An Optimized Site Selection Method for Human-Life Search and Rescue in Inland Waters
Publication: ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering
Volume 10, Issue 3
Abstract
This study proposes a method to select optimal sites for human-life search and rescue operations in inland waters. It was used to bridge the disparity between the distribution of current water search and rescue facilities and the nuanced spatial distribution of risks associated with water traffic accidents. An evaluation model for the demand of search and rescue demand was developed considering regional water traffic flow, wind direction, wind speed, channel depth, and the historical frequency of water traffic accidents. An objective function was formulated to optimize the selection of search and rescue operation sites in inland waters. Finally, the method realized the precise layout planning of search and rescue sites in inland waters using the objective function. The effectiveness of the proposed method was verified by taking the Yangtze River as the research area, which improved 22.92% of the capacity to respond to life-threatening search and rescue emergencies.
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Data Availability Statement
All data, models, or codes that support the findings of the work are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Programs of China (Grant Nos. 2021YFC3101800 and 2021YFB2600300).
Author contributions: Fan Zhang: investigation, funding acquisition, project administration, methodology, collecting data, and supervision. Xin Peng: conceptualization, methodology, software, and writing original draft. Yefeng Sun: software, data curation, investigation, and writing original draft. Qing Yu: reviewing. Yuanqiao Wen: supervision and validation.
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Volume 10 • Issue 3 • September 2024
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Received: Jun 26, 2023
Accepted: Nov 20, 2023
Published online: May 2, 2024
Published in print: Sep 1, 2024
Discussion open until: Oct 2, 2024
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