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Nov 1, 1989
Necessary Redundancy in Geotechnical Engineering
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 115, Issue 11
Abstract
The causes of geotechnical engineering failures are listed and discussed. Many of these could have been prevented or damages mitigated if redundancy had been used in design and construction. Redundancy is defined in special terms applicable to geotechnical engineering. How redundancy can and should be used in preliminary exploration, soil borings, laboratory testing, analysis, design, and construction is discussed. Eight cases of failure are discussed and analyzed in which lack of redundancy led to the failures. In each case it is shown how redundancy in at least one of the forms discussed could have prevented failure.
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Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 115 • Issue 11 • November 1989
Pages: 1513 - 1531
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Copyright © 1989 ASCE.
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Published online: Nov 1, 1989
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Jorj O. Osterberg, Member, ASCE
Prof. Emeritus, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL 60201; Geotech. Consultant, 16416 E. Powers Place, Aurora, CO 80015
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