TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - Interactive selection of minimum-risk routes for dangerous goods shipments
JO  - Transportation research record
A1  - Saccomanno, F. F.
A1  - Van Aerde, M.
A1  - Queen, D.
SP  - 9
EP  - 17
VL  - 1148
IS  - 
N2  - An interactive model for routing shipments of dangerous goods through an urban road network is presented and demonstrated. The model computes minimum-risk routes based on each shipment's origin and destination, and graphically illustrates the selected paths. Alternative approximations for estimating risk are considered. The consequences of these differences are compared against routings based on objective risk exposure. <br><br>OBJECTIVE risk exposure is predicted by using observed accident rates, a fault-tree analysis for estimating damage potential, and various damage propagation relationships. The resultant risk estimates in this model are responsive to various environmental conditions, material properties, and location-specific parameters. An application of the model to the routing of chlorine shipments within the metropolitan Toronto road network is presented. The application illustrates the sensitivity of minimum-risk routes to a range of external contextual variables and relationships. Route patterns appear to be strongly influenced by the nature of the risk measures applied to candidate links and nodes.       Record URL:         http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1987/1148/1148-002.pdf       TRT Terms: Chlorine; Crash exposure; Crash rates; Estimates; Fault tree analysis; Hazardous materials; Hazards; Loss and damage; Mathematical models; Minimization; Origin and destination; Risk assessment; Routing; Sensitivity; Urban areas; User interfaces (Computer science); Variables     Uncontrolled Terms: Interactive computing     Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0361-1981
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -