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Learning from failures decision analysis of major disasters / Ashraf Labib.
| Author/creator | Labib, Ashraf |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, |
| Description | xi, 321 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Engineering 2014 [EBCE14] |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | Learning from Failures provides techniques to explore the root causes of specific disasters and how we can learn from them. It focuses on a number of well-known case studies, including: the sinking of the Titanic; the BP Texas City incident; the Chernobyl disaster; the NASA Space Shuttle Columbia accident; the Bhopal disaster; and the Concorde accident. This title is an ideal teaching aid, informed by the author's extensive teaching and practical experience and including a list of learning outcomes at the beginning of each chapter, detailed derivation, and many solved examples for mo. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-308) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014937036 |
| ISBN | 9780124167278 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |