Engineering Catastrophes Causes and Effects of Major Accidents, Third Edition by Lancaster, John;

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Edition number 3, Revised
Publisher CRC Press
Date of Publication 3 August 2005

ISBN 9780849398780
Binding Hardback
No. of pages288 pages
Size 228x152 mm
Weight 568 g
Language English

Short description:

Much can be gained from studying catastrophes. Accident records from industry and transport are also important, not only for indicating trends in the incidence of loss or casualties, but also as a measure of human behavior. This third edition of the popular Engineering Catastrophes emphasizes the human factor. It provides a method of analyzing accident records and all-cause mortality rates to show their relationship with economic development levels and growth rates and suggests how such processes may be linked. Throughout the book, case histories illustrate how human frailty, the unexpected weakness of materials, or a combination of both can lead to tragic circumstances.

Long description:

There is much to be gained from the study of catastrophes. Likewise the records of accidents in industry and transport are of great importance, not only for indicating trends in the incidence of loss or casualties, but also as a measure of human behavior.

The third edition of this well received book places emphasis on the human factor, with the first two chapters providing a method of analyzing the records of accident and all-cause mortality rates to show their relationship with levels of economic development and growth rates, and to make suggestions as to the ways in which such processes may be linked. Later chapters examine the effects of technological change on safety, the technical background behind failures, and the effects of natural catastrophes. Case histories throughout the book show how human frailty, the unexpected weakness of materials, or a combination of both can lead to dire and tragic circumstances.

Probing the core factors underlying some of the most notorious catastrophes in recent history, Engineering Catastrophes: Causes and Effects of Major Accidents, Third Edition offers critical hindsight to help current and future engineers avoid repeating past mistakes.

There is much to be gained from the study of catastrophes. Likewise the records of accidents in industry and transport are of great importance, not only for indicating trends in the incidence of loss or casualties, but also as a measure of human behavior.

The third edition of this well received book places emphasis on the human factor, with the first two chapters providing a method of analyzing the records of accident and all-cause mortality rates to show their relationship with levels of economic development and growth rates, and to make suggestions as to the ways in which such processes may be linked. Later chapters examine the effects of technological change on safety, the technical background behind failures, and the effects of natural catastrophes. Case histories throughout the book show how human frailty, the unexpected weakness of materials, or a combination of both can lead to dire and tragic circumstances.

Probing the core factors underlying some of the most notorious catastrophes in recent history, Engineering Catastrophes: Causes and Effects of Major Accidents, Third Edition offers critical hindsight to help current and future engineers avoid repeating past mistakes.

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