Risk modelling of fires and explosions in open-sided offshore platform modules

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 123-135

  Lewthwaite, J L ^a   Andrews, J D ^a   Dunnett, S J ^a   Gregory, C A J ^b   Smith, R ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RMD Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

explosions; fires; Monte Carlo simulation; offshore; reliability; risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990344918     PISSN: 1748006X     EISSN: 17480078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/1748006XJRR8     Document Type: Article

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