Critical factors of the application of nanotechnology in construction industry by using ANP technique under fuzzy intuitionistic environment

Abstract

Nanotechnology plays a significant role in construction industry. The construction industry has been employed nanomaterials to improve the performance of construction components and the safety of the structure and to reduce the energy consuming and the cost of maintenance. In other words, nanotechnology has a substantial impact on the construction industry. Therefore, it is necessary to identify and evaluate the critical factors of the application of nanotechnology in construction in order to concentrate on the most critical factors. However, several techniques have been developed to prioritize the evaluation criteria. Analytical network process (ANP) technique, a branch of multi criteria decision making (MCDM) methods, is a powerful tool to rank a limited number of criteria. This technique takes into account both tangible and intangible criteria in the process of formulation of a decision making problem. This method is capable of handling all types of independence and dependence relationships. On the other hand, intuitionistic fuzzy set (IFS) is a well-known technique in considering the inherent uncertainty involved in the process of modelling a decision making problem. In this paper, a new model based on the IFS and ANP technique is proposed to evaluate the critical factors of the application of nanotechnology in the construction industry. The results demonstrate that the proposed model has a high potential for taking into account the uncertainty in the form of a three dimension function, including membership, non-membership, and non-determinacy.

Keywords:

• Intuitionistic fuzzy set (IFS)
• Analytical network process (ANP)
• construction industry
• nanotechnology

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Shahram Shariati

Shahram SHARIATI. PhD, Assist. Prof. at the Department of Architecture, Sari branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran. He is chief of Ayerma international industrial and mining research Co. He is graduated from science and research branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran-Iran. He is author of more than 37 research papers. His research interests comprise architecture, decision making, fuzzy logic, geology, modeling, and optimization.

Masoumeh Abedi

Masoumeh ABEDI. MSc student in Department of Architecture, Islamic Azad University, Sari branch, Sari, Iran. She has more than 5 research papers. His research interests include architecture, building design, decision making, and modeling.

Alieh Saedi

Alieh SAEDI. PhD candidate in Mineral Processing. She graduated from Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran. Her interests include decision support systems, mineral processing, material selection, and modeling.

Abdolreza Yazdani-Chamzini

Abdolreza YAZDANI-CHAMZINI. PhD student in mining engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran-Iran. Author of more than 60 research papers. In 2011 he graduated from the Science and Engineering Faculty at Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran-Iran. His research interests include decision making, forecasting, modeling, fuzzy logic, and optimization.

Jolanta Tamošaitienė

Jolanta TAMOŠAITIENĖ. PhD, Vice-Dean of Civil Engineering Faculty and Assoc. Prof. at the Dept. of Construction Technology and Management, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania. She is the member of EURO Working Group „OR in Sustainable Development and Civil Engineering“. She has published 26 scientific papers. Research interests: construction technology and organisation, construction project administration, decision-making and grey theory.

Jonas Šaparauskas

Jonas ŠAPARAUSKAS. Doctor, Associated Professor at the Department of Construction Technology and Management, Vice-Dean of Undergraduate Studies at the Faculty of Civil Engineering at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University. He is a member of the EURO Working Group OR in Sustainable Development and Civil Engineering (EWG-ORSDCE). He has published over 50 papers. Research interests: construction technology and organisation, project management, quality management, multiple criteria decision making, sustainable development.

Stanislav Stupak

Stanislav STUPAK. PhD in Structural Engineering, Assoc. Prof. and the Head of the Department of Strength of Materials and Engineering Mechanics from the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania. He has published over 35 papers. His research interests include mechanics of structures and materials, modeling, optimization, and fracture mechanics.