A combined usage of stochastic and quantitative risk assessment methods in the worksites: Application on an electric power provider

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-46

  Marhavilas, P K ^a   Koulouriotis, D E ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

FN curves; Quantitative risk assessment; Risk criteria; Societal risk; Stochastic processes; Time series

Indexed keywords

F-N CURVES; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK CRITERIA; SOCIETAL RISKS; STOCHASTIC PROCESS;

RANDOM PROCESSES; RATING; RISK PERCEPTION; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TIME SERIES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80054102517     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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