Eddies around Madagascar — The retroflection re-considered

The Agulhas Current with its retroflection and attendant eddy-shedding is the cause of some of the greatest mesoscale variability in the ocean. This paper considers the area to the south and east of Madagascar, which provides some of the source waters of the Agulhas Current, and examines the propagating sea surface height signals in altimetry and output from a numerical model, OCCAM. Both show bands of variability along the axis of the East Madagascar Current (EMC) and along a zonal band near 25°S. Sequences of images plus associated temperature data suggest that a number of westward-propagating eddies are present in this zonal band. The paper then focuses on the region to the south of the island, where ocean colour and infra-red imagery are evocative of an East Madagascar Retroflection. The synthesis of data analysed in this paper, however, shows that remotely observed features in this area can be explained by anticyclonic eddies moving westward through the region, and this explanation is consistent with numerical model output and the trajectories of drifting buoys.     

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.     

Environmental trends of ports and harbours: Implications for planning and management

The traditional view of ports as evolving from human settlements to distribution centres is re-examined in an ecological context. The discussion is essential because of the persisting traditional approach to 'global' port development, i.e. directed primarily by technological optimization related to cargo transfer and ocean trasportation. Growing environmental concerns and realities indicate the need for a broader environmental view in which the port is recognized as part of a larger interactive coastal ecosystem, with environmental pressures by the port on the surrounding environment, as well as by the environment on the port. The paper argues for an ecological basis for coastal port development, analyses the environment implications of riverine linkages between port and hinterland, and details some environmental consequnces of changing industrialization and chemical practices. It also identifies initiatives for relevant planning and future port management.     

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Regional impacts of new transport infrastructure: a multisectoral potentials approach

This is the second of two background papers sponsored for the Symposium by the Administrative Commission for the north of the Netherlands. Its purpose is to provide an indication of the effects of the proposed high speed rail line between Amsterdam, Groningen and Hamburg on employment in the corridor. The authors first review the techniques of forecasting these effects discussed in the literature. The potentials approach is adopted for their analysis, the mathematics and underlying assumptions of which are presented. Finally, this model is run to provide an estimate of the impact on regional employment of three variants of the proposed rail line.     

高速磁浮列车绝对定位传感器的工程化设计与实现

本文对电磁悬浮型常导高速磁浮列车绝对定位传感器进行工程化设计研究。建立传感器的解析电磁学模型,并采用有限元仿真分析标志板的屏蔽特性,从而为线圈设计及传感器工作频率的选择提供依据。在此基础上,针对传感器的读码准确率、实时性和鲁棒性问题,对信号调理电路的动态特性及参数选择进行分析与设计,并基于有限状态机设计传感器的读码算法。试验表明本文所设计的传感器稳定可靠,可保证样车试验的长期顺利进行。该传感器同样适用于中低速磁浮列车,对于轮轨列车定位也有一定的参考价值。     

岩溶地区深水大直径桩基施工技术

结合溆浦至怀化高速公路沅水大桥深水大直径钻孔灌注桩的施工实践,介绍了岩溶地区深水环境下钻孔灌注桩的成桩工艺要点、关键施工技术及事故预防处理措施,可供类似地质条件的岩溶桩基施工借鉴。     

FZy-CTC列车占用丢失报警功能的开发

根据铁道部要求FZy-CTC系统增加了列车占用丢失报警功能,对运输指挥起到了较好的指导作用。描述FZy-CTC系统如何抽象该需求,对列车运行轨迹进行逻辑检查,并最终实现列车占用丢失报警功能。     

长春轻轨3号线东延线过渡段信号改造方案分析

轨道交通延伸线工程的接合处车站改造方案是影响整个工程实施的关键因素。针对长春轻轨3号线东延线过渡段2个车站信号系统的改造,详细探讨和分析信号设备变动和施工量,提出整体改造可行性方案,从工程实施难度和风险、节省投资等多个角度进行了比选。     

深圳地铁3号线列乍牵引系统通信故障分析及改进

通过对深圳地铁3号线牵引系统通信故障发生的时间以及故障发生当日的气温等信息的统计,初步确定故障源,采用现场与实验室试验相结合的方法,确定故障发生的具体原因,进而提出改进措施,收到良好效果。