"A Balkema book." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Risk in geotechnical engineering -- Geotechnical risk reduction during earth structures of transport engineering design -- Sustainability design approach -- Availability and affordability approaches -- Conclusion and final recommendations.
Summary:
"Technical demands have to be adequately related to the risk with which the design and execution are connected. Soil used for the construction, together with subsoil, are natural materials with a high degree of inhomogeneity. Therefore, the risk when constructing with such materials is much higher than for structures utilizing man-made materials. This book will be of interest to specialists responsible for transport infrastructure planning, investors (project owners) of motorways and railways and environmental engineers, responsible for geotechnical investigations, earth structures design and on contractors of such structures"-- Provided by publisher.
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