Risk analysis of hazardous materials transportation: Evaluating uncertainty by means of fuzzy logic

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-74

  Bonvicini, S ^a   Leonelli, P ^a   Spadoni, G ^a  

^a Mining Eng Environ Technol U ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Fuzzy logic; Hazardous materials transportation; Individual risk; Risk analysis; Societal risk; Uncertainty evaluation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIGITAL ARITHMETIC; FUZZY SETS; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FUZZY ARITHMETIC; UNCERTAINTY EVALUATION;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HAZARD; PIPELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DANGEROUS GOODS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PIPELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL;

EID: 0032508748     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3894(98)00158-7     Document Type: Article

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