A VARIATIONAL APPROACH TO OPTIMAL ROUTE LOCATION

The paper describes two computer programs which have been developed to optimise the total cost of constructing and using a road. The one depends upon the method of dynamic programming while the second is based upon the method of the variational calculus. An example of their use is reported. /TRRL/

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  Whitehall Technical Press Limited

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• Authors:
  • Nicholson, A J
  • Elms, D G
  • Williman, A
• Publication Date: 1976-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 22-25
• Serial:
  • Highway Engineer
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Whitehall Press Limited
  • ISSN: 0306-6452

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alignment; Computer programs; Construction; Costs; Highway design; Highway travel; Optimization; Road construction; Route choice; Variables
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs; Optimum; Selection
• Geographic Terms: New Zealand
• Old TRIS Terms: Variations
• ITRD Terms: 2894: Alignment; 224: Cost; 9061: Location; 6473: Mathematical model; 8079: New Zealand; 3665: Road construction; 9072: Selection; 8645: Software; 8597: Thesis
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00137490
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 6 1976 12:00AM