SAFETY FACTORS IN SOIL MECHANICS

THE INFLUENCES ON THE SAFETY MARGIN IN EARTHWORK AND EXPLORATION AND TESTS, ANALYSIS OF STABILITY UNDER THE APPLIED LOADS, AND CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE STRUCTURE DURING ITS SERVICE LIFE. CUSTOMARY OVERALL AND SUGGESTED PARTIAL SAFETY FACTORS USED IN STABILITY ANALYSIS ARE MAINLY GOVERNED BY THE VARIABILITY AND UNCERTAINTY OF ASSESSMENT OF THE SOIL RESISTANCE, THE VARIABILITY OF THE APPLIED LOADS, APPROXIMATIONS IN THE STABILITY ANALYSES, AND THE SERIOUSNESS OF A FAILURE. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 7, No 4, PP 349-355
• Authors:
  • MEYERHOF, G G
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Serial:
  • CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNAL
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: National Research Council of Canada

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Construction; Earthwork; Failure; Foundation engineering; Geological surveying; Live loads; Safety factors; Soil mechanics; Soil tests; Soils; Stability analysis; Variables
• Uncontrolled Terms: Surcharge
• Old TRIS Terms: Resistance; Soil exploration; Soil support value
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00229924
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 3 1971 12:00AM