A compromise programming model for site selection of borrow pits

Pantouvakis, J-P; Manoliadis, OG

dc.contributor.author	Pantouvakis, J-P	en
dc.contributor.author	Manoliadis, OG	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:57:05Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:57:05Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.issn	01446193	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/28334
dc.subject	Borrow pits	en
dc.subject	Compromise programming	en
dc.subject	Decision making	en
dc.subject	Multiple objectives	en
dc.subject.other	Computer programming	en
dc.subject.other	Decision making	en
dc.subject.other	Hierarchical systems	en
dc.subject.other	Mathematical models	en
dc.subject.other	Borrow pits	en
dc.subject.other	Compromise programming	en
dc.subject.other	Road fill construction	en
dc.subject.other	Road construction	en
dc.subject.other	assessment method	en
dc.subject.other	decision making	en
dc.subject.other	modeling	en
dc.subject.other	road construction	en
dc.subject.other	site selection	en
dc.title	A compromise programming model for site selection of borrow pits	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1080/01446190801953299	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01446190801953299	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	Road fill construction requires soil for filling low areas; this soil is obtained from temporary mineral workings known as 'borrow pits' (BP). Between a number of possible BPs, the appropriate site should be selected based upon conflicting econo-technical and environmental criteria aiming at achieving optimal BP performance while minimizing the adverse impacts to human and natural resources. For solving this problem a model for BP selection has been developed by this research using compromise programming (CP). The model incorporates a hierarchical structure integrating criteria and sub-criteria whose relative importance is set by the decision makers. Possible alternative BP sites are subsequently assessed on all these sub-criteria. Based upon this analysis, the model determines the distance of each of the possible alternatives from the utopia (ideal) point; the option with the minimum distance is considered the best compromise. The relevant concepts are exemplified through the presentation of a case study concerning the BP site selection for an Egnatia Motorway section in northwest Greece. The main conclusion that can be drawn from this work is that the CP approach is appropriate and valid for BP selection and, furthermore, it may also be used for other multiple objective construction-related site selection problems.	en
heal.journalName	Construction Management and Economics	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/01446190801953299	en
dc.identifier.volume	26	en
dc.identifier.issue	5	en
dc.identifier.spage	433	en
dc.identifier.epage	446	en