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A Novel Vulnerability Evaluation Model of a Public Service Building Based on Structural Equation Modeling and Matter-Element Extension

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Vulnerability assessments of public service buildings (PSBs) are critical to life cycle management. An accurate evaluation can substantially improve the quality of public services and reduce the government’s financial burden. We proposed a WBS-VBS framework to build a vulnerability decomposition matrix for PSBs. A Chinese vocational education center relocation case study validated the method. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to normalize the path coefficients and obtain the index weights. The matter-element extension method was utilized to calculate correlation functions and determine the vulnerability levels of different indicators. The case study results demonstrate the effectiveness of the model.

Source: Buildings

DOI: 10.3390/buildings15060948

Authors: Hao Peng, Jin Zhang, Xinyu Wang, Chenyang Peng

Institutions: Xinyang Vocational and Technical College, Wuhan University of Technology, Nanchang University

Language: English

Topic: Extenics and Innovation Methods

Subfield: Computational Mechanics

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,137