Explosion probability of unexploded ordnance: Expert beliefs

Risk Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 825-841

  MacDonald, Jacqueline Anne ^a   Small, Mitchell J ^b   Morgan, M G ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta distribution; Expert elicitation; Military munitions; Risk assessment; Unexploded ordnance

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CRACK INITIATION; ESTIMATION; EXPLOSIONS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MILITARY BASES; MILITARY EQUIPMENT; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; ORDNANCE; PROBABILITY; PROJECTILES; RANDOM PROCESSES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; RISKS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BETA DISTRIBUTION; CALIFORNIA; CASE STUDIES; CONFIDENCE LEVEL; CONSTRUCTION WORKERS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; EXPERT ELICITATION; EXPERT OPINION; EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL; FIELD EXPERIENCE; MILITARY MUNITIONS; PREDICTIVE INFORMATION; RELATIVE SENSITIVITY; RESIDUAL RISKS; UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE; UNITED STATES;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

COST; DIVERGENCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPLOSION; MILITARY LAND; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSENSUS; CONSTRUCTION WORK; EXPERT SYSTEM; EXPLOSION; EXPLOSION RISK; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MILITARY SERVICE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WEAPON;

CALIFORNIA; EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CALIFORNIA; FORT ORD; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48349148635     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01068.x     Document Type: Article

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