Earthquakes represent a class of natural-technical (NaTech) hazards which in the past have been responsible of major accidents and significant losses in many industrial sites. However, while codes and standards are issued to design specific structures and equipment in both the civil and industrial domain, established procedures for seismic quantitative risk assessment (QRA) of process plants are not yet available. In this paper, a critical review of seismic QRA methods applicable to process plants is carried out. Their limitations are highlighted and areas where further research is needed are identified. This will allow to refine modeling tools in order to increase the capabilities of risk analysis in process plants subjected to earthquakes.
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February 2019
Research-Article
Problems and Perspectives in Seismic Quantitative Risk Analysis of Chemical Process Plants
Antonio C. Caputo,
Antonio C. Caputo
Mem. ASME
Department of Engineering,
Roma Tre University,
Via Vito Volterra 62,
Rome 00146, Italy
e-mail: antonio.caputo@uniroma3.it
Department of Engineering,
Roma Tre University,
Via Vito Volterra 62,
Rome 00146, Italy
e-mail: antonio.caputo@uniroma3.it
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Fabrizio Paolacci,
Fabrizio Paolacci
Mem. ASME
Department of Engineering,
Roma Tre University,
Via Vito Volterra 62,
Rome 00146, Italy
e-mail: fabrizio.paolacci@uniroma3.it
Department of Engineering,
Roma Tre University,
Via Vito Volterra 62,
Rome 00146, Italy
e-mail: fabrizio.paolacci@uniroma3.it
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Oreste S. Bursi,
Oreste S. Bursi
Mem. ASME
Department of Civil,
Environment and Mechanical Engineering,
University of Trento,
Via Mesiano 77,
Trento 38123, Italy
e-mail: oreste.bursi@unitn.it
Department of Civil,
Environment and Mechanical Engineering,
University of Trento,
Via Mesiano 77,
Trento 38123, Italy
e-mail: oreste.bursi@unitn.it
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Renato Giannini
Renato Giannini
Department of Architecture,
Roma Tre University,
Via Aldo Manuzio 68 L,
Roma 00153, Italy
e-mail: renato.giannini@uniroma3.it
Roma Tre University,
Via Aldo Manuzio 68 L,
Roma 00153, Italy
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Antonio C. Caputo
Mem. ASME
Department of Engineering,
Roma Tre University,
Via Vito Volterra 62,
Rome 00146, Italy
e-mail: antonio.caputo@uniroma3.it
Department of Engineering,
Roma Tre University,
Via Vito Volterra 62,
Rome 00146, Italy
e-mail: antonio.caputo@uniroma3.it
Fabrizio Paolacci
Mem. ASME
Department of Engineering,
Roma Tre University,
Via Vito Volterra 62,
Rome 00146, Italy
e-mail: fabrizio.paolacci@uniroma3.it
Department of Engineering,
Roma Tre University,
Via Vito Volterra 62,
Rome 00146, Italy
e-mail: fabrizio.paolacci@uniroma3.it
Oreste S. Bursi
Mem. ASME
Department of Civil,
Environment and Mechanical Engineering,
University of Trento,
Via Mesiano 77,
Trento 38123, Italy
e-mail: oreste.bursi@unitn.it
Department of Civil,
Environment and Mechanical Engineering,
University of Trento,
Via Mesiano 77,
Trento 38123, Italy
e-mail: oreste.bursi@unitn.it
Renato Giannini
Department of Architecture,
Roma Tre University,
Via Aldo Manuzio 68 L,
Roma 00153, Italy
e-mail: renato.giannini@uniroma3.it
Roma Tre University,
Via Aldo Manuzio 68 L,
Roma 00153, Italy
e-mail: renato.giannini@uniroma3.it
Manuscript received December 3, 2017; final manuscript received July 5, 2018; published online December 14, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Tomoyo Taniguchi.
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. Feb 2019, 141(1): 010901 (15 pages)
Published Online: December 14, 2018
Article history
Received:
December 3, 2017
Revised:
July 5, 2018
Citation
Caputo, A. C., Paolacci, F., Bursi, O. S., and Giannini, R. (December 14, 2018). "Problems and Perspectives in Seismic Quantitative Risk Analysis of Chemical Process Plants." ASME. J. Pressure Vessel Technol. February 2019; 141(1): 010901. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4040804
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