Risk Management for Geotechnical Engineering - Duncan C. Wyllie

Risk Management for Geotechnical Engineering

Hazard, Risks and Consequences
Buch | Hardcover
264 Seiten
2023
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-1-032-22266-0 (ISBN)
143,40 inkl. MwSt
This covers the application of risk management for soil and rock engineering projects, and the preparation of reliable designs that account for uncertainty. It discusses qualitative risk assessments based on experience and judgment, as well as quantitative risk analysis using probabilistic methods and decision analysis to optimize designs.
Risk Management for Geotechnical Engineering: Hazard, Risks and Consequences covers the application of risk management for soil and rock engineering projects, and the preparation of reliable designs that account for uncertainty.

The book discusses qualitative risk assessments based on experience and judgement, as well as quantitative risk analysis using probabilistic methods and decision analysis to optimize designs. Many examples are included of how risk management can be applied to geotechnical engineering, with case studies presented for debris flows, rock falls, tunnel stability, and dam foundations. Also discussed are issues of liability insurance and contract law related to geotechnical engineering.

This comprehensive book is ideal for practicing geotechnical engineers, addressing the challenges of making decisions in circumstances where uncertainties exist in site conditions, material properties and analysis methods.

Duncan C. Wyllie is Principal at Wyllie & Norrish Rock Engineers, Vancouver, Canada. He has over fifty years of experience in applied rock engineering and his other books include Rock Slope Engineering, Rock Fall Engineering, and Foundations on Rock, also published by CRC Press.

1. Uncertainty and Risk in Geotechnical Engineering. 2. Capacity and Demand - Factor of Safety, Probability of Failure. 3. Structure of Risk Management Programs. 4. Risk Analysis. 5. Risk Evaluation and Acceptance. 6. Event Trees - Structure of Risk Events. 7. Decision Analysis. 8. Reliability Design of Geotechnical Structures. 9. Professional Liability Insurance (PLI) for Geotechnical Engineering. 10. Legal Principles Underlying Risk Management.

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Zusatzinfo 19 Tables, black and white; 58 Line drawings, color; 15 Line drawings, black and white; 6 Halftones, color; 64 Illustrations, color; 15 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 540 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geologie
Technik Bauwesen
Technik Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10 1-032-22266-2 / 1032222662
ISBN-13 978-1-032-22266-0 / 9781032222660
Zustand Neuware
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