1st Edition
Uncertainty and Ground Conditions A Risk Management Approach
By Martin van Staveren
Copyright 2006
332 Pages
by
CRC Press
331 Pages
by
CRC Press
332 Pages
by
CRC Press
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All civil engineering and construction projects require some sort of solid foundation, but ground conditions bring some degree of uncertainty to every project. Dealing properly with uncertainty over ground conditions can make the difference between the commercial success and failure of a project.
With the costs of failing to accurately predict ground conditions becoming increasingly high, the... Read more
Introduction
The Construction Industry – Challenges and opportunities
From Uncertainty, Risk and Ground to GeoQ
Individuals and Risk
Teams and Risk
Clients, Society and Risk
The GeoQ Ground Risk Management Process
GeoQ in the feasibility phase
GeoQ in the pre-design phase
GeoQ in the design phase
GeoQ in the contracting phase
GeoQ in the construction phase
GeoQ in the maintenance phase
To end with a new start
References
The Construction Industry – Challenges and opportunities
From Uncertainty, Risk and Ground to GeoQ
Individuals and Risk
Teams and Risk
Clients, Society and Risk
The GeoQ Ground Risk Management Process
GeoQ in the feasibility phase
GeoQ in the pre-design phase
GeoQ in the design phase
GeoQ in the contracting phase
GeoQ in the construction phase
GeoQ in the maintenance phase
To end with a new start
References
Biography
Martin van Staveren is Director at CeoDelft, the National Institute for Geo-Engineering and Lecturer at the Delft University of Technology, both in the Netherlands. He has an extensive experience in geotechnical engineering, including assingments in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. He also provides numerous presentations worldwide on ground-related risk management, for instance in China, Japan and the USA.
