Widening the Panama Canal and U.S. ports: historical and economic impact analyses

ABSTRACT

The economic history of the U.S. illustrates how the role of many cities has been changed by being seaports or located on navigable rivers or lakes. Based on the widening of the Panama Canal in 2016, the West Coast ports that include the west coast seaports of California, Oregon, and Washington were expected to become less important, while the freight shares of the East Coast and Gulf ports would increase. By how much it has been not easy to measure or predict so far, but this study attempted to define some of the key parameters in the measurement. As well as several relevant background topics, both the demand- and supply-side versions of the National Interstate Economic Model, have been applied for the measurement of economic impacts. U.S. port authorities and policy makers at the local and national levels who respond and develop plans for coping with the new realities of the Panama Canal are able to understand the extent to which changes in shippers’ and land-mode transporters’ behaviors would undermine the logistics and the costs of their activities. Therefore, this study is important for a diverse spectrum of port development strategies in the U.S. to respond to the Canal expansion.     

湘潭湘江四大桥桩基混凝土的配合比设计及其应用

本文综述了湘潭湘江四大桥桩基混凝土配合比设计过程中对原材料的选择,及其在实际工程应用过程中灵活使用外加剂后掺法解决了外加剂与水泥适应性不良的问题,保证了工程的质量和施工进度。     

湿陷性黄土地基强夯和冲击压实技术经济分析

0引言湿陷性是指土在自重或附加应力与自重共同作用下受水浸湿后产生急剧而大量的下沉。国标中规定:当sδ≥0.015时,为湿陷性黄土。通常湿陷性黄土地基较多采用强夯法处理,其主要特点是适应性强,经济简便;而冲击压实技术是20世纪90年代从南非蓝派公司引进,具有减少工后沉降效果     

PCB生产中碱性蚀刻液补加工艺

从碱性蚀刻的化学反应机理出发,分析影响蚀刻精度的诸多因素,总结常规的蚀刻液补加工艺,提出了新的蚀刻液补加思路,并在实际生产中取得一定的效果.     

A review of the Effect of α/W ratio on fracture toughness （Ⅱ） experimental investigation in LEFM

In part I of this series, experimental investigation in EPFM （elastic-plastic fracture mechanics） had been discussed. In this paper, experimental investigation in LEFM （ linear elastic fracture mechanics） is given. Fracture toughness tests had been carried out on three different strength steels, using both through-cracked specimens with different α/W ratio and semi-elliptical cracked specimens with variable crack size and shape. Results show that the fracture toughness KIC increases with decreasing α/W when α/W 〈 0.3 for three-point-bend specimens, and that for α/W 〉 0.3, it is independent of α/W. Shallow crack specimens, both through-cracked and surface-cracked, gave markedly higher values than deeply notched specimens. However, the effect of crack shape on fracture toughness is negligible. Results also show that the LEFM approach to fracture is not tenable for design stresses where αc is often very small, far less than 2.5 （ KIC/σy）^2.     

自由结构动力优化设计中的特征灵敏度分析

在结构动力优化设计中，特征灵敏度分析是一个十分重要的环节。如何在保证精度的前提下减少分析工作量具有重要意义。本文运用幂级数展开法，给出了诸如潜艇，鱼雷等自由结构特征灵敏度分析方法。     

锦白铁路扩能白音华地区总图布置研究

锦白铁路作为连接蒙东地区与锦州港的最短下海运输经路,对蒙东地区国民经济发展有着重大的意义.白音华地区是锦白铁路的货源地,通过对白音华地区铁路现状和矿区的规划以及未来铁路多元化经营发展的分析,对锦白线白音华地区总图布置进行研究并提出相关建议.     

某重型卡车全浮式驾驶室悬置系统设计

结合整车对全浮式驾驶室悬置系统的总体要求,利用理论计算、动力学仿真、有限元分析等方法进行各种工况模拟以及悬置性能分析,确保悬置系统各方面满足设计要求。实际样车在不同路况、速度下验证了悬置系统隔振率、平顺性、可靠性满足设计要求。通过对设计过程的总结,形成了一套驾驶室悬置系统设计方法、明确了性能评价指标和相关试验要求。     

钢纤维掺量及规格对桥梁用超高性能混凝土性能影响的研究

为了探究钢纤维掺量及规格对桥梁用超高性能混凝土施工性能和力学性能的影响,通过设置不同钢纤维掺量(0%、0.5%、1%、1.5%、2%、2.5%、3%、3.5%、4%)和长径比(65、80、90、100)进行对照试验,分别得到试件的扩展度、抗压强度、抗折强度。试验结果表明:当钢纤维长径比为65时,随着掺量的增加,超高性能混凝土扩展度呈降低趋势,抗压强度呈增加趋势,抗折强度呈先增加后降低的趋势,抗压强度、抗折强度最大值分别为166.84、43.74 MPa,对应的钢纤维掺量分别4%和3.5%。当钢纤维为2.5%时,随着长径比的增加,超高性能混凝土扩展度呈降低趋势,抗压强度、抗折强度均呈增加趋势,抗压强度、抗折强度最大值分别为164.89、42.05 MPa。在满足桥梁用超高性能混凝土工作性能的前提下,适当提高钢纤维的长径比,较少桥梁结构裂缝的出现,提高耐久性。