Estimation of delay variability at signalized intersections for urban arterial performance evaluation

Urban arterial performance evaluation has been broadly studied, with the major focus on average travel time estimation. However, in view of the stochastic nature of interrupted flow, the ability to capture the characteristics of travel time variability has become a critical step in determining arterial level of service (LOS). This article first presents a stochastic approach that integrates classic cumulative curves and probability theories in order to investigate delay variability at signalized intersections, as a dominant part of the link travel time variability. This serves as a basis for arterial travel time estimation, which can be obtained through a convolution of individual link travel time distributions. The proposed approach is then applied in the estimation of travel time along one arterial in Shanghai, China, with abundant automatic vehicle identification (AVI) data sources. The travel time variability is evaluated thoroughly at 30-min intervals, with promising results achieved in comparison to the field measurements. In addition, the estimated travel time distributions are utilized to illustrate the probability of multiple LOS ranges, namely, reliability LOS. The results provide insights into how we might achieve a more reliable and informative understanding of arterial performance.     

Subjective-utility travel time budget modeling in the stochastic traffic network assignment

ABSTRACT

In this article, we propose a new model called subjective-utility travel time budget (SU-TTB) model to capture travelers' risk-averse route choices. In the travel time budget (TTB) and mean-excess travel time (METT) model, a predefined confidence level is needed to capture the risk-aversion in route choice. Due to the day-to-day route travel time variations, the exact confidence level is hard to be predicted. With the SU-TTB model, we assume travelers' confidence level belongs to an interval that they may comply with in the route choice. The two main components of SU-TTB are the utility function and the TTB model. We can show that the SU-TTB can be reduced to the TTB and METT model with proper utility function for the confidence levels. We can also prove its equivalence with our recently proposed nonlinear-expectation route travel time (NERTT) model in some cases and give some new interpretation on the NERTT with this equivalence. Finally, we formulate the SU-TTB model as a variational inequality (VI) problem to model the risk-averse user equilibrium (RAUE), termed as generalized RAUE (GRAUE). The GRAUE is solved via a heuristic gradient projection algorithm, and the model and solution algorithm are demonstrated with the Braess's traffic network and the Nguyen and Dupuis's traffic network.     

高速铁路声屏障在列车脉动风载荷下的强度计算

为了得到高速列车声屏障在列车经过时的受力规律,建立了声屏障的外流场模型和有限元模型。利用流固耦合技术,计算分析了声屏障的三维动态流场和结构模型,得到了列车风气动力特性和H钢立柱的受力规律。计算结果表明:列车经过时声屏障受到的压力为一个随时间变化且不均匀分布的面载荷。H钢立柱发生弯扭组合变形,弯矩扭矩各经历两次换向。每当列车经过一次,等效应力产生四个脉冲。H钢立柱受到的应力不大,可能出现疲劳破坏。     

自升式钻井平台倒K型桩腿结构优化设计

综合考虑了风浪流等环境载荷及环境载荷作用角度的影响,运用有限元软件对自升式钻井平台倒K型桩腿结构尺寸进行了优化,并基于优化结果论述了倒K型桩腿结构尺寸及其力学性能随位移约束的变化规律。研究结果表明:不同位移约束下,倒K型桩腿弦杆、横撑杆、斜撑杆及内撑杆的体积比例分别保持在77%、9%、13%及1%左右;而在相同的位移约束下,最大应力会随着作用角度的变化围绕平均应力上下波动,且波动率约为±0.0775%。     

自升式钻井平台动态响应研究

综合考虑风浪流等环境载荷、桩靴与土壤之间的相互作用行为及静水压力和波浪动压力所引起的浮力效应的影响,运用有限元软件模拟了自升式钻井平台的动态响应过程,获得了0°环境载荷作用下自升式钻井平台的船体位移、桩腿危险处应力、桩靴载荷的变化规律。研究结果表明:自升式钻井平台的动态响应周期约为38s,是波浪周期的2.8倍,且在环境载荷作用角度为30°时,船体位移峰值最大,而位移均值在45°时最大。     

船用复合材料接头全场应力测量方法研究

对应用锁相红外热成像技术测量复合材料结构应力的可行性进行了研究。基于正交各向异性复合材料的热弹性理论(TSA),提出了一种有效和简洁的试验标定方法。通过标定试验获取了玻璃钢材料合理的加载频率f以及热弹性耦合常数CK。对两种典型的船用玻璃钢复合材料连接接头内的应力分布进行了测量,通过与数值计算结果比较,表明锁相红外热成像技术是一种快速、高效、可靠的结构全场应力测量手段。     

弹簧支吊架在FPSO高温管道中的应用

高温条件下管道热胀、冷缩和端点附加位移产生的位移载荷是造成管道应力过大和相连设备管口扭矩、反力过大的主要因素。合理设计管道走向和支架布置来增加管道系统柔性是减小管道热载、降低管道应力的主要途径。以机舱排烟管道系统为例,在CAESAR II中建立数值模型,分析了排烟管道的热胀载荷对管道的影响,比较了弹簧支架约束与刚性支架约束对高温排烟管道一次、二次应力的影响。研究发现,在高温管道中,弹簧支吊架不仅能增加管道系统的柔性,减小管道热应力,而且能降低管道对支架的约束载荷,减小管道所受的集中力。     

斜壁结构的水动力收敛方法研究

在分析波浪中的船舶运动或者计算大型结构的水动力系数时,往往采用时域格林函数方法。时域格林函数的一个重要局限性在于它在计算具有倾斜壁面的水动力系数时,结果很容易发散。时域格林函数本身的奇异性以及高频振动特性显然是水动力发散的一个重要原因。但即使该奇异性通过增加粘性以及表面张力的方式使之消失,计算具有斜壁结构的水动力时,发散现象依然存在。因此,该文提出一种滤波方法,除去时域格林函数的高频部分,留下其低频部分,并定义滤波系数,从而使作用于斜壁结构上的水动力值收敛。通过文中结果与频域兴波格林函数法的比较来确定最优滤波系数。结果表明：最优滤波系数几乎与运动幅值无关,但会受到运动频率以及物面形状的影响。     

基于 SIP 协议航管内部通信系统的设计

论文介绍了航管内部通信系统的特点,会话初始协议 SIP（Session Initialization Protocol）协议的功能特性,给出了基于 SIP 协议航管中心内部通信系统的设备组成,陈述了整个内部通信系统的系统架构和主机的软件架构,内部通信系统工程实现的关键技术,最后对航管内部通信进行了小结。     

某舰艇俱乐部火灾危险性分析及防火设计方案改进

针对某舰艇俱乐部内易燃物品相对较多,防火设计不同于普通舱室的特点,采用FDS软件,建立舱室火灾模型,对舱室火灾进行全尺寸模拟,得出舱室发生火灾时的烟气运动、温度、能见度和气体组分体积分数变化等规律,分析其火灾危险性。通过设定不同的工况条件,对比分析排烟系统和喷淋系统对舰艇俱乐部火灾的灭火降温作用,对防火设计方案提出改进意见。