Discretionary activity location choice: in-home or out-of-home?

This paper examines the location choice associated with discretionary activities (in-home vs. out-of-home). These substitution patterns are important in terms of travel demand as in-home activities do not necessitate travel while out-of-home activities incur travel. Mixed logit models are estimated using an activity dataset (2003 CHASE data) to analyze the factors associated with this choice at the individual activity-level. Results suggest that the attributes of an activity significantly contribute to understanding the likelihood of engaging in out-of-home activities. Activity type interaction terms reveal the varying influence that socio-demographics, activity attributes and travel have over four different activity types modeled. The results reveal that the location choice (in-home vs. out-of-home) is sensitive to travel characteristics. As the travel time and cost increases, an individual is less likely to engage in an activity out-of-home. Compared to passive and social activities, the location of active activities is more sensitive to changes in travel attributes.     

Analysis of cost estimation disclosure in environmental impact statements for surface transportation projects

Reliability in cost estimates in publicly funded projects is more important today than ever with increased governmental funding to infrastructure projects and associated accountability requirements, but surface transportation projects, large and small, in the United States have a legacy of cost overruns. The problems with these overruns start with the cost estimation process before projects begin. Studies have shown that early cost estimations reflect best-case scenarios rather than realistic expectations, and have attributed technical, economic, psychological, and political reasons for underestimation. The primary objectives of this research were to determine how costs have been presented and updated in environmental impact statements, to identify endemic technical problems with cost estimation during the environmental review of surface transportation projects, and to develop recommendations for improving cost estimation and disclosure. Cost estimation methods were analyzed from the documents of 100 projects, including draft environmental impact statements, final environmental impact statements, and records of decision. The study concluded that the lack of guidance on how to include cost estimation in environmental review revealed itself in the level of detail and attention given to estimating costs. Agencies omitted or included various aspects of cost estimation randomly. Professional organizations should fill the gap of the need for specific guidance to cost estimation for environmental review so it can evolve as a state of the practice.     

Managing passenger behavioral intention: an integrated framework for service quality,satisfaction, perceived value,and switching barriers

This paper seeks to improve our understanding of passengers’ behavioral intention by proposing an integrated framework from the attitudinal perspective. According to the literature in marketing research, we establish a causal relationship model that considers “service quality-satisfaction-behavioral intentions” paradigm, perceived value theory, and switching barrier theory. Exploring passengers’ behavioral intention from satisfaction and perceived value help to understand how passengers are attracted by the company, while switching barriers assist in realizing how passengers are “locked” into a relationship with the current company. Furthermore, in order to capture the nature of service quality, we adopt a hierarchical factor structure which serves service quality as the higher-order factor. In this study, coach industry is selected as our research subject. The empirical results, as hypothesized, show that all causal relationships are statistically significant, and perceived value us the most important predictor of satisfaction and passengers’ behavioral intention. In conclusion, the managerial implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.     

输水盾构隧洞复合衬砌结构设计计算研究

软土有压输水盾构隧洞采用管片外衬和整筑预应力内衬作复合式衬砌的设计计算中,为能较好考虑内衬与外衬管片的相互作用,以及内衬预应力荷载在隧洞施工和运营各阶段对复合衬砌结构受力的影响,本文提出了一种新的实体叠合计算模型。由于确定管片纵缝接头抗弯刚度的复杂性,文中建议对用数值模拟管片纵缝接头刚度采用了一种非线性耦合弹簧＂接触对＂的模拟系统。在采用实体单元建模的条件下,由于计入管片接头刚度的力学处理困难,文中研究了一种能以模拟管片接头刚度的简化计算方法。根据内、外衬砌接触界面处理方式的不同,文中提出了5种适合不同界面条件内、外层衬砌的相互作用模型。此外,本文还研制了内衬预应力荷载的一种转化程序,以解决采用等效荷载法施加预应力时的前处理问题。上述各点创意构思已在南水北调中线一期穿黄隧洞的结构设计研究中得到了具体反映和成功应用。     

陡坡富水斜井仰拱施工技术

大相岭泥巴山隧道2#通风斜井左线全长909.38 m、倾角17°29′19″(坡度31.5%),右洞斜井912.7 m、倾角16°41′12″(坡度30%),采用有轨运输系统,地质情况复杂,日涌水量达27 000 m3/d。文章介绍了长大陡坡富水斜井仰拱施工技术,采用先浇筑仰拱两侧墙角处边墙混凝土,完善了排水系统,保护了拱脚,使得仰拱能够全幅一次浇筑,确保了混凝土质量,并使结构安全稳定及工程稳步推进,加快了施工进度,颇值类似工程借鉴。     

运用灰色理论预测隧道变形的探讨

隧道变形监测对于隧道的安全有着重要的作用.运用灰色理论GM模型对其变形数据进行预测分析,发现灰色理论对隧道的变形有一定的预测效果,同时了解到不同样本数据其预测精度存在差异.为此,提出使用二次拟合参数法对其进行改进,得出二次拟合参数法对低精度的预测模型有一定的改进效果,而对于较高精度的预测模型效果并不显著.     

电机软开关逆变控制系统的设计与实现

传统的逆变器开关管工作在硬开关状态下,存在诸多的弊端,克服这些缺点的有效方法是软开关技术.将一种新型的直流环节并联谐振软开关逆变器应用于基于CAN通信的交流电机调速系统中,组成了交流电机软开关逆变控制系统,阐述了其原理、拓扑及特点.在系统中,上位机(PC)通过CAN总线与下位机(TMS320 LF2407)实时通信,下位机通过SVPWM控制逆变器.使用LabWindows/CVI 6.0开发了控制软件,通过实验,对硬开关和软开关条件下电机的运行性能进行了对比,证明软开关技术具有明显的优势.     

水中结构的动力响应分析

将海洋悬跨管道、悬浮隧道等结构简化为简支梁,将水流引起漩涡泄放产生的升力简化为简谐荷载,考虑流固耦合效应研究水中结构的动力响应.在模态分析后,根据结构的自振频率范围选定简谐荷载的强制频率范围,进行谐响应分析得到响应-频率曲线,选取适当频率进行瞬态分析,得到响应的时间历程曲线.比较分析不同长度的结构在水和空气中的响应,分析表明:同一结构在水中的各阶自振频率小于空气中的自振频率;结构在水中的响应较空气中大;当简谐荷载以结构的一、二、三阶频率激振时,结构振动的位移幅值依次减小.     

企业科技创新与知识产权制度建设

知识产权制度是保护和推进企业科技创新的重要机制.鉴于目前我国企业知识产权制度存在的种种弊端,加强知识产权制度建设,充分发挥知识产权制度在企业科技创新中的作用,应从健全知识产权法律体系、完善知识产权管理制度、建构企业知识产权文化、创新科技成果转化机制等几方面着手.     

低交通量沥青路面典型路面结构数值分析

针对低交通量沥青路面的主要病害,根据基层材料的变化分两阶段建模,通过仿真分析弯沉值、沥青面层底面和半刚性基层底面的最大主应力等指标,分析路面结构的优缺点,得到推荐的低交通量道路典型沥青路面结构形式。