天津大学学报(英文版)
天津大學學報(英文版)
천진대학학보(영문판)
TRANSACTIONS OF TIANJIN UNIVERSITY
2008年
5期
313-317
,共5页
risk:terrorism%cost-benefit analysis:infrastructure%decision analysis
Decisions are often needed about the need and/or extent of prolective measures against explosive blast lpads on built jnfrastructure.A decision support analysis considers fatality risks and cost-effecfjveness of protective measures expressed in terms of expected cost spenl on risk reduction per life saved for terrorisf threats to infrastructure.The analysis is applicable to any ilem of in frastructure.but in this paper is applied to casualties arising from building facade glazing damage.Risks may be compared with risk acceptance crite ria in the form of quantitative safety goais.The risk acceptability and cost-effectiveness of protective measures includes cost of fhe protective measures,attack probability,reduction in risk due to protective measures,probability of fatality conditional on successful terrorist attack and number of exposed individuals.