An observational model for managing risk

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering

Volumn 159, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 35-40

  Le Masurier, Jason ^a   Blockley, David ^b   Wood, David Muir ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Civil Engineering ^*

Author keywords

Design methods aids; Management risk probability analysis

Indexed keywords

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

DESIGN METHODS & AIDS; MANAGEMENT RISK & PROBABILITY ANALYSIS;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 33750714056     PISSN: 0965089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/cien.159.6.35     Document Type: Review

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