Owing to time and cost constraints, new methods that would make it possible to evaluate the safety of the water supply pipeline in a less time- and cost-consuming manner are urgently needed. In response to this exigency, the present study developed a new statistical model to assess the safety of the water supply pipeline using the quantification theory type Ⅱ. In this research, the safety of the water supply pipeline was defined as ‘a possibility of the pipeline failure’. Quantification analysis was conducted on the qualitative data, such as pipe material, coating, and buried condition. The results of analyses demonstrate that the hit ratio of the quantification function amounted to 77.8% of hit ratio, which was a fair value. In addition, all variables that were included in the quantification function were logically valid and demonstrated statistically significant. According to the results derived from the application of the safety evaluation model, the coefficient of determination (R2) between K-region’s water supply pipeline safety and the safety inspection amounted to 0.80. Therefore, these findings provide meaningful insight for the measured values in real applications of the model. The results of the present study can also be meaningfully used in further research on safety evaluation of pipelines, establishing of renewal prioritization, as well as asset management planning of the water supply infrastructure.

이 논문은 대한민국 해양사고 예보 시스템 (K-MACFOS)을 개발하기 위한 해양사고 수량화 D/B (N-D/B) 구성과 분석에 관하여 기술하였다. K-MACFOS의 주목표는 일기예보와 같이 해양사고의 예측건수와 위험수준을 방송하기 위한 것이다. 해양사고 데이터는 1990년부터 2000년까지 1년간 위도 33oN∼35oN와 경도 124oE∼127oE의 대한민국 서남해안 일대에서 발생한 총 724건을 수집하였고, 14가지 수량화변환 척도를 이용하여 양적 데이터로 변환하였다. 컬러 콘도-맵 가시화를 이용한 통계분석을 통하여 N-D/B의 유효성과 연구대상 해역의 사고특징을 검토하였다. 또한, 올바른 N-D/B 분석과 정확한 해양사고 건수 예측을 위한 최적 적용기간 선정 방법을 제안하였다.