Effects of the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative on the wine import logistics of China

China’s Belt and Road (BR) initiative is expected to facilitate international trade between the countries involved. In this study, we review the special requirements of wine logistics and the market growth potential of wine consumption in China. A model minimizing generalized logistical costs is developed and applied to wine imports in China, so that the best candidate cities in which to locate transport gateways and distribution centers can be identified. Our analysis suggests that the most preferred gateways are Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong, which all have similar delivery costs. In comparison, Beijing and Chongqing have much higher delivery costs, mainly because they do not have good access to marine transport and/or efficient domestic distribution networks. For long-distance intercontinental transport of large volumes of wine, marine shipping remains the only viable delivery mode. However, wine distribution within China extensively uses air, road, and water transport. Therefore, cities with excellent multi-modal transport services are better positioned to become wine logistics gateways. Our study also highlights the importance of value-added services and good government support, which are important factors that influence distribution costs and quality.     

道路交通安全水平预测的统计模型

为了评价和预测不同国家的道路交通安全水平,建立通用的统计模型,作者首先分析道路交通事故死亡率与人口规模、机动车保有量、道路里程以及人均GNP之间的相关关系,根据相关性选择影响道路交通事故的因素,并建立万车死亡率与人均GNP之间的函数关系.模型计算结果与校核数据对比分析表明,所提出的模型能够较好地评价和预测一个国家或地区的道路交通安全水平.模型对交通管理者提高交通安全性的科学决策具有重要指导意义.     

道路运输市场退出机制研究

道路运输市场退出机制与道路运输市场准入制度相辅相成，不可分割。文章阐述了道路运输市场退出机制的基本特点、重要作用、主要方式及实施程序，并对其在实施过程中存在的问题进行讨论。     

Optimization of horizontal alignment geometry in road design and reconstruction

This paper presents a general formulation for optimization of horizontal road alignment, composed of tangential segments and circular curves suitably connected with transition curves (clothoids). It consists of a constrained optimization problem where the objective function is given by a line integral along the layout. The integrand is a function representing the cost of the road going through each point and, by considering different costs, a wide range of problems can be included in this formulation. To show it, we apply this methodology to three different situations. The two first cases are related with the design of a new road layout and used to solve a pair of academic examples. The third problem deals with the improvement of a road adapting the old path to current legislation, and it is solved taking as case study the reconstruction project for a regional road (NA-601) in the north of Spain.     

Resolving the property right of transportation emissions through public–private partnerships

The application of public–private partnerships (P3’s) in the transportation sector has grown in popularity worldwide. Despite this important shift in the provision of transportation service, there are clear gaps in knowledge about the impacts of P3 projects, especially on emissions from transportation systems as a whole. Not only should policy makers evaluate the emissions impacts from P3 projects, but they should also think about innovative models that address or charge for emissions into P3 contracts. This addition to P3 contracts could provide a new solution to the long-existing property right paradox: who owns (is responsible for) emissions from transportation systems? This study attempts to fill the research gap by analyzing these innovative models. Using the road network of Fresno, California, as our case study, we offer a number of interesting insights for policy makers. First, average peak emissions costs range from 1.37 cents per mile (the do-nothing case) to 1.20 cents per mile (profit-maximizing cases) per vehicle. Although emissions costs from the P3 projects are lowest for the profit-maximizing cases, the system-wide emissions costs of these cases are highest because of spillover effects. Second, charging project owners for the emissions costs of P3 projects is not an effective way to reduce emissions or the total costs of travel, especially on a VMT basis. Instead, the public sector should implement emissions-included social cost-based price ceilings. When employing these limits, project owners could still be charged for the emissions costs. Finally, using total travel time as the only objective function for evaluating P3 projects can be misleading. Several P3 projects have shown better outcomes using total travel cost with the inclusion of emissions and fuel consumption costs, instead of using total travel time as the only objective function.     

充分发挥道路运输业的比较优势努力做好"三个服务"——在全国道路运输工作会议上的讲话(节选)

文章充分肯定了近年来我国道路运输工作取得的成绩,阐述了交通运输业今后的工作重点,提出了道路运输业发展的总体目标和要求。     

水泥稳定碎石在二级公路基层施工中的质量控制

文章通过分析水泥稳定碎石的作用原理及形成过程,阐明了在二级公路建设中水泥稳定碎石的施工要点及控制方法。     

山区公路填方路基稳定性的综合处治

文章通过对广西西林-管肖公路路基沉陷病害化学灌浆加固的治理,以及加固效果的试验对比,说明化学灌浆加固技术对于公路不稳定路基处理的可行性,为类似工程提供参考。     

国道323线红砂岩路基填筑技术的探讨

在红砂岩地区的公路施工中最常遇到的问题是大量的红砂岩土因其材料本身的特殊性难以作为路基填筑材料而被丢弃。文中通过分析红砂岩的特性,就施工中采用何种设备及工艺对红砂岩进行处理,以确保填筑路基的稳定性进行了探讨,有效地解决红砂岩土利用难的问题。