Acceptable risk: A need for periodic review

Natural Hazards Review

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 180-187

  Hall, William J ^a   Wiggins, John H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b JH Wiggins Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMAGING EFFECTS; HIGH WINDS; NATURAL HAZARD; PERIODIC REVIEW; RISK DECISION; SEISMIC RISK;

HAZARDS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 24344464741     PISSN: 15276988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1527-6988(2000)1:3(180)     Document Type: Article

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