HSE Risk Assessment of Major Sewage Transport Tunnel Projects at the Construction Stage Based on the StructuralEntropy Weight Method and the Cloud Model

Abstract EN

The health, safety, and environment (HSE) risk assessment of major sewage transport tunnel projects (MSTTPs) is of great significance to guarantee sewage treatment, ecological environment protection, and sustainable development.

To accurately evaluate the HSE risk of MSTTPs at the construction stage and effectively deal with their randomness and ambiguity, a risk assessment model based on the structural entropy weight method (SEWM) and the cloud model is put forward in this paper.

First, an index system for MSTTPs was constructed via a literature review and expert interviews, and the rough sets method was used to filter the indicators.

Then, weights were calculated by the SEWM, which is able to consider both subjective and objective factors of the weight calculation.

Finally, to clarify the randomness and ambiguity in the evaluation, the HSE risk level was determined by the cloud similarity.

The model was applied to the Donghu Deep Tunnel Project in Wuhan, China, and the results demonstrated that its HSE risk level was medium, which was acceptable.

The index related to construction safety had the largest weight.

A humid environment, improper power utilization, and sludge and mud pollution were found to be the most influential risk indicators.

The risk level could be intuitively and qualitatively judged by the figure evaluation cloud, providing a vivid and rapid evaluation tool for the emergency decision-making of project managers, and the risk level could be quantitatively judged by the calculation of cloud similarity.

Moreover, through the comparison with gray correlation degree, set pair analysis, and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method evaluation results, we prove the scientificity and effectiveness of the proposed model.

The research results provide a valuable reference for the project management of MSTTPs at the construction stage.