Geotechnical Risk Identification: Case Study of Flexible Retaining Walls Installation

Year 2020, Volume: 31 Issue: 4, 10085 - 10111, 01.07.2020

Danute Slızyte Natalija Lepkova Rimantas Mackevıcıus

https://doi.org/10.18400/tekderg.459316

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The analysis of scientific literature has demonstrated that the risk of
the collapse or deformations of flexible retaining walls has not been the
object of in-depth examination so far. The article presents geotechnical risks
falling into five categories considering their origin. A case study was
conducted to identify the risks of flexible retaining walls. In order to
determine the risk of installation flexible retaining walls, the authors of the
article referred to the personal interview approach, brainstorming and the
cause and effect diagram. The novelty of the article is focused on investigating
identification possibilities of the risk of installation flexible retaining
walls and suggests risk identification in the risk management flow of the
flexible retaining wall installation process.

Keywords

Flexible retaining wall, technical risk, cause and effect diagram

Geotechnical Risk Identification: Case Study of Flexible Retaining Walls Installation

Abstract

The
analysis of scientific literature has demonstrated that the risk of the
collapse or deformations of flexible retaining walls has not been the object of
in-depth examination so far. The article presents geotechnical risks falling
into five categories considering their origin. A case study was conducted to
identify the risks of flexible retaining walls. In order to determine the risk
of installation flexible retaining walls, the authors of the article referred
to the personal interview approach, brainstorming and the cause and effect
diagram. The novelty of the article is focused on investigating identification
possibilities of the risk of installation flexible retaining walls and suggests
risk identification in the risk management flow of the flexible retaining wall
installation process.

Keywords

Flexible retaining wall, technical risk, cause and effect diagram

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