An offshore risk analysis method using fuzzy Bayesian network

Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1-12

  Ren, J ^a   Jenkinson, I ^a   Wang, J ^a   Xu, D L ^b   Yang, J B ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian networks; Fuzzy number; Fuzzy probability; Offshore engineering systems; Risk analysis; Safety assessment

Indexed keywords

FUZZY NUMBERS; FUZZY PROBABILITY; OFFSHORE ENGINEERING; OFFSHORE ENGINEERING SYSTEMS; SAFETY ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ASSESSMENTS;

ACCIDENTS; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; ERRORS; FUZZY RULES; FUZZY SETS; INFERENCE ENGINES; INTELLIGENT NETWORKS; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; SAFETY FACTOR; SPEECH RECOGNITION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COLLISION; FLOATING OFFSHORE STRUCTURE; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OFFSHORE ENGINEERING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VESSEL;

EID: 73649137561     PISSN: 08927219     EISSN: 1528896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3124123     Document Type: Article

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