An interpretation of inter-container port relationships from the demand perspective

Container ports serve as important conduits to facilitate the efficient flow of containerized cargo. As part of value-driven chain systems that intersect between hinterlands, efficiency gains that are generated within the container port will have a direct impact on the competitive advantage of its users and affect the economic potential of both the origin and destination hinterlands. As such, the paper proposes the usage of indifference analysis propounded in microeconomic theory as a useful means to examine inter-container port competition and complementarity. The framework presented can also be combined with Porter's 'Diamond' model in order for inter-container port demand relationships to be quantified, measured and analysed in an holistic manner. Apart from analysing inter-port relationships from the standpoint of container ports, the framework can also be used to analyse inter-port relationships from the perspective of other key players in the value-driven chain system and modified accordingly to incorporate various indicators that are deemed to be relevant to these parties.     

货车焊接结构疲劳寿命预测研究

基于国际焊接学会标准和英国标准,结合有限元静强度结果和实测载荷谱,对某出口运煤车车体关键部位典型焊接接头形式进行了疲劳寿命对比分析。结果表明,合理选择焊接接头形式和焊接工艺可以成倍地提高结构的疲劳寿命。     

Interaction study of train-bridge-track systems using Maxwell model

The investigation of problems related to the interaction of train, bridge and track systems has been accelerated by the emergence of high-speed trains. Such studies are required, not only for the endurance issues regarding bridge and tracks, but to assure trains' functionality and performance. The suspension mechanism of train systems is of prime importance in defining the functionality of high-speed trains, and accurate mathematical models of the mechanism are imperative. This paper introduces a numerical technique for an interaction study of train-bridge-track systems based on Maxwell (three-element type) modeling of the suspension mechanisms of vehicles. Track irregularity in sinusoidal form is also integrated into the mathematical model. Although the proposed technique is simple in formulation, it offers phenomenal accuracy in representing the interaction of train, track and bridge systems. In a numerical example, the dynamic behavior of a train-bridge system has been studied. Results of this analysis provide a valuable insight into the contributing roles of different parameters in this subject.     

现代机车电传动仿真工具

现代机车动车是一个很复杂的系统,在开发过程中,机械、电子技术和调节技术的专家们必须密切合作.如果既要交换输入数据和结果,又要子系统模型相互直接连接,那么现代仿真工具能极有效地支持这种开发过程.     

联想的教训

过去几个月中，中国消费品市场发生了巨大的变化，新出台的规定承诺将大力改变消费品的交易环境。自今年六月起，外国公司可以在中国建立全面运营的外商独资企业，从事商品的采购和转售。     

异步电动机矢量控制(FOC)和直接转矩控制(DTC)方案的比较

磁场定向控制和直接转矩控制技术正在成为异步电动机转矩控制的工业标准.文章给出这两种控制方案的详细比较,重点是它们的优、缺点.从转矩和电流脉动、跟踪转矩命令阶跃变化的转矩瞬态响应等方面评估了两种控制方案的性能.根据数值仿真结果进行了分析,但未涉及系统硬件带来的二次影响.     

浅述作为民事法律行为的合同

市场经济是契约经济。合同是企业从事经济活动并且取得经济效益的桥梁和纽带。作为市场主体之一的建筑企业 ,从工程投标到建设工程合同的签订 ,从合同的覆行到工程索赔 ,从工程款的结算到合同纠纷的处理 ,无一不受合同的约束和合同法的规范。掌握了合同的本质 ,才能做到对合同法的灵活运用。本文通过对合同的概述 ,合同本质特征的论述 ,提出了合同的具体运作及合同法在实践中应当注意的问题。对今后建筑企业在复杂的经济活动中正确处理合同问题有较强的指导意义。     

ALSTOM的双层电动车和配套的质量程序

瑞典国家铁路公司(SJ AB)为斯德哥尔摩大区间运输向ALSTOM订购了113辆CORADIA双层电动车.文章介绍了开发该动车的总体技术规定以及方便客户操作的制造规范和详细规定.瑞典冬季的最低温度达-40℃,这对制造和质量提出了高要求.特别提到了针对设计阶段配套的质量程序.     

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE LAMELLAR MICROCRYSTALLINE ZINC PHOSPHATE α-Zn_3(PO_4)_2·4H_2O

It's well knownthat redlead and zinc chromateare extensively used as anticorrosive pigment in thefor mulation of protective paints due totheir anticor-rosive efficiency.However,their applications havebeen gradually discouraged since1990because theyare hazardous and high toxic.Among several non-toxic anticorrosive pigments developed so far,zincphosphate is a desired alternative to the toxic pig-ments for its superior perfor mance.Unfortunately,zinc phosphate still cannot completelyreplacelead o…     

Surface CO2 measurements in the English Channel and Southern Bight of North Sea using voluntary observing ships

Ships of opportunity have been used to investigate ocean–atmosphere CO₂ fluxes in the English Channel and Southern Bight of the North Sea. Continuous underway measurements of the fugacity of seawater carbon dioxide (fCO₂^sw), chlorophyll, temperature and salinity have been performed along 26 transects during the spring and autumn periods. The spatial fCO₂^sw distribution along the Channel and Southern Bight is modulated by the photosynthetic activity, temperature changes and water mixing between inputs from the North Atlantic Ocean and riverine discharges. The seasonal variability of fCO₂^sw is assessed and discussed in terms of the biology and temperature effects, these having similar impacts. The variation of fCO₂^sw shows similar interannual patterns, with lower values in spring. The annual average of air–sea CO₂ fluxes places the English Channel as neutral area of CO₂ uptake. The spring and autumn data allow differentiating between distal and proximal continental areas. The Southern Bight shows a tendency towards net CO₂ uptake on the distal continental shelf, whereas the Scheldt and Thames Plumes show a CO₂ source behaviour on the proximal continental shelves.