NEW GENERATION DESIGN CODES FOR GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING PRACTICE — TAIPEI 2006
(With CD-ROM)
Proceedings of the International Symposium
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, 2 – 3 November 2006
edited by Meei-Ling Lin (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) , Chung-Tien Chin (Moh & Associates Inc., Taiwan) , Horn-Da Lin (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan) , Yusuke Honjo (Gifu University, Japan) , & Kok-Kwang Phoon (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Table of Contents (91k) Preface (91k) Chapter 1: Limit States Design Based Codes for Geotechnical Aspects of Foundations in Canada (195k)
Communication of design risk within a transparent and rational framework is necessary in view of the increasing interest in code harmonization, public involvement in defining acceptable risk levels, and risk-sharing among client, consultant, insurer, and financier. Activities in code harmonization are particularly noteworthy. For the geotechnical engineering profession, there is added pressure for it to undergo a significant revamp because structural and geotechnical design are increasingly incompatible. The contributions in this volume tackle the important issues relating to new generation geotechnical design codes, in a bid to move geotechnical engineers forward together with the significant changes occurring at the global level.
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