Selecting the Best Design Scenario of the Smart Structure of Bridges for Probably Future Earthquakes

Bitarafan, Mahdi; Arefi, Shahin Lale; Zolfani, Sarfaraz Hashemkhani; Mahmoudzadeh, Amir

doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2013.04.027

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“…Inasmuch as one of the most difficult tasks for a civil engineer is the design of structures able to cope with earthquake solicitations, Bitarafan et al [23] noted the need of a multi-criteria approach to consider such natural phenomenon. Among its components, a traditional AHP approach was used to process the pairwise comparisons provided by a group of selected experts.…”

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A review of application of multi-criteria decision making methods in construction

Jato-Espino

Castillo-López²,

Rodríguez-Hernández

et al. 2014

Automation in Construction

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Construction is an area of study wherein making decisions adequately can mean the difference between success and failure. Moreover, most of the activities belonging to this sector involve taking into account a large number of conflicting aspects, which hinders their management as a whole. Multi-criteria decision making analysis arose to model complex problems like these. This paper reviews the application of 22 different methods belonging to this discipline in various areas of the construction industry clustered in 11 categories. The most significant methods are briefly discussed, pointing out their principal strengths and limitations. Furthermore, the data gathered while performing the paper are statistically analysed to identify different trends concerning the use of these techniques. The review shows their usefulness in characterizing very different decision making environments, highlighting the reliability acquired by the most pragmatic and widespread methods and the emergent tendency to use some of them in combination.

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Section: Single Approaches 21 Ahpmentioning

confidence: 99%

A review of application of multi-criteria decision making methods in construction

Jato-Espino

Castillo-López²,

Rodríguez-Hernández

et al. 2014

Automation in Construction

393

189

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“…Bitarafan et al [84], El-Mikawi et al [85], Sobanjo et al [86], and Dabous and Alkass [87] applied an AHP, while the last two studies also considered the existing uncertainty. Sobanejo et al [86] and Dabous and Alkass [87] used these hybrid methods to create a ranking method for bridge rehabilitation where more subjective criteria are considered.…”

Section: Operation and Maintenancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is the reason for using an uncertainty tool. Bitafaran et al [84] and El-Mikawi et al [85] used only AHP because their criteria were more objective.…”

Section: Operation and Maintenancementioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods Applied to the Sustainable Bridge Design

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Abstract:The construction of bridges has been necessary for societies since ancient times, when the communication between and within towns, cities or communities was established. Until recently, the economic factor has been the only one considered in the decision-making of any type of construction process for bridges. However, nowadays, the objective should not be just the construction of bridges, but of sustainable bridges. Economic, social and environmental factors, which form the three pillars of sustainability, have been recently added. These three factors usually have conflicting perspectives. The decision-making process allows the conversion of a judgment into a rational procedure to reach a compromise solution. The aim of this paper is to review different methods and sustainable criteria used for decision-making at each life-cycle phase of a bridge, from design to recycling or demolition. This paper examines 77 journal articles for which different methods have been used. The most used methods are briefly described. In addition, a statistical study was carried out on the Multiple Attribute Decision-making papers reviewed.

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“…-Durmisevic (1999) Bitarafan et al (2013) have selected the optimal composition of architectural forms from the perspective of civil defense using AHP and IHWP methods. were creating a new hybrid MCDM method for selection of the optimal alternative of mechanical longitudinal ventilation of tunnel pollutants during automobile accidents.…”

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Choosing the Best Urban Tunnels as Safe Space in Crisis Using Ahp Method: A Case Study in Iran

Nakhaei

Bitarafan²,

Arefi

2015

Journal of Architecture and Urbanism

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In recent decades, experiences resulted from Modern wars have shown that aggressive armies have targeted vital and sensitive resources of the other countries in order to decrease their expenses in one hand and increase damages in other hand, defending countries transmit their critical and sensitive facilities to safe underground spaces in order to reduce damages, and experience has shown that underground spaces receive the least damage. This study tries to examine and prioritize Tehran tunnels as undergroundsafe spaces at crisis times regarding their structural parameters and also civil defense arrangements. It could accelerate the selection and creation of underground-safe spaces at crisis and it also can decrease construction and maintenance costs. This study has used AHP method to evaluate Tehran tunnels. In this regard five indices have been chosen by asking experts in the related fields and to evaluate and select a proper way to choose the best one as an urban-safe space. Finally, the investigated tunnels are prioritized as Tohid weighted as 0.349, Niyayesh weighted as 0.279, Resalat weighted as 0.197 and finally Amir Kabir weighted as 0.164 respectively that showed Tohid tunnel is the best urban-safe space and, Niyayesh, Resalat and Amir Kabir tunnels take the next places in the ranking, respectively.

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Selecting the Best Design Scenario of the Smart Structure of Bridges for Probably Future Earthquakes

Cited by 12 publications

References 30 publications

A review of application of multi-criteria decision making methods in construction

A review of application of multi-criteria decision making methods in construction

A Review of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods Applied to the Sustainable Bridge Design

Choosing the Best Urban Tunnels as Safe Space in Crisis Using Ahp Method: A Case Study in Iran

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