Preface
Chapter 1 Basics of Probability Theory
1.1 Set Theory
1.1.1 Elements of Set Theory
1.1.2 De Morgan's Rule
1.2 Conditional Probability
1.2.1 Axioms of Probability
1.2.2 Conditional Probability and Multiplication Rule
1.3 Total Probability Theorem
1.4 Discrete Random Variables
1.4.1 Bernoulli Sequence and Binomial Distribution
1.4.2 The Poisson Process and Poisson Distribution
1.5 Continuous Random Variables
1.5.1 Normal Distribution
1.5.2 Lognormal Distribution
1.6 Multivariate Distributions
1.6.1 Covariance and Correlation of Coefficient
1.6.2 Multivariate Normal Distribution
1.6.3 Multivariate Lognormal Distribution
1.7 Summary and Further Readings
Chapter 2 First Order Reliability Methods
2.1 Concept of Geotechnical Reliability
2.2 Mean Value First Order Second Moment Method (MVFOSM)
2.3 Advanced First Order Reliability Method (AFORM)
2.3.1 Hasofer-Lind Reliability Index for Uncorrelated Normal Variables
2.3.2 AFORM for Uncorrelated Non-normal Variables
2.3.3 AFORM for Correlated Normal Variables
2.3.4 A.FORM for Correlated Non-normal Variables
2.3.5 EXCEL-Based AFORM
2.3.6 AFORM for Implicit Performance Function
2.4 System Reliability Analysis
2.4.1 Ditlevsen's Bounds
2.4.2 Linearization Approach
2.5 Summary and Further Readings
Chapter 3 Simulation-based Methods
3.1 Random Sampling for an Univariate Variable
3.1.1 Inverse Transformation Method
3.1.2 Acceptance-rejection Method
3.1.3 Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulation
3.2 Random Sampling for Multivariate Variables
3.2.1 Independent Variables
3.2.2 Correlated Normal Variables
3.2.3 Correlated Non-normal Variables
3.3 Monte Carlo Simulation
3.4 Latin Hypercube Sampling
3.5 Importance Sampling
3.6 Subset Simulation
3.7 Summary and Further Readings
Chapter 4 Response Surface Methods
4.1 Classical Response Surface Method (RSM)
4.1.1 Calibration of a Second Order Polynomial Function
4.1.2 Reliability Analysis
4.1.3 Iterative RSM
4.2 Kriging-based RSM
4.2.1 Kriging Model
4.2.2 Determination of Experimental Points
4.2.3 Reliability Analysis
4.2.4 Active-learning Kriging Model
4.3 Support Vector Machine (SVM)-based RSM
4.3.1 SVM Model
4.3.2 Calibration of SVM and Reliability Analysis
4.3.3 Active-learning SVM
4.3.4 Application in Slope Reliability Analysis
4.4 Summary and Further Readings
Chapter 5 Spatial Variability of Soils
5.1 Modeling of Spatial Variability
5.1.1 Random Field Modal
5.1.2 Spatial Averaging
5.2 Characterization of Spatial Variability
5.2.1 Mean-crossings Method
5.2.2 Method of Moments
5.2.3 Maximum Likelihood Estimation
5.3 Simulation of Random Fields
5.3.1 Covariance Matrix Decomposition
5.3.2 Karhunen-Love Expansion
5.3.3 Expansion Optimal Linear Estimation
5.3.4 Sequential Gaussian Simulation
5.4 Multidimensional and Multivariate Random Field
5.4.1 Spatial Correlation Modeling with Separable Correlation Functions
5.4.2 Simulation of Multidimensional Random Field
5.4.3 Simulation of Multivariate Random Field
5.5 Effects of Spatial Variability on Geotechnical Reliability
5.6 Summary and Further Readings
Chapter 6 Reliability-based Design
6.1 Calibration of a Single Resistance Factor
6.1.1 Assessment of Reliability Level of an Existing Design
6.1.2 Calibration of Resistance Factor
6.2 Calibration of Multiple Resistance Factors
6.2.1 Design Point Method
6.3 Challenges in Implementation of LRFD in Geotechnical Engineering
6.3.1 Methods for Applying Partial Factors
6.3.2 Robustness of the Resistance Factors
6.3.3 Difficulties in Specifying the Characteristic Values
6.3.4 Selection of Target Relia