%0 Journal Article %T Herramientas para an¨¢lisis por confiabilidad en geotecnia: Aplicaci¨®n %A Hidalgo Montoya %A C¨¦sar Augusto %A Pacheco de Assis %A Andr¨¦ %J Revista Ingenier¨ªas Universidad de Medell¨ªn %D 2011 %I Universidad de Medell¨ªn %X in this work, in order to calculate the failure probability against sliding of a contention structure, fosm and point estimates methods (pem) were used. as a conclusion, it is highlighted that it is necessary to define values of acceptable failure probability in geotechnical design, because there is a void in this aspect. %K reliability %K confidence %K uncertainty %K soil mechanics %K rock mechanics. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1692-33242011000100009&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en