Abstract
This paper presents an analytic network process (ANP) experiment for demolition plan evaluation. An experimental case study on
the Warren Farm Bridge demolition project is used to demonstrate the effectiveness of an ANP model to support finding the most appropriate
demolition plan. Alternative plans used in the experiment include plans that utilise deliberate collapse, progressive demolition, and deconstruction.
The ANP model adopted the same assessment criteria, which were previously used in an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) model
for the same evaluation purpose for the case project, in order to further make a comparison between AHP and ANP models with different
evaluation results. Further to the conclusion that ANP is a viable and capable approach to demolition plan evaluation, the experiment provides
a notably different result, which matches the demolition plan actually used, on the most appropriate solution for the case project in
comparison with the AHP model. This study indicates that further practice oriented research is necessary through case studies and model
improvement to further validate ANP’s capability to support reliable decision making with regard to its inherent advantage in measuring
interrelationships and interactions among evaluation criteria in a multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) model.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 06013005 |
Journal | Journal of Construction Engineering and Management |
Volume | 140 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 2 Oct 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2014 |
Keywords
- Demolition
- Analytical techniques
- Assessment
- Decision making
- Environmental issues
- Project planning and design
- Assessments