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Preliminary engineering

Preliminary linear alignments

An algorithm that generates initial linear alignment alternatives by integrating topography, existing infrastructure, control points and territorial constraints to support early-stage routing decisions.

Preliminary alignment for a desalination plant pumping pipeline

DESALINATION PIPELINE ALIGNMENT

Optimization algorithm

Pumping pipeline for a desalination plant.

Objective function:

  • Minimum total cost.

Subject to:

  • Multiple destinations.
  • Maximum longitudinal slope.
  • Penalty for crossing ravines and UXO areas.
  • No routing through archaeological sites.
  • Premio por dist. <1km de vías públicas.
  • Other constraints.

Degrees of freedom:

  • Generate branch lines.
  • Generate tunnels if cost is less than the surface alternative.

Optimization algorithm

Pumping pipeline for a desalination plant.

Objective function:

  • Minimum total cost.

Subject to:

  • Multiple destinations.
  • Maximum longitudinal slope.
  • Penalty for crossing ravines and UXO areas.
  • No routing through archaeological sites.
  • Premio por dist. <1km de vías públicas.
  • Other constraints.

Degrees of freedom:

  • Generate branch lines.
  • Generate tunnels if cost is less than the surface alternative.

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