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Uses of Risk Analysis to Achieve Balanced Safety in Building Design and Operations.

Lemer, Andrew C.

Uses of Risk Analysis to Achieve Balanced Safety in Building Design and Operations. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (80 pages)

Uses of Risk Analysis to Achieve Balanced Safety in Building Design and Operations -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- STUDIES IN MANAGEMENT OF BUILDING TECHNOLOGY -- Contents -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- SOURCE AND SCOPE OF THE STUDY -- FOCUS AND STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT -- 2 RISK AND ITS ANALYSIS IN AND AROUND BUILDINGS -- DEFINING RISK -- SOURCES OF RISK -- MECHANISMS USED TO LIMIT RISK -- ACHIEVING GREATER SAFETY -- WEIGHING RISK AND COSTS -- 3 USING RISK ANALYSIS TO ENHANCE BUILDING SAFETY AND PROTECT PROPERTYVALUES -- LOGIC AND PROCESS OF BUILDING RISK ANALYSIS -- NEED FOR INFORMATION AND DATA -- BENEFITS AND COSTS OF RISK REDUCTION -- INSTITUTIONAL SETTING FOR SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT -- 4 OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENHANCING SAFETY AND PROTECTING VALUES -- AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY -- OVERCOMING LACK OF DATA FOR RISK ANALYSIS -- MOBILIZING FOR RISK ANALYSIS -- COMMUNICATING WITH THE PUBLIC -- 5 FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS -- BUILDING SAFETY AND RISK -- AN ANALYSIS PROCESS -- BROADER USE OF RISK ANALYSIS -- REFERENCES AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON DATA AND METHODS FOR RISK ANALYSIS OF CONSTRUCTED FACILITIES -- APPENDIX A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF -- STAFF -- APPENDIX B CURRENT RECOGNITION OF RISK AND RISK-BASED DESIGN AT SELECTED FEDERAL AGENCIES -- TYPES AND SOURCES OF RISKS -- CHARACTERIZING AND ASSESSING RISK -- MANAGEMENT AND LIMITATION OF RISK -- APPENDIX C ILLUSTRATIVE RISK ANALYSIS METHODS -- PRELIMINARY HAZARD ANALYSIS -- FAILURE MODES AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS -- CRITICALITY ANALYSIS -- EVENT TREES -- FAULT TREES -- APPENDIX D PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT42.

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