Rational accidents : reckoning with catastrophic technologies /

Weitere Versionen (2)

"There are limits to what engineers can know, and this means that not every technological failure can be anticipated or avoided. The book explores this observation in the context of technologies that cannot be allowed to fail, e.g., jetliners"--

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Downer, John
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge The MIT Press 2023
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023]
Zusammenfassung:
"There are limits to what engineers can know, and this means that not every technological failure can be anticipated or avoided. The book explores this observation in the context of technologies that cannot be allowed to fail, e.g., jetliners"--
Umfang:
1 online resource.
Anmerkungen:
English
Schriftenreihe:
Inside technology
ISBN:
9780262377010
0262377012
9780262377027
0262377020
Schlagworte:
Reliability (Engineering)
Aircraft accidents > Prevention.
Risk assessment.
Industrial safety.
Bezugswerke:
Links: