@inproceedings{4b053fa992a44b91bbeb0ea4de5224a5,
title = "A heuristic approach for optimizing bridge inspection route",
abstract = "Bridge inspection is a major task of bridge maintenance to identify deteriorations and damages. In Taiwan, there are three types of inspection for roadway bridges: (1) daily patrol, (2) regular inspection, and (3) special inspection. Regular inspection inspects overall condition of a bridge including its river course and requires much more time to perform. The goal of this research is to establish a two-stage heuristic approach that can help bridge management agencies quickly schedule an optimal inspection plan for daily route. The first stage developed a heuristic procedure to quickly identify a feasible initial solution; the second stage then take the initial solution from stage one and improve it utilizing Genetic Algorithm. The solution can assign all bridges into a certain work day. In the end, a real world case of 68 bridges are put into the program and studied. The result of the study case is satisfied.",
author = "Yen, {C. I.} and Liao, {H. K.} and Chai, {J. J.} and Yau, {N. J.}",
year = "2010",
language = "???core.languages.en_GB???",
isbn = "9780415877862",
series = "Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management and Life-Cycle Optimization - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management",
pages = "3634--3639",
booktitle = "Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management and Life-Cycle Optimization - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management",
note = "5th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management, IABMAS 2010 ; Conference date: 11-07-2010 Through 15-07-2010",
}