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By
Martin Th. van Staveren, Director at GeoDelft, Lecturer at the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Email: M.Th.vanStaveren@GeoDelft.nl
Description
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 margins in the construction industry at historic lows, and with costs of failing to accurately predict ground
conditions becoming increasingly high, the importance of proper management of the variety of ground-related risk is paramount.
Risk
management has demonstrated its value in many industries, but the full lessons of that experience has not yet fully reached all aspects
of civil engineering. In particular the importance of individuals and their own awareness of risks and how to manage them has often been
overlooked.
Martin van Staveren has written a new kind of book on ground risk management. Based on many years of professional experience
and proven risk management techniques, Uncertainty and Ground Conditions demonstrates how to ensure the construction and civil engineering
projects succeed in delivering on time and on budget.
Audience
The main target readership is civil engineering professionals who deal with subsoil, such as construction managers, project planners,
project designers, geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists. A secondary target group is graduate students studying subsoil
construction topics.
Contents
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
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Paperback, 332 pages, publication date: JUL-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-6958-0
ISBN-10: 0-7506-6958-6
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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