Risk analysis of stationary dangerous goods railway cars: A case study

Journal of Transportation Security

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 77-89

  Bagheri, Morteza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hazard; Rail transportation; Risk; Stationary dangerous goods

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349678701     PISSN: 19387741     EISSN: 1938775X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12198-009-0029-0     Document Type: Article

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