An optimization procedure was developed for assigning equipment to routine highway maintenance activities so as to minimize total fuel consumption. The procedure is based on a linear programming technique and determines the optimal assignment of equipment in number ofequipment days for which a particular equipment type is to be assigned to a specific maintenance activity. The program is capable of handling a large number of activity-equipment combinations and performs optimization of fuel use provided that some of the equipment typesconsidered are interchangeable. an application of the procedure to an equipment assignment problem is presented using the actual equipment use data from a typical subdistrict in indiana. The technique was found to be efficient and provided feasible results for establishment of equipment assignment guidelines for fuel conservation. This paper appeared in transportation research record no. 1148, hazardous materials transportation, work-zone traffic control, and traffic marking materials. For covering abstract see irrd no 818401.
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