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March 19, 2021
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Typology selection of retainingwalls based on multicriteria decision-making methods

Publicated to: Applied Sciences-Basel. 11 (4): 1457-14 - 2021-02-01 11(4), DOI: 10.3390/app11041457

Authors:

Munoz-Medina, Belen; Ordonez, Javier; Romana, Manuel G; Lara-Galera, Antonio
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Affiliations

Univ Granada, Sch Civil Engn, Granada 18071, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Sch Civil Engn, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Universidad de Granada - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
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Abstract

© 2021, MDPI AG. All rights reserved. In civil engineering and construction, in the selection of the most adequate and sustainable alternative, all of the alternatives and selection criteria, such as the requirements of the construction process (which are often overlooked) and the preferences of designers, clients, or contractors, are not always taken into account. The purpose of this article is to suggest a methodology that may allow studying all of the possible alternatives to find the most ideal solution among all of the existing possibilities for the selection of retaining walls to be built in infrastructures in different environments. For this purpose, all typologies of retaining walls and selection criteria (external requirements, construction requirements, characteristics of the natural land and economic criteria) are first identified. Subsequently, a simple methodological method is proposed, allowing the relative importance of each criterion to be established and allowing us to select the most suitable solution for each situation by successively applying different multicriteria decision-making methods. Finally, the methodology developed is applied to two projects in different locations with different constraints. The results obtained provide a set of compromise solutions that remain as best-rank alternatives when the weights of the criteria change. Therefore, the methodology developed can be applied to the selection of typologies of other structures in future projects © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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Keywords

Ahp methodConstruction requirementsMulticriteria decision-makingRetaining wallSelection criteriaTopsis methodVikor method

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Applied Sciences-Basel due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position 39/92, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Multidisciplinary. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Engineering (Miscellaneous).

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations from Scopus Elsevier, it yields a value for the Field-Weighted Citation Impact from the Scopus agency: 1.09, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2026-04-25, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 16
  • Scopus: 15
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 42 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/93956/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 23
  • Downloads: 5
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (MUÑOZ MEDINA, MARIA BELEN) and Last Author (LARA GALERA, ANTONIO LORENZO).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been MUÑOZ MEDINA, MARIA BELEN.

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Project objectives

La aportación persigue los siguientes objetivos: identificar todas las tipologías de muros de contención y los criterios de selección relevantes, incluyendo requisitos externos, de construcción, características del terreno y criterios económicos; proponer una metodología sencilla para establecer la importancia relativa de cada criterio; aplicar sucesivamente diferentes métodos de toma de decisiones multicriterio para seleccionar la solución más adecuada en cada situación; evaluar la metodología mediante su aplicación en dos proyectos con distintas restricciones; y analizar la capacidad de la metodología para ofrecer soluciones de compromiso que se mantengan óptimas ante variaciones en los pesos de los criterios, con potencial aplicación futura en la selección de tipologías de otras estructuras.
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Most relevant results

El estudio presenta una metodología para la selección óptima de tipologías de muros de contención mediante métodos multicriterio. Los resultados más relevantes son: se identificaron todas las tipologías de muros y criterios de selección, incluyendo requisitos externos, constructivos, características del terreno y criterios económicos; se propuso un método sencillo para establecer la importancia relativa de cada criterio; se aplicaron sucesivamente distintos métodos multicriterio para seleccionar la solución más adecuada en cada caso; la metodología fue aplicada a dos proyectos con diferentes restricciones geográficas; y se obtuvieron soluciones de compromiso que se mantienen como alternativas mejor clasificadas ante variaciones en los pesos de los criterios.
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