Fuzzy AHP-based safety risk assessment methodology for tower crane

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 2598-2601

  Chen, Bao Chun ^a   Chen, Jian Guo ^a   Alsmadi, Mutasem ^b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of MIS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Fuzzy evaluation; Risk assessment; Tower crane

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION SITES; CRANE ACCIDENTS; FUZZY EVALUATION; SAFETY ASSESSMENTS; SAFETY EVALUATIONS; SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENTS;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY FACTOR;

TOWER CRANES;

EID: 84885216911     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2013.2598.2601     Document Type: Article

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