Normal view
MARC view
Risk assessment and security for pipelines, tunnels, and underground rail and transit operations / Anna M. Doro-on.
Publisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: xxiv, 390 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781466569324
- 1466569328
- Pipelines -- United States -- Safety measures
- Pipelines -- Risk assessment -- United States
- Tunnels -- United States -- Safety measures
- Tunnels -- Risk assessment -- United States
- Transportation -- United States -- Safety measures
- Transportation -- Risk assessment -- United States
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- International Security
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Civil -- Transport
- TJ930 .D57 2014
Contents:
Summary: "This volume presents an integrated quantitative risk assessment methodology systematically analyzing alternatives for protecting underground rail, oil and gas pipelines, pipeline freight transportation, and other tunnel systems from threats of terrorism and other disasters. The book analyzes engineering, environmental, and economic impacts and addresses both direct and collateral damages. The book also presents regulations, standard processes, and risk assessment models recommended by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other governmental and state agencies"--
1. Introduction -- 2. Hazards, terrorism, and weapons of mass destruction on pipelines, tunnels, and underground rail and transit systems -- 3. Introduction to pipelines, tunnels, underground rail and transit operations, terrorism, and disasters -- 4. Risk and vulnerability assessment -- 5. Quantitative risk estimation model for pipelines, tunnels, underground rapid rail, and transit systems -- 6. Risk acceptability analysis based on quantitative psychology of intuitive judgments -- 7. Strategic intelligence analysis, military support, and military intuitive judgment in safeguarding pipelines, tunnels, underground rail and transit operations, and homeland -- 8. Preparedness, preventive, and defensive measures.
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books
|
American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Non-fiction | Main Collection | TJ 930 .D57 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5157554 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Hazards, terrorism, and weapons of mass destruction on pipelines, tunnels, and underground rail and transit systems -- 3. Introduction to pipelines, tunnels, underground rail and transit operations, terrorism, and disasters -- 4. Risk and vulnerability assessment -- 5. Quantitative risk estimation model for pipelines, tunnels, underground rapid rail, and transit systems -- 6. Risk acceptability analysis based on quantitative psychology of intuitive judgments -- 7. Strategic intelligence analysis, military support, and military intuitive judgment in safeguarding pipelines, tunnels, underground rail and transit operations, and homeland -- 8. Preparedness, preventive, and defensive measures.
"This volume presents an integrated quantitative risk assessment methodology systematically analyzing alternatives for protecting underground rail, oil and gas pipelines, pipeline freight transportation, and other tunnel systems from threats of terrorism and other disasters. The book analyzes engineering, environmental, and economic impacts and addresses both direct and collateral damages. The book also presents regulations, standard processes, and risk assessment models recommended by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other governmental and state agencies"--
There are no comments on this title.
Log in to your account to post a comment.