Risk Management in Construction: Recent Advances

This book presents recent research on risk management in the construction industry, and provides a comprehensive overview of the latest information in risk management in the construction industry.

Topics addressed include identifying, analyzing, assessing, controlling, and monitoring risk for planning and construction stages; risk management methods used in the construction industry and case studies; risk management for buildings, dams, highways, railways, nuclear power plants, underground structures, energy facilities, and their appurtenant structures.

Contents
1. Risk Management of Large Dams under Operation Stage and Case Studies for Cascade System
2. Building Damage Estimation and Renovation Proposal System Using Constant Microtremor Measurement for Construction Risk Management
3. Recent Advancements in the Management of Construction Risks
4. Managing Uncertainty in the Construction Phase of Road Projects
5. Risk Factors Affecting Public Infrastructure Projects
6. Approaches to Improving Occupational Health and Safety of the Nigerian Construction Industry
7. Risk of Delay in Construction Projects
8. Client Type and Communication Practice during Pre-Contract Phase of Construction Project Development in South-West, Nigeria