Selecting the Best 3D Concrete Printing Technology for Refugee Camp’s Shelter Construction Using Analytical Hierarchy Process: The Case of Syrian Refugees in Jordan
Upgrading the Syrian refugee shelter design serves humanitarian needs, especially since the currently used T-shelters have a life span of 2–4 years, and there are no clear signs of an imminent return of Syrian refugees to their country, even after the end of the civil war. The use of 3D concrete pri...
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| author | Mohammed A. Almomani Nedal Al-Ababneh Khairedin Abdalla Nadim I. Shbeeb John-Paris Pantouvakis Nikos D. Lagaros |
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| description | Upgrading the Syrian refugee shelter design serves humanitarian needs, especially since the currently used T-shelters have a life span of 2–4 years, and there are no clear signs of an imminent return of Syrian refugees to their country, even after the end of the civil war. The use of 3D concrete printing can provide a promising method to construct new durable shelters with a long life span and provide better protection against extreme change in the desert climate, privacy, and cultural constraints. This research aims to use multi-criteria decision methods—in particular, the Analytical Hierarchal Process (AHP) method—to select the best 3D concrete printing to construct these shelters. The proposed model takes the following into consideration: the machine’s technical characteristics, building structure characteristics, and economic and environmental aspects. The three basic developed technologies—contour crafting, D-shape, and concrete printing—were used as alternatives in the model. The results show that contour crafting is the best technology for this application, and the inconsistency test and sensitivity analysis indicate an effective and reasonable technology ranking. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-30819ba4089049e4883b6b76fe8178b72023-11-18T18:39:19ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092023-07-01137181310.3390/buildings13071813Selecting the Best 3D Concrete Printing Technology for Refugee Camp’s Shelter Construction Using Analytical Hierarchy Process: The Case of Syrian Refugees in JordanMohammed A. Almomani0Nedal Al-Ababneh1Khairedin Abdalla2Nadim I. Shbeeb3John-Paris Pantouvakis4Nikos D. Lagaros5Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid 22110, JordanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid 22110, JordanDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid 22110, JordanDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid 22110, JordanCentre for Construction Innovation, Department of Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, Zografou Campus, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Str., 15780 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Structural Engineering, Institute of Structural Analysis & Antiseismic Research, School of Civil Engineering, Zografou Campus, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Heroon Polytechniou Str., 15780 Athens, GreeceUpgrading the Syrian refugee shelter design serves humanitarian needs, especially since the currently used T-shelters have a life span of 2–4 years, and there are no clear signs of an imminent return of Syrian refugees to their country, even after the end of the civil war. The use of 3D concrete printing can provide a promising method to construct new durable shelters with a long life span and provide better protection against extreme change in the desert climate, privacy, and cultural constraints. This research aims to use multi-criteria decision methods—in particular, the Analytical Hierarchal Process (AHP) method—to select the best 3D concrete printing to construct these shelters. The proposed model takes the following into consideration: the machine’s technical characteristics, building structure characteristics, and economic and environmental aspects. The three basic developed technologies—contour crafting, D-shape, and concrete printing—were used as alternatives in the model. The results show that contour crafting is the best technology for this application, and the inconsistency test and sensitivity analysis indicate an effective and reasonable technology ranking.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/7/18133D concrete printingrefugee shelterdecision-makingcontour craftingconcrete printingD-shape |
| spellingShingle | Mohammed A. Almomani Nedal Al-Ababneh Khairedin Abdalla Nadim I. Shbeeb John-Paris Pantouvakis Nikos D. Lagaros Selecting the Best 3D Concrete Printing Technology for Refugee Camp’s Shelter Construction Using Analytical Hierarchy Process: The Case of Syrian Refugees in Jordan Buildings 3D concrete printing refugee shelter decision-making contour crafting concrete printing D-shape |
| title | Selecting the Best 3D Concrete Printing Technology for Refugee Camp’s Shelter Construction Using Analytical Hierarchy Process: The Case of Syrian Refugees in Jordan |
| title_full | Selecting the Best 3D Concrete Printing Technology for Refugee Camp’s Shelter Construction Using Analytical Hierarchy Process: The Case of Syrian Refugees in Jordan |
| title_fullStr | Selecting the Best 3D Concrete Printing Technology for Refugee Camp’s Shelter Construction Using Analytical Hierarchy Process: The Case of Syrian Refugees in Jordan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Selecting the Best 3D Concrete Printing Technology for Refugee Camp’s Shelter Construction Using Analytical Hierarchy Process: The Case of Syrian Refugees in Jordan |
| title_short | Selecting the Best 3D Concrete Printing Technology for Refugee Camp’s Shelter Construction Using Analytical Hierarchy Process: The Case of Syrian Refugees in Jordan |
| title_sort | selecting the best 3d concrete printing technology for refugee camp s shelter construction using analytical hierarchy process the case of syrian refugees in jordan |
| topic | 3D concrete printing refugee shelter decision-making contour crafting concrete printing D-shape |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/7/1813 |
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