A SIL quantification approach based on an operating situation model for safety evaluation in complex guided transportation systems

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1686-1700

  Beugin, J ^a   Renaux, D ^a   Cauffriez, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE VALENCIENNES   (France)

Author keywords

Global risk assessment; Guided transportation systems; Monte Carlo simulation; Operating situation; Safety Integrity Levels

Indexed keywords

GUIDED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; OPERATING SITUATION MODEL; PROBABILISTIC MODELS; SAFETY ANALYSIS; SAFETY INTEGRITY LEVELS; SIL QUANTIFICATION APPROACH;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; RISK ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION;

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

EID: 34447626057     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2006.09.022     Document Type: Article

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