Optimizing schedule for improving the traffic impact of work zone on roads

Automation in Construction

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1034-1044

  Lee, Hsin Yun ^a  

^a NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ant colony optimization; Microscopic simulation; Road user behavior; Traffic impact; Work zone

Indexed keywords

ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION; MICROSCOPIC SIMULATION; ROAD USER BEHAVIOR; TRAFFIC IMPACT; WORK ZONE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; OPTIMIZATION; ROADS AND STREETS; SCHEDULING;

SIMULATORS;

EID: 70349288290     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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