Risk Management in Civil Infrastructure

Download or read book Risk Management in Civil Infrastructure written by Mohammed M. Ettouney and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 711 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents several original theories for risk, including Theory of Risk Monitoring, and Theory of Risk Acceptance, in addition to several analytical models for computing relative and absolute risk. The book discusses risk limit, states of risk, and the emerging concept of risk monitoring. The interrelationships between risk and resilience are also highlighted in an objective manner. The book includes several practical case studies showing how risk management and its components can be used to enhance performance of infrastructures at reasonable costs.