Managing transportation during highway reconstruction: A recommended process

Major highway reconstruction can cause significant disruptions to existing travel patterns and economic activity. Reducing these impacts on travelers, shippers, businesses and residents requires that innovative and effective transportation management actions be developed and implemented. This paper reports the major findings and recommendations of a research study on managing transportation during highway, reconstruction. The primary objectives of the study were

Joint development at transit stations in the United States

Joint development, as the term is generally used in connection with transit systems in the United States, is real estate development that is closely linked to public transportation services and station facilities, and takes advantage of the market and locational advantages provided by them. Research conducted by LEK Associates for the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) suggests that, in addition to helping shape urban growth and land development, joint development is also a surprisingly effective means of increasing transit system ridership and farebox revenues, as well as a source of increasingly significant revenues from the sale or lease of air rights.The completion of nine joint development projects in as many different cities, started under the former Urban Initiatives Program, for example, net additional annual ridership might reach 12000000 one-way trips. Net additional annual farebox revenues might reach over $9000000. This added revenue would be sufficient to repay the $62 million combined UMTA/transit operator investment in the nine projects, exclusive of the costs of the basic transit system improvements around which the projects are planned, in less than six years.Among transit authority-administered joint development programs examined in a separate study, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has had the most success in generating significant value capture income. For example, the cumulative revenue realized by WMATA from just six joint development projects in the Washington, DC region, through September 1983 exceeded $ 6.9 million. Projections through fiscal year 1986 indicate cumulative revenues approximating $ 28 million will be received from developer leases.     

Urban transportation modeling: The discussion continues

This article is a response to John Polak's article, entitled, A Comment on Supernak's Critique of Transport Modeling, published elsewhere in this issue of TRANSPORTATION. It offers necessary clarifications to the issues discussed in an earlier article in this journal (Supernak, 1983). It also responds to the philosophical issues discussed in Polak's article, such as the nature of transport phenomena, and the role, form and methodology of transport modeling.     

Regional impacts of new transport infrastructure: a multisectoral potentials approach

This is the second of two background papers sponsored for the Symposium by the Administrative Commission for the north of the Netherlands. Its purpose is to provide an indication of the effects of the proposed high speed rail line between Amsterdam, Groningen and Hamburg on employment in the corridor. The authors first review the techniques of forecasting these effects discussed in the literature. The potentials approach is adopted for their analysis, the mathematics and underlying assumptions of which are presented. Finally, this model is run to provide an estimate of the impact on regional employment of three variants of the proposed rail line.     

The design of bus route systems — An interactive location-allocation approach

An interactive modelling approach is developed to solve the practical problem of bus route network design. Possible bus routes are identified with facilities which can be located. Zones or pairs of zones in the urban area are identified with customers who will be allocated to the established facilities. It is shown that the classical Set Covering Problem is useful under the assumption of fixed demand; the Simple Plant Location Problem is effective under the assumption of demand which is sensitive to the level of bus service provided.     

人类仿真技术在铁路系统中的应用

摘要：对应用于铁路人机工程学的人类仿真方法进行了总结,即一种仿真器是采用虚拟现实技术来模拟环境,例如驾驶仿真器、乘坐舒适度仿真器、铁路车站仿真器等。另一类仿真器则采用计算机仿真技术来评价列车司机工作时承受的精神负担、列车碰撞引起的旅客运动方式及损伤等。     

面向“工程认证”的《汽车构造》教学设计

工程教育专业认证(简称"工程认证")是我国"五位一体"高教评估体系的重要组成部分,是新形势下促进我国高等工科教育发展、提升高等院校工科人才培养质量的重要方法和途径。本文立足重庆理工大学车辆工程专业工程认证建设实际,以专业核心必修课程《汽车构造》为对象,结合工程认证标准与成果导向(Outcome-based Education,简称OBE)理念,对其进行面向"工程认证"的教学设计,包括教学目标设计、教学内容及方式设计、教学评价设计及课程学习建议,为我校乃至其他高校车辆工程专业工程认证建设提供有益借鉴。     

不同固化剂对路用水性环氧树脂工作性能的影响

为进一步提升路用水性环氧树脂工作性能及使用品质,选取两种环氧树脂和5种固化剂,采用固化剂乳化法,制备了不同类型水性环氧树脂,对比评价了不同固化剂类型及掺量下水性环氧树脂拉伸、弯曲、黏结等工作性能.并基于水性环氧树脂工作性能演变规律,确定了最佳固化剂类型及其适宜掺量.结果 表明:对于E-44和E-51两种类型的环氧树脂,ZH固化剂固化效果最优;当ZH固化剂中活性氢当量与环氧树脂中环氧当量之比为1∶1时,水性环氧树脂可获得最佳工作性能;此外,与E-44水性环氧树脂相比,E-51水性环氧树脂工作性能表现更为优异,其ZH固化剂(用量为LLZ水平)固化产物拉伸强度和断裂伸长率分别为31.6 MPa和12％,弯曲强度、弯曲变形以及弯曲模量分别为82.5 MPa、23 mm和1840 MPa,附着力拉拔强度为2.15 MPa.     

船舶辅机智能化技术应用现状及发展趋势

分析船舶辅机智能化需求,梳理大数据、智能算法和健康管理等主要智能化技术在船舶辅机中的应用现状,对这3类智能化技术的应用特点进行归纳总结,提出了船舶辅机未来主要在区域与功能集成、无人化机舱和船岸一体化的发展方向.     

Research on the Influence of Vertical Deformation of Bridge on the Track RegularityEI北大核心

Research purposes: The vertical deformation of high-speed railway (HSR) bridge will cause the track irregularity, which threatens the safe and efficient operation of the HSR. Taking the 32 m simple supported beam bridge as the research object, based on the existing mapping analytical model for bridge vertical deformation and rail geometry, the influence of the track regularity of the CRTS Ⅰ slab ballastless track structure caused by the key parameters such as the bridge vertical deformation amplitude, the hanging length of the beam end and the vertical stiffness of mortar layer were studied, and the corresponding measures to control the rail deformation were proposed, to provide theoretical reference for comprehensive treatment of rail deformation of HSR bridge. Research conclusions:(1) The pier settlement, the vertical rotation of the beam end and the beam fault will cause the rail to follow the beam deformation, and "up-warping" of the rail on the vertical deformation boundary will appear. (2) The rail deformation is directly proportional to the vertical deformation amplitude of the bridge and the key to control the rail deformation is to reduce the vertical deformation of the bridge. (3) The rail deformation can be controlled by reducing the hanging length of beam and vertical stiffness of mortar layer. (4) The research results can provide a theoretical reference for controlling the vertical rail deformation of high-speed railway bridges. © 2018, Editorial Department of Journal of Railway Engineering Society. All right reserved.