Fuzzy fault tree assessment based on improved AHP for fire and explosion accidents for steel oil storage tanks

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 278, Issue , 2014, Pages 529-538

  Shi, Lei ^a   Shuai, Jian ^a   Xu, Kui ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Expert elicitation; Fire and explosion; Fuzzy fault tree analysis; Modified analysis hierarchy process; Oil storage tanks

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DIGITAL STORAGE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; OIL TANKS;

ANALYSIS HIERARCHY PROCESS; EXPERT ELICITATION; FIRE AND EXPLOSION; FUZZY FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; OIL STORAGE TANK;

FAULT TREE ANALYSIS;

OIL; PETROLEUM; STEEL;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; DATA INTERPRETATION; EXPLOSION; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; OIL; OIL INDUSTRY; STORAGE TANK;

ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS HIERARCHY PROCESS; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLOSION; FIRE; FIRE AND EXPLOSION ACCIDENTS OF STEEL OIL STORAGE TANK; FUZZY FAULT TREE ANALYSIS; FUZZY LOGIC; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; IMPORTANCE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TANK; UNCERTAINTY; ACCIDENT; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHINA;

ACCIDENTS; EXPLOSIONS; FIRES; FUZZY LOGIC; PETROLEUM; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEEL;

EID: 84903884239     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.06.034     Document Type: Article

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