An offshore safety assessment framework using fuzzy reasoning and evidential synthesis approaches

Proceedings of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology Part A: Journal of Marine Engineering and Technology

Volumn , Issue 6, 2005, Pages 3-16

  Ren, Jan ^a   Jenkinson, Ian ^a   Sii, How Sing ^a,c   Wang, Jin ^a   Xu, Ling ^b   Yang, J B ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUZZY CONTROL; GAS INDUSTRY; HULLS (SHIP); MARINE ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FLOATING SYSTEMS; FUZZY REASONING; HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE (HSE); OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY;

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 19944404809     PISSN: 14761548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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