Structural safety: Study into critical factors in the design and construction process

Structural safety: Study into critical factors in the design and construction process

Terwel, K.C.

Vambersky, J.N.J.A. (promotor)
Vrouwenvelder, A.C.W.M. (promotor)

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Structural Engineering

2014-06-11

Failure investigations show that 80-85% of the structural failures are caused by inadequacies in the design and construction process, related to human and organizational factors. This study showed that safety culture, allocation of responsibilities control, communication and collaboration and knowledge infrastructure need improvement in the current Dutch building industustry, to improve structural safety.

structural safety
quality management
risk management
forensic engineering
failure data

https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:c8a11e06-6ea8-49e7-b18c-273ac4c8a137

2014-06-11

9789462591745

Institutional Repository

doctoral thesis

(c) 2014 Terwel, K.C.