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A genetic-algorithm-based approach for scheduling the renewal of railway track components
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posted on 2023-05-18, 13:17 authored by Zhao, J, Andrew ChanAndrew Chan, Burrow, MPNThis article describes a procedure that may be used to help synchronize the renewal of railway track components so that the costs of the renewal processes are minimized. To this end a model has been developed to maximize the cost benefit by combining renewal activities for a section of track. As the problem may be considered to be a mixed integer program with constrains, a genetic algorithm (GA)-based approach was used to find the solution. Techniques that may be used to reduce the computational effort required to perform the analysis are also described.The applicability of the approach to optimize the renewal of railway track components is shown by means of an example.
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Publication title
Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Proceedings. Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid TransitVolume
223Issue
6Pagination
533-541ISSN
0954-4097Department/School
School of EngineeringPublisher
Professional Engineering Publishing LtdPlace of publication
Northgate Avenue, Bury St Edmunds, England, Suffolk, Ip32 6BwRights statement
Copyright 2015 by Institution of Mechanical EngineersRepository Status
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