Journal
GEORISK-ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF RISK FOR ENGINEERED SYSTEMS AND GEOHAZARDS
Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 235-250Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/17499518.2021.1884883
Keywords
Risk management; risk analysis; risk-based decisions for geotechnical design; risk communication; decision making
Funding
- Development Fund of the Swedish Construction Industry (SBUF) [13417]
- Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket)
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The Swedish Geotechnical Society has published a methodology to guide the implementation of structured and effective risk management methods in geotechnical engineering projects. One key activity in this methodology is to create an understanding of and to interpret the geotechnical context in which the project is to be carried out.
Unexpected and unforeseen geotechnical events cause large cost increases in geotechnical engineering projects and threaten construction workers' health and safety all around the world. Practical tools and guidelines for how to implement structured and effective risk management methods in geotechnical engineering projects are however few and rarely applied. The Swedish Geotechnical Society has therefore published a methodology for this issue. A key activity in this methodology is to create an understanding of and to interpret the geotechnical context in which the project is to be carried out. This paper presents a guide for how practising geotechnical engineers, hydrogeologists, and other related professionals can perform this activity in a structured way. The procedure is illustrated through the foundation design for a new office building in a geotechnically challenging environment.
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