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CHAPTER 6

RISK IDENTIFICATION
AND ASSESSMENT

FOR INTERNATIONAL

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

John A. Walewski
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
G. Edward Gibson, Jr.
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas

Ellsworth F. Vines
Dick Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Dr. John Walewski is currently a postdoctoral fellow with the
Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas at
Austin. He has worked in and as a consultant to the construction
management profession for both owners and contractors. His
research interests include risk management, project planning, and
environmental impact assessment.
Dr. G. Edward Gibson, Jr., is a professor of civil, architectural, and
environmental engineering at the University of Texas at Austin and

is the current W. R. Woolrich Professor in Engineering. He is the
author of numerous articles on project management, and his teaching
and research interests include front-end planning, risk manage-
ment, dispute resolution, computer-integrated construction, and
organizational change.
Ellsworth F. Vines, is senior vice president of the Dick Corporation
and has more than 39 years of experience in the engineering, man-
agement, and construction of large and small lump-sum turnkey
projects. He has successfully led startup and mature operations in
both domestic and international environments. His work has
included all phases of the management of projects and operations
for his firm’s industrial and highway groups. He has worked in the
minerals processing, steel, nonferrous, transportation, water-
wastewater, and hospitality sectors.

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