Collision course? The North Airfield Safety Study at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

The LAX North Airfield Safety Study was undertaken by an Academic Panel consisting of the present authors, and was based in large part on a simulation that was conducted at FutureFlight Central at NASA Ames Research Center. The primary aim of the study was “to estimate as specifically as possible the level of future safety associated with several geometrical configurations of the LAX North Airfield.” This paper describes the study, and how it combined information from human-in-the-loop simulations at NASA with historical data from LAX and other US airports about runway incursions and collisions. The analysis indicated that, even under its existing physical layout, LAX North would experience very low risk of runway collisions at traffic levels projected for 2020. That risk could be reduced by about half if the North Airfield runways were reconfigured, and some reconfigurations would also add appreciably to the operational efficiency of the airport. But because the “baseline” level of risk is so low, the Study concluded that “it would be difficult to construct a compelling case on safety grounds alone for reconfiguring the North Airfield.”     

旅客捷运系统视频监控解决方案

北京首都国际机场旅客捷运系统是国内引进的第一条旅客运输快线,其通信系统组成与国内轨道交通基本相同,但也有一些独到之处。主要介绍车载移动视频的解决方案及其特点,以及视频报警联动功能的应用,对国内轨道交通移动视频监控系统的设计具有很好的借鉴作用。     

首都机场线直线电机系统的轨道设计与创新

依据首都机场线的工程特点及直线电机系统的轮轨关系特性,介绍轨道设计的主要技术参数,包括轨距、轨底坡、曲线超高、轨枕布置间距等,说明直线电机车辆在轨道荷载体系、技术参数、设备选型及结构设计等方面与传统地铁有所不同,并阐述全线轨道设备与结构统一以及全面提高轨道平顺性的理念、创新技术.     

盾构下穿首都机场施工监测变形特性分析

介绍首都机场线1、2支线采用盾构法施工下穿机场滑行区和P4停机坪的情况,阐述第三方监测的目的、内容、方法及测点布设原则,对监测成果进行分析。结果表明,停机坪变形控制达到预期效果,盾构隧道的安全贯通得到保证。总结停机坪的变形特性及规律,从而为今后类似重大风险源的监测设计和施工提供参考和指导。     

Structural Evaluation for Maputo Airport Pavement

Introduction Structural evaluation of pavements provides awealth of information that concerns the expected be-havior of pavements[1]. Different asphalt pavementdesign and evaluation methods are described inRefs.[2-9]. Refs.[2-5,9,10] use two design meth-o…     

Carnivore incidents with U.S. civil aircraft

Wildlife incidents with aircraft are of concern in the United States as they pose a risk to human safety and economic losses for the aviation industry. Most previous research on wildlife-aircraft incidents has emphasized birds, bats, and ungulates. We queried the Federal Aviation Administration’s National Wildlife Strike Database from 1990 to 2012 to characterize carnivore incidents with U.S. civil aircraft. We found 1016 carnivore incidents with aircraft representing at least 16 species, with coyotes (n = 404) being the species most frequently struck. California and Texas had the most reported incidents and incidents were most likely to occur at night from August to November. Overall estimated damage to aircraft was US$ 7 million. Coinciding with the increase in air traffic, the rate of carnivore-aircraft incidents increased 13.1% annually from 1990 to 2012 whereas the rate of damaging incidents remained fairly constant. Due to the increase in carnivore-aircraft incidents from 1990 to 2012, we recommend further research on techniques to increase detection of carnivores and implementation and scheduled maintenance of perimeter high fences for exclusion. Additionally, we recommend increasing patrol of runways, especially during peak incident periods (July–November) and at night (2000–0600 h).     

北京市域快轨新机场线长大区间防灾救援方案

北京新机场线工程线路全长39 km,设车站3座,两个区间长度分别为13.0 km、25.3 km,为典型市域轨道交通长大区间,其防灾救援问题也成为整个项目的关键技术难点,关乎项目的成败。通过对国内外长大区间运营案例的梳理,对新机场线长大区间防灾救援方案进行介绍,包括设置区间风井、信号分隔、设置应急通道、疏散平台等,以期为相关类似工程设计提供借鉴。     

北京市域快轨新机场线关键技术及建设标准研究

新机场线是北京2016调整版建设规划中批复的项目,其定位为连接北京新机场和中心城的轨道交通快线,实现中心城与新机场之间"半小时"通达。新机场线从技术特征角度属市域快轨,从服务特征角度属机场专线。通过对机场客流特征的分析研究,从时间目标和服务品质两方面提出新机场线建设的顶层目标需求。以顶层目标和线路特征为基础,对线站位方案、速度目标值、系统制式、线路设计标准及盾构选型等关键技术方案和建设标准进行论证研究,确定新机场线在新机场、团河、草桥共设3座车站;最高运行速度为160 km/h;选用AC25k V供电制式的市域车型;地下区间选用外径8.8 m单洞单线的盾构。     

新疆且末机场沥青混凝土跑道设计与施工

介绍新疆且末机场跑道沥青混凝土道面设计方案与实施，以及施工过程中关键问题的处理与质量控制。     

弹性长轨枕在首都机场线的设计与应用

为满足首都机场线部分地段中等减振的需要,首次研制开发的弹性长轨枕,对弹性长轨枕的构造方案、荷载体系、配筋结构型式以及T3站实铺现场的落轴冲击减振时比试验结果等进行较全面的总结和分析.结果表明,与传统弹性短轨枕相比,弹性长轨枕轨道具有稳定性好、弹性垫层易于检查和更换等技术优势,推广价值较高.