CRCP路面裂缝间传荷能力影响评价

文章基于山东烟威高速公路连续配筋混凝土路面的基本结构参数,利用FWD实测CRCP路面不同破坏等级的裂缝间传荷系数,建立了三维有限元分析模型,分析了裂缝间不同传荷能力对CRCP路面临界应力的影响规律,并得到了CRCP路面最大应力与裂缝间传荷能力的关系式。     

浅析半刚性基层荷载型裂缝对路面结构的影响

半刚性基层裂缝的产生和发展很大原因是受到荷载作用,由交通荷载重复作用而造成的疲劳裂缝属于荷载型裂缝。文章结合广西路网工程建设实际状况,利用有限元计算模型分析半刚性基层受荷载作用开裂的情况,揭示基层荷载型裂缝对路面结构的影响。     

Modeling household interactions in daily in-home and out-of-home maintenance activity participation

The activity travel patterns of individuals in a household are inter-related, and the realistic modeling of activity-travel behavior requires that these interdependencies be explicitly accommodated. This paper examines household interactions impacting weekday in-home and out-of-home maintenance activity generation in active, nuclear family, households. The in-home maintenance activity generation is modeled by examining the duration invested by the male and female household heads in household chores using a seemingly unrelated regression modeling system. The out-of-home maintenance activity generation is modeled in terms of the decision of the household to undertake shopping, allocation of the task to one or both household heads, and the duration of shopping for the person(s) allocated the responsibility. A joint mixed-logit hazard-duration model structure is developed and applied to the modeling of out-of-home maintenance activity generation. The results indicate that traditional gender roles continue to exist and, in particular, non-working women are more likely to share a large burden of the household maintenance tasks. The model for out-of-home maintenance activity generation indicates that joint activity participation in the case of shopping is motivated by resource (automobiles) constraints. Finally, women who have a higher propensity to shop are also found to be inherently more efficient shoppers.     

Schedule-based transit assignment model with vehicle capacity and seat availability

In this paper, we propose a new schedule-based equilibrium transit assignment model that differentiates the discomfort level experienced by sitting and standing passengers. The notion of seat allocation has not been considered explicitly and analytically in previous schedule-based frameworks. The model assumes that passengers use strategies when traveling from their origin to their destination. When loading a vehicle, standing on-board passengers continuing to the next station have priority to get available seats and waiting passengers are loaded on a First-Come-First-Serve (FCFS) principle. The stimulus of a standing passenger to sit increases with his/her remaining journey length and time already spent on-board. When a vehicle is full, passengers unable to board must wait for the next vehicle to arrive. The equilibrium conditions can be stated as a variational inequality involving a vector-valued function of expected strategy costs. To find a solution, we adopt the method of successive averages (MSA) that generates strategies during each iteration by solving a dynamic program. Numerical results are also reported to show the effects of our model on the travel strategies and departure time choices of passengers.     

Storage space allocation in container terminals

Container terminals are essential intermodal interfaces in the global transportation network. Efficient container handling at terminals is important in reducing transportation costs and keeping shipping schedules. In this paper, we study the storage space allocation problem in the storage yards of terminals. This problem is related to all the resources in terminal operations, including quay cranes, yard cranes, storage space, and internal trucks. We solve the problem using a rolling-horizon approach. For each planning horizon, the problem is decomposed into two levels and each level is formulated as a mathematical programming model. At the first level, the total number of containers to be placed in each storage block in each time period of the planning horizon is set to balance two types of workloads among blocks. The second level determines the number of containers associated with each vessel that constitutes the total number of containers in each block in each period, in order to minimize the total distance to transport the containers between their storage blocks and the vessel berthing locations. Numerical runs show that with short computation time the method significantly reduces the workload imbalance in the yard, avoiding possible bottlenecks in terminal operations.     

基于ANSYS的公路隧道衬砌结构安全分析

文章基于大型通用软件ANSYS,以深埋条件下隧道为例,采用荷载结构法,对考虑仰拱作用的各级围岩两车道公路隧道衬砌结构进行计算,求解其强度安全系数并进行相关安全分析,所得结论可为工程人员参考。     

Gantry crane operations to transfer containers between trains: A simulation study of a Spanish terminal

Freight transfer operations are critical in combined transport networks. In this paper a simulation model and modelling approach to the transfer of cargo between trains at rail terminals is presented. The model is used to study the Port-Bou terminal, the main intermodal terminal at the Spanish-French frontier. Four different gantry crane operation modes to interchange containers between trains are evaluated. These operation rules are tested in several scenarios to examine the critical factors of the system and the best operation rule for each situation. Latest generation software is used to develop the model that incorporates modular programming and enhanced graphic systems for output representation. It allows a dynamic display of the simulated system and, likewise, the possibility of developing modules that can be reused in other studies. The research shows how simulation can be a useful planning tool in the rail transportation context.     

An optimization framework for workplace charging strategies

The workplace charging (WPC) has been recently recognized as the most important secondary charging point next to residential charging for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). The current WPC practice is spontaneous and grants every PEV a designated charger, which may not be practical or economic when there are a large number of PEVs present at workplace. This study is the first research undertaken that develops an optimization framework for WPC strategies to satisfy all charging demand while explicitly addressing different eligible levels of charging technology and employees’ demographic distributions. The optimization model is to minimize the lifetime cost of equipment, installations, and operations, and is formulated as an integer program. We demonstrate the applicability of the model using numerical examples based on national average data. The results indicate that the proposed optimization model can reduce the total cost of running a WPC system by up to 70% compared to the current practice. The WPC strategies are sensitive to the time windows and installation costs, and dominated by the PEV population size. The WPC has also been identified as an alternative sustainable transportation program to the public transit subsidy programs for both economic and environmental advantages.     

小型汽油发动机管理系统的某些特殊功能应用

与汽车发动机不同,小型发动机的管理系统(简称EMS)需要一些针对特殊要求的解决方案。这些特殊要求主要归因于2个方面:一是该类型发动机的特殊设计和工作方式,二是从节省成本的角度考虑,改变系统中的某些零部件的配置。为此,一些对应的特殊功能被应用在该系统中,如P-n系统中的负荷检测、环境压力的测评、判缸和防反转等。在单缸发动机中,进气压力信号和发动机转速信号存在周期性的波动,通过研究此类波动信号在不同的工况下的特征,利用软件的方式开发出了前文所述的特殊功能。试验结果也显示新功能的应用情况良好。     

可变线载荷压轮的设计与探讨

介绍了一种独特新颖的可变线载荷刚性光轮压路机压轮碾压面的结构设计,探讨了此结构压轮的线载荷变化特性及实用性。该设计实现了压路机压实作业中线载荷随碾压材料密实度的提高也相应增大的理想工况,扩大了压路机的作业范围和压实能力