Applicability of highway alignment optimization models

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 257-286

  Kang, Min Wook ^a   Jha, Manoj K ^b   Schonfeld, Paul ^c  

^a University of South Alabama   (United States)

^b Center of Excellence for Tactical and Advanced Communications Technologies   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithms; Geographic information systems; Highway alignment optimization; Highway costs; Highway design and planning

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; LAND USE; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; PLANNING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ALIGNMENT OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN AND PLANNING; HIGHWAY ALIGNMENT; HIGHWAY ALIGNMENT OPTIMIZATIONS; HIGHWAY PROJECTS; INTELLIGENT OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING AND DESIGN; REAL-WORLD PROBLEM;

HIGHWAY PLANNING;

DESIGN; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GIS; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; MODEL; MOTORWAY; OPTIMIZATION; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82055185550     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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