车辆行驶工况滚动阻力系数的测定

分析了车辆滚动阻力系数的影响因素，论述了车辆行驶速度对滚阻力系数的影响。依据车辆行驶的功率平衡原理，提出了滚动阻力系数的测试方法及测试时应注意的问题。并对实车测试值与经验公式估算值进行了比较。     

设计-施工总承包在武汉阳逻长江大桥南锚碇工程中的应用

介绍武汉阳逻长江公路大桥南锚碇工程采用设计-施工总承包模式的经验,对相关的招标和项目管理工作进行总结.针对我国的实际情况,分析该模式在工程建设中的适用范围.     

连拱隧道施工技术

针对连拱隧道的施工工艺复杂,中隔墙衬砌容易开裂和渗漏水的特点,介绍了连拱隧道的施工方法,分析了连拱隧道中隔墙衬砌容易开裂和渗漏水的原因,提出了防排水施工的方法及防治渗漏水的措施,可供类似工程施工中参考.     

沥青路面破损程度分级与破损换算系数取值的探讨

本文分析现行规范中对沥青路面破损程度、密度分级以及破损换算系数取值中存在问题,通过分析沥青路面破损程度与路面使用状况关系,结合沥青路面养护措施,提出沥青路面裂缝破损密度分级的方法,并对车辙破损严重程度分级标准、裂缝和车辙破损换算系数的修正值提出建议。     

低剂量水稳基层防治薄面层沥青路面反射裂缝研究

采用低剂量水泥稳定碎石基层作为防治薄面层沥青路面反射裂缝的主要方案,利用室内试验和试验路工程分别得到不同剂量水泥稳定碎石基层的收缩特性以及强度发展规律。力学分析和观测结果都证明该方法可以有效防治薄面层沥青路面反射裂缝。     

水泥混凝土路面质量病害问题探讨

根据目前水泥混凝土路面建设比较普遍的情况,针对施工中出现比较多的质量病害进行了分析,分别从水泥混凝土路面的裂缝产生的过程,材料、配合比、水灰比、施工操作等对质量的影响,以及产生外观质量缺陷的原因进行了评述.     

沥青路面填封裂缝和修补坑槽再破损原因分析

为了检验沥青路面裂缝填封和坑槽修补的效果,对填封裂缝和修补坑槽较常出现的再破损形式进行了归纳,并深入地分析了已填封裂缝和已修补坑槽再次出现破损的原因.     

Consumer preferences and willingness to pay for advanced vehicle technology options and fuel types

The automotive industry is witnessing a revolution with the advent of advanced vehicular technologies, smart vehicle options, and fuel alternatives. However, there is very limited research on consumer preferences for such advanced vehicular technologies. The deployment and penetration of advanced vehicular technologies in the marketplace, and planning for possible market adoption scenarios, calls for the collection and analysis of consumer preference data related to these emerging technologies. This study aims to address this need, offering a detailed analysis of consumer preference for alternative fuel types and technology options using data collected in stated choice experiments conducted on a sample of consumers from six metropolitan cities in South Korea. The results indicate that there is considerable heterogeneity in consumer preferences for various smart technology options such as wireless internet, vehicle connectivity, and voice command features, but relatively less heterogeneity in the preference for smart vehicle applications such as real-time traveler information on parking and traffic conditions.     

Flying with climate liability? Economic valuation of voluntary carbon offsets using forced choices

This study aims to examine how key aspects of voluntary climate action influence economic values of aviation carbon offsets using an Australian case study, where voluntary carbon offset programs for the aviation sector were active under a carbon tax between July 01, 2012 and July 17, 2014. An online survey was administered during the period using choice experiments. This rare and short-lived Australian experience is useful to gain insights into how individuals respond to the new public policy in terms of the perceived economic value of voluntary offsets for air travel. According to the estimation results, supporters of the mandatory tax policy held a welfare value of voluntary carbon offsets for their domestic flights that is three times larger than non-supporters (i.e., $AU27.83 vs. $AU9.40). It is $AU12.27 on average per ton of carbon offsets per person for domestic flights and $AU0.92 for international long-haul flights. The findings endorse that individuals seem to attach personal responsibility for carbon emissions (i.e. climate liability or carbon conscience) to frequent domestic flights, but not so much to intercontinental flights. Furthermore, reported flight frequencies by respondents did not place any significant impact on economic values of voluntary carbon offsets in both domestic and international frameworks. A coupled approach between forced choices and certainty responses was adapted, where no-choice options were retrieved, potentially improving choice experiments. Results suggest that airlines should consider simplifying their carbon offset programs to fixed levels (e.g. £3, £10, and £20 as in the case of British Airways), regardless of geographical boundaries, while governments should promote both mandatory and voluntary climate measures in tandem.     

Congestion and pollution consequences of driving-to-school trips: A case study in Beijing

Parents compete for high-quality education for their children by enrolling them in good schools. However, in a Chinese mega-city like Beijing, three factors jointly lead to the spatial separation between schools and homes: the centralized public goods provision mechanism, the historical dependency in school location, and the constrained supply of housing in downtown. Without an adequate number of school buses, this spatial separation of schools and homes triggers the numerous long-distance driving-to-school trips by private vehicle during workday morning rush hours in Beijing. We use the start and end dates of “school holiday” as exogenous repeated shocks to the aggregate traffic congestion, and employ the two-stage least squares (2SLS) regression approach to examine the congestion and pollution consequences of such driving-to-school trips in Beijing. We find that, all else being equal, workdays during school holidays have a traffic congestion index 20% lower than that of non-school-holiday workdays. Such a sharp reduction in congestion leads to a significant decrease in PM₁₀ concentration. Policymakers should lower such “extra” congestion and environmental costs via optimizing the spatial balance between school supply and demand.