Risk analysis for large projects : models, methods, and cases

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Risk analysis for large projects : models, methods, and cases

Dale F. Cooper and C.B. Chapman

Wiley, c1987

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Bibliography: p.256-257

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Recent decades have been characterised by a vast proliferation of risk. The real scale of projects and investment programmes has expanded dramatically, increasingly intractable resources have been developed, and economic instability in growth rates and prices has become endemic. Within this uncertain and volatile environment the need for risk analysis of potential projects and investments has increased. "Risk Analysis for Large Projects" considers what risk analysis is, the nature of the risk engineering approach to risk analysis, where risk analysis might be necessary and some of the benefits which arise from its use. Risk is evaluated through both models and case studies.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction to Risk Analysis
  • Basic Approaches to Risk Analysis
  • CIM Models for Independent Risks
  • Case Study: Reliability Analysis of an LNG Facility
  • Case Study: Choosing a River Crossing Method
  • Eliciting Subjective Probabilities for Risk Analysis
  • CIM Models for Dependent Risks
  • Case Study: Project Costs
  • Case Study: Construction Cost Estimate and Contingency
  • CIM Models for Structural Dependence
  • CIM Models for Processes through Time
  • Economic Risk Evaluation for Large Projects
  • Some More General Reflections on Risk Analysis Applications
  • An Overview: Selecting an Approach to Project Time and Cost Planning
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA03626136
  • ISBN
    • 0471912476
  • LCCN
    86015968
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Chichester [Sussex]
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 260 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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