Download or read book Interim Guide to Quantitative Risk Assessment for UK Reservoirs written by A. J. Brown and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 2004 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This interim guide to quantitative risk assessment for UK reservoirs provides a tool for the management of reservoir safety by experienced dam professionals. It comprises a screening level assessment of the risk of failure of a dam, i.e. the uncontrolled sudden large release of water from the reservoir it retains." "The guide is in the form of a Microsoft Excel workbook with proforma calculations, and accompanying text. It is intended to form part of either a periodic safety review or a portfolio risk assessment, where application of this guide identifies potential concerns a more detailed assessment is likely to be appropriate."--Résumé de l'éditeur.