This volume considers engineering risk analysis applications to the field of building safety. Building codes and design criteria used by architects and engineers--standards of good practice defined by industry consensus--have made great strides in bringing the dangers of facilities under control, but the range of hazards (e.g., fire, indoor air pollutants, electrical malfunctions) is broad. Risk analysis offers improved overall safety of new and existing facilities without imposing unacceptable costs.Broad application of risk analysis will help facility professionals, policymakers, and facility users and owners to understand the risks, to determine what levels of risk are socially and economically tolerable, and to manage risk more effectively.
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Table of contents
- 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
- 2 RISK AND ITS ANALYSIS IN AND AROUND BUILDINGS
- 3 USING RISK ANALYSIS TO ENHANCE BUILDING SAFETY AND PROTECT PROPERTYVALUES
- 4 OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENHANCING SAFETY AND PROTECTING VALUES
- 5 FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
- REFERENCES AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON DATA AND METHODS FOR RISK ANALYSIS OF CONSTRUCTED FACILITIES
- APPENDIX A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF
- APPENDIX B CURRENT RECOGNITION OF RISK AND RISK-BASED DESIGN AT SELECTED FEDERAL AGENCIES
- APPENDIX C ILLUSTRATIVE RISK ANALYSIS METHODS
- APPENDIX D PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT42
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