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

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Table 14 CI and CR

Criterion	Platform	Triangular	Squared	Hexagonal	Octagonal	Dodecagonal	SUM	SUM/Weight
Seakeeping	Triangular	0.069	0.055	0.080	0.061	0.080	0.344	5.014
	Squared	0.137	0.110	0.106	0.092	0.106	0.552	5.016
	Hexagonal	0.275	0.330	0.319	0.368	0.319	1.610	5.054
	Octagonal	0.206	0.220	0.159	0.184	0.159	0.929	5.044
	Dodecagonal	0.275	0.330	0.319	0.368	0.319	1.610	5.054
	Λmax = 5.036
Modularity	Triangular	0.428	0.555	0.551	0.424	0.299	2.258	5.273
	Squared	0.214	0.278	0.367	0.364	0.249	1.472	5.306
	Hexagonal	0.143	0.139	0.184	0.303	0.200	0.968	5.269
	Octagonal	0.061	0.046	0.037	0.061	0.100	0.305	5.023
	Dodecagonal	0.071	0.056	0.046	0.030	0.050	0.253	5.071
	Λmax = 5.188
Zoning and Circulation	Triangular	0.038	0.029	0.047	0.029	0.055	0.197	5.182
	Squared	0.228	0.172	0.118	0.172	0.191	0.882	5.112
	Hexagonal	0.190	0.345	0.235	0.345	0.127	1.243	5.285
	Octagonal	0.228	0.172	0.118	0.172	0.191	0.882	5.112
	Dodecagonal	0.266	0.345	0.705	0.345	0.382	2.043	5.351
	Λmax = 5.208
Feasibility	Triangular	0.211	0.134	0.284	0.263	0.218	1.110	5.263
	Squared	0.844	0.538	0.711	0.460	0.348	2.900	5.394
	Hexagonal	0.105	0.108	0.142	0.197	0.174	0.726	5.112
	Octagonal	0.053	0.077	0.047	0.066	0.087	0.330	5.018
	Dodecagonal	0.042	0.067	0.036	0.033	0.044	0.221	5.082
	Λmax = 5.174