Paper
Application of a Binary Approach in Risk Management of Portfolio Masonry Buildings
- Authors:
- A. S. Moghadam; Behnam M. Azmoodeh
- Abstract
- This paper presents a new approach in selection of the most efficient alternative in rehabilitation of vulnerable masonry buildings. The main purpose of this study is to demonstrate the applied procedure by a comparative algorithm to designate an optimum strengthening alternative. Using analytic hierarchy process (AHP) as an applicable and a widely-used method of multi-criteria decision-making methods (MCDM), the preference of categorized effective parameters has been ordered. Based on scoring system expert judgment has been carried out to evaluate the criteria which pair-wise comparisons have been carried out to specify the priority of criteria and also to prioritize alternatives versus each criterion. Finally, a novel procedure so-called binary approach decision-making (BADM) is proposed to analyze the decision parameters aim to make a rapid assessment of determined alternatives. In this regards, each criterion is equalized by question texts which appraiser faces two possible answers: “yes” or “no”. It can be stated that the procedure can be applicable for preliminary design or vulnerability assessment of portfolio buildings. As a matter of verification, a case study is utilized which result illustrates preference of strengthening the masonry walls with interior shear wall.
- Keywords
- The Analytic Hierarchy Process; Unreinforced Masonry Building; Seismic Rehabilitation Alternatives
- StartPage
- 65
- EndPage
- 74
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