Intermodal route selection for cargo transportation from Korea to Central Asia by adopting Fuzzy Delphi and Fuzzy ELECTRE I methods

Due to the increase in trade from Korea to Central Asia, an efficient intermodal route for transporting cargo is important. Intermodal routing for long-distance transportation faces operational challenges, such as customs clearance, track gauge differences, and climate limitations. The initiative of the Silk Road Economic Belt recently proposed in China could improve trade and transport links in Asia and create an efficient transportation route that focuses on the railroad service provided in China. The objective of this study is to obtain an evaluation structure for intermodal routing and then find the route for transporting cargo from Korea to Central Asia under China’s Silk Road Economic Belt with integrated Fuzzy Delphi and Fuzzy (Elimination Et Choice Translating Reality (ELECTRE) I methods. After a sensitivity analysis is performed, development strategies and alternative routes are suggested. The results show that among the five principal factors, total cost is the most important factor for logistics companies when they select a transportation route, followed by reliability, transportation capability, total time, and security. Of the sub-factor weights, transportation costs and cooperation and emphasis among state organization are important. In the intermodal route results, route 3, Incheon to Qingdao to Horgos to Almaty, is preferred.     

Capturing value of reliability through road pricing in congested traffic under uncertainty

Empirical studies showed that travel time reliability, usually measured by travel time variance, is strongly correlated with travel time itself. Travel time is highly volatile when the demand approaches or exceeds the capacity. Travel time variability is associated with the level of congestion, and could represent additional costs for travelers who prefer punctual arrivals. Although many studies propose to use road pricing as a tool to capture the value of travel time (VOT) savings and to induce better road usage patterns, the role of the value of reliability (VOR) in designing road pricing schemes has rarely been studied. By using road pricing as a tool to spread out the peak demand, traffic management agencies could improve the utility of travelers who prefer punctual arrivals under traffic congestion and stochastic network conditions. Therefore, we could capture the value of travel time reliability using road pricing, which is rarely discussed in the literature. To quantify the value of travel time reliability (or reliability improvement), we need to integrate trip scheduling, endogenous traffic congestion, travel time uncertainty, and pricing strategies in one modeling framework. This paper developed such a model to capture the impact of pricing on various costs components that affect travel choices, and the role of travel time reliability in shaping departure patterns, queuing process, and the choice of optimal pricing. The model also shows the benefits of improving travel time reliability in various ways. Findings from this paper could help to expand the scope of road pricing, and to develop more comprehensive travel demand management schemes.     

城市立交群的规划布局研究

文章以重庆绕城高速公路上的走马互通式立交为例,分析了群体优化思路在城市立交群规划布局和方案选择中的应用,总结了城市路网节点处互通式立交选型的一些经验,供同类工程参考。     

Use of an ANP to prioritize managerial responsibilities of maritime stakeholders in environmental incidents: An oil spill case

While maritime pollution is often caused at the operational level, the causes can generally be traced back to shortcomings in the ship–shore interface and to poor communication among stakeholders. Here, the environmental responsibilities of maritime stakeholders are systematically analyzed and quantified using an analytic network process. This approach ensures that the most important dependencies and feedbacks among the responsibilities which is applied to a real marine situation (an oil spill) to validate the theoretical basis. A number of latent links between stakeholders’ responsibilities and the catastrophic impacts of the spill are identified.     

广西公路网规划合理规模探讨

文章在分析广西公路网规划合理规模的主要影响因素和发展阶段特征的基础上,介绍了测算路网合理规模的各种常规方法及其优缺点,并提出了一种分层测算的分析方法,对2020年的广西公路网合理规模进行测算,为类似研究提供借鉴。     

Road user charging design: dealing with multi-objectives and constraints

This paper proposes an innovative approach for designing a road user charging scheme to meet multiple policy objectives. Three practical features are integrated into the design methodology including (i) cordon formation, (ii) a set of design constraints, and (iii) multiple objectives of the scheme. The methods also consider possible responses of road travellers to the charging scheme. Two methods based on genetic algorithms (GA) are developed for optimising a charging cordon scheme with constraints and with multiple objectives. The dynamic self-adaptive penalty GA and Non-dominated Sorting GA II (NSGA-II) are applied to the constrained design and multi-objective design respectively. The objective functions or constraints considered include social welfare improvement, revenue generation, and distributional equity impact. A case study of the City of Edinburgh is presented and common characteristics of charging cordon designs which perform well against the three objectives are discussed.

山区城市交通拥挤成因分析及对策研究

文章以重庆市道路交通为例,从特殊地理环境因素、城市道路管理及城市规划等方面分析了山区城市道路交通拥挤的原因,并基于道路因素,从城市道路规划和整合建筑与交通空间方面提出了缓解交通拥堵的措施和建议。     

基于半圆弯曲试验的有限元模型收敛性分析

文章采用有限元方法对半圆弯曲试验(SCB)进行数值模拟,对有限元模型建立过程中所涉及到的约束条件和单元尺寸进行了收敛性分析。分析结果表明:相对于单元尺寸,约束条件对SCB试件底部拉应力的影响较大;SCB试件底部支座处约束UY和UZ方向的位移计算有限元解与理论解吻合度较高;综合考虑计算精度和运算时间,SCB模型采用2mm的单元尺寸较为适宜。     

地下大型立交结构方案研究及设计创新

结合厦门机场路莲前西路地下大型立交设计,介绍立交中深基坑段结构方案、施工方案,及其设计创新中的一些构思,可望为今后城市及山区地下结构设计和边坡处理提供借鉴。     

基于CDT理论的道路与地形整体模型构建方法研究

道路与地形整体模型的构建是实现道路三维可视化的关键。基于在约束delaunay三角网中插入点和约束边的理论,提出一种道路设计面模型的构建方法以及其与地形表面模型融为一体的整体模型构建方法,使得道路设计面模型和地表模型不仅表面上是整合在一起,并且其内部关系也是统一的。对其原理、方法及程序实现进行了介绍。