Title of article
An integrated decision support system for dam site selection
Author/Authors
Minatour، Yasser نويسنده He finished his MSc at Razi University of Kermanshah , , Khazaie، Jahangir نويسنده Currently he is an Assistant Professor at Razi University Kermanshah , , Ataei، Mohammad نويسنده Department of Executive Management, Faculty of Accounting and Management, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran. , , Javadi، Akbar نويسنده He is currently a Professor of Geotechnical Engineering and Head of the Computational Geomechanics at the University of Exeter in the UK. ,
Issue Information
دوماهنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2015
Pages
12
From page
319
To page
330
Abstract
Selection of suitable site for dam is one of the problems associated with
water resources management, and it is dependent on a set of qualitative and quantitative
criteria. Such problems can be resolved using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM)
approaches. This study aims to develop a MCDM method integrated with fuzzy logic and
group decision-making, speci cally focused on dam site selection. A fuzzy AHP method
was extended to group decision making, and then the resulting group fuzzy AHP was
combined with the VIKOR method. In the integrated method, fuzzy concepts were used
to account for decision-makersʹ subjective judgments when considering the uncertainties of
the site selection process. Group fuzzy AHP was used to determine the weights of di erent
criteria and VIKOR was used to rank alternatives. The integrated method was applied to
selection of the optimal site for an earth dam in Harsin city, Iran. The results show that
the proposed method is an e ective and reliable method in selecting the optimal dam site.
Journal title
Scientia Iranica(Transactions A: Civil Engineering)
Serial Year
2015
Journal title
Scientia Iranica(Transactions A: Civil Engineering)
Record number
2311227
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