OPTIMAL STRATEGIES FOR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT

A method for replacing undersized bridges under limited budgets for a specified planning horizon has been developed and applied to the agricultural area of Young America, Illinois. This procedure is a heuristic method that identifies the most important users of a transportation system and sequentially reroutes them, starting with the most economical routes and finishing with routes without undersized bridges for any user.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Garcia-Diaz, A
  • Liebman, J S
• Publication Date: 1983-3

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 196-208
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation and Pipeline Engineering
  • Volume: 109
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Heuristic methods; Highway bridges; Routing; Rural areas; Strategic planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Replacing
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00377870
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 154
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1983 12:00AM