On the use of reliability interval method and grey relational model for fire safety ranking of existing buildings

Fire Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 255-270

  Lo, S M ^a   Hu, B Q ^b   Liu, M ^a   Yuen, K K ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fire safety ranking; Grey system theory; Reliability interval method

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; BUILDINGS; FUZZY SETS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; RELIABILITY THEORY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

FIRE SAFETY RANKING; GREY SYSTEM THEORY; RELIABILITY INTERVAL METHOD;

FIRE PROTECTION;

BUILDING CODES; BUILDINGS; FIRE PROTECTION; FUZZY SETS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; RELIABILITY THEORY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 31144463550     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10694-005-3732-9     Document Type: Article

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