Safety Risk Estimation of Construction Project Based on Energy Transfer Model and System Dynamics: A Case Study of Collapse Accident in China

Yongcheng Zhang; Xuejiao Xing; Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari; Mingqing Wu

doi:10.3390/ijerph192114386

Safety Risk Estimation of Construction Project Based on Energy Transfer Model and System Dynamics: A Case Study of Collapse Accident in China

Yongcheng Zhang, Xuejiao Xing, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari, Mingqing Wu

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Analyzing and understanding the occurrence and evolution mechanisms of construction accidents are important for construction safety management. This study proposed a hybrid approach of integrating the energy transfer model (ETM) and system dynamics (SD) theory to delineate the entire evolution stage of the construction accident. Specifically, the Fengcheng Power Plant construction platform collapse accident (FPCA) was taken as a practical case study. First, the ETM is applied to demonstrate the evolving nature of the accident. Then, the network of the accident-causing factors is constructed using the SD theory to analyze the dynamic change characteristics. The results indicate that the accident was caused by risk factors with complex interactions at the management level. An energy constraint failure occurred when the transfer of dangerous energy transpired at the physical entity level, inducing the event. The proposed approach can provide a useful reference for safety risk estimation and management in future major construction projects.

Original language	English
Article number	14386
Number of pages	14
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	19
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114386
Publication status	Published - 3 Nov 2022

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Funding Information: The authors acknowledged two funding supports from (1) the Project of Social Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, grant number 21GLC017 and (2) the National Natural Science Foundation of China, grant number 71901104.

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collapse accident
construction project
energy transfer model
safety risk estimation
system dynamics

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