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Title
DAMS : A model to assess domino effects by using agent-based modelling and simulation
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Abstract
Historical data analysis shows that escalation accidents, so-called domino effects, have an important role in disastrous accidents in the chemical and process industries. In this study, an agent-based modeling and simulation approach is proposed to study the propagation of domino effects in the chemical and process industries. Different from the analytical or Monte Carlo simulation approaches, which normally study the domino effect at probabilistic network levels, the agent-based modeling technique explains the domino effects from a bottom-up perspective. In this approach, the installations involved in a domino effect are modeled as agents whereas the interactions among the installations (e.g., by means of heat radiation) are modeled via the basic rules of the agents. Application of the developed model to several case studies demonstrates the ability of the model not only in modeling higher-level domino effects and synergistic effects but also in accounting for temporal dependencies. The model can readily be applied to large-scale complicated cases.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Risk analysis / Society for Risk Analysis [New York] - New York
Publication
New York : 2018
ISSN
0272-4332
DOI
10.1111/RISA.12955
Volume/pages
38 :8 (2018) , p. 1585-1600
ISI
000448899200009
Pubmed ID
29266430
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UAntwerpen
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Creation 03.09.2018
Last edited 09.10.2023
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