

University, Delhi and K.S. Rao, Indian Institute of
Technology Delhi.
183 Reliability analysis of stone columns for ground im-
provement, by Jose A. Alonso-Pollan, Dragados,
S.A. and Rafael Jimenez, Technical University of
Madrid.
Limit state design in geotechnical engineering (organizer:
Yu Wang)
39 A Comparative Study of Drilled Shaft Design Using
LRFD and Expanded RBD, by Yu Wang, City
University of Hong Kong, Zijun Cao, City Univer-
sity of Hong Kong and Fred H. Kulhawy, Cornell
University.
61 Limit States Design of Pile Foundations in Clay
Under Combined Action of Transient Uplift Loads
and Frost Jacking, by Konstantin Ashkinadze, Eco-
Technica Inc.
62 Safety Margin in Design of Pile-Supported Struc-
tural Slabs for Frost Action, by Konstantin
Ashkinadze, Eco-Technica Inc.
67 Statistical
Characterization
And
Stochastic
Simulation Of Load-Displacement Behavior of
Shallow Footings, by Marco Uzielli, Georisk
Engineering S.r.l. and Paul Mayne, Georgia Institute
of Technology.
88 Reliability based design of base heave stability in
wide excavations, by Shih-Hsuan Wu, National
Taiwan University of Science and Technology,
Chang-Yu Ou, National Taiwan University of
Science and Technology and Jianye Ching, National
Taiwan University.
180 Probabilistic analysis of shallow foundations on
rocks obeying Hoek-Brown failure criterion, by Nut
Mao, University of Nantes, Tamara Al-Bittar,
University of Nantes and Abdul-Hamid Soubra,
University of Nantes.
Geotechnical Assessment, Characterization and Design
for Risk Management (organizers: Hongwei Huang &
Dianqing Li)
279 Active Risk Management in Geotechnical Engineer-
ing, by Allen Marr, Geocomp Corporation.
201 Risk Assessment of Success Dam, California: Flood
Related Potential Failure Modes, by Loren
Anderson, RAC Engineers and Economists, Michael
Ruthford, US Army Corps of Engineers, Vlad
Perlea, US Army Corps of Engineers, David
Serafini, US Army Corps of Engineers, Jack
Montgomery, US Army Corps of Engineers and
David Bowles, Utah State University.
146 Geotechnical Risk in the Peruvian Andes, by
Arnaldo Carrillo-Gil, Ricardo Palma University,
Lima, Peru and Arnaldo Jose Carrillo-Acevedo, AC
Ingenieros Consultores S.A.C.
204 Quantified Risk Assessment of Shield Tunneling
Effects on Urban Cement Concrete Pavement, by
Qunfang Hu, Tongji University and Hongwei
Huang, Tongji University.
196 Risk Assessment of Success Dam, California: Earth-
quake Induced Potential Failure Modes, by Michael
Ruthford, US Army Corps of Engineers, Vlad
Perlea, US Army Corps of Engineers, David
Serafini, US Army Corps of Engineers, Michael
Beaty, Beaty Engineering LLC, Loren Anderson,
RAC Engineers and Economists and David Bowles,
Utah State University.
198 A Parametric Study on Factors Affecting Ground
Vibrations during Pile Driving through Finite Ele-
ment Simulations, by Mo Zhang, Worcester
Polytechnic Institute and Mingjiang Tao, Worcester
Polytechnic Institute.
184 Rockfall and Mitigation Evaluation With 3-D Dis-
crete Element Modelling, by Runing Zhang,
Metropolitan State College of Denver and Alan
Rock, Lodex Engineering.
211 GeoRisk in the Design Build Procurement Process,
by John Daoulas, Virginia Department of Trans-
portation.
262 Owner Involvement - Choosing Risk Factors for
Shallow Foundations, by Roger Failmezger, In-Situ
Soil Testing, L.C. and Paul Bullock, Tolunay-Wong
Engineers, Inc.
209 Model Test Study of Soil Variation Impact on
Shield Tunnel Segment Structure, by Hongwei
Huang, Tongji University, Dongming Zhang, Tongji
University, Qunfang Hu, Shanghai Institute of Dis-
aster Prevention and Relief and Jie Zhang, Tongji
University.
245 Mitigating Risk and Managing Foundation Cost &
Schedule on "Mega" Transmission Line Projects –
Beginning with the End in Mind, by Keith Yamatani,
Kleinfelder and Ashraf Jahangir, Kleinfelder.
258 Comparison Study on Computer Simulations for
Bridge Scour Estimation, by Xinbao Yu, Case
Western Reserve University, Junliang Tao, Case
Western Reserve University and Xiong Yu, Case
Western Reserve University
-
Mini-symposium "Recent advances in geotechnical risk and
reliability", 11th International Conference on Applications of
Statistics and Probability in Soil and Structural Engineering
(ICASP11, 1-4 August 2011, ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
Organizers: KK Phoon, J Ching and Hsein Juang
Contributions:
S.O. Akbas & F.H. Kulhway, reliability-based design of
shallow foundations in cohesionless soils under compres-
sion loading: ultimate limit state
Y.F. Lee et al., evaluating model uncertainty of a CPT-
based model for earthquake-induced soil liquefaction
S.-I. Nishimura et al., spatial distributions for strength of
embankments based on synthesis of sounding tests and sur-
face wave method
J.H. Park et al., reliability analysis of axially loaded drilled
shafts socketed in weathered rock based on bidirectional
load test results
D.V. Griffiths et al., application of random finite element
method to bearing capacity design of strip foundation
T. Schweckendiek et al., on optimal site investigation for
piping
E.M. Thompson & L.G. Baise, methods for incorporating a
variety of site response estimates into seismic hazard maps
Y. Wang et al., back-analysis of the 1999 Shek Kip Mei
landslide in Hong Kong - a probabilistic approach
Y. Watabe et al., development of a computer-based evalua-
tion system for soil parameters in the reliability design
method
Ching et al., challenges in limit equilibrium based slope
reliability problems
-
5
th
Asian-Pacific Symposium on Structural Reliability and its
Applications (APSSRA 2012, 23-25 May 2012, Singapore)
Sessions organizers from TC304:
Volume 6 - Page 205