Probabilistic risk optimization of road tunnels

Structural Safety

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 260-266

  Holický, Milan ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Escape routes; LQI; Optimization; Risk; Road tunnels

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CIVIL DEFENSE; INFERENCE ENGINES; RISK PERCEPTION; ROADS AND STREETS; VEHICULAR TUNNELS;

DISCOUNT RATES; ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES; ESCAPE ROUTES; INPUT DATUM; LIFE QUALITY INDICES; LIFE-TIME; LQI; PROBABILISTIC METHODS; PROBABILISTIC OPTIMIZATIONS; PROBABILISTIC RISKS; RISK OPTIMIZATIONS; ROAD TUNNELS; SAFETY MEASURES;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 61349176499     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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