Identifying critical road segments and measuring system-wide robustness in transportation networks with isolating links: A link-based capacity-reduction approach

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 323-336

  Sullivan, J L ^a   Novak, D C ^b   Aultman Hall, L ^a   Scott, D M ^c  

^a University of Vermont   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Isolating links; Link capacity reduction; Network modeling; Network Robustness Index (NRI); Network disruption

Indexed keywords

DETERIORATION; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAVEL TIME;

ISOLATING LINKS; LINK CAPACITIES; NETWORK DISRUPTIONS; NETWORK MODELING; NETWORK ROBUSTNESS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MODELING; NETWORK ANALYSIS; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 77952099590     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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