Worker safety during construction is widety accepted, but the selection of safe sites for a building is generally not considered. Safe site selection （SSS） largely depends upon compiling, analyzing , and refining t...Worker safety during construction is widety accepted, but the selection of safe sites for a building is generally not considered. Safe site selection （SSS） largely depends upon compiling, analyzing , and refining the information of an area where a building is tikety to be tocated. The locationat and topographical aspects of an area located in hilly regions pray a major rote in SSS, but are generally neglected in traditional and CAD-based systems used for site setection. Architects and engineers select a site based on their judgment, knowledge, and experience, but issues related to site safety are generally ignored. This study reviewed the existing literature on site selection techniques, building codes, and approaches of existing standards to identify various aspects cruciat for SSS in hilly regions. A questionnaire survey was conducted to identify various aspects that construction professionats consider critical for SSS. This study exptored the apptication of geographic information systems （GIS） in modeting the locational and topographical aspects to identify areas of suitabitity. A GIS-based methodotogy for locating a safe site that satisfies various spatial safety aspects was devetoped.展开更多
文摘Worker safety during construction is widety accepted, but the selection of safe sites for a building is generally not considered. Safe site selection （SSS） largely depends upon compiling, analyzing , and refining the information of an area where a building is tikety to be tocated. The locationat and topographical aspects of an area located in hilly regions pray a major rote in SSS, but are generally neglected in traditional and CAD-based systems used for site setection. Architects and engineers select a site based on their judgment, knowledge, and experience, but issues related to site safety are generally ignored. This study reviewed the existing literature on site selection techniques, building codes, and approaches of existing standards to identify various aspects cruciat for SSS in hilly regions. A questionnaire survey was conducted to identify various aspects that construction professionats consider critical for SSS. This study exptored the apptication of geographic information systems （GIS） in modeting the locational and topographical aspects to identify areas of suitabitity. A GIS-based methodotogy for locating a safe site that satisfies various spatial safety aspects was devetoped.
