英文摘要 |
Numerous accidents related to excavation of building foundations occurred during recent years, which not only endangered the construction worker and the public, but also had severe adverse impacts on project delay, cost overrun and contractor’s reputation. Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), a widely recognized technique for industry safety, can effectively evaluate cause-and-effect relationship and accident probability. However, the major restriction for using FTA is that it’s difficult to accurately assess accident probability when historical data are insufficient and factors such as human error are vague in nature. On the other hand, Fuzzy Sets (FS) can be used to cope with this problem. In addition, because Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a commonly used approach to analyze relative importance (frequency) of each paired factor, this paper proposes an analytical model integrated with FTA, FS and AHP to assess the probability of collapse accident of excavation construction. A case study of the building excavation in Kaohsiung city is performed to demonstrate the effectiveness and practicality of this model. The results show that this model can be a new technique that assists safety managers to effectively assess collapse accident during excavation construction. |