Evaluation of tunnel safety: Towards an economic safety optimum

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 217-228

  Arends, B J ^a,b   Jonkman, S N ^a,b   Vrijling, J K ^a   Van Gelder, P H A J M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Ministry of Transport Public Works and Water Management Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Economic optimisation; Tunnel safety

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INVESTMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION; RISK CRITERION; RISK REDUCTION MEASURES; TUNNEL SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

EID: 21644476068     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2005.01.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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