ABSTRACT

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 groun

part |2 pages

PART ONE The context of ground risk management in the construction industry

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|35 pages

From uncertainty, risk and ground to GeoQ

part |2 pages

PART TWO The people factor in ground risk management

chapter 4|22 pages

Individuals and risk

chapter 5|19 pages

Teams and risk

chapter 6|21 pages

Clients, society and risk

part |2 pages

PART THREE: The processfactor in ground risk management

chapter 7|26 pages

The GeoQ risk management process

chapter 8|17 pages

GeoQ in the feasibility phase

chapter 9|22 pages

GeoQ in the pre-design phase

chapter 10|25 pages

GeoQ in the design phase

chapter 11|28 pages

GeoQ in the contracting phase

chapter 12|24 pages

GeoQ in the construction phase

chapter 13|16 pages

GeoQ in the maintenance phase

part |2 pages

PART FOUR: A look into the future

chapter 14|7 pages

To end with a new start