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Site Layout Planning using Nonstructural Fuzzy Decision Support System |
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| Authors: | C M Tam Thomas K L Tong Arthur W T Leung Gerald W C Chiu |
| Affiliation: | 1Associate Professor, Dept. of Building and Construction, City Univ. of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Ave., Kowloon, Hong Kong (corresponding author). 2Research Assistant, Dept. of Building and Construction, City Univ. of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Ave., Kowloon, Hong Kong. 3Research Student, Dept. of Building and Construction, City Univ. of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Ave., Kowloon, Hong Kong. |
| Abstract: | Site layout planning can affect productivity and is crucial to project success. However, as construction is heterogeneous in the nature of its organizations, project designs, time constraints, environmental effects, etc., site layout planning for each project becomes unique. Affected by many uncertainties (variables) and variations, site layout planning is a typical multiobjective problem. To facilitate the decision-making process for these problems, a nonstructural fuzzy decision support system (NSFDSS) is proposed. NSFDSS integrates both experts’ judgment and computer decision modeling, making it suitable for the appraisal of complicated construction problems. The system allows assessments based on pairwise comparisons of alternatives using semantic operators that can provide a reliable assessment result even under the condition of insufficient precise information. |
| Keywords: | Decision support systems Fuzzy sets Site preparation construction |