Dynamic optimization algorithm for vertical alignment of highways

Mathematical and Computational Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 341-350

  Goktepe, A Burak ^a   Lav, A Hilmi ^b   Altun, Selim ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dynamic programming; Earthwork; Least square; Vertical alignment

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EARTHWORK; LEAST-SQUARE; VERTICAL ALIGNMENT;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 31144478583     PISSN: 1300686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/mca10030341     Document Type: Article

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