石太铁路山区段涵洞水害成因分析及防治

山区铁路涵洞每年雨季易发生水害,影响铁路正常运营。为了查明山区铁路涵洞发生水害的原因,提高山区铁路抵御水害的能力,依托石家庄至太原铁路某涵洞水害实际治理工程,对特大洪水造成涵洞闷孔水害的成因进行分析,在调查该地区气象、水文、地质资料的基础上,按照“原状复旧、适当提升、完善排水系统、提升抗洪能力”的原则,经过桥涵水文检算,最终提出框架桥扩孔改造的复旧方案。研究表明:(1)涵洞水害主要表现为杂物拱涵堵塞淤积,道床冲空造成的线路沉降与横移,以及杂物掩埋线路;(2)水害成因可归纳为暴雨历时长、雨强大,涵洞上游自然生态发生变化,涵洞高程低,涵洞前水流转向角度大,以及其他水源汇入等5个方面;(3)建议采用扩孔顶进框架桥复旧方案,可在保证线路安全运营的前提下有效降低水害发生风险。     

理解消费者对质量的定义

汽车产品的质量总是会受到巨大的关注。质量较差会导致财务成本的增加,这使得制造商把提升质量作为一项商业必要的手段。过去的数年中有无数方法和流程被用来减少浪费和消除缺陷 (比如6-Sigma法和TQM完全质量管理法)。我们并不缺少这样的衡量工具,来衡量因质量问题和返工而产生的负面经济效益。运用这些衡量工具能够理解质量对每辆车或者公司的盈利能力造成的影响,并且帮助公司取得显著的产品质     

Maritime education in cross cultural settings

Cross-cultural interaction is growing in our global economy. Expanding maritime trade in ports around the world reinforces the need for standardized training and education to cope with new global technologies and logistics systems. Working, studying and interacting in cross-cultural settings can lead to problems of misunderstandings and misinterpretations among people having different worldviews.     

故障通知按钮纳入微机监测的方案

微机监测加装故障通知按钮是2005年部定20项电务专项整治工作之一。介绍了郑州局制订的技术方案及实施情况。     

Patterns in diversity and community structure of epipelagic copepods from the Brazil–Malvinas Confluence area, south-western Atlantic

Diversity and structure of epipelagic copepod communities were investigated using 70 zooplankton samples collected from the top 50 m of the Brazil–Malvinas Confluence area between 35° and 55°S. Biogeographic patterns were investigated using multivariate analysis. Biodiversity patterns were examined using different univariate indexes. Representatives of 35 species of copepods from 23 genera and 13 families were found. Two zones were delimited based on their copepod composition, one in the subtropical waters of the Brazil current, and the other in the subantarctic waters of the Malvinas current. Both environments displayed contrasting patterns of biodiversity depending upon which element is measured (regional species richness as well as mean point species richness were significantly higher in the subtropical group of stations, whereas taxonomic distinctness was significantly higher in the subantarctic community). Based on these contrasting results, we suggest the use of both kind of indexes when defining priority areas for conservation.     

Young drivers and graduated licensing: The Ontario case

Despite improvements in road safety over the past several decades, accident rates remain high for young drivers. One accident countermeasure that is expected to improve the safety record of this group is graduated licensing. The philosophy behind this licensing system is that novice drivers, of whom the majority are young, should be restricted to relatively safe driving environments during the initial learning period. Graduated licensing was implemented in the Province of Ontario, Canada in 1994. The objective of this study is to estimate the potential benefits and costs for young drivers associated with two components of the Ontario graduated licensing package: the late-night driving curfew and the high-speed roadway restrictions. Based on accident and travel data for the year 1988, accident-involvement rates per kilometre driven were calculated for different driver groups for various combinations of time of day and roadway speed limit. These rates were then applied to the expected mobility profiles of young drivers affected by graduated licensing. The results of the study support the late-night curfew and suggest that this component of the licensing package should reduce total accident involvements for the affected group by up to 10 percent and fatal accident involvements by up to 24 percent, while reducing their total driving by only four percent. By contrast, the empirical evidence suggest that the high-speed roadway restrictions are likely to increase accident involvements, and thus it is strongly recommended that this component of Ontario's graduated licensing package be changed.     

滨海新区风暴潮与渤海沿岸诸站增水的相关性研究

坐落在渤海湾西岸的天津滨海新区是多种不同类型天气风暴潮的多发区，将不同类型天气产生的风暴潮分为四类，并研制出以浅海风暴潮为主要特征，适用于多种类型的风暴潮的预报方程。为进一步提高该方程对不同类型风暴潮的预报能力，与滨海新区风暴潮有关的渤海沿岸诸站风暴潮资料加入该预报方程中，取得了很好的效果。     

FRP正弦波形夹心桥面板的等效有限元模型

以FRP正弦波形夹心桥面板作为研究对象,得到等效正交各项异性实心板,通过理论分析和数值对比,证明了方法的可行性;采用该法对一实际的FRP正弦波形夹心板桥进行了模态分析。     

A study of passenger discomfort measures at the Hong Kong mass transit railway system

This note investigates the important attributes relating to the crowding effects at the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) stations in Hong Kong. Data was collected at two sets of three MTR stations to study the responses of the passengers due to the discomfort at crowded vehicles and platforms. Stated preference surveys were used to study the effects of passenger discomfort measures.     

The role of professional associations in shipping

This article is in three parts. The first covers the historical development of qualifying associations. The second covers the particular role of maritime institutions that include The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, The Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology and The Nautical Institute. The third and final section considers the future for maritime professional associations in the context of international shipping.