提高船员综合素质,适应水运经济发展

即将施行的《船员条例》是第一部提高船员素质,维护船员合法权益的专项条例。从科学文化素质、航海教育资源配置、船员培训质量等方面分析船员素质不高的原因,从大力倡导船员职业专科教育,提高船员培训质量,海事机构加强市场监管,提高船员待遇,全社会都来关爱船员等方面来提高船员的综合素质,适应水运经济发展的需要。     

钢管混凝土拱肋泵送混凝土脱空成因分析与试验观察

钢管拱肋泵送混凝土脱空问题一直未能较好地解决 ,通过观察有机玻璃管模型模拟灌注混凝土试验 ,验证了钢管混凝土拱肋泵送混凝土脱空形成的原因 ,指出解决钢管混凝土拱肋泵送混凝土脱空问题的关键。     

GPS在水运导航中的应用分析

阐述了GPS系统的特点和工作原理,对水运导航定位情况进行了分析,并以珠江三角洲为例分析了实现GPS导航的巨大应用价值。     

Paris定律中应力取值的实验研究

简述了裂纹扩展模型Paris定律的基本理论和金属结构裂纹扩展寿命预测的具体运用公式，并通过有限元计算得到无裂纹结构的应力云图，取得Paris定律中所需的应力值，从而预测裂纹部位裂纹扩展的寿命．通过实验研究和分析，证明用上述方法得到的应力值运用在Paris定律中能满足工程裂纹诊断的要求。     

T_H1 AND T_H2 CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTORS IN EXPERIMENTAL LEISHMANIASIS

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Impact of information technology on public transport fares data

The work described was undertaken as part of the CASSIOPE project in the EC DRIVE programme. A range of fare collection procedures in public transport is described, and the importance of these for data collection by operators is stressed. It is suggested that such data management could be standardized and to this end four case studies were carried out in different European cities. Data models were built for each city, and these models are merged into a preliminary version of a generalized model. The need and uses for such a fare collection data model is explained.     

Should the user pay?

The paper puts the case that historical analysis helps to understand current discussions on user-pays principles and practice. In particular, (a) it is demonstrated that the nature of funding systems is dominated by political considerations, and (b) user-pays systems lead to inadequate funding of infrastructure when politically controlled, but provide funds for expansion when “market-driven” (in pursuit of profit maximisation). The case is illustrated by reference to the experience of interregional transport infrastructure in 19th century in England and 20th century Australia. Revenue deficiencies arising from government-controlled rates can lead to the demise of private transport infrastructure. The problem is considered in the context of the history of interregional roads and railways in England between the 15th and 19th century in England and in Australia in the 19th and 20th century. The current embrace by government of the user-pays system in transport services arises from fiscal deficiencies, as much from economic philosophy. User-pays policies are part of the global re-emergence of economic rationalism since the 1970s. The lesson for other nations from Australia's experience is twofold. First, in a federal system of government, despite the efficiency benefits of user-pays in interregional land transport, fiscal and political objectives will prevail. Second, in sparsely populated and/or developing countries, deregulation of long distance road transport will make funding a national highway system a critical concern.     

The market for second-hand ships: Further results on efficiency using cointegration analysis

This paper examines the dynamic behaviour of second-hand prices of tankers and dry-cargo vessels over various time periods, with a view to determining whether or not the markets for such assets are efficient. It extends and re-analyses the results of an earlier study by Hale and Vanags, published in this journal in 1992. Using a more modern method of testing for cointegration, it is shown that both the tanker and dry cargo markets appear to be cointegrated, a fact which would suggest that these markets are inefficient. It is suggested that the existence of cointegration does not necessarily imply market inefficiency, if the factors that create the common trends are themselves stochastic in nature. With this in mind, it is argued that the evidence put forward in this paper is still consistent with market efficiency in the long run.     

Mathematical Modelling of Vibrations and Loading of Railway Tanks Taking into Account the Liquid Cargo Mobility

Dynamics and loading of railway tank cars transporting liquid cargo are investigated. The approach based on the mechanical-pendulum analogy for the liquid cargo mobility simulation is proposed. Hydrodynamic parameters of the mechanical analogy are determined using the solution of the boundary-value problem for the liquid cargo vibrations in a cavity with the tank boiler shape. The fitting of the developed mathematical models is proved by comparison of calculated results and test data. Vibration characteristics and loading of tank-cars under their shunt collisions and motion along straight and curved track in trains are evaluated. It is shown that as a rule the liquid cargo mobility has an essential influence on tank dynamic properties.