Civil Engineering and Symmetry

• Main Author: Antuchevi?ien?, Jurgita (auth)
• Other Authors: Bausys, Romualdas (auth), Zavadskas, Edmundas Kazimieras (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; railway wagon; rough sets; Additive Ratio Assessment (ARAS); neural network; cost estimation; boarding/deboarding strategies; optimisation; multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); Step-Wise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis (SWARA); ruled surface; seat preference; image processing; risk management; fuzzy sets; supply chain; Grasshopper; experimental test; parametric design; rough Best-Worst Method (BWM); EDAS; artificial neural networks; 3D modelling; civil engineering; shovel machine; interval-valued fuzzy Additive Ratio Assessment; airplane turn time; oil and gas well drilling projects; MCDM; roof shell; consistent fuzzy preference relation (CFPR); DEMATEL; tool-flank-wear monitoring; analytical network process (ANP); logistics; multi criteria decision making; internal transport; conceptual design; hybrid MCDM; structural analysis; D number; construction; architecture; multiple-criteria decision-making (MCDM); performance evaluation; rough number; construction project risk; multi-attributive border approximation area comparison (MABAC); finite element method (FEM); manufacturing engineering; transportation; experimental testing; hybrid model; flexible manufacturing; rough Simple Additive Weighting (SAW); D numbers; multivariate regression
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

A topic of utmost importance in civil engineering is finding optimal solutions throughout the life cycle of buildings and infrastructural objects, including their design, manufacturing, use, and maintenance. Operational research, management science, and optimization methods provide a consistent and...