A SYSTEMATIC PROCEDURE FOR MINIMUM COST DESIGN OF HIGHWAY BRIDGES, AN INTERIM REPORT

A MATHEMATICAL THEORY IS PRESENTED FOR THE SYSTEMATIC MINIMIZATION OF THE TOTAL COST OF AN N SPAN, SIMPLY SUPPORTED, HIGHWAY BRIDGE STRUCTURE. DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING IS THE METHOD EMPLOYED IN DEVELOPING THE MODEL AND IT IS APPLIED TO THE STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONS AND GEOMETRY, SIMULTANEOUSLY. A COMPUTER PROGRAM IS BEING DEVELOPED TO IMPLEMENT THE OPTIMIZATION METHOD. /FHWA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 69-4st, Hpr-1(8)
• Corporate Authors:

  Louisiana State University and Agriculture & Mechanical College, Baton Rouge

  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70803

  Louisiana Department of Highways

  P.O. Box 44245, Capitol Station
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70804

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Aguilar, R J
  • Movassaghi, K
  • Brewer, J A
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridges; Computer programs; Costs; Dynamic programming; Geometry; Highway bridges; Mathematical models; Structural design; Structures; Theory
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Finance; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207988
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 7 1971 12:00AM