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http://dx.doi.org/10.7843/kgs.2014.30.11.51

Effects of Lower-Bound Resistances on Resistance Factors Calibration for Drilled Shafts  

Kim, Seok-Jung (Technology R&D Institute, Soosung Engineering Co., Ltd.)
Park, Jae-Hyun (Geotechnical Engineering Research Div. Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
Kim, Myoung-Mo (EPS Engineering)
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Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society / v.30, no.11, 2014 , pp. 51-60 More about this Journal
Abstract
Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) is one of the limit state design methods, and has been used worldwide, especially in North America. Also, the study for LRFD has been actively conducted in Korea. However, the data for LRFD in Korea were not sufficient, so resistance factors suggested by AASTTO have been used for the design in Korea. But the resistance factors suggested by AASHTO represent the characteristics of bedrocks defined in the US, therefore, it is necessary to determine the resistance factors for designs in Korea, which can reflect the characteristics of bedrocks in Korea. Also, the calculated probabilities of failure from conventional reliability analyses which commonly use log-normal distribution are not realistic because of the lower tail that can be extended to zero. Therefore, it is necessary to calibrate the resistance factors considering the lower-bound resistance. Thus, this study calculates the resistance factors using thirteen sets of drilled shaft load test results, and then calibrates the resistance factors considering the lower-bound resistance corresponding to a target reliability index of 3.0. As a result, resistance factors from conventional reliability analyses were determined in the range of 0.13-0.32 for the shaft resistance, and 0.19-0.29 for the base resistance, respectively. Also, the lower bounds of resistance were determined based on the Hoek-Brown failure criteria (2002) and GSI downgrading. Considering the lower-bound resistances, resistance factors increased by 0~8% for the shaft, and 0~13% for the base, respectively.
Keywords
Load Resistance Factor Design (LRFD); Resistance factor; Drilled shaft; Lower-bound resistance; Hoek-Brown; GSI downgrading;
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