Uncertainty and ground conditions : a risk management approach /
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.Wit...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; Burlington, MA :
Butterworth-Heinemann,
2006.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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 margins in the construction industry at historic lows, and with costs of failing to accurately predict ground conditions becoming increasingly high, the importance of proper management of the variety of ground-related risk is paramount.<BR id=""CRLF" |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [294]-305) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0429213913 9780429213915 1136352023 9781136352027 1280631260 9781280631269 9786610631261 6610631263 0080462677 9780080462677 |