The construction of bridges has been necessary for societies since ancient times, when the
communication between and within towns, cities or communities was established. Until …

Military issues have great relevance worldwide since they affect the security and sovereignty
of nations. In this context, the application of Multicriteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) methods …

The coupling of multiple factors stemming from propagation effects and interdependency
relationships among risks is prone to generate major accidents. It is of necessity to develop …

Companies adopt a customer-centric approach to maintain their competitive position or
dominate the market. In this context, managers are pivotal in navigating the competitive …

Regarding high-level and complex decision-making scenarios, the study presents an
extensive approach to the Simple Aggregation of Preferences Expressed by Ordinal Vectors …

The concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) arch bridge has achieved significant development in
recent years due to its unique mechanical performance and technical advantages. However …

To solve the unreasonable allocation problem of network security defense resource, this
paper presents a framework for optimal defense resource allocation for minimizing the …

A systematic work has been presented for condition assessment of suspension bridges in
this study. Initially, a four-layer index system is built up. Subsequently, 45 experts are invited …

This paper analyzes the optimal strategies for the attacker and the defender in an attack–
defense game, considering the risk attitudes of both parties. The defender moves first …

This paper analyses the optimal strategies for one defender and two attackers in a defence-
attack game, where a) the defender allocates its resource into defending against and …