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Decision analysis concerned with investments in fire safety

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Author

Editor

  • David D. Evans

Summary, in English

Decision analysis concerned with investments in fire safety is discussed. Particular attention is directed at the treatment of uncertainty, the evaluation of consequences, and the choice of a decision rule for use in this context. An approach involving use of a decision rule based on the principle of maximizing expected utility, together with a complementary evaluation of the decision alternatives, is described, the latter involving analysis of the uncertainty regarding the probabilities and consequences of different fire scenarios.

Publishing year

2003

Language

English

Pages

345-356

Publication/Series

Fire Safety Science - Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium

Document type

Conference paper

Publisher

International association for fire safety science

Topic

  • Building Technologies
  • Other Civil Engineering

Keywords

  • decision analysis
  • fire safety
  • uncertainty

Status

Published