A stochastic optimization approach for the selection of reflective cracking mitigation techniques

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 367-378

  Noori, Mehdi ^a   Tatari, Omer ^a   Nam, BooHyun ^a   Golestani, Behnam ^a   Greene, James ^b  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Exploratory modeling and analysis; Hot mix asphalt; Life cycle cost; Multi criteria decision making; Reflective cracking mitigation method

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIFE; ASPHALT; CLIMATE MODELS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; OPTIMIZATION; ROADS AND STREETS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

HOT MIX ASPHALT; LIFECYCLE COSTS; MITIGATION METHODS; MODEL AND ANALYSIS; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

ASPHALT; COST ANALYSIS; CRACKING; DECISION MAKING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MAINTENANCE; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PAVEMENT; STOCHASTICITY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907954728     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2014.09.006     Document Type: Article

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