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Jesus M. de la Garza

Professor and Director of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at Clemson University; Chair of the National Academies' Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment

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APPEARANCES

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PODCASTS

Jul 1, 2026

Get the kNACk : A National Academy of Construction Podcast

Get the kNACk : A National Academy of Construction Podcast

How Risk Compensation Impacts Safety Results with Craig Martin and Jesus M. de la Garza

Jul 1 · 32m

5:20

So Jesus, maybe you can kick it off and then Craig can jump in about, you know, how you guys kind of came together on this to create it.

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5:28

Absolutely.

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5:29

You already know that I spent 31 years at Virginia Tech.

Jesus M. de la GarzaGUEST

5:33

20 of those years, my house was located in a neighborhood that required me to negotiate a double S curve, a sharp double S curve.

Jesus M. de la GarzaGUEST

5:45

There was a hill on one side and a river on the other side.

Jesus M. de la GarzaGUEST

5:49

The posted speed limit was 15.15 miles per hour.

Jesus M. de la GarzaGUEST

5:56

Self-included, it was not uncommon to be doing 35 miles an hour.

6 MINS LATER

12:21

So, Jesus, maybe starting with you, could you provide a little foundation on this risk theory?