Robust weekly aircraft maintenance routing problem and the extension to the tail assignment problem

In this paper, we study two closely related airline planning problems: the robust weekly aircraft maintenance routing problem (RWAMRP) and the tail assignment problem (TAP). In real life operations, the RWAMRP solution is used in tactical planning whereas the TAP solution is implemented in operational planning. The main objective of these two problems is to minimize the total expected propagated delay (EPD) of the aircraft routes. To formulate the RWAMRP, we propose a novel weekly line-of-flights (LOF) network model that can handle complex and nonlinear cost functions of EPD. Because the number of LOFs grows exponentially with the number of flights to be scheduled, we propose a two-stage column generation approach to efficiently solve large-scale real-life RWAMRPs. Because the EPD of an LOF is highly nonlinear and can be very time-consuming to accurately compute, we propose three lower bounds on the EPD to solve the pricing subproblem of the column generation. Our approach is tested on eight real-life test instances. The computational results show that the proposed approach provides very tight LP relaxation (within 0.6% of optimal solutions) and solves the test case with more than 6000 flights per week in less than three hours. We also investigate the solutions obtained by our approach over 500 simulated realizations. The simulation results demonstrate that, in all eight test instances, our solutions result in less EPDs than those obtained from traditional methods. We then extend our model and solution approach to solve realistically simulated TAP instances.     

构建网络安全体系,保障电子政务畅通

构建安全的电子政务网络体系对于推动政府工作信息化、促进政务公开、提高政府办公效率、构建和谐社会是非常重要的.在详细介绍目前网络安全一些认识误区的基础上,结合实际工作经验,从技术实施、制度建设方面阐述了如何构建安全的网络体系的问题.     

北京通信段管内部分传输网络优化

北京铁路局管内京哈、津山、津秦沈等铁路,承担着大量客货运输任务。但该线路通信设备陈旧,处理能力不足。为此,分析北京铁路局重要干线的通信传输网络问题,利用新增传输设备,完成优化整改,提高网络安全性。     

GSM-R分布式基站在多隧道区段的应用

从GSM-R分布式基站的特性入手,对组网结构、设备性能以及可维护性三方面进行了分析,并进行了大秦线多隧道区段应用GSM-R分布式基站前后质量对比,为GSM-R分布式基站在多隧道区段应用提供了可靠的理论和实践依据.     

Estimating economic and resilience consequences of potential navigation infrastructure failures: A case study of the Monongahela River

The paper examines the potential effects of failure of heavily used, outdated locks and dams on the Monongahela River in southwestern Pennsylvania. Catastrophic failure would result in lengthy outage of barge traffic. The displaced volume of coal shipments from mines to power plants is estimated using Energy Information Administration survey data. The resilience of the impacted facilities, the viability of their shipping alternatives, and their ability to re-organize into new markets is assessed. Lost revenues are estimated for facilities that close due to an inability to adapt, as well as the replacement cost of towboats and barges trapped by a catastrophic and sudden failure. The aggregate costs to these facilities as a result of a year-long closure are estimated at $0.56-1.7 billion.     

路桥过渡段路基加固体的拓扑优化

应用拓扑优化理论,采用简化的假定条件,基于应变能最小即刚度最大原理,对路桥过渡段路基加固体的结构布置形式进行了优化。通过分析荷载模式、填高、加固长度和面积等因素对最优拓扑图形的影响,得出了路桥过渡段路基加固体的最优布置方式。拓扑优化结果表明：路桥过渡段路基加固的不同区域对结构刚度的贡献排序为,固定端附近区域-中间偏上区域-中间偏下区域-路基顶面远端区域;上长下短的倒梯形布置形式的结构刚度最大,其抵抗地基沉降变形的能力最强,表明目前桥头常用的倒梯形布置形式具有理论上的合理性;路基加固体底面布置长度应不小于2 m,由下向上斜率应缓于1∶1。     

自卸车举升机构三角臂拓扑优化设计

采用拓扑优化技术对某自卸车举升机构三角臂进行了拓扑优化设计,使得优化后结构相对于原结构质量减轻约20%,同时刚度大大增强。     

Short-term Hourly Traffic Forecasts using Hong Kong Annual Traffic Census

The need for acquiring the current-year traffic data is a problem for transport planners since such data may not be available for on-going transport studies. A method is proposed in this paper to predict hourly traffic flows up to and into the near future, using historical data collected from the Hong Kong Annual Traffic Census (ATC). Two parametric and two non-parametric models have been employed and evaluated in this study. The results show that the non-parametric models (Non-Parametric Regression (NPR) and Gaussian Maximum Likelihood (GML)) were more promising for predicting hourly traffic flows at the selected ATC station. Further analysis encompassing 87 ATC stations revealed that the NPR is likely to react to unexpected changes more effectively than the GML method, while the GML model performs better under steady traffic flows. Taking into consideration the dynamic nature of the common traffic patterns in Hong Kong and the advantages/disadvantages of the various models, the NPR model is recommended for predicting the hourly traffic flows in that region.     

The multi-criteria road network design problem in an urban area

In this paper, urban network design is analysed through a heuristic multi-criteria technique based on genetic algorithms. Both network layout and link capacity (link layout and traffic lights) are optimised. Different optimisation criteria are included for users, non-users and public system managers. Demand is considered elastic with respect to mode choice; both morning and afternoon peak periods are taken into account. In addition, choice of parking location is simulated. The procedure is applied to a test and to a real transportation system.