# Evaluation approach of prefabricated components based on multi-layer complex network model combined with improved topsis method

## TL;DR

This paper introduces a new method to evaluate prefabricated building components using a multi-layer network model and improved topsis to identify critical nodes and improve construction management.

## Contribution

A novel evaluation approach combining multi-layer complex networks and improved topsis for prefabricated construction management.

## Key findings

- Key nodes like 'G2', 'G1', 'S24', and 'Q1' were identified as critical for component connections.
- Quality issues during the construction phase are the main cause of connection problems in prefabricated components.
- Critical node failure significantly reduces network cohesion and synergy in prefabricated construction.

## Abstract

Prefabricated buildings face greater and different prefabricated components throughout their entire lifecycle, leading to a significant increase in management difficulty. This article proposes an evaluation method based on a multi-layer complex network model combined with an improved topsis. Firstly, by combining relevant regulations, literature, and engineering experience, the factors affecting the connection of components in prefabricated building are identified and the relationships between these factors are clarified to construct a multi-layered complex network model. Secondly, complex network theory is applied to calculate and analyze the importance evaluation indicators of the model nodes. Finally, the nodes are evaluated using the entropy weight optimization topsis method, and key nodes are selected based on the comprehensive importance evaluation value, and simulation verification is carried out by attacking the nodes. A specific model is constructed and analyzed using a building in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province as an example. The study shows that:(1) By analyzing key importance evaluation metrics such as node degree, betweenness centrality, and closeness centrality, the critical nodes identified for the project are “G2,” “G1,” “S24,” and “Q1”; (2) According to the comprehensive evaluation results using the improved topsis method, quality issues are the core cause of connection problems in prefabricated components, with the construction phase being the peak period for such issues; (3) The critical nodes play a significant role in maintaining the coordination and robustness of multi-layer complex networks, and the failure of these critical nodes undermines the network’s cohesion and synergy. This study provides new insights and methods for the evaluation and management of prefabricated construction.