"In geotechnical engineering the levels of uncertainty in design and construction are often significant, and the consequences of failure can be substantial. Good risk management should improve the reliability of designs. This guide shows practising engineers how to apply risk management, including quantitative assessment based on experience and judgement and qualitative analysis using probability methods, to geotechnical engineering, and applies useful lessons from insurance and law to engineering. It is illustrated with practical examples of slope stability, blast damage and tunnel collapse, such as protection of a railway from debris flow hazards"--