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dc.contributorDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.advisorLeung, Y. F. Andy (CEE)en_US
dc.creatorWong, Lai Kan-
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk/handle/200/10854-
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.publisherHong Kong Polytechnic Universityen_US
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_US
dc.titleRobustness of frequentist approach in characterization of soil spatial variabilityen_US
dcterms.abstractSite uncertainty is often found whenever we come with geotechnical design. Using trend function to describe or summarise the data collected from soil laboratory tests or ground inspection works is considerably prevalent in the current practice in order to have an overview of site characteristics for soil or rock properties. An advanced technique with additional consideration of spatial variability is often modelled in collaboration of trend surfaces and residual variations about their trends. Two methods from frequentist approach, called method of moment (MoM) and maximum likelihood (ML) technique, have been developed for decades to search for the optimal parameters of both trend surfaces and autocovariance structures of their residuals. In order to verify its robustness, this report will study different datasets at a particular and isotropic site and compare results with other traditional methods.en_US
dcterms.extentiv, 63, vi pages : color illustrationsen_US
dcterms.isPartOfPolyU Electronic Thesesen_US
dcterms.issued2020en_US
dcterms.educationalLevelM.Sc.en_US
dcterms.educationalLevelAll Masteren_US
dcterms.LCSHSoil mechanicsen_US
dcterms.LCSHHong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertationsen_US
dcterms.accessRightsrestricted accessen_US

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