Maritime accident investigation and temporal determinants of maritime accidents: A case study

This paper presents the results of an investigation into temporal determinants of maritime accidents based on a data-set obtained from the proceedings of formal inquiries in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR). The results show that there is no statistically significant outcome between the probability for an accident and the time of watch. Thus the results do not confirm previous studies, which reported significant time of day effects.The outcome of this study indicates that marine inquiries can provide useful data for an analysis of underlying causes of maritime accidents. It is suggested that accident inquiries should be extended into the area of watch systems employed and should record the hours of work and of rest of the officers on the watch involved in a maritime accident.     

The role of professional associations in shipping

This article is in three parts. The first covers the historical development of qualifying associations. The second covers the particular role of maritime institutions that include The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, The Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology and The Nautical Institute. The third and final section considers the future for maritime professional associations in the context of international shipping.     

装配式公路钢桥承载力的有限元分析

指出装配式公路钢桥设计中所采用的简化计算方法的不足,使用大型有限元软件ANSYS对其受力情况和承载力进行了分析,并与简化计算方法作了对比,得出了一些规律性的结论,对实际应用具有指导意义。     

高液限土路堤填筑技术研究

高液限土由于其高胀缩性而被现行规范限制使用,基于节约、环保的理念,结合一工程实例,通过室内试验,研究高液限土在毛细饱水情况下的强度特征,分析其压实控制标准,并通过对试验路段的检测,归纳该高液限土路堤填筑的工艺要求。实践表明,在不加外掺剂条件下,直接利用高液限土填筑路堤,在技术上是可行的。     

京沪铁路电气化工程接触网系统提速技术

京沪铁路电气化工程是我国铁路第六次大提速的重点工程。该工程要满足行车200km/h,达到高可靠、少维修的要求,采取提高接触网系统稳定性和电气连接性能、改善弓网关系、回流、接地及防雷等多项措施,应用预绞丝、化学锚栓、弹性补偿器等新技术,使京沪铁路电气化提速工程达到我国领先水平。     

A traffic flow simulator for short‐term travel time forecasting

This paper presents an off‐line forecasting system for short‐term travel time forecasting. These forecasts are based on the historical traffic count data provided by detectors installed on Annual Traffic Census (ATC) stations in Hong Kong. A traffic flow simulator (TFS) is developed for short‐term travel time forecasting (in terms of offline forecasting), in which the variation of perceived travel time error and the fluctuations of origin‐destination (O‐D) demand are considered explicitly. On the basis of prior O‐D demand and partial updated detector data, the TFS can estimate the link travel times and flows for the whole network together with their variances and covariances. The short‐term travel time forecasting by O‐D pair can also be assessed and the O‐D matrix can be updated simultaneously. The application of the proposed off‐line forecasting system is illustrated by a numerical example in Hong Kong.     

城市轨道交通通信系统集中维护的实施方案

本文就当今城市轨道交通建设中较为先进的通信系统集中管理模式,介绍了轨道交通中通信系统进行集中统一维护管理的实施方案,以及与轨道交通中其它系统的维护接口问题,仅供参考。     

无刷直流推进电动机动态性能的仿真

建立无刷直流推进电动机的动态仿真数学模型,利用系统矩阵的特征值和特征向量,以及对称性边界条件确定初始状态,对起动等动态过程进行了仿真和分析。仿真结果对于船舶永磁同步推进系统的设计具有重要的指导意义。     

高锰钢爆炸加工硬化及其硬化机理

本文研究了爆炸加工后高锰钢的硬化效果及其硬化机理．结果表明，高锰钢经爆炸加工后表面硬度大幅度提高，硬化深度超过４０ｍｍ．但夏比冲击试验表明仍有较高的韧性，宏观残余变形很小．这些变化不是发生Ｍ体及ε相转变的结果，而是发生高密度位错、堆垛层错、大量的交叉滑移，晶粒的扭折，孪晶及Ａ体晶粒细化引起的．     

巧用船用钢丝绳

船用钢丝绳是船舶生产的重要用具,其类型、强度、规格、用途等多种多样,船舶一定要根据自己的作业情况选用不同特点的钢丝绳才能确保船舶安全生产。