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Title:
Simulation-Based Emergency Evacuation System for Ocean City, Maryland, During Hurricanes
Accession Number:
01015604
Abstract:
This paper presents a simulation-based system for Ocean City, Maryland, evacuation during hurricanes. The proposed model features integration of optimization and simulation that allows potential users to revise the optimized plan for both planning and real-time operations. Since it is difficult to capture all network operational constraints and driver responses fully with mathematical formulations, six evacuation plans for Ocean City were investigated. Each was optimized initially with the optimization module and then revised on the basis of the results of simulation evaluation. To address potential incidents during the evacuation, the study presents a real-time operation plan with a developed system that allows the responsible operators to concurrently evaluate all candidate responsive strategies and to track the performance over time of the implemented strategy.
Monograph Accession #:
01015603
Authors:
Zou, Nan
Yeh, Shu-Ta
Chang, Gang-Len
Marquess, Alvin
Zezeski, Michael
Features:
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Subject Areas:
Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
Created Date:
Jan 24 2006 9:14AM
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