| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第7页 |
| NOMENCLATURE | 第8-13页 |
| 1. INTRODUCTION | 第13-15页 |
| 2. LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-23页 |
| 2.1 History of retaining wall | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2. Literature Research and Background Review | 第16-17页 |
| 2.3 Gravity retaining wall | 第17-23页 |
| 2.3.1 Proportion retaining wall | 第18-19页 |
| 2.3.2 Application of lateral earth pressure theories to design | 第19-20页 |
| 2.3.3 Stability of gravity retaining walls | 第20-23页 |
| 3. METHODOLOGY | 第23-37页 |
| 3.1 Reliability Analysis | 第23-29页 |
| 3.2 The methodology for solving factor of safety and reliability index of retainingwall | 第29-32页 |
| 3.3 The traditional allowable factor of safety design (AFSD) of retaining wall | 第32页 |
| 3.4 Reliability analysis of retaining wall stability | 第32-34页 |
| 3.5 Retaining wall cases | 第34-37页 |
| 3.5.1 Sampling method | 第34-35页 |
| 3.5.2 Sampling variables | 第35-36页 |
| 3.5.3 Retaining wall cases | 第36-37页 |
| 4. THE STATISTICAL RELATION BETWEEN FACTOR OF SAFETY AND RELIABILITY INDEX4.THE STATISTICAL RELATION BETWEEN FACTOR OF SAFETY AND RELIABILITY INDEX4.THE STATISTICAL RELATION BETWEEN FACTOR OF SAFETY AND RELIABILITY INDEX | 第37-45页 |
| 4.1 The overall relation between reliability index and factor of safety | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2 Influence of nominal value on the performance of FS | 第38-39页 |
| 4.3 Performance of factor of safety | 第39-40页 |
| 4.4 Allowable factor of safety | 第40-41页 |
| 4.5 Calibrating method of allowable factor of safety | 第41-42页 |
| 4.6 Calibration results | 第42-45页 |
| 5. CALIBRATION OF PARTIAL FACTORS | 第45-54页 |
| 5.1 Methodology of calibration | 第45-54页 |
| 5.2. Calibration of partial factors | 第46-48页 |
| 5.3. Performance of partial factors | 第48-49页 |
| 5.4. Optimization of partial factors | 第49-50页 |
| 5.5. The influence of fractile ratio | 第50-51页 |
| 5.6. Recommendation of partial factors and fractile ratio | 第51-52页 |
| 5.7. Comparison of PFD and AFSD | 第52-54页 |
| 6. CONCLUSION | 第54-55页 |
| 6.1. Conclusion | 第54-55页 |
| REFERENCES | 第55-61页 |
| THESIS DATA FORM | 第61页 |
