Ramp meters on trial: Evidence from the Twin Cities metering holiday

Ramp meters in the Twin Cities have been the subject of a recent test of their effectiveness, involving turning them off for eight weeks. This paper analyzes the results with and without ramp metering for several representative freeways during the afternoon peak period. Seven performance measures: mobility, equity, productivity, consumers’ surplus, accessibility, travel time variation and travel demand responses are compared. It is found that ramp meters are particularly helpful for long trips relative to short trips. Ramp metering, while generally beneficial to freeway segments, may not improve trip travel times (including ramp delays). The reduction in travel time variation comprises another benefit from ramp meters. Non-work trips and work trips respond differently to ramp meters. The results are mixed, suggesting a more refined ramp control algorithm, which explicitly considers ramp delay, is in order.     

需求不均衡的制梁台座规模优化算法改进研究

根据箱梁预制工艺的要求,模具的周转周期T2通常为3～5 d,而文献[1]中制梁台座规模优化算法仅适合于模具的周转周期T2=1 d的情况。针对文献[1]的局限性,试图通过作图、试算和归纳等一系列工作,找出适用于T2=[1,T1]时计算最优制梁台座数和模具数的通用算法,进一步扩大了算法的适用性。同时,结合文献[1]的工程实例,利用Matlab语言编程验证了改进算法的可行性。     

长江经济带沿江铁路通道规划建设必要性分析

长江经济带发展正式上升为国家战略。沿江铁路通道横跨我国长江经济带,是我国长江经济带发展战略的支撑性通道。以沿江通道区位特征、产业布局、经济特征为依据,通过分析沿江铁路通道的发展现状、存在问题,通道内不同时期铁路运输需求,以及对拟建项目的功能定位进行分析,从而提出沿江铁路通道规划建设的必要性。     

地铁商业物业租赁定价实证研究

结合地铁商业物业租赁的行业背景,对影响地铁沿线商铺定价的客观因素进行分析,并以武汉市的样本为例进行实证分析,建立地铁沿线商铺定价的特征价格模型。在此价格模型基础上,根据地铁商业物业自身特点进行整租模式、终端商铺模式等因素修正,最终构建地铁公司的商业物业租赁定价模型。该模型通过结合特征价格模型和修正因子,在一定程度上克服了传统市场化定价方法的主观性,有利于完善传统商业地产的租赁定价模式,为地铁物业的商业租赁定价提供参考。     

包海通道西安至安康高速铁路运输需求分析

研究国家高速铁路网包海通道西安至安康高速铁路的运输需求,可为本线主要技术标准、运输组织和建设方案的确定提供决策依据。首先通过旅客运输径路比较分析,确定本线主要承担我国蒙西、陕北、山西、北京、东北地区、关中地区与陕南、西南、广西、海南等地的旅客交流,兼顾陕南重镇安康等与关中城市群、陕北地区的城际客流,其次基于"四阶段法"基本原理,对区域铁路客运量进行分配预测,并按照趋势运量、转移运量、诱增运量进一步分析本线客流密度,最后研究本线客流构成、所在通道的综合交通方式结构,并综合确定本线客车开行方案。     

综合单价风险评估研究及应用

工程量清单计价模式下,建筑市场的公开竞争促使施工企业科学地运用决策分析以获取项目。清单招标一般都采用单价合同,投标人要承担组价的全部风险,而出于种种原因,综合单价中的风险费用一直未得到投标人的充分重视。此文在深入理解综合单价的基础上,系统地分析了报价风险,以此为基础构建风险分析和评估数学模型;再以随机抽样为主要手段,运用蒙特卡罗模拟技术对模型进行风险分析,得出综合单价风险概率分布,从而为投标人的报价决策提供依据。综合单价报价风险决策方法的研究对施工企业投标报价风险分析和评估具有积极的意义。     

工程建设实施阶段材料价差调整计算方法探讨

铁路工程建设项目投资受国家政策和建筑市场物价变化等因素的影响,为有效控制工程项目投资,工程施工阶段需对材料价差进行动态调整。材料价差调整政策性强、工作量大、要求精细。此文在阐述材料价差调整依据及程序的基础上,对甲供材料和施工企业自购材料价差调整的原则及计算方法进行分析与探讨,提出可采用的计算方法。并结合工程实例进行材料价差调整的计算,验证其计算方法的可行性与可用性。     

厂焊500m长钢轨生产工艺及单价分析

铁路列车速度越来越高,为保证列车运行的平稳性,轨道工程越来越多地采用无缝线路轨道技术。于是,厂焊500m长钢轨在铁路工程建设中得到广泛应用。为合理确定钢轨焊接标准单价,对既有焊轨基地生产线进行了调研,根据钢轨焊接工作内容、工艺,对所需人工、材料、设备及费用等进行统计分析与探讨,并由此提出工程建设可参考的钢轨焊接单价标准：目前100m定尺钢轨焊接单价约为4．3万元／km,25m定尺钢轨焊接单价约为5．95万元／km。     

Total cost analysis: An alternative to benefit-cost analysis in evaluating transportation alternatives

This paper explains the theory in support of total cost analysis (TCA) to compare transportation system alternatives. The full costs of each alternative are first aggregated, including travel time costs and monetizable environmental and social costs. Many costs which are considered on the benefits side of the equation in benefit-cost analysis (BCA) as "cost savings" are brought over to the costs side. Total cost differences among alternatives are then traded off against their estimated non-monetized benefits or impacts, just as a consumer trades off product quality against cost before deciding which product he or she will buy. One advantage of TCA over traditional BCA is that the concept of "total cost" is more easily understood by the public and by political decision-makers than BCA concepts such as "net present worth", "benefit-cost ratio" and "internal rate of return". A second advantage is that there is no suggestion that all "benefits" have been considered; decision-makers are free to use their own value judgements to trade off total cost against non-monetizable social, environmental and economic impacts, just as they trade off quality and convenience against cost when purchasing goods and services in their roles as consumers. The TCA approach is demonstrated in this paper through a case study of two systemwide alternatives for the Baltimore, MD urban area.     

Uncertain demand,modal competition and optimal price-capacity adjustments in air transportation

A new microeconomic model for the operation of an airline facing modal competition with uncertain total demand is developed to analyze optimal price capacity combinations. The novelty is the treatment of the capacity restriction, which is not viewed as affecting negatively individual preferences (e.g. probability of a full flight), but does influence aggregate utility. A mode choice model is used to represent unrestricted individual preferences assuming full availability (phone call demand); air capacity is treated as a variable that acts on the actual choice set. Restricted choices and total demand stochasticity are integrated in welfare calculations (users' benefits and profits). Numerical examples are given and results are analyzed in terms of load factors fare levels, and sensitivity to the stochasticity of requests.This research was partially funded by FONDECYT, Chile, Direction Génerale de l'Aviation Civile, France, the Andes Foundation and the Fulbright Commission.