A procedure for assessing the functional reliability of hospital systems

Structural Safety

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 277-292

  Monti, Giorgio ^a   Nuti, Camillo ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assessment; Equipment; Functional collapse; Hospitals; Retrofitting; System reliability; Upgrading

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CALCULATIONS; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RELIABILITY; RETROFITTING; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

FUNCTIONAL COLLAPSE;

HOSPITALS;

EID: 0030397989     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4730(96)00022-7     Document Type: Article

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