg   11:30 Participants' Exit Poll — Completion of Questionnaire Two   12:00 noon Adjourn, Lunch will be available Refectory * * * * * * * * * 1:00-3:00 p.m. Meeting of the Committee on Reliability Methods for Risk Mitigation in Geotechnical Engineering  

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Probabilistic Methods in Geotechnical Engineering WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS ROBERT BEA, University of California, Berkeley JEAN LOU CHAMEAU, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta EDWARD CORDING, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign DAVID DANIEL, University of Texas at Austin J. MICHAEL DUNCAN, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg JAMES P. GOULD, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineering, New York, New York DIMITRIS A. GRIVAS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York MILTON HARR, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana FRANCOIS E. HEUZE, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California KAARE HOEG, Norwegian Geological Institute, Oslo, Norway ROBERT D. HOLTZ, University of Washington, Seattle MARY ELLEN HYNES, Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi FRED H. KULHAWY, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York RAM B. KULKARNI, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Oakland, California CHARLES C. LADD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge GERALD LEONARDS, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indianna JAMES K. MITCHELL, University of California, Berkeley MICHAEL W. O'NEILL, University of Houston, Texas RALPH PECK, Private Consultant, Albuquerque, New Mexico EDWARD B. PERRY, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Mississippi JACOB PHILIP, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. WILLIAM ROBERDS, Golder Associates, Redmond, Washington JOHN H. SCHMERTMANN, Schmertmann & Crapps, Inc., Gainesville, Florida ROBERT SCHUSTER, U.S. Geological Survey, Golden, Colorado PETER SMEALLIE, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C. WILSON TANG, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ERIK VANMARCKE, Princeton University, New Jersey TIEN H. WU, Ohio State University, Columbus

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