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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778510703321

Titolo

Uses of risk analysis to achieve balanced safety in building design and operations / / Committee on Risk Appraisal in the Development of Facilities Design Criteria, Building Research Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council ; Bruce D. McDowell, Andrew C. Lemer, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1991

ISBN

1-280-20305-6

9786610203055

0-309-58424-8

0-585-14316-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 64 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Studies in the management of building technology

Altri autori (Persone)

McDowellBruce D

LemerAndrew C

Disciplina

690/.22

Soggetti

Buildings - Protection

Risk assessment

Building failures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-47).

Nota di contenuto

1 Front Matter; 2 1. Introduction; 3 2. Risk and its Analysis in and around Buildings; 4 3. Using Risk Analysis to Enhance Building Safety and Protect Property Values; 5 4. Opportunities for Enhancing Safety and Protecting Values; 6 5. Findings and Conclusions; 7 References and Selected Bibliography on Data and Methods for Risk Analysis of Constructed Facilities; 8 Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff; 9 Appendix B: Current Recognition of Risk and Risk-Based Design at Selected Federal Agencies; 10 Appendix C: Illustrative Risk Analysis Procedures; 11 Appendix D: Probablistic Risk Assessment