Impact of special shipping across the Taiwan Straits on the employment of Taiwanese ship officers

Nowhere else in the world are there marine transportations highly confined than across the Taiwan Straits (mainland China and Taiwan). This study strives to explore the present employment status of Taiwanese ship officers under the influence of special shipping across the Taiwan Straits, and to make sure if such an employment trend has a negative impact on the future operating mode of Taiwan shipping companies. By means of field interview and questionnaire, this study collected the employment data of ship officers from 21 leading shipping companies in Taiwan, and made a statistical analysis. The research findings show that the existing cross-strait shipping relationship, which is seriously distorted by the hostility between the governments of Taiwan and mainland China across the Taiwan Straits, has made Taiwanese shipping companies turn to flagging-out in order to enter the extensive shipping market of mainland China. This leads to a decline of job opportunities for Taiwanese ship officers. Ironically, the ship officers from mainland China pose a biggest threat to those in Taiwan in this respect. In addition, the operating modes of Taiwanese shipping companies also change gradually in tune with the increasing number of non-Taiwanese ship officers (mainly those from mainland China).     

Monitoring Aircraft Turnaround Operations – Framework Development,Application and Implications for Airline Operations

Abstract

A real-time operation monitoring system – Aircraft Turnaround Monitoring System – is developed based on a system framework to monitor aircraft turnaround operations at an airport. Mobile computing devices (PDAs) and wireless network technology General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) are used to implement the real-time monitoring system for an airline. System implementation and test results indicate that real-time operation monitoring can potentially reduce delays occurring from airline operations. Proactive measures can be taken immediately by ground handling staff to reduce delays, once the risk of delays and potential delay propagation is identified. The availability of detailed operating data can help airlines identify the root delay causes from complex connections among aircraft, flight/cabin crew and passengers. In addition, these operating data also shed some light on the future development of aircraft routing algorithms in order to consider explicitly stochastic disruptions and delay propagation in airline schedule planning.     

复杂环境下浅埋隧道的爆破震动监测与控制技术

深圳地铁5号线和7号线在太安站—怡景站区间为浅埋暗挖隧道,地表建筑物密集,按规范规定必须在爆破施工的同时进行震动监测,以保证施工环境的安全.文章选取了有代表性的监测断面,对其监测数据进行了分析,得出了沿隧道径向和法向的震动规律:径向上,在掌子面(0测点)两侧对称的测点的震动速度规律反映为成洞区大于开挖区;法向上,以掌子面(0测点)为中心,往两个方向呈现震速下降的趋势,而且近似线性下降.分析结果表明,采用密集减震孔和竹节的减震方法能够起到明显的减震效果,径向的减震效果比法向的要好.     

混合动力客车CAN总线通信系统故障与抗干扰的研究

混合动力客车上由于电磁环境异常复杂,通信节点众多,从而造成CAN网络通信的容错能力下降。本文描述了安凯HFF6140K07CHEV插电式混合动力客车中几种常见的CAN总线故障表现形式,并通过分析CAN网络中的常见故障类型,最终给出相应的抗干扰解决方案。     

转炉钢渣集料微观性能研究

采用现代测试技术研究了不同形态转炉钢渣的矿物组成和钢渣表面元素分布特征。从工程集料优选角度,结合实验结果,得出密实型钢渣更加适用于沥青路面层。钢渣表面丰富的钙元素赋予其与沥青良好的粘附性。     

基于驾驶特性的超车模型研究

超车行驶作为驾驶人行车过程中重要的行为之一,与行驶安全性有着直接的联系。为建立符合驾驶人操作习惯的超车模型,本文通过实车试验采集不同驾驶人在高速公路的超车行驶数据,并以此采用多项式回归拟合建立基于驾驶人操作特性的超车模型,最后利用prescan软件对提出的超车模型进行了仿真分析,结果表明建立的超车模型能够真实地反映驾驶人超车过程中的操作习惯,为超车行为的研究提供了可靠的理论依据。     

基于改进蚁群算法的应急救援路径规划

应急救援路径规划不同于普通的路径规划,其目标为用最短的时间对待救援目标实施救援,因此无须考虑返回时间。同时,不同于以往路径规划单个目标点的情况,待救援目标可以有一个或多个。提出一种基于改进蚁群算法的应急救援路径规划方法,设置夸张系数Qa,并定义“虚拟边”,解决当前点的邻接待访问点中有多个目标点的问题。为提高收敛性,对信息素蒸发系数进行改进。该方法能快速找到一条从待救援点到多个目标点的优化路径,实验结果表明算法的有效性。     

X射线探伤在内河造船业中的应用和监督管理

X射线探伤主要是利用了射线的衰减、电离、荧光、照相等主要特点来实现的.目前比较适合内河船舶检验的射线探伤机就是便携式X射线机,其特点是便于搬运和现场调整,结构轻便、牢固,质量可靠.     

沥青混合料应力-应变关系的试验研究

沥青混合料典型的应力-应变曲线可分为反弯段、线性段、双曲线段和破坏段,峰值应变在0．004左右。这为更准确地确定路面设计参数提供了理论依据。     

锦屏电站大沱基地地质灾害特征分析

在勘探资料基础上,对大沱场地滑坡形成机制及稳定性进行了分析。结果表明,场地整体稳定,局部较差;受工程活动影响和地下水作用,以及河流冲刷或掏蚀,多处产生变形甚至滑坡;地质灾害类型有斜坡变形、滑坡及滚石。