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The objective of this article is to depict the appropriate techniques to understand the basic problems faced by the engineers to select the proper material and proportion it to enable a structure or machine to perform its function efficiently. Selection of material is a challenging task in the construction industry due to many alike materials available in the market. In order to overcome this challenge, multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) method is used, which yields a rank wise output which eases down the material selection procedure. Vlsekriterijuska optimizacijia I komoromisno resenje (VIKOR) is a robust decision-making method. VIKOR method focuses on ranking with finding the compromise solution and selects the best alternatives in the existence of conflicting criteria. This procedure can aid civil engineers in the selection of suitable sustainable materials for sustainable construction. The best solution was determined by the smallest VIKOR index. A comprehensive analysis of this method is illustrated in this paper, for the selection of best-suited construction material.
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Rajak, S., Vivek, P., Jha, S.K. (2020). Application of VIKOR for the Selection of Material for the Green and Sustainable Construction. In: Deepak, B., Parhi, D., Jena, P. (eds) Innovative Product Design and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2696-1_75
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