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http://dx.doi.org/10.7843/kgs.2014.30.8.25

Constructing Database and Probabilistic Analysis for Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Aggregate Pier  

Park, Joon-Mo (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Dongguk Univ.)
Kim, Bum-Joo (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Dongguk Univ.)
Jang, Yeon-Soo (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Dongguk Univ.)
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Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society / v.30, no.8, 2014 , pp. 25-37 More about this Journal
Abstract
In load and resistance factor design (LRFD) method, resistance factors are typically calibrated using resistance bias factors obtained from either only the data within ${\pm}2{\sigma}$ or the data except the tail values of an assumed probability distribution to increase the reliability of the database. However, the data selection approach has a shortcoming that any low-quality data inadvertently included in the database may not be removed. In this study, a data quality evaluation method, developed based on the quality of static load test results, the engineering characteristics of in-situ soil, and the dimension of aggregate piers, is proposed for use in constructing database. For the evaluation of the method, a total 65 static load test results collected from various literatures, including static load test reports, were analyzed. Depending on the quality of the database, the comparison between bias factors, coefficients of variation, and resistance factors showed that uncertainty in estimating bias factors can be reduced by using the proposed data quality evaluation method when constructing database.
Keywords
Aggregate pier; Database; Quality evaluation; LRFD; Resistance bias factor; Load test;
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