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Oct 1965
Simulation and Analyses of a Refuse Collection System
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Volume 91, Issue 5
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A mathematical simulation analysis of refuse collection and disposal systems is presented. A computer program capable of considering stochastic variations in the system parameters has been written for the daily route method of refuse collection. Initial computations serve to delineate the relationships of the several performance parameters (over-all collection efficiency, length of workday, etc.) to the characteristics of the system (average daily quantity of refuse, daily variability in the quantity of refuse, truck capacity, etc.). Results are presented in a series of nineteen graphs. Useful extensions of this work are briefly considered.
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Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division
Volume 91 • Issue 5 • October 1965
Pages: 17 - 36
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© 1965 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Oct 1965
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Jimmie E. Quon, AM.ASCE
Assoc. Prof., The Technological Inst., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ill.
Abraham Charnes
Prof., The Technological Inst., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ill.
Stephen J. Wersan
Graduate Student, San. Engrg. and Environmental Sciences, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ill.; presently, with Aerospace Corp., San Bernadino, Calif.
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