Risk Analysis Commons^™

Applying Probabilistic Methods To The Nato Military Load Classification System For Bridges, Andrew J. Macdonald

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Military vehicles frequently use civilian bridges. The loading effects of military vehicles, both wheeled and tracked, are specific and different than those of civilian vehicles in normal traffic. Calibration to determine appropriate load factors for military loading of civilian bridges has not been fully performed and the corresponding levels of safety have not been quantified. This lack of calibration prevents the implementation of limit state design methods for military bridges and the evaluation bridges for military loading. This thesis quantifies probabilistically the single lane traffic load effects on interior girders of simply supported slab-on-girder bridges for three military vehicles in …

Observability-In-Depth: An Essential Complement To The Defense-In-Depth Safety Strategy In The Nuclear Industry, Francesca Favaro, Joseph Saleh

Faculty Publications

Defense-in-depth is a fundamental safety principle for the design and operation of nuclear power plants. Despite its general appeal, defense-in-depth is not without its drawbacks, which include its potential for concealing the occurrence of hazardous states in a system, and more generally rendering the latter more opaque for its operators and managers, thus resulting in safety blind spots. This in turn translates into a shrinking of the time window available for operators to identify an unfolding hazardous condition or situation and intervene to abate it. To prevent this drawback from materializing, we propose in this work a novel safety principle …

Security Analysis On Network Systems Based On Some Stochastic Models, Xiaohu Li

University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Due to great effort from mathematicians, physicists and computer scientists, network science has attained rapid development during the past decades. However, because of the complexity, most researches in this area are conducted only based upon experiments and simulations, it is critical to do research based on theoretical results so as to gain more insight on how the structure of a network affects the security. This dissertation introduces some stochastic and statistical models on certain networks and uses a k-out-of-n tolerant structure to characterize both logically and physically the behavior of nodes. Based upon these models, we draw several illuminating results …

Processus De Décision Et Complexité: Le Feu De Yarnell Hill Du 30 Juin 2013 [Decision-Making Processes And Complexity: The Yarnell Hill Fire Of June 30th, 2013], Karim Hardy, Louise K. Comfort

Publications

Re-forming the information stream in decision processes after severe accidents allows scientists aRecréer les flux d’information au sein des processus de décision après une catastrophe permet aux chercheurs ainsi qu’aux décideurs d’identifier les points à partir desquels une action défaillante débute ainsi que les écarts dans les processus d’information qui pourraient être corrigés afin de réduire les futurs lors de futurs incidents. Le 30 juin 2013, le feu de Yarnell Hill en Arizona (Etats-Unis) évolue rapidement dans des conditions environnementale et managériale très difficiles menant à l’effondrement de la stratégie de lutte et à la perte de dix-neuf sapeurs-pompiers de …

Interpreting, Stephanie Jo Kent

Doctoral Dissertations

What do community interpreting for the Deaf in western societies, conference interpreting for the European Parliament, and language brokering in international management have in common? Academic research and professional training have historically emphasized the linguistic and cognitive challenges of interpreting, neglecting or ignoring the social aspects that structure communication. All forms of interpreting are inherently social; they involve relationships among at least three people and two languages. The contexts explored here, American Sign Language/English interpreting and spoken language interpreting within the European Parliament, show that simultaneous interpreting involves attitudes, norms and values about intercultural communication that overemphasize information and discount …

Study On Environmental Risk Assessment Of Oil Spill Accidents In Shanghai Port, Jingzhou Chang

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

Risk Factors Analysis And Countermeasures Of Fpso's Lightering In Dongying Sea Area, Fuan Chen

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

Research On Risk Analysis Of Seaplane In Sanya Port And Countermeasures, Lei Gao

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

Ship Oil Spilling Risk Analysis Of Petrochemical Terminal In Weihai Port, Hao Deng

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

Risk Assessment Of Navigation Safety In The Water Area Of Bohai, Bingcong Dai

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

Application Of Formal Safety Assessment (Fsa) On Navigation Safety Evaluation Of The Liaoning Waters, Chao Ding

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

Research On The Safety Assessment Of Navigation Situation In The Bridge Waters, Hao Liu

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

Risk Assessment, Study And Management On Navigational Safety In The Yangtze River During Dry Season, Qing Liu

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

Risk Assessment Of Navigation In Laotieshan Channel, Jichao Na

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

Safety Evaluation And Research Of Caofeidian Lng Terminal, Chao Su

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

Bridge And Ship Collision Risk Assessment And Safety Management Countermeasures In Shanghai Port Waters, Jianlei Yin

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

Navigation Safety Analysis And Assessment Of Entry And Departure Of Shanghai Port For International Cruises, Shixun Xu

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

The Selecting And Risk Analysis Of Temporary Anchor Positions In The Port Area Of Qinhuangdao, Shangying Zhang

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

The Risk Analysis Of Dangerous Cargo Docks Of Zhenjiang Section Of Yangtze River, Ting Zhu

Maritime Safety & Environment Management Dissertations (Dalian)

No abstract provided.

Research On Diversification Strategies Of Shipping Company Groups, Sheng Pan

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Storage Space Allocation In Container Terminals With Mixed Storage Mode Under Uncertain Conditions, Jia Hu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Newbuilding Ship Price Analysis For Bulk Carrier And Its Short-Term Forecast, Hongyang Liu

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Trend Analysis And Short-Term Forecasting Of Ccbfi, Lulu Cao

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Places Of Refuge In The 21st Century: Ten Years On Review & Recommendations For Amendment Of The Imo Guidelines On Places Of Refuge, 2003, Chritoph Hermann Schulte

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Experimental And Numerical Investigation Of The Mechanism Of Blast Wave Transmission Through A Surrogate Head, Yi Hua, Praveen Akula, Linxia Gu, Jeff Berg, Carl A. Nelson

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications

This work is to develop an experiment-validated numerical model to elucidate the wave transmission mechanisms through a surrogate head under blast loading. Repeated shock tube tests were conducted on a surrogate head, i.e., water-filled polycarbonate shell. Surface strain on the skull simulant and pressure inside the brain simulant were recorded at multiple locations. A numerical model was developed to capture the shock wave propagation within the shock tube and the fluid-structure interaction between the shock wave and the surrogate head. The obtained numerical results were compared with the experimental measurements. The experiment-validated numerical model was then used to further understand …

2d Wireform Process Improvement, Katy Conlin, Carlo Ebora, Jordan Gamble

Mechanical Engineering

The body of this work has been created for Edwards Lifesciences in conjunction with senior project requirements. As such, the information produced and contained within is under a non‐disclosure agreement. As per request by sponsor, the body of the work will not be submitted to any outside parties, and the title page will serve as proof of completion.

Cooperative Construction In Schools In California, John Mauck Donley

Master's Theses

Cooperative Construction in Schools in California

John M. Donley

The construction industry has lost efficiency since 1964, while becoming increasingly more litigious. Schools in California can ill afford the time to allow the construction industry time to fully evolve. It may take years or decades to fully improve the efficiency of, and reduce the conflict within the construction industry.

At the same time, the construction industry has developed new processes to improve efficiency and reduce conflict. These processes are beginning to be broadly embraced by the industry. They all contain cooperative elements. Taken together they represent a new organizing principle …

Towards The Development Of The Observability-In-Depth Safety Principle In The Nuclear Industry, Francesca Favaro, Joseph Saleh

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Study Of Safety Governance For Service Robots: On Open-Texture Risk, Yueh-Hsuan Weng

Yueh-Hsuan Weng

Disaster Management: What India Can Learn From Other Countries, Vivek Kumar Srivastava Dr.

Vivek Kumar Srivastava Dr.

Present paper analyses the Indian response to disasters. It is also a policy paper as it provides the ways which can be useful in mitigating the disaster risks.