RT Journal Article
T1 A mathematical tool for road design projects
A1 Vázquez Méndez, Miguel Ernesto
A1 Blanco-Valcarcel, Pedro
A1 Casal Urcera, Gerardo
A1 Castro Ponte, Alberte
A1 Santamarina Ríos, Duarte
K1 Optimization
K1 Clustering
K1 Decision-making
K1 Functionality of the layout
AB This article introduces a mathematical tool for the semi-automatic design of multiple layout alternatives for a road, and the selection, between all of them, of the most suitable option in each particular case study. This tool is based on a mathematical programming model that includes the required technical constraints to ensure safe and comfortable driving (fulfilling the current Spanish legislation) and automates the process of selecting the connecting points to the former road. This optimization module is completed by two other modules: a clustering one, that groups the layouts obtained in corridors, and a decision-making aid one, which assists the engineer in the selection of a layout alternative in each corridor and, subsequently, in the choice of the optimal overall layout. The numerical results show the usefulness of this tool in a real-life case study that consists in designing a bypass on the Spanish road N-640 that circumvents the urban area of Meira (Lugo).
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/39649
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/39649
LA eng
NO Vázquez-Méndez, M. E., Blanco-Valcarcel, P., Casal, G., Castro, A., & Santamarina, D. (2024). A mathematical tool for road design projects. Engineering Optimization, 56(12), 2190–2212. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305215X.2024.2303598
NO This is an original manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in ENGINEERING OPTIMIZATION on 07 Feb 2024, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/0305215X.2024.2303598
NO This work received financial support from the Ministry of Science and Innovation, via the Project TED2021-129324B-I00, and it was co-_nanced with the funds of the Collaboration Agreement between the Xunta de Galicia and the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC) regulating the Specialization Campus Campus Terra.
DS Minerva
RD 23 abr 2026