What is it about?
Appropriate risk assessment plays a fundamental role in geotechnical design. We have showna possible method of design risk mitigation, which follows recommendations included in Eurocode 7. The so-called “Observational Method” can produce savings in costs and programmes on engineering projects without compromising safety. The presented case study concerning design and build of heavy foundations proves the method to be successful.
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A designer is always responsible for the accuracy of the applied solution and has to account for potential risk. We show a variety of components that shall be analysed before choosing any geotechnical solution and recommend useful tools a geo-engineer shall consider.
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We hope this article, showing the real case, can become a practical designer's guide.
Oskar Mitrosz
Keller Group plc
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This page is a summary of: Preliminary Field Tests and Long-Term Monitoring as a Method of Design Risk Mitigation: A Case Study of Gdańsk Deepwater Container Terminal, Polish Maritime Research, January 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/pomr-2017-0095.
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