Literature review on application of case-based reasoning in construction project safety risk management

doi:10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2025.10.0588

Abstract

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CBR can effectively address the issue of unclear elements in safety risk management. However, existing research lacks systematic reviews of its application status and development trends. To systematically summarize the current state of research on the application of CBR in construction safety risk management and to identify future research directions, this paper comprehensively reviewed 45 Chinese and 50 English papers, employing bibliometric analysis and content analysis. The results show that the number of publications shows a fluctuating upward trend and tends to stabilize, spanning multiple disciplines such as environmental science and computer science. Key scholars demonstrate both commonalities and differences in collaboration themes, with China ranking first in publication volume. The research themes have evolved from knowledge construction and methodological exploration toward integration and intelligent convergence. CBR has been widely applied in safety risk identification, analysis and assessment, response, and knowledge management, yet limitations remain regarding control targets, application scenarios, knowledge management, data integration, and workflow optimization. Future research should focus on expanding control targets, developing whole-process management scenarios, establishing collaborative knowledge management mechanisms, integrating multi-source heterogeneous data, and improving workflows to advance the development of intelligent safety risk management in construction projects.

Key words: construction projects, safety risk management, case-based reasoning (CBR), knowledge management, intelligentization

CLC Number:

X948

XIA Nini, XU Gan. Literature review on application of case-based reasoning in construction project safety risk management[J]. China Safety Science Journal, 2025, 35(10): 24-35.

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序号	学者姓名	所属机构	发文数量
1	FAYEK A R	阿尔伯塔大学	3
2	SOMI S	阿尔伯塔大学	3
3	BICHINDARITZ I	纽约州立大学奥斯威戈分校	2
4	ABOURIZK S	阿尔伯塔大学	2
5	HAN S	汉阳大学	2
6	DING Lieyun	华中科技大学	2
7	PEREIRA E	卡尔加里大学	2
8	FREUDENTHALER B	林茨大学	2
9	SERESHT N G	达勒姆大学	2
10	AYHAN B U	伊斯坦布尔比尔基大学	2
11	GOH Y M	新加坡国立大学	2

序号	国家/ 地区	发文数量	该国家/地区发文量最多的机构	发文数量
1	中国	69	西安建筑科技大学	8
2	美国	8	华盛顿大学、伊利诺伊大学	2
3	澳大利亚	8	科廷大学	2
4	加拿大	7	阿尔伯塔大学	5
5	新加坡	5	新加坡国立大学	5
6	土耳其	3	中东科技大学	3
7	韩国	3	汉阳大学	2
8	波兰	2	—	—
9	苏格兰	2	—	—
10	英格兰	2	—	—