About Mark van der Krogt

Mark van der Krogt is a consultant and researcher in the field of geotechnical risk and reliability. He focuses on issues of uncertainty, reliability within the field of geotechnical engineering and water safety.

Examples of areas of expertise are:

• Reliability- and risk-based assessment methods such as failure probability analysis, the calibration of semi-probabilistic safety factors, and the creation of standards and guidelines.
• Application of reliability concepts to practical consulting issues such as optimization of engineering designs and safety assessment by failure probability analysis, failure paths, or system analysis.
• Bayesian updating for hindcasting failure cases and the use and application of proven strength and test loads.
• Application to a variety of ground structures and failure mechanisms: including levees, dikes, dams, retaining walls, retaining walls, quay walls, slope stability, and backward erosion piping.
• Course 'Reliability and Risk in Geotechnical Engineering'.

By providing innovative solutions around geotechnical reliability, we improve the management of existing infrastructure assets and contribute to Deltares' mission to keep our deltas, and coastal and river areas, safe, sustainable and habitable.