The influence of bus service satisfaction on university students' mode choice

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between bus service satisfaction and the transport mode of choice among university students in Qatar. The degree of bus service satisfaction was collected directly from questionnaire surveys, in which university students were asked questions in relation to their satisfaction with the bus service they used and their transport mode of choice. These questions were categorized into three factors according to confirmatory factor analysis: service at bus stops, service of busses, and service of drivers. Furthermore, the students were asked which mode of transport they used given the choice between public and private transport. This study presents a structural equation model to determine how much bus service satisfaction affects people's decisions about their transport mode. The results from the analysis showed that three key factors—namely, service at bus stops, service of busses, and service of bus drivers—were strongly correlated to the mode of choice. In particular, the bus stop was strongly associated with ease of use, shade, cleanliness, safety, and crowdedness level, while the bus itself influenced reliability, travel time, and frequency. Complying with traffic laws and the driver's attitude were also important contributors to the level of bus service satisfaction. Ultimately, this study will be beneficial for policy/decision‐makers. It will allow them to determine what needs to be accomplished to encourage people to use public transportation. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An exact modelling of the uniform control traffic delay in undersaturated signalized intersections

The average delay experienced by vehicles at a signalized intersection defines the level of service (LOS) at which the intersection operates. A major challenge in this regard is the ability to accurately estimate all the components underlying the overall control delay, including the uniform, incremental and initial queue delays. This paper tackles this challenging task by proposing a novel exact model of the uniform control delay component with a view to enhancing the accuracy of the existing approximate models, notably, the one reported in the Highway Capacity Manual 2010. Both graphical and analytical proofs are employed to derive exact closed‐form expressions for the uniform control delay at undersaturated signalized intersections. The high degree of accuracy of the proposed models is analysed through extensive simulations to demonstrate their abilities to exactly characterize the performance of real‐life intersections in terms of the resulting vehicle delay. Unlike the existing widely adopted uniform delay models, which tend to overestimate the LOS of real‐life intersections, the delay models introduced in this paper have the merit of exactly capturing such a LOS. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

DEA方法在城市客运换乘枢纽评价中的应用研究

通过对城市客运换乘枢纽进行分类和定位分析,指出换乘枢纽服务效率的优劣将直接影响到城市交通的运行效率。从定性和定量两个方面入手,建立切实可行的客运换乘枢纽评价指标体系,引入DEA模型,对城市客运换乘枢纽的服务效率进行有效性评价分析,通过对评价结果的对比分析,可对换乘枢纽在规划、布局、换乘衔接、交通组织等方面存在的问题进行有针对性的改善。通过在实际工程中的应用表明,DEA方法在评价客运换乘枢纽效率的过程中具有较强的可操作性。     

高速公路服务区功能定位的探讨

我国高速公路事业的快速发展,促进了高速公路服务区功能的转变,这种功能的转变与我国经济社会的发展是分不开的。对服务区的停车、休息、如厕等基本服务功能的开发已不能满足高速公路经营企业追求经济效益的要求。因此,对高速公路服务区做出科学合理的功能定位十分必要。     

空间信息网格的数据互操作方法

空间数据互操作是空间信息网格(SIG)的关键技术之一,文中提出了一种较为通用的SIG数据互操作方法.该方法基于OGSA-DAI扩展了一个空间数据访问活动,设计了一套空间数据访问接口,从而以空间数据网格服务的形式实现对分布、异构的多维空间数据的互操作,是基于Web服务的空间数据互操作方法的一种具体实现,实验系统以二/三维空间数据为例验证了其可行性.     

水泥砼路面机械化施工系统理论应用研究(Ⅰ)——系统数学描述

根据高等级公路水泥砼路面机械化施工工艺,利用随机服务系统理论,提出了水泥砼路面机械化施工系统的数学模型,动态地描述了水泥砼路面机械化施工系统机械运行的一般规律．     

普速铁路繁忙干线钢轨服役现状的调查分析

针对普速铁路繁忙干线,测试了累计通过总质量800～1100 Mt线路钢轨的硬度、廓形、磨耗和锈蚀深度、焊接接头平直度,调研了钢轨使用和伤损情况.结果表明:钢轨踏面中心硬化率不大于7％;打磨后钢轨实测廓形与60N标准廓形在轮轨接触区域竖向偏差不大于0.2 mm;钢轨垂直磨耗在3.0～5.7 mm,轨底角边缘厚度在8.35...     

基于两性一度的《汽车服务工程》教学改革研究

随着金课的提出,线上线下混合式教学模式逐渐成为高等教育教学模式改革的突破口.《汽车服务工程》课程基于两性一度,首先进行可行性分析,其次提出改革思路;最后展示典型的混合式教学案例.     

连云港盐渍土中钢筋混凝土结构寿命预测

通过分析连云港盐渍土中盐分含量分布,指出连云港盐渍土属于氯盐渍土,盐分含量随土层深度的增加线性减小,对钢筋的腐蚀性为中等腐蚀性;综合考虑氯离子在混凝土孔隙溶液中的扩散、电迁移以及毛细吸附过程,建立氯离子运移模型;模型的计算结果与实测结果有较好的拟合度;采用有限元方法分析了连云港盐渍土环境下混凝土内部氯离子含量分布状况,并计算不同混凝土保护层厚度的结构物寿命,建议混凝土保护层厚度应该大于50 mm。     

基于gRPC分布式数据通信的地铁线网指挥中心平台设计与实现

地铁线网指挥中心平台以综合监视系统为核心,以数据应用系统、运营执行系统为协同管理。由于关联的设备系统多、业务复杂,海量数据交互的实时性、并发性、准确性要求高,线网指挥中心平台的数据通信问题一直是一个难题。为解决该问题,基于Protocol Buffer通信协议,设计和实现了基于gRPC分布式数据通信的地铁线网指挥中心平台系统架构。远程过程调用gRPC机制是分布式系统和计算机网络中通信的新型机制,在网络化运营模式下通过采集大量的设备数据、业务系统数据,可实现平台数据的规范化处理和业务系统间的高内聚、松耦合通信,提高城市轨道交通运营安全保障能力。