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The development of road systems in formerly unroaded agricultural areas provides an opportunity to apply road spacing theory. This analysis focuses on minimizing the cost of harvesting and transporting timber. A model is developed to optimize road spacing for three standards of road in regions with flat terrain and a uniform crop distribution. Road construction, harvesting, and haul costs are variables in the model. Optimum, economic road spacings can be determined from the model and used as a guide in developing a harvest plan. The effect of the soil condition and harvesting method on optimum road spacing is demonstrated through examples.

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1987-8

Transportation Research Record

International Conference on Low Volume Roads, 4th, 1987, Ithaca, New York, USA

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Costs; Economics; Farm roads; Farming; Haul roads; Mathematical models; Soils; Spacing

Soil conditions

Design; Economics; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure

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Sep 30 1987 12:00AM