Research on Anchorage Location Selection in the Yangtze River Based on Multi-Objective Optimization

Abstract:

Anchorage location selection is one of important factors concerning the safety of vessel in the Yangtze river. On the basis of the characteristics of the inland ports and channels, this paper fully considers the safety of anchoring vessels, the surrounding facilities and the vessels sailing nearby, refines the influence factors of anchorage location selection in the Yangtze river, analyses the influence factors individually, evaluates comprehensively influence factors of the Yangtze river anchorage location selection by using the multi-objective optimization method, constructs the Yangtze river anchorage location selection comprehensive evaluation model, and gives an example of anchorage location selection in Ezhou port as application instance. The establishment of the model enriches the theory related to inland river anchorage, provides theoretical guidance for the Yangtze river anchorage location selection.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 738-739)
• Pages: 519-525
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.738-739.519
• Online since: March 2015
• Authors: Xiao Dong Liu, Li Ming, Li Weng Huang*, Hai Lan Sun
• Keywords: Anchorage Location Selection, Comprehensive Evaluation Model, Multi-Objective Optimization, Yangtze River

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