Fire risk assessment of high-rise buildings under construction based on unascertained measure theory

PLoS One. 2020 Sep 14;15(9):e0239166. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239166. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

To prevent fire accidents in high-rise buildings under construction, in this paper, the fire risk assessment of such buildings is studied. First, based on project investigation and a literature review, a fire risk assessment index system suitable for high-rise buildings under construction was established. Second, the unascertained measure theory was applied to establish a fire risk assessment model for high-rise buildings under construction. The index weight was determined by the entropy weight method. Finally, taking a high-rise building project in Xi'an, China, as an example, the feasibility and rationality of the fire risk assessment index system and assessment model were verified. This research provides a new method for objectively assessing the fire risk of high-rise buildings under construction and provides a certain reference for controlling the fire risk of high-rise buildings under construction.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Architecture*
  • China
  • Construction Industry*
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Fires / prevention & control*
  • Housing*
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Risk Assessment / methods

Grants and funding

This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant No. 51808424, 51678479, 51478384, 51178386 (http://www.nsfc.gov.cn/). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.