Towards connected autonomous driving: review of use-cases

Connected autonomous vehicles are considered as mitigators of issues such as traffic congestion, road safety, inefficient fuel consumption and pollutant emissions that current road transportation system suffers from. Connected autonomous vehicles utilise communication systems to enhance the performance of autonomous vehicles and consequently improve transportation by enabling cooperative functionalities, namely, cooperative sensing and cooperative manoeuvring. The former refers to the ability to share and fuse information gathered from vehicle sensors and road infrastructures to create a better understanding of the surrounding environment while the latter enables groups of vehicles to drive in a co-ordinated way which ultimately results in a safer and more efficient driving environment. However, there is a gap in understanding how and to what extent connectivity can contribute to improving the efficiency, safety and performance of autonomous vehicles. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to investigate the potential benefits that can be achieved from connected autonomous vehicles through analysing five use-cases: (i) vehicle platooning, (ii) lane changing, (iii) intersection management, (iv) energy management and (v) road friction estimation. The current paper highlights that although connectivity can enhance the performance of autonomous vehicles and contribute to the improvement of current transportation system performance, the level of achievable benefits depends on factors such as the penetration rate of connected vehicles, traffic scenarios and the way of augmenting off-board information into vehicle control systems.     

Failure mode and effects analysis of dual levelling valve airspring suspensions on truck dynamics

Failure mode and effects analysis are performed for a dual levelling valve pneumatic suspension to determine the effect of suspension failure on tractor–semi-trailer dynamics, using a detailed model of suspension pneumatics coupled with a truck dynamic model. A key element of failure analysis in suspensions with one or two levelling valves is determining the effect on the vehicle body roll when one or more failures occur. The failure modes considered are mainly the suspension pneumatic components, including clogged levelling valve, bent control rod, disabled lever arm, and punctured or leaking connectors and pipes. The pneumatic suspension is modelled in AMESim, with critical parameters established through component testing. Upon validating the AMESim component model experimentally, the pneumatic suspension model is integrated into TruckSim for studying the consequences of suspension failure on truck dynamics. The simulation results indicate that the second levelling valve in a dual-valve arrangement brings a certain amount of failure redundancy to the system, in the sense that when one side fails, the other side can compensate for the failure. Equipping the trailer with dual levelling valves brings an additional stabilising effect to the vehicle in the event of tractor suspension failure.     

废食用油预脱硫胶粉改性沥青组分与黏弹性研究（双语出版）

为研究废食用油预脱硫胶粉（WRO）对沥青组分及黏弹性的影响,在不同掺量、加工温度和加工时间下分别制备了15组废食用油预脱硫胶粉改性沥青（WROMA）。基于四组分试验、DSR时间扫描试验、多应力蠕变回复试验分析了沥青组分及黏弹性变化的规律。结果表明：在组分方面,WRO中的橡胶烃主要补充沥青质,油分大部分补充饱和分,少部分补充芳香分;加工工艺与改性沥青中饱和分和胶质的含量线性相关性较弱,与芳香分及沥青质的含量线性相关性很强,且芳香分与沥青质含量主要受WRO掺量影响。在黏弹性方面,WRO掺量增加,改性沥青高温黏性降低,弹性增加。为保证改性沥青获得足够的高温弹性,WRO最佳掺量为30%,加工温度为160℃、加工时间为2 h。综合组分与黏弹性的分析结果可知：芳香分是影响WROMA高温黏性的主导因素,其含量越高沥青黏性越明显;沥青质和WRO中的橡胶烃是影响WROMA高温弹性的主导因素,两者含量越高,改性沥青弹性越明显。     

桥侧大面积堆土致斜交梁桥倒塌事故分析

以杭州绕城高速上发生垮塌的斜交桥梁为案例,通过现场调查取证,获取了案例桥施工图纸、地质情况和现场的破坏信息。在此基础上,采用摩尔-库仑模型模拟土体的弹塑性性质,用实体单元来模拟盖梁、承台、桥墩、桩基等桥梁结构,用不同区域的均布荷载来模拟堆载作用,并且设置接触单元来考虑桩-土相互作用,模拟桩-土之间的滑移和分离,建立三维有限元模型。同时研究了土体的物理参数（淤泥层和亚黏土层弹性模量）、堆载高度和斜交角对桥梁结构的影响。研究结果表明：大面积堆土导致近堆土侧桥墩、桩基发生比远堆土侧更大的位移,对于斜交桥,该位移方向与两侧桥墩连线即盖梁的方向成一定角度,从而导致近侧桥墩、桩基在轴力、弯矩和剪力外,需要承受较大的扭矩;随着斜交角从0°增加到40°,近侧桥墩、桩基承受的扭矩持续增大,扭矩逐步成为控制桩基破坏的主要因素;堆载引起淤泥层的沉降会导致该部分土层产生较大的负摩阻力,进一步改变了桩身轴力的分布;土体的弹性模量、堆土高度对桥梁在堆载作用下的横向位移和内力有很大影响;杭州绕城高速垮塌的主要原因是在软弱层上堆土导致桩基发生压、弯、剪、扭破坏。     

兰州某跨铁路桥钢桁梁顶推施工方案及 受力特性分析

顶推施工技术作为大跨度钢桁梁施工中非常重要的一项施工技术,其不仅能够有效的缩短工期,而且在不影响既有线路正常运营。依托兰州市北滨河西延段工程大跨度钢桁梁顶推施工项目,从施工方法、措施、技术、安全、质量保证上对顶推施工过程进行全面分析,制定具体施工方案,对顶推过程中钢桁梁的受力特性进行数值计算与分析,以确保施工过程安全可控。通过研究大跨度钢桁梁顶推施工技术与工艺流程要点,优化了施工过程中结构的受力状态,并节约工程造价,可为同类工程建设管理和施工组织提供参考。     

威海双岛湾科技城一号桥主索鞍设计

根据以往国内大型悬索桥的设计经验,对威海双岛湾科技城一号桥主索鞍设计进行了探讨;并通过ANSYS进行有限元分析,对主索鞍座受力进行了分析。经过对计算结果的分析和比较发现,高应力区都集中在连接部位和接触部位,随着远离接触点,应力迅速下降。该次计算的应力结果较为均匀,基本满足规范要求。     

基坑开挖对邻近管线的位移影响分析

隧道基坑常位于地下管线数量较多的闹市区,为避免施工过程中对周边管线的破坏,如何准确分析基坑开挖对周边管线的影响至关重要。利用三维有限元软件MIDAS GTS对基坑周边不同管线进行计算,通过对计算数据的观察分析,归纳总结基坑开挖对不同管线所造成的位移变形特点,为隧道基坑周边管线的合理保护优化提供了重要依据。     

150 m跨径中承式提篮钢拱桥浮拖施工分析

基于150m跨径的清江石化钢拱桥,介绍浮拖施工技术在大跨径中承式提篮钢拱桥施工中的应用,分析大跨钢拱桥整体浮拖施工的要点和难点。针对本桥浮拖施工需要进行多个体系转换的特点,应用空间有限元分析程序,进行了关键施工阶段的受力分析,研究了浮拖施工阶段钢拱桥的稳定性。     

基于有限元分析的船用配电板抗冲击设计

本文介绍某船配电板抗冲击设计.通过对现有冲击计算方法的理论分析,选取了一种适合某配电板冲击仿真的计算方法并对配电板研制阶段进行了抗冲击性能分析及优化,减小了系统冲击响应.产品在国家标准要求下进行了冲击试验,实验结果满足工程设计实际需求,为后续同类产品设计及优化提供了理论支撑与设计参考.     

鹰厦线K290+795～905段滑坡稳定性有限元分析

针对鹰厦线K290 795~905段路堑边坡建立稳定性分析模型,并开展有限元数值计算.通过分析坡体各段的受力情况,得到各个单元的主应力及剪应力大小,并结合极限平衡计算分析了坡体稳定性,论证了降雨作用下容重、内摩擦角变化对坡体稳定性的影响,探讨了设置抗滑桩前后及其在降雨作用下的抗滑工程效果.