A new approach based on reliability-based analyses for allocation of fault between responsible parties in geotechnical failures

Gürkan Özden

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A new approach based on reliability-based analyses for allocation of fault between responsible parties in geotechnical failures

Authors:

Gürkan Özden

Publisher:

Pamukkale University

Main Topics:

İnşaat Mühendisliği (Diğer)

Journal:

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.30 Issue 4, pp.509-521

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001325674

pISSN:

2147-5881

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Abstract:

 A new discipline called Forensic Geotechnical Engineering was created in 2005 by the ISSMGE TC40 technical committee to investigate the failure of engineering facilities or structures due to soil interaction. Forensic Geotechnical Engineering FGE, when analyzing a geotechnical hazardfailure, must examine the issue not only from a technical but also from a legal perspective. In the Turkish judicial system, most of the disputes arising from geotechnical-related failures are settled in the courts. Turkish law generally requires a forensic geotechnical engineer to identify those responsible for the case and allocate fault between the parties. However, this requirement places an enormous burden on forensic geotechnical engineers, who are widely accepted for this purpose. The current system lacks acceptable approaches for determining the liability-fault rate relationship, resulting in unfair outcomes. For this purpose, the study proposes an acceptable approach for the allocation of fault between the responsible parties. In the proposed method, geotechnical analyses are performed with reliability-based methods to determine the design risk, and the faults of the responsible parties within the framework of their job descriptions in the laws are taken into consideration. A case study is given as an example for a better understanding of the proposed approach. In the case study, legal details about the fault are given and geotechnical analyses are performed with reliability-based approaches. As a result of the evaluations, an objective apportionment of fault was made. Thanks to the determined fault ratios, the judge was able to determine an equitable compensation.

 A new discipline called Forensic Geotechnical Engineering was created in 2005 by the ISSMGE TC40 technical committee to investigate the failure of engineering facilities or structures due to soil interaction. Forensic Geotechnical Engineering FGE, when analyzing a geotechnical hazardfailure, must examine the issue not only from a technical but also from a legal perspective. In the Turkish judicial system, most of the disputes arising from geotechnical-related failures are settled in the courts. Turkish law generally requires a forensic geotechnical engineer to identify those responsible for the case and allocate fault between the parties. However, this requirement places an enormous burden on forensic geotechnical engineers, who are widely accepted for this purpose. The current system lacks acceptable approaches for determining the liability-fault rate relationship, resulting in unfair outcomes. For this purpose, the study proposes an acceptable approach for the allocation of fault between the responsible parties. In the proposed method, geotechnical analyses are performed with reliability-based methods to determine the design risk, and the faults of the responsible parties within the framework of their job descriptions in the laws are taken into consideration. A case study is given as an example for a better understanding of the proposed approach. In the case study, legal details about the fault are given and geotechnical analyses are performed with reliability-based approaches. As a result of the evaluations, an objective apportionment of fault was made. Thanks to the determined fault ratios, the judge was able to determine an equitable compensation.

 A new discipline called Forensic Geotechnical Engineering was created in 2005 by the ISSMGE TC40 technical committee to investigate the failure of engineering facilities or structures due to soil interaction. Forensic Geotechnical Engineering FGE, when analyzing a geotechnical hazardfailure, must examine the issue not only from a technical but also from a legal perspective. In the Turkish judicial system, most of the disputes arising from geotechnical-related failures are settled in the courts. Turkish law generally requires a forensic geotechnical engineer to identify those responsible for the case and allocate fault between the parties. However, this requirement places an enormous burden on forensic geotechnical engineers, who are widely accepted for this purpose. The current system lacks acceptable approaches for determining the liability-fault rate relationship, resulting in unfair outcomes. For this purpose, the study proposes an acceptable approach for the allocation of fault between the responsible parties. In the proposed method, geotechnical analyses are performed with reliability-based methods to determine the design risk, and the faults of the responsible parties within the framework of their job descriptions in the laws are taken into consideration. A case study is given as an example for a better understanding of the proposed approach. In the case study, legal details about the fault are given and geotechnical analyses are performed with reliability-based approaches. As a result of the evaluations, an objective apportionment of fault was made. Thanks to the determined fault ratios, the judge was able to determine an equitable compensation.

 Uluslararası Zemin Mekaniği ve Geoteknik Mühendisliği Derneği ISSMGE TC-40 teknik komitesi tarafından 2005 yılında mühendislik tesislerinin veya yapılarının zemin etkileşiminden kaynaklanan göçmeleri araştırmak üzere Adli Geoteknik Mühendisliği adı verilen yeni bir disiplin oluşturulmuştur. Adli Geoteknik Mühendisliği AGM, bir geoteknik tehlikeyigöçmeyi analiz ederken, konuyu sadece teknik açıdan değil aynı zamanda hukuki açıdan da incelemektedir. Yargı sisteminde, geoteknikle ilgili göçmelerden kaynaklanan uyuşmazlıkların çoğu mahkemelerde çözülmektedir. Türk hukukunda genellikle bir adli geoteknik mühendisinin, olaydaki sorumluları tespit etmesi ve taraflar arasında kusur dağılımı belirlemesi gerektirmektedir. Ancak bu gereklilik adli geoteknik mühendislerine büyük bir yük getirmektedir. Mevcut sistem, sorumluluk-kusur oranı ilişkisini belirlemek için kabul edilebilir yaklaşımlardan yoksundur ve bu da adil olmayan sonuçlara yol açmaktadır. Bu amaçla çalışmada, kusurun sorumlu taraflar arasında paylaştırılması için kabul edilebilir bir yaklaşım önerilmektedir. Önerilen yöntemde, tasarım riskinin belirlenmesi için güvenilirlik esaslı yöntemlerle geoteknik analizler yapılmakta ve sorumlu tarafların kanunlardaki görev tanımları çerçevesinde kusurları dikkate alınmaktadır. Önerilen yaklaşımın daha iyi anlaşılabilmesi için bir vaka analizi örnek verilmiştir. Vaka analizinde, kusur ile ilgili hukuksal detaylar verilmiş ve geoteknik analizler güvenilirliğe dayalı yaklaşımlar ile yapılmıştır. Değerlendirmeler sonucunda objektif bir kusur paylaşımı yapılmıştır. Belirlenen kusur oranları sayesinde hakimin hakkaniyetli bir tazminat belirleyebilmesi sağlanmıştır.

Article Details

A new approach based on reliability-based analyses for allocation of fault between responsible parties in geotechnical failures

Authors:

Gürkan Özden

Publisher:

Pamukkale University

Main Topics:

İnşaat Mühendisliği (Diğer)

Journal:

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.30 Issue 4, pp.509-521

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001325674

pISSN:

2147-5881

Forensic geotechnical engineering

Forensic engineer

Failure

Fault allocation

ReliabilityAdli geoteknik mühendisliği

Adli mühendis

göçme

Kusur paylaşımı

Güvenilirlik

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Gürkan Özden

Publisher: Pamukkale University

Main Topics: İnşaat Mühendisliği (Diğer)

Journal: Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.30 Issue 4, pp.509-521

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 8/2024

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001325674

pISSN: 2147-5881

Issues

Authors:

Gürkan Özden

Publisher:

Pamukkale University

Main Topics:

İnşaat Mühendisliği (Diğer)

Journal:

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.30 Issue 4, pp.509-521

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001325674

pISSN:

2147-5881