
Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Engineering Systems
Chapman and Hall (Publisher)
Published on 30. November 1997
Book
Hardback
XII, 274 pages
978-0-412-80570-7 (ISBN)
Description
Probabilistic risk and hazard assessments are applied to a wide range of engineering systems, mainly for regulatory reasons needed for development consent, system certification and occupational health and safety issues. The purpose of this book is to raise awareness of the limitations, uncertainties and other issues inherent in probabilistic risk analysis procedures.
Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Engineering Systems describes:
In essence, the book provides a multi-disciplinary and integrated explanation of risk assessment procedures that will enable the non-specialist reader to gain valuable insights into the development of risk analysis procedures. Practising engineers and graduate engineering students across a range of disciplines will find this book immensely useful.
Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Engineering Systems describes:
- the importance of probabilistic risk assessment in decision making, i.e. risk management;
- types of risk and probabilistic risk analysis procedures;
- data needed for the conduct of probabilistic risk analysis; and
- acceptable/tolerable risk and other risk acceptance criteria.
In essence, the book provides a multi-disciplinary and integrated explanation of risk assessment procedures that will enable the non-specialist reader to gain valuable insights into the development of risk analysis procedures. Practising engineers and graduate engineering students across a range of disciplines will find this book immensely useful.
More details
Edition
1998 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XII, 274 p.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
603 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-80570-7 (9780412805707)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
1: Introduction. 2: Sources of risk. 3: Modelling of systems. 4: Performance of system elements. 5: Human error and human reliability data. 6: System evaluation. 7: Risk acceptance criteria. Appendix A. Index.