Consequence analysis by means of characteristic curves to determine the damage to buildings from bursting spherical vessels

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 175-181

  Ferradás, Enrique González ^a   Alonso, Fernando Díaz ^a   Miñarro, Marta Doval ^a   Aznar, Agustín Miñana ^a   Gimeno, José Ruiz ^a   Pérez, Juan Francisco Sánchez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consequence analysis; Damage to buildings; Sphere explosion; Tank rupture; Vessel burst

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; DAMAGE DETECTION; GRAPH THEORY; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

BURSTING SPHERICAL VESSELS; CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPHERE EXPLOSION;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

EID: 42949110561     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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