Towards a framework for vulnerability analysis of interconnected infrastructures

9th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management 2008, PSAM 2008

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 475-483

  Eusgeld, Irene ^a   Kröger, Wolfgang ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Interconnected infrastructures; Modeling and simulation; Risk; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX INFRASTRUCTURES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY; FAILURE AND RECOVERIES; INTERCONNECTED INFRASTRUCTURES; MODELING AND SIMULATION; OPERATING ENVIRONMENT; VULNERABILITY; VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; RISKS; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84876490093     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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