Terwel, K C (2014) Structural safety: Study into critical factors in the design and construction process. PhD thesis, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.
Abstract
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.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Vambersky, J N J A and Vrouwenvelder, A C W M |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | structural safety; human factors; organisational factors; design process; construction process; safety culture |
| Index terms: | design process, human factor, collaboration, construction process, critical factor, safety culture, organizational factor, investigation, design and construction |
| Subjects: | contractual arrangements, building construction, health safety and environment, business, risk assessment, data collection methods, design methods, occupational health and safety management, management |
| Topics: | Site Management, Organizational Design, Design Practice, Research Practice, Procurement, Risk Management, Health and Safety |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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