Safety Effectiveness of Integrated Risk Reduction Strategies for Rail Transport of Hazardous Materials
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Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2374, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., 2013, pp. 102–110. DOI: 10.3141/2374-12 Rail Transportation and Engineering Center, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, 205 North Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801. Corresponding author: X. Liu, [email protected]. In addition, there has been relatively little study of the variability in the effectiveness of risk reduction strategies under different operating conditions. This study represents the first step in a systematic process of quantitative risk analysis, with the ultimate goal of optimizing the integration of risk reduction strategies. A generic framework for railroad hazmat transportation risk analysis is introduced. Next, basic strategies for reducing accidentcaused hazmat release risk are identified. Then quantitative models are developed to estimate the effectiveness of various risk reduction strategies, individually and in combination, under different operating conditions.
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