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Design and Cost Optimization using the latest Developments in Risk Analysis

Design and Cost Optimization using the latest Developments in Risk Analysis

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H. Kammerer / B. Kohl

The operation of technical systems always induces associated risks. Technical failures, malfunction, failures in operation or misuse may cause different kinds of incidents (breakdowns, collision, etc.) with adverse effects for safety of people, property or environment. The development of a technical system is always combined with efforts to avoid or reduce these risks. In principle this can be achieved by two different approaches: by practical experience or by systematically investigating potential hazards and resulting threats in advance, trying to eliminate their causes and / or reduce their consequences. In the past in many countries the safety design of road tunnels to a great extent was based upon regulations and guidelines: if the applicable prescriptions of relevant guidelines were fulfilled the tunnel was regarded as safe. These guidelines had been developed over decades and were mainly based on the experience of everyday operation, including incidents.

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Year 2015
City Dubrovnik
Country Croatia