TC Chair: Michael Hicks

ISSMGE Technical Committee 304 (TC304) advances methods and practice for risk assessment, risk management, and decision-making in geotechnical engineering. The committee promotes risk-consistent characterisation, model uncertainty treatment, performance-based design, and transparent communication of geotechnical risk across asset lifecycles.

Topics of interest include:

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  Risk and reliability methods for geotechnical design, assessment, and asset management

  
  


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  Uncertainty quantification in ground investigation, parameter derivation, and modelling

  
  


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  Risk-informed decision frameworks (including cost, resilience, and societal consequences)

  
  


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  Monitoring, data assimilation, and updating (Bayesian/ML-enabled)

  
  


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  Case histories and implementation guidance that support industry uptake

  
  

Leadership

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  Chair: Prof Michael Hicks, TU Delft, The Netherlands

  
  


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  Vice-Chair: Prof Jie Zhang, Tongji University, China

  
  


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  Secretary: Dr Cormac Reale, University of Bath, United Kingdom

  
  

Host Member Society: CTGS

Short name: Risk (TC304)

Webpage: TC304 - Engineering Practice of Risk Assessment & Management

GeoWorld Group: Engineering Practice of Risk Assessment and Management (TC304)