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Security vulnerability assessment of gas pipelines using discrete-time Bayesian network
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Security of chemical and oil & gas facilities became a pressing issue after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, due to relevant quantities of hazardous substances that may be present in these sites. Oil & gas pipelines, connecting such facilities, might be potential targets for intentional attacks. The majority of methods addressing pipeline security are mostly qualitative or semi-quantitative, based on expert judgment and thus potentially subjective. In the present study, an innovative security vulnerability assessment methodology is developed, based on Discrete-time Bayesian network (DTBN) technique to investigate the vulnerability of a hazardous facility (pipeline in this study) considering the performance of security countermeasures in place. The methodology is applied to an illustrative gas pipeline in order to rank order the pipeline segments based upon their criticality.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Process safety and environmental protection / Institution of Chemical Engineers [London] - Rugby
Publication
Rugby : 2017
ISSN
0957-5820
DOI
10.1016/J.PSEP.2017.08.036
Volume/pages
111 (2017) , p. 714-725
ISI
000414619500064
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Creation 28.09.2017
Last edited 23.08.2022
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