Decision Making Methods and Applications in Civil Engineering

Abstract

Articles published in this special issue prove that useful information for making construction related decisions can be obtained by methods which do not belong to a formal DM, for instance, sensitivity analysis, stochastic analysis, mathematical optimization, occupational safety, and risk assessment. Classical disciplines of engineering are also useful tool for facilitating decisions in civil engineering. However, all of these methods can be seen as means of providing input information for a formal DM. The present special issue does not crystallize any special problem or methodological stream of DM in civil engineering. It rather demonstrates how diverse problems of DM in the field of construction and related fields can be.Articles published in this special issue prove that useful information for making construction related decisions can be obtained by methods which do not belong to a formal DM, for instance, sensitivity analysis, stochastic analysis, mathematical optimization, occupational safety, and risk assessment. Classical disciplines of engineering are also useful tool for facilitating decisions in civil engineering. However, all of these methods can be seen as means of providing input information for a formal DM. The present special issue does not crystallize any special problem or methodological stream of DM in civil engineering. It rather demonstrates how diverse problems of DM in the field of construction and related fields can be.