Integrated analysis of land-use and transport policy interventions

Analysing the impact of urban policy interventions on urban growth, land use and transport (LUT) is crucial for urban planners, transport planners and policy-makers, especially in rapidly growing cities. This paper presents a cellular automata-based land-use/transport interaction model – Metronamica-LUTI – for Jeddah that is used to analyse the impact of different proposed policy interventions under two urban growth scenarios for the period 2011–2031. Used as an integrated policy impact assessment tool, the model demonstrates a strong reciprocal relationship between LUT in Jeddah. This study shows that relevant spatial information and integrated policy impact assessment can provide rich insights into the interaction between LUT, the appropriate policy to consider in place and time which traditional planning practice and typical static urban models cannot do.     

A survey of wheel–rail contact models for rail vehicles

Accurate and efficient contact models for wheel–rail interaction are essential for the study of the dynamic behaviour of a railway vehicle. Assessment of the contact forces and moments, as well as contact geometry provide a fundamental foundation for such tasks as design of braking and traction control systems, prediction of wheel and rail wear, and evaluation of ride safety and comfort. This paper discusses the evolution and the current state of the theories for solving the wheel–rail contact problem for rolling stock. The well-known theories for modelling both normal contact (Hertzian and non-Hertzian) and tangential contact (Kalker's linear theory, FASTSIM, CONTACT, Polach's theory, etc.) are reviewed. The paper discusses the simplifying assumptions for developing these models and compares their functionality. The experimental studies for evaluation of contact models are also reviewed. This paper concludes with discussing open areas in contact mechanics that require further research for developing better models to represent the wheel–rail interaction.     

Influence of wheel and rail profile shape on the initiation of rolling contact fatigue cracks at high axle loads

The influence of wheel and rail profile shape features on the initiation of rolling contact fatigue (RCF) cracks is evaluated based on the results of multi-body vehicle dynamics simulations. The damage index and surface fatigue index are used as two damage parameters to assess the influence of the different features. The damage parameters showed good agreement to one another and to in-field observations. The wheel and rail profile shape features showed a correlation to the predicted RCF damage. The RCF damage proved to be most sensitive to the position of hollow wear and thus bogie tracking. RCF initiation and crack growth can be reduced by eliminating unwanted shape features through maintenance and design and by improving bogie tracking.     

On the implementation of an auxiliary pantograph for speed increase on existing lines

The contact between pantograph and catenary at high speeds suffers from high dynamic contact force variation due to stiffness variations and wave propagation. To increase operational speed on an existing catenary system, especially for soft catenary systems, technical upgrading is usually necessary. Therefore, it is desirable to explore a more practical and cost-saving method to increase the operational speed. Based on a 3D pantograph–catenary finite element model, a parametric study on two-pantograph operation with short spacing distances at high speeds shows that, although the performance of the leading pantograph gets deteriorated, the trailing pantograph feels an improvement if pantographs are spaced at a proper distance. Then, two main positive effects, which can cause the improvement, are addressed. Based on a discussion on wear mechanisms, this paper suggests to use the leading pantograph as an auxiliary pantograph, which does not conduct any electric current, to minimise additional wear caused by the leading pantograph. To help implementation and achieve further improvement under this working condition, this paper investigates cases with optimised uplift force on the leading pantograph and with system parameter deviations. The results show that the two positive effects still remain even with some system parameter deviations. About 30% of speed increase should be possibly achieved still sustaining a good dynamic performance with help of the optimised uplift force.     

基于人车路相互作用的路桥接合处差异沉降控制标准

针对路基和桥梁沉降量不同而造成路桥接合处出现桥头跳车的现象,为确定桥头跳车的定量指标,选取人体加权加速度均方根值作为桥头车辆行驶舒适性的振动指标。将路桥接合处纵断面沉降曲线拟合为指数型曲线之后,建立了路桥接合处路面不平整时域模型,并分析了桥头车辆行驶舒适性的影响因素。分析结果显示车速、路桥过渡段的最大差异沉降量和沉降区段长度对人体的行驶舒适性影响很大。根据分析结果,确定了基于人车路相互作用的路桥接合处差异沉降控制参考标准。研究结果可作为判断桥头是否跳车的依据,也可用于一般路基差异沉降标准的制定。     

软土地基中桥台桩侧向位移的计算方法探讨

土的侧向荷载对桥台桩基的水平位移和弯曲变形具有重大影响,往往导致桥台桩身发生挠曲甚至破坏。通过总结侧向变形土体常见的位移模式,分析桥台桩的变形机制,在阐述不同模式下桩侧压力的产生机理及桩的几种破坏模式的基础上,提出桩土间相互作用力与桩土间相对位移的双曲线关系模型和理想弹塑性关系模型,可为相关研究提供参考。     

桩基的非线性分析

本文以桩一土相互作用的关系为基本点,对于在多种土层的地基中,桩的计算是从试 验出发,考虑了影响桩承载力的多种因素,首先假定土的抗力数学模型,用优化方法 求取模型中的待定参数,由此将计算得到的结果用于同类型地基的桩基计算中。      

高速客车对轨道的垂向动力作用研究

本文从系统工程的观点出发,将车辆与轨道二个子系统作为一个总体系 统来考虑,建立了车辆一轨道藕合系统的垂向动力学模型及其详细的健 图模型。应用这一模型研究了高速客车对轨道的垂向动力作用问题。结 果表明:当轨道存在垂向不平顺时,高速列车时轨道将产生剧烈的动力 作用;为降低这种作用,必须要使车辆与执道参数合理匹配,并衬轨道 维护质量提出较高要求。      

交通规划与土地利用关系研究

充分认识交通规划与土地利用的关系是合理进行土地利用规划的基础。     

Extending stated choice analysis to recognise agent-specific attribute endogeneity in bilateral group negotiation and choice: a think piece

This paper is a think piece on variations in the structure of stated preference studies when modelling the joint preferences of interacting agents who have the power to influence the attribute levels on offer. The approach proposed is an extension of standard stated choice methods, known as ‘stated endogenous attribute level’ (SEAL) analysis. It allows for interactive agents to adjust attribute levels off a base stated choice specification that are within their control, in an effort to reach agreement in an experimental setting. This accomplishes three goals: (1) the ability to place respondents in an environment that more closely matches interactive settings in which some attribute levels are endogenous to a specific agent, should the modeller wish to capture such behaviour; (2) the improved ability of the modeller to capture the behaviour in such settings, including a greater wealth of information on the related interaction processes, rather than simply outcomes; and (3) the expansion of the set of situations that the modeller can investigate using experimental data.