A Colored Petri Net Model of motorways for risk evaluation of HAZMAT transportation

The transportation of hazardous materials (HAZMAT) on congested motorways is an area of increasing concern for public safety and environmental awareness. This paper models and analyzes the commercial transportation of HAZMAT on motorway in a Colored Timed Petri Net framework. The proposed model allows estimating in real time the risk of HAZMAT transportation, by taking into account the type of transported hazardous material, the traffic and the density of population living close to the motorway. In order to show the potentialities of the model, a real case study involving a stretch of a motorway in the North-East of Italy is simulated and different scenarios are analyzed. The results illustrate that the model is able to provide a support for the risk analysis and the rescue decisions after an accident

Safety and Reliability - Safe Societies in a Changing World

The contributions cover a wide range of methodologies and application areas for safety and reliability that contribute to safe societies in a changing world. These methodologies and applications include: - foundations of risk and reliability assessment and management - mathematical methods in reliability and safety - risk assessment - risk management - system reliability - uncertainty analysis - digitalization and big data - prognostics and system health management - occupational safety - accident and incident modeling - maintenance modeling and applications - simulation for safety and reliability analysis - dynamic risk and barrier management - organizational factors and safety culture - human factors and human reliability - resilience engineering - structural reliability - natural hazards - security - economic analysis in risk managemen

Advanced Testing and Characterization of Bituminous Materials, Two Volume Set

Bituminous materials are used to build durable roads that sustain diverse environmental conditions. However, due to their complexity and a global shortage of these materials, their design and technical development present several challenges. Advanced Testing and Characterisation of Bituminous Materials focuses on fundamental and performance testin

Advanced Testing and Characterization of Bituminous Materials, Two Volume Set

Bituminous materials are used to build durable roads that sustain diverse environmental conditions. However, due to their complexity and a global shortage of these materials, their design and technical development present several challenges. Advanced Testing and Characterisation of Bituminous Materials focuses on fundamental and performance testin