Achieving structural safety: Theoretical considerations

Structural Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 311-333

  Elms, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Assessment; Failure; Hazard; Human error; Indicators; Risk; Safety; Structure; Sustainability; System

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISKS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

INDICATORS; STRUCTURAL SAFETY; SUSTAINABILITY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 0033354054     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4730(99)00027-2     Document Type: Article

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