A markov-based road maintenance optimization model considering user costs

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 451-464

  Gao, Hui ^a   Zhang, Xueqing ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DETERIORATION; HIGHWAY PLANNING; LIFE CYCLE; MARKOV PROCESSES; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; ROADS AND STREETS;

CALCULATION MODELS; DETERIORATION PROCESS; DISCRETE TIME MARKOV PROCESS; LIFE CYCLE MAINTENANCE; MAINTENANCE ACTION; MAINTENANCE COST; PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS; STATE TRANSITION PROBABILITIES;

COSTS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MAINTENANCE; MARKOV CHAIN; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; ROAD;

EID: 84878782582     PISSN: 10939687     EISSN: 14678667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mice.12009     Document Type: Article

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