Desafíos en la definición de factores de seguridad en el diseño de estructuras geotécnicas

Juan Carlos Ruge; Óscar Hernán Vargas Villamizar; July Estefany Carmona Álvarez

doi:10.24054/rcta.v2i40.2354

Authors

Juan Carlos Ruge Universidad Militar Nueva Granada https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9100-6058
Óscar Hernán Vargas Villamizar Universidad El Bosque https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2704-5722
July Estefany Carmona Álvarez Universidad Antonio Nariño https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2212-3901

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24054/rcta.v2i40.2354

Keywords:

Security factor, geotechnical structures, engineering judgment

Abstract

in this article is analyzed and discussed the information from a survey made to a group of Civil engineering postgraduate students about how the concept of security factor is interpreted and employed in geotechnical structures design. The obtained results contribute to the understanding of variables related to the calculation of a security factor, seen as an exercise that transcends the use of mathematical formulas and involves the engineering judgment, becoming a key aspect at the moment of its application in real contexts.

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