DRAFT Probabilistic Yielding and Cyclic Behavior of Geomaterials Kallol Sett 1 , Boris Jeremi´ c 2* 1 Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325 2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 * Correspondence to: Boris Jeremi´ c, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, jeremic@ucdavis.edu