Introducing a Dutch guideline on using the Observational Method

In the Netherlands research has been performed on the Observational Method, aiming at a wider use of the method in the design of underground and infrastructural construction works. This paper summarizes the guideline that was output of the research, providing a clear definition, an overview of obstacles and pre-conditions, practical...

The Position of Geotechnical Engineering and Risk Management in Dutch Higher Education

As part of the Dutch national research program GeoImpuls an inventory has been made of the state of the education at Dutch institutes of higher education and post-graduate education in so far as this education concerns geotechncial engineering and geotechnical risk management. Significant differences have been found in the amount of time...

Geotechnical risk management in Dutch public infrastructure projects

In the Netherlands more and more attention is paid on reducing geotechnical failures in civil engineering projects. This paper focusses on describing the contractual measures and procedures Rijkswaterstaat as a client has developed and implemented in recent years for this purpose. The principles of Geotechnical Risk Management are leading.

The Position of Geotechnical Engineering and Risk Management in Dutch Higher Education

As part of the Dutch national research program GeoImpuls an inventory has been made of the state of the education at Dutch institutes of higher education and post-graduate education in so far as this education concerns geotechncial engineering and geotechnical risk management. Significant differences have been found in the amount of time...