EXCEL Tools for Geotechnical Reliability Analysis

  • Phoon, Kok-Kwang (Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore)
  • Published : 2008.10.10

Abstract

This paper discusses two user-friendly reliability techniques that could be implemented easily using the ubiquitous EXCEL. The techniques are First-Order Reliability Method with non-Gaussian random variables expressed using Hermite polynomials and collocation-based stochastic response surface method. It is believed that ease of implementation would popularize use of reliability-based design in practice.

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