Risk Analysis

About the Book

Risk Analysis Methods and Applications is a comprehensive guide on the methodologies risk analysis and their most significant applications. The first part provides a description of the methodologies including a description of the fundamentals of risk analysis for the general public followed by details of a variety of methodologies including fault and event trees, statistical assessments, and more sophisticated methods including Monte Carlo simulation of human performance in emergencies to assess associated risks. In the second part, the analysis of risks is illustrated by real world examples of applications in petrochemical, power, road, offshore operations, air, marine, and multimodal transportation systems, land use planning, as well as human performance and emergency response. and communication on risk and safety with the public and various professional disciplines. The book is intended for a range of users including engineers, architects, industry managers, lawyers, environmentalists, planners, regulators, as well as the general public.

About the Author

Following undergraduate studies in physics, architecture, engineering, and art, and a bachelor degree, Frank worked in architectural and engineering design and field operations for several years. He moved on to graduate studies in structural engineering, culminating in a PhD in solid mechanics. He then worked extensively in risk and safety engineering and design of structures to resist extreme environments such as Arctic offshore ice and weather. In 2012 he completed a DSc in architecture including a thesis on building safety architecture, which forms part of the basis for this book. His professional practice over the last 40 years includes specialization in the design and analysis of complex structures and their risk and reliability under a range of conditions including natural and manmade threats in urban, rural, Arctic, temperate, onshore or offshore environments. He has worked as a consultant, designer, university lecturer, and expert witness with the majority of his work directed at completing projects and solving associated complex risk and reliability problems. Applications include residential and commercial buildings, land use planning, onshore and offshore oil and gas operations, rail, road, air, and pipeline transportation, and associated safety and reliability. He serves on numerous national and international organizations such as the ISO, testified before numerous regulatory and legal tribunals, and authored hundreds of technical publications in probabilistic design, safety and reliability, and offshore and onshore emergency procedures.