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Calculation of the F-N Curve and the Expected Damage Value

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This chapter describes the implementation process of the F-N curve, which makes possible to represent the societal risk and subsequently verify its acceptance with respect to the ALARP criterion. The F-N curve is evaluated starting from the frequencies of occurrence of the accidental events and the number of fatalities determined by each accidental scenario.

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  1. Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Fabio Borghetti

  2. Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Paolo Cerean

  3. Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Marco Derudi

  4. Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Alessio Frassoldati

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Borghetti, F., Cerean, P., Derudi, M., Frassoldati, A. (2019). Calculation of the F-N Curve and the Expected Damage Value. In: Road Tunnels. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00569-6_9

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