<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><article><front><Journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type='publisher'>CWE/691/2017</journal-id><journal-title >Current World Environment</journal-title><issn pub-type='PPub'>0973-4929</issn><issn pub-type='ePub'>2320-8031</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Enviro Research Publishers</publisher-name></publisher></Journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type='other'>CWE--48-00</article-id><title-group><article-title>Methods Prioritization of Concrete Structures Retrofitting in Mazandaran Province by TOPSIS Model</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff00'><sup></sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff00'><sup></sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id='aff002'><sup>2</sup><instname></instname>,<deptname>Department of Civil Engineering</deptname>, <instaddress>Islamic Azad University, Amol(Ayatollah Amoli)</instaddress>, <instcountry>Iran</instcountry>.</aff><pub-date pub-type='ppub'><publicationDate>2015-04-30</publicationDate></pub-date><doi>10.12944/CWE.10.Special-Issue1.104</doi><volume>Volume 10</volume><issue>Volume 10</issue><page>862-866</page><abstract><title>Abstract</title><p>&lt;p&gt;Reinforced concrete buildings include a high amount of existing buildings of the country. A considerable percentage of these buildings require more retrofitting, shake optimization and maintenance due to couple of reasons such as changes in the structure regulations, building bugs, application change and etc. So far, different methods have been introduced to stiffen the construction. In order to select the best method, one requires information, reliable scientific and experimental comparisons and modern decision modeling. In this research, firstly the usual reinforcement methods in Mazandaran are recognized and basic factors for comparison are specified based on which some objective questionnaires are made by experts in reinforcement issue. Ideal choice or TOPSIS model which is a multi-criteria decision analysis method were used to review, analyze and conclude these questionnaires. According to the conclusions shear wall and FRP methods earned higher priorities to be used for reinforcement.&lt;/p&gt;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><title>Keywords</title><kwd>Retrofitting methods</kwd><kwd> Reinforced concrete and TOPSIS</kwd></kwd-group><counts><ref-count count='' /><page-count count='' /></counts></article-meta></front></article>