REVIEW OF THE CURRENT SITUATION ON ROAD DESIGN OPTIMISATION IN GERMANY

A program is described the basis (mathematical model) for which is stochastic, simulates to some extent the process of design, and allows an optimization according to aiming functions being defined optionally without simplifications. Thus all aspects of the design technique are incorporated and the desired minima are developed simultaneously and in parallel. Parallel to the development of this procedure, is the development of a dynamic programming approach with splines for the optimization and sensitivity analysis of roads. Details are given of the programming and a practical design example is presented. The use is described of interactive computer displays and programs for road design.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at Seminar X (Road Design 1: General Topics) of the PTRC Summer Annual Meeting, Warwick University, England, 8-12 July 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  Planning and Transport Res and Computation Co Ltd

  167 Oxford Street
  London W1R 1AH,   England 
• Authors:
  • Bosefeldt, J
  • Schloesser, M
• Publication Date: 1974-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 32-53
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Comision Permanente del Asfalto
  • Publisher: Comision Permanente del Asfalto

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alignment; Analysis; Computer programming; Computer programs; Highway design; Mathematical models; Minimization; Optimization; Sensitivity; Splines
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interaction
• Old TRIS Terms: Minima
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00096280
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: PTRC/P/108
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 10 1975 12:00AM