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Multicriteria decision-making analysis for civil engineering applications /

This book serves as a comprehensive guide to multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) methods within the field of civil engineering. It explores various techniques used to evaluate and make decisions involving multiple and often conflicting criteria, highlighting the integration of fuzzy logic to addres...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bonakdari, Hossein (Author), Noori, Amir (Author), Morovati, Khosro (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : Woodhead Publishing, [2025]
Series:Woodhead Publishing series in civil and structural engineering.
Subjects:
Civil engineering > Decision making.
Multiple criteria decision making.
Décision multicritère.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Multicriteria Decision-Making Analysis for Civil Engineering Applications
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • About the authors
  • Preface
  • 1 Overview of decision-making
  • 1.1 Overview of multicriteria decision-making methods
  • 1.2 Decision-making
  • 1.2.1 Data recovery
  • 1.2.2 Recognition
  • 1.2.3 Thinking
  • 1.2.4 Judgment
  • 1.2.5 Evaluation
  • 1.2.6 Decision
  • 1.3 Multicriteria decision analysis process
  • 1.3.1 Classification of decision-making process
  • 1.3.1.1 Single-attribute decision-making
  • 1.3.1.2 Single-objective decision-making
  • 1.3.1.3 Multiattribute decision-making
  • 1.3.1.4 Multiobjective decision-making
  • 1.3.2 Alternative
  • 1.3.3 Criteria
  • 1.3.3.1 Positive aspect criteria
  • 1.3.3.2 Negative aspect criteria
  • 1.3.3.3 Quantitative criterion examples
  • 1.3.3.4 Qualitative criterion examples
  • 1.4 Alignment with decision-making objectives
  • 1.5 Understandable nature of criteria