Hybridation of generation propagation models and SPH model to study severe sea states in Galician Coast

The Atlantic and Cantabrian coasts of the Iberian Peninsula suffer the periodic passage of storms which give rise to severe sea states. Standard generation- propagation models (WAM, WAVEWATCH, SWAN) are commonly used for operational oceanography purposes with satisfactory results both in the open ocean and in near shore areas but they do not provide information about the possibility of flooding in coastal areas. A 2D HV version of SPH (Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics) model is considered to propagate the signal provided by generation- propagation models to the coast and to analyze the nature of coastal structures overtopping as a tool to create maps of risk. SPH is shown to provide valuable information about overtopping (maximum water height and water velocity) under the stormy conditions suffered by the Galician coast on February 17, 2006.     

平推式造波板运动的数值模拟

平推式推板造波机是近岸及海洋工程波浪物理模型试验中非常重要的试验设备.文章通过垂向二维数学模型,利用线性造波理论来模拟造波板运动,分析了造波板前后水体动力过程,以及当造波板后不设消波设施时,造波板至后墙距离对水体动力过程的影响.该数学模型以包含水气二相流系统的Navier-Stokes方程为基本控制方程,应用粒子Lev...     

季冻区隧道离壁式波纹钢板保温套衬及其保温效果研究北大核心CSCD

为防治季冻区隧道中频繁出现的冻害问题,提出一种新型离壁式波纹钢板保温套衬,该套衬具有施工简便、防水性能可靠、防止混凝土掉块、提高聚氨酯使用寿命等优势,采用数值仿真对季冻区施作离壁式波纹钢板保温套衬隧道的温度场及其保温效果进行研究。结果表明:季冻区隧道施作新型离壁式波纹钢板保温套衬后,阻隔了寒冷空气对衬砌结构的影响,围岩正温区范围增大,隧道冻结线由距衬砌0.48 m围岩处前移至保温套衬,有效防止了季冻区隧道冻害的发生;季冻区隧道贴壁式聚氨酯保温层的保温效果为89.90%~96.43%,新型离壁式波纹钢板保温套衬的保温效果为101.94%~107.14%,离壁式波纹钢板保温套衬的保温效果要优于贴壁式聚氨酯保温层。     

走滑断层错动量大小对铁路隧道结构安全性影响的数值分析北大核心CSCD

走滑断层错动容易使穿越活动断裂带的隧道结构遭受严重的破坏。以某铁路隧道穿越某断裂带为工程背景,采用有限差分数值模拟手段,通过分析不同走滑断层错动量下隧道结构的位移、应力和应变,对隧道结构的安全性进行评判。研究表明:走滑断层错动时,除纵向位移外,随着错动量的增加,隧道结构位移越大,且走滑断层错动对在断层区和上盘区域的隧道结构影响最大;在走滑断层错动量>0.6 m后,隧道结构应力受错动量的影响较小,且隧道结构开始破坏,随着错动量增加,破坏范围增大。     

Assessing the influence of indicators’ complexity on hybrid discrete choice model estimates

Transportation - Hybrid discrete choice (HDC) modeling requires indicators to allow for the identification of latent variables. An indicator usually expresses the level of agreement of a respondent...     

Stated preference modelling of intra-household decisions: Can you more easily approximate the preference space?

While the study of choices focuses primarily on the individual decision maker, there is growing interest in the examination of the choices made by groups. Much of the research into the choices of multiple decision makers has revealed that they differ significantly to those of individuals. In this study of household vehicle choice we similarly compare individual choices to group choices and support this finding. Consequently any research into choices that involve groups should acquire data from those groups. In this paper we show how this may be done via an interactive agency choice experiment which makes the individual preferences endogenous to the choice of the group. This method and many like it, however, involve significant time, incentive and administrative costs that often make such studies prohibitive. In this paper we also compare another class of model, minimum information group inference, which is designed to provide an overview of the likely group choice and while not having the specificity of detail as other methods, has the advantage of being much easier and cheaper to implement and is perhaps the only methodology that can be employed when it is not feasible for respondents to interact. We find that this method is a good approximation of group choice, mapping the preference space over which group choice is likely to be located.

     

Assessing the impacts of driving environment on driving behavior patterns

Transportation - Considering the role of behavioral and environmental factors on road accidents and traffic intensities, the characterization of vehicle use and driver behavior opens new...     

水平小净距隧道中夹岩安全系数法研究与应用北大核心CSCD

中夹岩柱是小净距隧道围岩稳定控制的关键部位,判别中夹岩的安全性是工程设计和施工过程中的重难点。文章通过分析不同围岩级别、埋深情况下中夹岩的破坏模式,建立Ⅳ级围岩条件下水平小净距隧道中夹岩力学分析模型,并确定中夹岩破裂面位置。根据中夹岩上部滑块体形状的不同分为两种情况,通过边坡稳定性原理、极限平衡假设及普氏压力拱理论推导中夹岩上部滑块体的抗滑力、下滑力以及安全系数的计算公式,从而建立起评判中夹岩安全性的安全系数法,并结合数值模拟对其进行验证。将经验证后的安全系数法应用于某实际隧道工程,判断其中夹岩安全性,得出该隧道中夹岩破坏临界厚度为6 m,进而对6 m以下的中夹岩使用锚杆进行加固。     

Reassessing the commuting penalty for immigrants: new evidence from Spain

Transportation - This article examines the differences in commuting length between native and immigrant employees in Spain, a relevant issue since immigrants' longer commuting times may, among...     

L’exploitation des données de cartes à puce à des fins de planification des transports collectifs urbains

Smart card fare collection systems are widely used nowadays in urban public transport networks. These systems are bound to facilitate the collection and management of revenues in transit authorities. However, since smart card systems collect a large amount of data on a daily basis, they can be exploited to better characterize the demand and supply of public transport in subways, tramways and bus networks, while data at an individual level should remain strictly confidential. The spatial and temporal dimensions of the data make it very interesting for planning purposes, but the data must first be validated and completed before further analysis. This article presents the results of five years of research conducted in collaboration with theSociété de transport de l??Outaouais, in Quebec. The following analyses are presented: error processing, estimation of alighting points, diffusion of operational statistics, analysis of user behaviour, analysis of network performance, comparison with household survey data and user loyalty modelling.