The Available Methods to Calculate the Wheel/Rail Forces in Non Hertzian Contact Patches and Rail Damaging

In the present paper, the methods used in railway dynamics to take into account the non Hertzian multi contact patches occurring on a wheel, are summarised. Some application cases are presented as well as an explanation of the so called “squat” rail deterioration.     

Factors affecting the environmental impact of pavement wear

Wear at the interface between flexible pavements and tires influences pavement life, pavement cycle costs, and tire consumption, and is a source of environmental harm. Wear-related processes evolve over time and are affected by a number of boundary conditions, such as interface fluids, water and fuels. We develop a model explaining and predicting mass losses in flexible pavements under carefully controlled conditions, and with estimation of the related environmental costs. We also employed an accelerated loading test. Under normal conditions, the environmental impact of pavement wear is not greatly influenced by mix type or volumetrics. Indeed, the presence of hazmat materials, traditional, dense mixes have an environmental impact that is appreciably lower than that of porous European mixes.     

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交通流密度是衡量道路服务水平的指标之一. 当交通流中车辆长度和速度变化较大时,占有率则可以更好地反映交通流密度状况. 占有率的测定能够考虑到车辆的长度和速度变化,但是其值受到测量区域长度的影响,并且在混合交通情况下测量值缺乏准确性. 对于没有车道行驶规则的混合交通流,应当以整条路段为单位进行交通流分析. 因此本文提出了“区域占有率”的概念,且利用仿真技术验证其有效性. 对混合交通流条件下的占有率和区域占有率进行比较分析,区域占有率可以更合理地描述混合交通流的密度. 同时,得出混合交通条件下的区域占有率和交通流速度关系,证明了混合交通流条件下区域占有率提出的合理性和准确性.     

耐碰撞车辆的撞击性能

对耐碰撞车辆列车的撞击性能作了分析研究,并编制了解析大型塑性变形的动力学模拟程序。对进一步改进耐碰撞车辆的设计进行了讨论。     

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“如果2009年的开局并不是我们现在所看到的,我认为我们已经驾驶着RB5赢得了世界冠军,因为我们有F1里最的底盘”。克里斯蒂安·霍纳如是说。     

Parameter matchin and optimization for a hydraulic power-assistant system

A hydraulic power-assist system is a hydraulic regeneration system that can significantly improve fuel economy when installed on a conventional bus operating in urban traffic. This paper presents a methodology for matching a new hydraulic power-assist system (HPA) to a conventional bus. The HPA and the conventional bus were modeled using the AMESim environment. The HPA was optimized using a simulation-based orthogonal design method with two indexes, the fuel economy and the acceleration performance. According to the simulation results, the volume of the accumulator was the primary factor affecting fuel economy, and the gear ratio of the transfer case was the primary factor influencing the acceleration performance. As a result, tradeoffs between the two indexes are required for a practical operational scenario. Experimental results demonstrated that the optimal HPA installed on a conventional bus was able to satisfy the acceleration performance requirement of the vehicle and also reduced fuel consumption by 25 percent.     

The influence of personality on acceptability of sustainable transport policies

Previous research has shown that fairness, infringement on freedom, and perceived effectiveness are determinants of transport pricing acceptability. In the present study we investigate determinants of acceptability of environmental (carbon) taxation for which trust in government and environmental concern are additional determinants. Carbon taxation is an extension of fuel taxes and may thus be viewed as transport pricing. Our main focus is on the role played by personality traits. Structural equation modeling reveals that acceptability is related to the personality traits extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness. Extraverted individuals have higher levels of trust in government which leads to higher acceptability. Also correlations between agreeableness and conscientiousness as well as environmental problem awareness and personal norm are observed. We discuss strategies for effective marketing of transportation policies considering how acceptability is related to personality traits.