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From page 1... ... CONTENTS 1 SUMMARY 4 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background, 4 Key Legislative/Policy Inputs, 5 Objectives and Focus, 6 Scope and Content, 6 8 CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW Conventional Approach, 8 Context-Sensitive Solutions/Context-Sensitive Design, 13 Practical Solutions/Design, 27 Value Engineering, 29 Choosing by Advantages, 31 Risk Analysis and Management, 35 Safety, 41 49 CHAPTER THREE AGENCY EXPERIENCE Evaluation of Trade-offs in the Design Selection Process, 49 Risk, 51 Tools and Training, 52 Agency Experience, 52 Design Exception Process, 53 Future, 55 56 CHAPTER FOUR CONCLUSIONS Survey Results, 56 Literature Review, 57 Future Needs, 58 Future Research, 59 60 REFERENCES 64 BIBLIOGRAPHY 66 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 67 APPENDIX A STA SURVEY INSTRUMENT 90 APPENDIX B SUMMARY OF STA SURVEY RESPONSES Read the entire page →

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... CONTENTS 1 SUMMARY 4 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background, 4 Key Legislative/Policy Inputs, 5 Objectives and Focus, 6 Scope and Content, 6 8 CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW Conventional Approach, 8 Context-Sensitive Solutions/Context-Sensitive Design, 13 Practical Solutions/Design, 27 Value Engineering, 29 Choosing by Advantages, 31 Risk Analysis and Management, 35 Safety, 41 49 CHAPTER THREE AGENCY EXPERIENCE Evaluation of Trade-offs in the Design Selection Process, 49 Risk, 51 Tools and Training, 52 Agency Experience, 52 Design Exception Process, 53 Future, 55 56 CHAPTER FOUR CONCLUSIONS Survey Results, 56 Literature Review, 57 Future Needs, 58 Future Research, 59 60 REFERENCES 64 BIBLIOGRAPHY 66 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 67 APPENDIX A STA SURVEY INSTRUMENT 90 APPENDIX B SUMMARY OF STA SURVEY RESPONSES

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