Evaluating the construction methods of cold-formed steel structures in reconstructing the areas damaged in natural crises, using the methods AHP and COPRAS-G

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 360-367

  Bitarafan, M ^a   Hashemkhani Zolfani, S ^b,c   Arefi, S L ^b   Zavadskas, E K ^c  

^a Department of Civil Engineering   (Iran)

^b SHOMAL UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

AHP; Cold formed steel structures; Construction; COPRAS G; Reconstructing the damaged areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867380467     PISSN: 16449665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acme.2012.06.015     Document Type: Article

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