... structures (such as offshore structures)is reviewed in the light of the need to make economic and rational decisions, not necessarily dominated by conventional structural design codes. The basic ideas of structural reliability theory and some simplified methods are reviewed. It is argued that a need exists...

... COMMUNICATION SOCIAL INTERACTION PARTICIPATION STAFF PERSONNEL DECISIONS INCENTIVES FINANCE RELATIONS RESEARCH INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT USA UNITED STATES Proc. Instn Ciu.Engrs, Part 1,1989,86, June,461470 9338 GROUP MANAGEMENT Motivational factorsin construction projects: a review...

...R LOBER; RL WILSON © Thomas Telford and ICE 1988 WELSH OFFICE TRAVERS MORGAN CONSULTING GROUP A55 COASTS COASTAL ROADS ROUTES LOCATION STUDIES TOPOGRAPHY MOUNTAINS GEOTECHNICS PROBLEMS TOWNS TRAFFIC FORECASTS ECONOMICS DECISIONS TRUNK TUNNELS INQUIRIES PUBLIC...

... SIMULATION UTILITY DECISIONS APPRAISAL TIDAL POWER ESTUARIES BARRAGES CONTRACTORS PRICING CONTINGENCIES INDUSTRIES MERSEY UK © Thomas Telford and ICE 1985 Proc. InstnCio. Engrs, Part 1, 1985,78, Jun.,499-521 8809 GROUMPANAEGNEGMIENNETERING Risk and its management...

... TENDERS DESIGN CONSULTANTS COMPETITION CONSORTIA HIGHWAYS DECISIONS SPANS FOYLE ULSTER LONDONDERRY FOYLE BRIDGE NORTHERN IRELAND UK Proc. Instn Civ. Engrs, Part 1,1984,76, May, 351-361 PAPER 8792 Foyle Bridge: its history, and the strategy of the design-and-build concept T. A. N...

... Engineer was independent and impartial and possessed a high level of professional integrity. Mr Phillips, speaking on The role of the Engineer , referred to the schizophrenia inherent in being Engineer: he had to administer the contracton behalf of the Employer and atthe sametime make impartial decisions...

... and seek improvement. We seek to assist two groups of people:thosewhogenerate and design optional highway investments, and those who adviseon choice. Wedo not seek to produce single figure decision methodology but to improve understanding in trading one thing against another. There will always be political...

... and the design development stage, the project had tobe shown to be both technically and financially feasible. In order to do this the Engineer would need to take decisions on such issues as the interpretation of requirements, choice of alternative designs and allocation of contingencies. To take these decisions...

...KJ BRIDLE; ACTRA; MR BROOME; LEITCH; RW HOLMES © Thomas Telford and ICE 1981 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT ACTRA ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENT TRUNK PROPOSALS POLICIES NUISANCE EFFECT APPRAISAL HIGHWAYS MOTORISTS FINANCE METHODS IMPACT ROADS EVALUATION RESIDENTS DECISIONS...

...D NUDDS; A BOTTOMLEY Proc. Instn Ciu. Engrs, Part 2, 1980, 6 9 , June, 529-534. TN 251 Risk analysis of effluent disposal schemes D. NUDDS, M A , PhD* A. BOTTOMLEY, BA, MA, PhD* The methodology of an investigation of the economic aspectsof alternative sewage schemes is described. A decision...

... THAMES DESIGN WATER DISCHARGES SUMPS TESTS GROUND SUBSTRUCTURES EFFECT AUXILIARY DIAPHRAGM CASTING COSTS EXCAVATING CONSTRUCTION PUMPING STATIONS RESITING HYDRAULIC METHODS CONDITIONS DECISIONS AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT WALLS CHAMBERS GROUNDWATER FLOORS SURFACE SEWERS LOCATION...

..., itwould not bedifficult to quote instances inwhich an analysis, which assisted orderlythinking,hadcausedharm owing to its incompleteness (5 34). A technology which begins as a craft cannot quickly become a science. It passes through a pseudo-scientific phasein which the decisions are still based...

...AF PARSONS ENGINEERING ARTIFICIAL GROUNDWATER RECHARGE PILOT STUDIES SITES SELECTION DESIGN RATES CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT BOREHOLES PIPEWORK CONTROL PIPES AIR ENTRAINMENT GAS BUBBLES SIZING DECISIONS WATER AUTHORITIES BASINS WATER WATER RESOURCES LEE VALLEY LEE...

...KG ARMSTRONG © Thomas Telford and ICE 1979 SIR WILLIAM HALCROW ENGINEERING DECISIONS PHYSICAL RISKS UTILITY COST BENEFIT COURSES ECONOMICS MANAGEMENT MODELS PREFERENCE COSTS PROFESSIONS ENGINEERS ANALYSIS WORTH LIMITS BENEFITS EDUCATION Proc. Insln Civ. Engrs...

... APPLICATIONS SOLUTIONS SOILS DECISIONS GEOLOGY PROFILES TESTS LIMITS Pruc. fnstn Ch. Engrs, Part I , 1978, 6 4 , Nov., 571-589 8164 Application of geotechnics ttohe solution of engineering problems- essential preliminary steps t o relate the structure to thesoil which provides its support J . E. J E...

...J MUNRO; JL ASHFORD; PW JOWITT; MJ BAKER Proc. Insln Ciu. Engrs, Part 2, 1978, 65, Sept., 693-696 8045 DISCUSSION Decision analysis in the ready-mixed concrete industry J. MUNRO & P. W. JOWITT M r M. J. Baker, Imperial College of Science and Technology Most aspects of civil engineering require...

...JE ACTON © Thomas Telford and ICE 1978 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT ENGINEERING METHODS PROBLEMS DAMAGE COSTS HAZARDS CONSTRUCTION SELECTION RISKS VANDALISM HIGHWAYS OPERATIONS ECONOMICS DECISIONS Proc. Instn Cio. Engrs, Part 1, 1978, 64,Aug., 381-391 8124...

... in the transport network, the effects of car restraint and other subsititutions,. together with variations in the attractiveness of destinations. Present procedures relate these decisions, byanalogy, to physical processesand appear to be therefore deterministic, whereas behaviour is generally adaptive...

...J MUNRO; PW JOWITT © Thomas Telford and ICE 1978 IMPERIAL COLLEGE DECISIONS INDUSTRIES STATISTICS PROBABILITY FORMULAE ANALYSIS READY MIXED LOSS MIXES SIMPLIFIED CONCRETE MODELS FUNCTIONS SIMPLE LAGRANGIAN Proc. Instn Civ. Engrs, Part 2, 1978, 65, MaL, 41-52 Decision...

...JDGF HOWE; NP SAMARASINGHE © Thomas Telford and ICE 1974 SURREY UNIVERSITY MEASUREMENT FLOW HIGHWAYS ANNUAL SEASONAL PLANNING RURAL METHODS DECISIONS MONTHLY VARIATIONS LIMITS STANDARD DESIGN TRAFFIC ESTIMATING ACCURACY STANDARDISATION ROADS UK 7706...