Key Publications

Report
TC304 Notification of Time Capsule Project (TCP)

TC304 has prepared the TCP document that tells its story from 1960's to now, capturing the evolution of geotechnical risk assessment and management practices over six decades.

Published: 2022

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Report
State-of-the-art review of inherent variability and uncertainty in geotechnical properties and models

Comprehensive review covering site-specific statistics for geotechnical properties, site-specific correlations between soil/rock properties, and summary of random field parameters.

Published: 2021

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Report
TC304 contribution on "Are we overdesigning? - A survey of international practice"

A survey of international practice addressing the question of whether geotechnical structures are being overdesigned, with contributions from TC304 members.

Published: 2020

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Technical Guidelines

Characterization and Engineering Properties of Natural Soils (Vol. 1-2)

Comprehensive volumes on soil property characterization with emphasis on uncertainty and variability.

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Risk Assessment for Natural Slopes

Guidelines for quantitative risk assessment of landslides and natural slope hazards.

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Offshore Geotechnics and Risk

Risk assessment methodologies for offshore foundation design and geohazard evaluation.

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Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering

Probabilistic methods for seismic hazard analysis and geotechnical earthquake engineering.

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Multilingual Glossaries

Terminology in multiple languages for geotechnical risk and reliability

📄 TC304 Glossary (2004 Draft)
Original TC304 glossary draft
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🌏 Asian Terms
English to East Asian language glossary (Chinese, Japanese, Korean)
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🇪🇺 European Terms
English to European language glossary (Spanish, German, French)
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📊 Multilingual Terms Database
Chinese, Spanish, German, French, Persian, Japanese, and Korean terms
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