scholarly journals Uptake and Dissemination of Multi-Criteria Decision Support Methods in Civil Engineering—Lessons from the Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 2940
Author(s):  
Michael Bruen
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Earthquake Engineering ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Foundation Design ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Design Earthquake ◽  
Support Methods ◽  
Hierarchy Process

The SCOPUS and Wed of Science bibliometric databases were searched for papers related to the use of multi-criteria methods in civil engineering related disciplines. The results were analyzed for information on the reported geographical distribution of usage, the methods used, the application areas with most usage and the software tools used. There was a wide geographical distribution of usage with all northern hemisphere continents well represented. However, of the very many methods available, a small number seemed to dominate usage, with the Analytic Hierarchy Process being the most frequently used. The application areas represented in the documents found was not widely spread and mainly seemed to be focused on issues such as sustainability, environment, risk, safety and to some extent project management, with less usage on other areas. This may be due to individual engineer’s choices in relation to if and how to disseminate the results of their work and to their choice of keywords and titles that determine if their publications are selected in bibliographic searches and thus more visible to a wider readership. A comparison with more topic focused searches, relating to Bridge Design, Earthquake Engineering, Cladding, Sewage Treatment, Foundation design, Truss design, Water Supply, Building Energy, Route selection and Transport mode showed very different results. Analysis of the papers in this area indicated that the full range of supporting software available for multi-criteria decision analysis (many listed in this paper) may not be fully appreciated by potential users.

Using Analytic Hierarchy Process to Optimize PESTEL Scenario Analysis Tool in Huge Construction Projects

2017 ◽  
Vol 865 ◽  
pp. 707-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Geraldo Lamas Leite ◽  
Luiz Carlos Brasil de Brito Mello ◽  
Orlando Celso Longo ◽  
Eduardo Picanço Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Scenario Analysis ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Pareto Distribution ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Engineering Construction ◽  
Hierarchy Process

This paper uses the Analytic Hierarchy Process to optimize the PESTEL analysis. The scenario: pre-construction and assembly factors of huge civil engineering construction projects. Several managers use too many criteria to evaluate large projects. It suggests that there may be few important criteria that summarize the manager's preference. To demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed hypothesis, the authors prepared a qualitative and exploratory study. Conclusions are based on the judgment of an expert interviewed. As expected, the hypothesis was considered plausible. Two main criteria corresponded to 71% of the expert's preference. The result resembles a Pareto distribution.

scholarly journals Does Management Matter? Assessment on Miombo Forests in Angola

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-224
Author(s):  
V. Chiteculo ◽  
P. Surový ◽  
D. Panagiotidis
Keyword(s):  
Local Communities ◽  
Forest Community ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Wild Fruits ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
A Priority ◽  
Support Methods ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Complex Subject ◽  
Future Management

Abstract The aim of this paper is to assess the predominant management knowledge of miombo forests in Angola. It interlinks with decision support methods to assess future management plans for miombo forest where the community’s interests evolve (wild fruits, animals, firewood, charcoal, and timber). The management of miombo forests is a complex subject due to multiple outcomes particularly because of their uniqueness, while charcoal and firewood are the major products. The application of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to data collected in Bié province showed that timber is not a priority for people that live around miombo area, whereas charcoal appears to be a priority to 68% of the community. We conclude that applying the AHP to the data collected in Bié province was a clear indication that future researches on local communities priorities will be conducted when it comes to take decisions for the entire forest community.

scholarly journals Research on comprehensive evaluation model of rural domestic sewage treatment technology based on fuzzy comprehensive evaluation and analytic hierarchy process method

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Qi-yu ◽  
Liu Zeng-jin ◽  
Liu Lai-sheng ◽  
Li Na
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Domestic Sewage ◽  
Septic Tank ◽  
Treatment Technology ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Abstract In China, rural domestic sewage treatment has become an urgent problem to be solved to improve the rural human settlement environment. However, there is no scientific, objective, and systematic evaluation model for selecting rural domestic sewage treatment technology. Therefore, this paper mainly studies on the establishment of the evaluation system model of China's typical rural domestic sewage treatment technology and the application of technology selection. Based on the analytic hierarchy process and the life cycle method, the experts consulted and analyzed the factors affecting the evaluation of China's rural sewage treatment technology. The comprehensive evaluation index system suitable for China's rural sewage treatment technology was established based on the analysis results. Combined with the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method, five typical rural domestic sewage treatment technologies were applied and analyzed. The results show that the comprehensive evaluation of the biofilm technology is the best at 3.5669, followed by the septic tank treatment technology and land treatment technology, which are 2.8829 and 2.8422, respectively. The case analysis verifies the applicability of the model, which can support the selection of technologies for the rural domestic sewage treatment market in China.

scholarly journals Selection of chemical phosphorus removal scheme based on Analytic Hierarchy Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 245 ◽  
pp. 03073
Author(s):  
Ze Wang
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Phosphorus Removal ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Chemical Precipitation ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Operation Cost ◽  
Sewage Treatment System ◽  
Operation And Management ◽  
Selection Of

Chemical precipitation phosphorus removal process can improve the phosphorus removal effect of sewage treatment system to meet the increasingly stringent discharge standards. In order to assist designers in selecting reasonable chemical phosphorus removal schemes, the analytic hierarchy process was applied to quantitatively evaluate each chemical phosphorus removal scheme from four aspects: water treatment effect, operation cost, operation and management difficulty and environmental impact. Finally, combined with an engineering example, the process of analytic hierarchy process quantitative evaluation of chemical phosphorus removal scheme and the method of selecting the optimal scheme are introduced, which provides a reference for the selection of chemical phosphorus removal scheme in engineering.

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