An applied complex systems framework for risk-based decision-making in infrastructure engineering

Structural Safety

Volumn 50, Issue , 2014, Pages 66-77

  Gomez C ^a   Sanchez Silva M ^a   Duenas Osorio L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Complex systems; Decision making; Infrastructure networks; Maintenance; Multi scale systems; Reliability; Risk; Socio technical modeling

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MAINTENANCE; OFFSHORE PIPELINES; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISKS;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKS; MULTI-SCALE SYSTEM; NETWORKED COMPONENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENTS; RISK ASSESSMENT METHODS; SOCIOTECHNICAL; SOCIOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS;

COMPLEX NETWORKS;

EID: 84899872067     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2014.03.011     Document Type: Article

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