Prioritization Comparison of TOPSIS and AHP to IRC: A Case Study of Kurukshetra Roads

Document Type : Regular Paper

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1 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, Haryana-136119, India

2 Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, Haryana-136119, India

3 Vice Chancellor, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana-136119, India

Abstract

The ever-growing requirements for pavements need regular maintenance. Prioritization of pavement maintenance using the multi-criteria-decision-making (MCDM) method is an established method. This study prioritizes roads in Kurukshetra district, Haryana, India, using the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). Indian Roads Congress (IRC) standard for prioritization of roads in India is used as a benchmark to compare the ranking provided by both methods. TOPSIS outperformed the two methods, with a Spearman correlation coefficient value of 0.78 and an Index of Agreement value of 0.88. Compared to the IRC method's fixed weight assignment for rank calculation, the TOPSIS method offers a distinct advantage.

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 08 November 2024
  • Receive Date: 01 April 2024
  • Revise Date: 12 July 2024
  • Accept Date: 03 November 2024