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A decision logic for trading between fire safety measures
Author(s) -
Harmathy et al. T. Z.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
fire and materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-1018
pISSN - 0308-0501
DOI - 10.1002/fam.810140102
Subject(s) - fire safety , equivalence (formal languages) , delphi method , delphi , poison control , engineering , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , operations research , business , mathematics , artificial intelligence , medicine , environmental health , discrete mathematics , operating system
Based on statistical data and Delphi input, a logic has been worked out which is capable of offering quantitative support for decisions concerning the equivalence of various fire safety alternatives. Examples of the use of the logic are presented and some conclusions drawn as to the relative merits of various fire safety measures.