Structural systems for protection against extreme events

Structural Concrete

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-12

  Van Breugel, K ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Materials and Environment Section   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accident scenario; Concrete; Consequence; Extreme event; Multidisciplinarity; Protective system; Responsibility; Risk; Safety concept; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CONCRETES; HAZARDS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISKS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ACCIDENT SCENARIOS; CONSEQUENCE; EXTREME EVENTS; MULTIDISCIPLINARITY; PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS; RESPONSIBILITY; SAFETY CONCEPTS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 79955979833     PISSN: 14644177     EISSN: 17517648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/suco.201000023     Document Type: Article

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