Intelligent Railway Alignment Design
- 1st Edition - July 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Authors: Hao Pu, Paul Schonfeld, Wei Li, Taoran Song, Hong Zhang
- Language: English
Intelligent railway alignment design offers a comprehensive exploration of intelligent railway alignment optimization It considers a a variety of critical topics, starting with t… Read more
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Description
Description
Intelligent railway alignment design offers a comprehensive exploration of intelligent railway alignment optimization It considers a a variety of critical topics, starting with the optimal selection of key technical standards for railway design, and then introduces the comprehensive geographic information model. The methods for evaluating the suitability of the railway alignment based on the comprehensive geographic information model are discussed, together with economic optimization models aimed at cost-effective railway alignment design. In addition, the book considers optimization models for managing risks related to typical geological hazards and minimizing environmental impacts. Intelligent search algorithms for solving the railway alignment optimization models are explained in detail, including corridor searching algorithms and 3D alignment searching algorithms. Additionally, the book explores concurrent optimization strategies for coordinating railway alignments with stations and large temporary engineering projects. Finally, it introduces intelligent models and methods for reconstructing and optimizing existing railway alignments, ensuring that both new and updated railways operate efficiently and sustainably.
Key features
Key features
- Is a valuable reference for researchers working on intelligent optimization of railway alignment
- Helps readers improve the alignment design quality and efficiency
- For software developers, the book serves as a reference for developing intelligent optimization software for railway alignment design
Readership
Readership
Researchers engaged in transportation alignment design, especially railway alignment design
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Literature review
3. Comprehensive geographic information model
4. Optimization of railway major technical standards
5. Economic optimization model of railway alignment
6. Geological railway alignment optimization model
7. Environmental railway alignment optimization model
8. Intelligent search algorithms for railway corridors
9. Intelligent search algorithms for 3D railway alignments
10. Concurrent optimization of railway alignments, stations, and large temporary engineering projects
11. Optimization models and algorithms for intelligent reconstruction and renovation of existing railway alignments
12. Future work
2. Literature review
3. Comprehensive geographic information model
4. Optimization of railway major technical standards
5. Economic optimization model of railway alignment
6. Geological railway alignment optimization model
7. Environmental railway alignment optimization model
8. Intelligent search algorithms for railway corridors
9. Intelligent search algorithms for 3D railway alignments
10. Concurrent optimization of railway alignments, stations, and large temporary engineering projects
11. Optimization models and algorithms for intelligent reconstruction and renovation of existing railway alignments
12. Future work
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: July 1, 2026
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
HP
Hao Pu
Hao Pu is a professor with Railway Engineering Department, School of Civil Engineering, Central South University. He is the author of four books and more than fifty articles. His research interests include computer-aided design of road and railway, network-based three-dimensional simulation and visualization, virtual reality, road and railway alignment optimization, and network-based visualization for operation and management of mechanical and electrical equipment. He is the chairman of the Digital Construction Department in National Engineering Laboratory for High Speed Railway Construction Technology and Vice-chairman of the Alignment Department in China Railway Society
Affiliations and expertise
Central South UniversityPS
Paul Schonfeld
Paul Schonfeld has been a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, University of Maryland, since 1993. He has experience in analyzing various transportation systems, including railroads and rail transit systems, road networks and traffic management systems, freight logistics, inland waterways and airports. He has published over 240 journal papers and served as Editor of the Journal of Advanced Transportation and ASCE's Journal of Transportation Engineering. He is a Fellow of ASCE and ITE
Affiliations and expertise
University of MarylandWL
Wei Li
Dr Li is an Associate Professor in the Railway Engineering Department, School of Civil and Architecture, Central South University. His research interest includes computer-aided design of road and railway, optimization of road and railway alignment, building information modeling, network-based three-dimensional simulation and visualization, virtual reality and network-based visualization for operation and management of mechanical and electrical equipment
Affiliations and expertise
Central South UniversityTS
Taoran Song
Dr Song is an Associate Professor in the Railway Engineering Department, School of Civil and Architecture, Central South University focusing on railway engineering. His research interests include railway and road alignment optimization and artificial intelligence
Affiliations and expertise
Central South UniversityHZ
Hong Zhang
Dr Hong Zhang is a lecturer in the School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, East China Jiao Tong University, Nanchang in China. His current interests include road and railway alignment optimization and artificial intelligence
Affiliations and expertise
East China Jiaotong University