A Probabilistic Model for the Failure Frequency of Underground Gas Pipelines

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Date

Dec. 31, 1997

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Roger Cooke and Eric Jager

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A model is constructed for the failure frequency of underground pipelines per kilometer year, as a function of pipe and environmental characteristics. The parameters in the model were quantified, with uncertainty, using historical data and structured expert judgment. Fifteen experts from institutes in The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, and Canada participated in the study.

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Roger Cooke

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Roger Cooke is a senior fellow emeritus at RFF. He joined RFF in September 2005 as the first appointee to the Chauncey Starr Chair in Risk Analysis.

Eric Jager

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