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Improved FMEA Methods for Proactive Healthcare Risk Analysis by Liu, Hu-Chen

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Risk Analysis of Vapour Cloud Explosions for Oil and Gas Facilities by Ma, Guowei, Huang, Yimiao, Li, Jingde

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- VCE Overpressure Prediction using Empirical Methods -- VCE Overpressure Prediction using CFD Modelling -- CFD-based Overpressure Prediction for Single Modules - Extended GAME Correlation -- CFD-based Overpressure Prediction for Double Modules - Data-dump Technique -- CFD-based Overpressure Prediction for Congested Multi-Modules - Safety Gap Effect -- Risk Analysis Methods -- Event Tree Analysis of Offshore Hydrocarbon Release Events -- Bayesian Network Analysis of Explosion Events at Petrol Stations -- Grid-based Risk Screening for Explosion Accidents at Large Onshore Facilities -- Multi-Level Explosion Risk Analysis for VCEs in Super-large FLNG Facilities -- CFD-based Explosion Risk Analysis of Blast Wall Effects on FLNG Platforms -- Standard-based Lifecycle Risk Management of Explosion Events.…”
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Road Tunnels An Analytical Model for Risk Analysis / by Borghetti, Fabio, Cerean, Paolo, Derudi, Marco, Frassoldati, Alessio

Table of Contents: “…Road tunnels risk analysis -- Background of modelling approaches and tools -- Model structure -- Tunnel infrastructure measures, equipment and management procedures -- Queue formation model -- Distribution model of potentially exposed users inside the tunnel -- Consequence analysis of the accidental scenarios -- Egress model for tunnel users -- Calculation of the F-N curve and the expected damage value -- Model calibration and validation.…”
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SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to Fluid Mechanics -- Conduction of Heat in Solids -- Convection Heat Transfer -- Radiation Heat Transfer -- Thermochemistry -- Chemical Equilibrium -- Thermal Decomposition of Polymeric Materials -- Structural Mechanics -- Properties of Building Materials -- Chemical Kinetics and Fire -- Diffusion Flames -- Fundamentals of Premixed Flames -- Fire Plumes, Flame Height, and Air Entrainment -- Ceiling Jet Flows -- Vent Flows -- Effect of Combustion Conditions on Species Production -- Flammability Limits of Premixed and Diffusion Flames -- Ignition of Liquids -- Smoldering Combustion -- Spontaneous Combustion and Self-Heating -- Flaming Ignition of Solid Fuels -- Electrical Fires -- Surface Flame Spread -- Smoke Characterization and Damage Potential -- Heat Fluxes from Fires to Surfaces -- Heat Release Rates -- Calorimetry -- The Cone Calorimeter -- Compartment Fire Modeling -- Estimating Temperatures in Compartment Fires -- Zone Computer Fire Models for Enclosures -- Modeling Fires Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) -- Enclosure Smoke Filling and Fire-Generated Environmental Conditions -- Methods for Predicting Temperatures in Fire Exposed Structures -- Fire Load Density -- Combustion Characteristics of Materials and Generation of Fire Products -- Performance-Based Design -- Fire Scenarios -- Engineering Considerations for Fire Protection System Selection -- Design of Detection Systems -- Hydraulics -- Automatic Sprinkler System Calculations -- Halon Design Calculations -- Clean Agent Total Flooding Fire Extinguishing Systems -- Carbon Dioxide Systems -- Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems -- Foam Agents and AFFF System Design Considerations -- Foam System Calculations- Considerations for Coordinating and Interfacing Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems -- Smoke Control -- Smoke Management by Mechanical Exhaust or Natural Venting -- Structural Fire Engineering of Building Assemblies and Frames -- Analytical Methods for Determining Fire Resistance of Steel Members -- Analytical Methods for Determining Fire Resistance of Concrete Members -- Analytical Methods for Determining Fire Resistance of Timber Members -- Egress Concepts and Design Approaches -- Selecting Scenarios for Deterministic Fire Safety Engineering Analysis - Life Safety for Occupants -- Human Behavior in Fire -- Employing the Hydraulic Model in Assessing Emergency Movement -- Computer Evacuation Models for Buildings -- Visibility and Human Behavior in Fire Smoke -- Combustion Toxicity -- Assessment of Hazards to Occupants from Smoke, Toxic Gases, and Heat -- Engineering Data -- Liquid Fuel Fires -- Fire Hazard Calculations for Large, Open Hydrocarbon Fires -- Vapor Clouds -- Effects of Thermal Radiation to People Predicting 1st and 2nd Degree Skin Burns -- Flammable Gas and Vapor Explosions -- Dust Explosions -- BLEVEs and Fireballs -- Introduction to Fire Risk Analysis -- Probability & Statistics -- Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability -- Building Fire Risk Analysis -- Uncertainty -- Decision Analysis -- Data For Engineering Analysis -- Measuring Fire Consequences in Economic Terms -- Computer Simulation for Fire Risk Analysis -- Engineering Economics -- Fire Risk Indexing -- Risk-Informed Industrial Fire Protection Engineering -- Product Fire Risk Analysis -- Health Care Application of Quantitative Fire Risk Analysis -- The Building Envelope - Fire Spread, Construction Features and Loss Examples -- Wildland fires -- Fires in Vehicle Tunnels -- Fire Risk Assessment for Nuclear Power Plants -- Fire Risk in Mass Transportation -- Appendix A: Conversion Factors -- Appendix B: Thermophysical Property Data -- Appendix C: Fuel Properties and Combustion Data -- Appendix D: Configuration Factors -- Appendix E: Piping Properties.…”
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Safety Dynamics Evaluating Risk in Complex Industrial Systems /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Systematic Approach: concept, method and tools -- System Dynamics applied to the Analysis of Risk at an Industrial Installation -- System Dynamics Applied to the Human, Technical and Organizational Factors of Industrial Safety -- Modelling and Dynamic Analysis of Safety Behaviour -- STAMP and the Systemic Approach -- Using STAMP in the Risk Analysis of a Contaminated Sediment Treatment Process -- Contribution of the STAMP Model to Accident Analysis: Offloading Operatons on a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) -- Systemic Risk Management Approach for CTSC Projects.…”
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Active Safety Methodologies of Rail Transportation by Qin, Yong, Jia, Limin

Table of Contents: “…Fundamental of Rail Transportation Active Safety -- Safety Region Based Active Safety Methods -- Train Equipment Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis -- Train Reliability and Safety Analysis -- Operational Risk Analysis of Rail Transportation Network -- Safety Prognostic Analysis in Traffic System.…”
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Recent Advances in Systems Safety and Security

Table of Contents: “…The Theory of Witness Functions -- Quantification of Centralized/Distributed Secrecy in Stochastic Discrete Event Systems -- Framework for Cognitive Radio Deployment in Large Scale WSN-UAV Surveillance -- Using Modeling and Dynamic Simulation Techniques for Systems' Safety and Security -- HAZOP-based Security Analysis for Embedded Systems: Case Study of Open Source Immobilizer Protocol Stack -- Multimodal Heterogeneous Monitoring Of Super-Extended Objects: Modern View -- Image Based Control of a Simple Mobile Robotic System -- On using a Cloud-Based Approach to Develop a Mobile Asset Management Solution -- Execution of an IEC61499 Application on a Remote Server -- Evolution of Legal Issues of Honey nets -- A Risk Screening System by Network Diagram Recognition for Information Security Audit -- Risk Analysis and Optimal Model for Efficiency of Reengineering the Independent Power Grids -- Innovative Fuzzy Approach on Analyzing IndustrialControl Systems -- IPv6 Sensor Networks Modeling for Security and Communication Evaluation.…”
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Sustainable food processing /

Table of Contents: “…5.1 Introduction5.2 Defining the objectives; 5.3 Wastes from food processing; 5.4 EIA methodology; 5.5 Environmental indicators; 5.6 Functional units; 5.7 Evaluation of results; 5.8 Conclusions; References; 6 Risk Analysis for a Sustainable Food Chain; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Approaches to risk analysis for a sustainable food chain; 6.3 Risk assessment (RA) strategies in the food chain; 6.3.1 Quantitative and qualitative RA in the food chain; 6.3.2 Stages of risk assessment; 6.4 Risk management (RM); 6.5 Risk communication (RC) strategies; 6.6 Role of risk analysis from farm to fork.…”
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Understanding Construction Contracts Canadian and International Conventions / by Surahyo, Akhtar

Table of Contents: “…Construction Contracts & Law Basics -- Parties to the Contract -- Forms of Organizations -- Contract Delivery Methods -- Types of Contracts -- Selection of Appropriate Contract Strategy -- Construction Documents -- Bidding Procedures -- Construction Risk Analysis & Management -- Construction Insurance & Construction Bonds -- Construction Time -- Construction Payments / Cost -- Construction Quality -- Construction Safety -- Construction Claims -- Suspension and Termination of Construction -- Construction Disputes -- Construction Contract Administration.…”
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Science of Societal Safety Living at Times of Risks and Disasters /

Table of Contents: “…Part I Human Societies and Societal Safety Sciences -- Chapter 1 What are Societal Safety Sciences -- Chapter 2 Advancement of Scientific Technologies and Human Societies -- Chapter 3 Contemporary Societies and Risk -- Chapter 4 Modern Societies and Establishment of Academia -- Part II Events that Threaten Human and its Societies -- Chapter 5 Human, Nature, and Artificial Products -- Chapter 6 Natural Disasters, Safety, and Security -- Chapter 7 Angles of Social Disasters and Damages -- Chapter 8 Environmental Risks -- Chapter 9 Wars, Crimes, and Terrorism -- Part III Basic Statistics of Risk Analysis -- Chapter 10 Methods in Risk Analysis -- Chapter 11 Risk Management -- Chapter 12 Risk Communication and Disaster Information -- Chapter 13 Crisis Management -- IV Social Mechanisms of Disaster Prevention, Mitigation, and Minimization -- Chapter 14 Public Systems for Disaster Prevention, Mitigation, andMinimization -- Chapter 15 Government Activities in Disaster Prevention and Mitigation -- Chapter 16 Civil Systems for Disaster Prevention, Mitigation, and Minimization -- Chapter 17 Supporting disaster victims -- Part V For Advancement of Societal Safety Sciences -- Chapter 18 Governance and Forming Agreement for Societal Safety Sciences -- Chapter 19 For Deepening Societal Safety Sciences.…”
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Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions An Interdisciplinary Approach /

Table of Contents: “…Committees -- Preface -- Organization -- Co-sponsor -- Supporting Organizations -- Sponsors -- Keynotes -- History of construction and building technology -- New technologies and techniques -- Inspection, non-destructive and laboratory testing -- Numerical modeling and structural analysis -- Vulnerability and risk analysis regarding natural and man-made -- Seismic analysis and retrofit -- Repair and strengthening techniques -- Assessment and intervention of archaeological heritage -- Durability and sustainability -- Management of heritage structures and conservation strategies -- Structural health monitoring -- Interdisciplinary projects and case studies -- Keywords Index -- Author Index.…”
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Advances in Structural Integrity Proceedings of SICE 2016 /

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Proceedings of the International Symposium for Production Research 2018

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Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management 2015 Innovation and Practice in Industrial Engineering and Management (Volume...

Table of Contents: “…A Comparative Study on Retailer's Refunding Strategies Considering Products Advance Selling -- Research on the Monopolist' Repurchase and Remanufacture Decisions Based on Heterogeneous Consumer Considering Buy-back Cost -- Study on the Exchange Rate Risk of China International Construction Enterprises -- Technology Diffusion and Acquisition Premium in M&A -- Coordinated Development Degree of County Socio-economic System Prediction Based on GA-SVM -- Quality Safety Risk Analysis on Children's Car Safety Seat -- Coupling Relationship Analysis of Economic Growth and Environmental Pollution in Western Region -- The dynamic analysis of R&D competition behavior of a duopoly under the condition of different expectations -- Strategic Human Capital in Organization: Frontier Review, Prospective Commentary, and Guiding Framework -- Research on the Effects of the Fixed Asset Investment on the Non-performing Loans Ratio -- Research on Real-time cost control in factory in IT environment.…”
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Fire Science and Technology 2015 The Proceedings of 10th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology /

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Mathematical modeling with multidisciplinary applications /

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Radicalization and counter-radicalization /

Table of Contents: “…Advances in violent extremist risk analysis / Paul Gill, Zoe Marchment, Sanaz Zolghadriha, Nadine Salman, Bettina Rottweiler, Caitlin Clemmow, and Isabelle Van Der Vegt -- Part II. …”
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Reliability and Safety Engineering by Verma, Ajit Kumar, Ajit, Srividya, Karanki, Durga Rao

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Functional Safety for Road Vehicles New Challenges and Solutions for E-mobility and Automated Driving / by Ross, Hans-Leo

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Risk-Based Engineering An Integrated Approach to Complex Systems-Special Reference to Nuclear Plants / by Varde, Prabhakar V., Pecht, Michael G.

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