An extended risk assessment approach for chemical plants applied to a study related to pipe ruptures

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 99, Issue , 2012, Pages 183-192

  Milazzo, Maria Francesca ^a   Aven, Terje ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chemical industry; Quantitative risk assessment; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL EVENT; ASSESSMENT APPROACHES; CHEMICAL PROCESS; DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES; FUNCTION OF FREQUENCY; PIPE RUPTURE; PROBABILITY MODELS; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERSPECTIVE; THEORETICAL POINTS; UNCERTAINTIES;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL PLANTS; CHEMICALS; RATING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84455170914     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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