An Investigation on The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP): Optimum Rehabilitation Process of The Unreinforced Masonry Buildings

Document Type : پژوهشی

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Nowadays, distinctive methods are used in evaluation of the criteria in order to making decision. Among them the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is one of the most efficient. Due to the seismicity of the vast majority part of the country and also the existence of the large number of the unreinforced masonry buildings, the application of the AHP method in order to reach to the best alternative of the strengthening of these buildings are developed. The effective parameters in the evaluation alternatives are classified and suitable alternatives for the rehabilitation are evaluated. The results illustrate the preference of the strengthening the masonry walls with the shotcrete, compared to the other alternatives.

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