A matrix-based risk assessment approach for addressing linear hazards such as pipelines

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 433-441

  Henselwood, Fred ^a   Phillips, Gerry ^b  

^a Dendritic Consulting Ltd   (Canada)

^b NOVA CHEMICALS CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consequence analysis; Failure rate analysis; Geographic risk; Risk assessment; Societal risk

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ESTIMATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS; FAILURE RATE ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC RISK; SOCIETAL RISK;

PIPING SYSTEMS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ESTIMATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PIPING SYSTEMS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33745830103     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2005.10.005     Document Type: Article

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