Computational Models of Risks to Infrastructure

Computational Models of Risks to Infrastructure
Author: Dejan Skanata
Publisher: IOS Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2007
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1586037668

Deals with programs of infrastructure risk. This title focuses on following issues such as: the state-of-the-art and practice, gaps between the arts and practices, ways to bridge the gaps, and future research directions.

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Risk Analysis for Prevention of Hazardous Situations in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

Risk Analysis for Prevention of Hazardous Situations in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Author: Matanovic, Davorin
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2013-11-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1466647787

The accelerated growth of the world population creates an increase of energy needs. This requires new paths for oil supply to its users, which can be potential hazardous sources for individuals and the environment. Risk Analysis for Prevention of Hazardous Situations in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering explains the potential hazards of petroleum engineering activities, emphasizing risk assessments in drilling, completion, and production, and the gathering, transportation, and storage of hydrocarbons. Designed to aid in decision-making processes for environmental protection, this book is a useful guide for engineers, technicians, and other professionals in the petroleum industry interested in risk analysis for preventing hazardous situations.

Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures

Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures
Author: George Deodatis
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1112
Release: 2014-02-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1315884887

Safety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures contains the plenary lectures and papers presented at the 11th International Conference on STRUCTURAL SAFETY AND RELIABILITY (ICOSSAR2013, New York, NY, USA, 16-20 June 2013), and covers major aspects of safety, reliability, risk and life-cycle performance of str

Cyber-Security in Critical Infrastructures

Cyber-Security in Critical Infrastructures
Author: Stefan Rass
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2020-06-24
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030469085

This book presents a compendium of selected game- and decision-theoretic models to achieve and assess the security of critical infrastructures. Given contemporary reports on security incidents of various kinds, we can see a paradigm shift to attacks of an increasingly heterogeneous nature, combining different techniques into what we know as an advanced persistent threat. Security precautions must match these diverse threat patterns in an equally diverse manner; in response, this book provides a wealth of techniques for protection and mitigation. Much traditional security research has a narrow focus on specific attack scenarios or applications, and strives to make an attack “practically impossible.” A more recent approach to security views it as a scenario in which the cost of an attack exceeds the potential reward. This does not rule out the possibility of an attack but minimizes its likelihood to the least possible risk. The book follows this economic definition of security, offering a management scientific view that seeks a balance between security investments and their resulting benefits. It focuses on optimization of resources in light of threats such as terrorism and advanced persistent threats. Drawing on the authors’ experience and inspired by real case studies, the book provides a systematic approach to critical infrastructure security and resilience. Presenting a mixture of theoretical work and practical success stories, the book is chiefly intended for students and practitioners seeking an introduction to game- and decision-theoretic techniques for security. The required mathematical concepts are self-contained, rigorously introduced, and illustrated by case studies. The book also provides software tools that help guide readers in the practical use of the scientific models and computational frameworks.

Safety, Reliability and Risk Analysis

Safety, Reliability and Risk Analysis
Author: R.D.J.M. Steenbergen
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 3422
Release: 2013-09-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1315815591

Methods of risk and reliability analysis are becoming increasingly important as decision support tools in various fields of engineering. Safety, Reliability and Risk Analysis: Beyond the Horizon covers a wide range of topics for which risk analysis forms an indispensable field of knowledge to ensure sufficient safety.

Reliability, Risk, and Safety, Three Volume Set

Reliability, Risk, and Safety, Three Volume Set
Author: Radim Bris
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 2480
Release: 2009-08-20
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0203859758

Containing papers presented at the 18th European Safety and Reliability Conference (Esrel 2009) in Prague, Czech Republic, September 2009, Reliability, Risk and Safety Theory and Applications will be of interest for academics and professionals working in a wide range of industrial and governmental sectors, including Aeronautics and Aerospace, Aut

Risk Management in Civil Infrastructure

Risk Management in Civil Infrastructure
Author: Mohammed M. Ettouney
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2016-12-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1482208458

This book presents several original theories for risk, including Theory of Risk Monitoring, and Theory of Risk Acceptance, in addition to several analytical models for computing relative and absolute risk. The book discusses risk limit, states of risk, and the emerging concept of risk monitoring. The interrelationships between risk and resilience are also highlighted in an objective manner. The book includes several practical case studies showing how risk management and its components can be used to enhance performance of infrastructures at reasonable costs.