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How safe are our structures? – Conceptual paper of the DGGT Working Group 2.15 "Reliability‐Based Methods in Geotechnical Engineering" The future Eurocode 7 will explicitly allow the use of reliability‐based methods in geotechnical planning and design. In Germany, there is hardly any experience in the practical application of such methods so far and thus the reservations towards these methods are plenty. The new DGGT Working Group (WG) 2.15 "Reliability‐Based Methods in Geotechnical Engineering" has set itself the goal of providing a practical access to those methods by means of practice‐oriented instructions and recommendations as well as accompanying training and further education courses. The aim is to clarify the possibilities and limitations and, above all, to exploit their potential. This article presents the general principles as well as the future fields of work of the WG 2.15. Starting with the introduction of relevant technical terms, the implementation of reliability‐based methods within the current codes of practice and regulations is shown. Using the life cycle of a geotechnical structure, the uncertainties in geotechnical designs and assessments are described. Subsequently it is outlined, in which situations and to what extend reliability‐based methods can aid engineers, clients and inspectors in verification and decision‐making processes. In the future, WG 2.15 will develop recommendations on individual topics and publish them successively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Der Eurocode DIN EN 1990 [1] stellt in Abschnitt 6.4.3.2, Satz (3) mit den Gln. (6.10a) und (6.10b) eine alternative Kombinationsregel für Einwirkungen vor, die in Deutschland bisher nicht bekannt war. Jedoch wird deren Anwendung im nationalen Anhang DIN EN 1990/NA [2] mit NCI zu 6.4.3.2 (3) und mit dem NDP zu A.1.3.1 (4) pauschal abgelehnt. Die Anwendung dieser alternativen Kombinationsregel erlaubt jedoch in bestimmten Fällen eine wirtschaftlichere Bemessung bei Einhaltung des geforderten Zuverlässigkeitsniveaus. In diesem dritten Beitrag der Reihe 'Risikoorientierte Bemessung von Tragstrukturen' - die beiden bisherigen Beiträge sind in [12] und [13] veröffentlicht - werden die Hintergründe der Kombinationsregel nach [1], Gln. (6.10a) und (6.10b), die Herleitung des Kombinationsbeiwertes x für ungünstig wirkende ständige Einwirkungen G und mögliche Anwendungsbereiche vorgestellt. Risk oriented structural design - Reduction factor for permanent actions. The Eurocode DIN EN 1990: 2010-12 [1] presents in Clause 6.4.3.2 (3) equations (6.10a) and (6.10b) an alternative rule for combinations of actions for persistent or transient design situations, that is not known in Germany until now. It has therefore been summarily dismissed in the national Annex DIN EN 1990/NA [2] with NCI 6.4.3.2 (3) and with NDP A.1.3.1 (4). The use of this alternative combination rule allows a more economic design in certain cases, while maintaining an acceptable reliability level. In this third contribution to the series 'Risk oriented structural design' following [12] and [13], the background to the combination rule in [1], (6.10a) and (6.10b), the derivation of the reduction factor x for unfavourable permanent actions G and possible areas of application are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]