Uncertainty and Ground Conditions

Auteur

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.

Résumé
Ground conditions bring some degree of uncertainty to every civil engineering project, and proper management of the variety of ground-related risk is paramount. This draws on the author's professional experience and proven risk management techniques for delivering on time and on budget.

Contenu

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
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