Assessing the applicability of the MCRAT, RAPS, RAMS and RATMI methods in the optimization of a dam geodetic control network

Darko Anđić

doi:10.26833/ijeg.1630726

Assessing the applicability of the MCRAT, RAPS, RAMS and RATMI methods in the optimization of a dam geodetic control network

Abstract

Only a few studies have so far addressed the applicability of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) methods in the optimization of geodetic control networks. For instance, the methods such as Višekriterijumsko Kompromisno Rangiranje/Rešenje (VIKOR) (in english: Multi-Criteria Optimization and Compromise Ranking/Solution), Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment of Evaluations (PROMETHEE), Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), Multi-Attributive Border Approximation Area Comparison (MABAC), Multi-Attributive Ideal-Real Comparative Analysis (MAIRCA), Combined Compromise Solution (COCOSO), Range of Value (ROV) can be mentioned. Among them, the VIKOR method, it can be said, proved to be the most suitable tool in the mention area of engineering geodesy as it allows treating alternative solutions identified in a specific task in a desired way by using different preferential approaches represented by sets of criterion weights. Thus, the VIKOR method is used as a reference herein, and methods whose applicability is tested are four novel methods that have been used in some other areas, different from geodesy. It is about Multiple Criteria Ranking by Alternative Trace (MCRAT), Ranking the Alternatives by Perimeter Similarity (RAPS), Ranking by Alternatives Median Similarity (RAMS) and Ranking by Alternatives Using the Trace to Median Index (RATMI). The subject of this study is optimization of a 2D geodetic control network established to provide information regarding horizontal movements of a dam. The dam is located in Montenegro. The optimization is performed considering several pre-set constraints related to precision and reliability in the corresponding geodetic network. It turned out the four tested MCDM methods provided exactly the same results that were highly correlated with those obtained using the selected reference method. This fact led to the conclusion those four novel methods could be equally used in tasks similar to the one presented herein.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Surveying (Incl. Hydrographic Surveying)

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Darko Anđić ^*
0000-0001-8016-4061
Montenegro

Early Pub Date

March 14, 2025

Publication Date

September 17, 2025

Submission Date

January 31, 2025

Acceptance Date

March 10, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 10 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.26833/ijeg.1630726

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https://izlik.org/JA42CG26LZ

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APA

Anđić, D. (2025). Assessing the applicability of the MCRAT, RAPS, RAMS and RATMI methods in the optimization of a dam geodetic control network. International Journal of Engineering and Geosciences, 10(3), 364-379. https://doi.org/10.26833/ijeg.1630726

AMA

1.Anđić D. Assessing the applicability of the MCRAT, RAPS, RAMS and RATMI methods in the optimization of a dam geodetic control network. IJEG. 2025;10(3):364-379. doi:10.26833/ijeg.1630726

Chicago

Anđić, Darko. 2025. “Assessing the Applicability of the MCRAT, RAPS, RAMS and RATMI Methods in the Optimization of a Dam Geodetic Control Network”. International Journal of Engineering and Geosciences 10 (3): 364-79. https://doi.org/10.26833/ijeg.1630726.

EndNote

Anđić D (September 1, 2025) Assessing the applicability of the MCRAT, RAPS, RAMS and RATMI methods in the optimization of a dam geodetic control network. International Journal of Engineering and Geosciences 10 3 364–379.

IEEE

[1]D. Anđić, “Assessing the applicability of the MCRAT, RAPS, RAMS and RATMI methods in the optimization of a dam geodetic control network”, IJEG, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 364–379, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.26833/ijeg.1630726.

ISNAD

Anđić, Darko. “Assessing the Applicability of the MCRAT, RAPS, RAMS and RATMI Methods in the Optimization of a Dam Geodetic Control Network”. International Journal of Engineering and Geosciences 10/3 (September 1, 2025): 364-379. https://doi.org/10.26833/ijeg.1630726.

JAMA

1.Anđić D. Assessing the applicability of the MCRAT, RAPS, RAMS and RATMI methods in the optimization of a dam geodetic control network. IJEG. 2025;10:364–379.

MLA

Anđić, Darko. “Assessing the Applicability of the MCRAT, RAPS, RAMS and RATMI Methods in the Optimization of a Dam Geodetic Control Network”. International Journal of Engineering and Geosciences, vol. 10, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 364-79, doi:10.26833/ijeg.1630726.

Vancouver

1.Darko Anđić. Assessing the applicability of the MCRAT, RAPS, RAMS and RATMI methods in the optimization of a dam geodetic control network. IJEG. 2025 Sep. 1;10(3):364-79. doi:10.26833/ijeg.1630726