A new approach for configuring modular floating cities: assessing modular floating platforms by means of analytic hierarchy process

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Table 13 Standardized matrix for weighting each criterion

Criterion	Platform	Triangular	Squared	Hexagonal	Octagonal	Dodecagonal	Weight /100	Average
Seakeeping	Triangular	0.071	0.053	0.081	0.057	0.081	6.9%	0.068673
	Squared	0.143	0.105	0.108	0.086	0.108	11.0%	0.11001
	Hexagonal	0.286	0.316	0.324	0.343	0.324	31.9%	0.318602
	Octagonal	0.214	0.211	0.162	0.171	0.162	18.4%	0.184113
	Dodecagonal	0.286	0.316	0.324	0.343	0.324	31.9%	0.318602
Modularity	Triangular	0.467	0.517	0.465	0.359	0.333	42.8%	0.428266
	Squared	0.233	0.259	0.310	0.308	0.278	27.8%	0.2775
	Hexagonal	0.156	0.129	0.155	0.256	0.222	18.4%	0.183707
	Octagonal	0.067	0.043	0.031	0.051	0.111	6.1%	0.060634
	Dodecagonal	0.078	0.052	0.039	0.026	0.056	5.0%	0.049892
Zoning and Circulation	Triangular	0.040	0.027	0.038	0.027	0.058	3.8%	0.038041
	Squared	0.240	0.162	0.096	0.162	0.202	17.2%	0.17248
	Hexagonal	0.200	0.324	0.192	0.324	0.135	23.5%	0.235113
	Octagonal	0.240	0.162	0.096	0.162	0.202	17.2%	0.17248
	Dodecagonal	0.280	0.324	0.577	0.324	0.404	38.2%	0.381886
Feasibility	Triangular	0.168	0.146	0.233	0.258	0.250	21.1%	0.210934
	Squared	0.672	0.582	0.583	0.452	0.400	53.8%	0.537705
	Hexagonal	0.084	0.116	0.117	0.194	0.200	14.2%	0.142102
	Octagonal	0.042	0.083	0.039	0.065	0.100	6.6%	0.065706
	Dodecagonal	0.034	0.073	0.029	0.032	0.050	4.4%	0.043553