The best of times and the worst of times: A new best–worst measure of attitudes toward public transport experiences

Attitudes play an important role in determining individual transit behaviour and the measurement of attitudes is relied on by public transit authorities’ world over. Given their role in behaviour and policy making, the accurate measurement of attitudes is of critical importance. Traditional satisfaction scales are prone to bias and on their own they are only a partial measure of attitudes. Given that satisfaction scales have been used to assist with large scale transport infrastructure investment decisions, to aid policy makers examining reactions to alternative policy changes and reform, and to measure the success of new initiatives, deriving robust satisfaction scales should be of critical importance. This paper introduces a dual version of best–worst scaling as an alternative measure of satisfaction. Best–worst scaling is free of the biases inherent in traditional response scales and is ideal for handling the comparative evaluation of large amount of attributes, particularly those which are inherently qualitative. The paper makes a further innovative contribution by proposing a model structure for the joint estimation of satisfaction and importance. Our model shows a better delineation between the attributes used to measure attitudes towards bus use and a more detailed understanding of the relationship between importance and satisfaction; enabling transport operators to better understand what counts most and assess their performance.     

浅析大型铁路客运站交通规划理念

以重庆北站北场交通规划为例,分析和判断了铁路客流对象、车站客流组织、旅客立体换乘、车站功能布局和车站管理模式5个方面的发展趋势；提出了现代铁路客运站在综合交通枢纽、站前集散广场、机动车进出通道、交通设施布局、客流组织方面的规划设计理念.     

A multiobjective model for maximizing fleet availability under the presence of flight and maintenance requirements

Every aircraft, military or civilian, must be grounded for maintenance after it has completed a certain number of flight hours since its last maintenance check. In this paper, we address the problem of deciding which available aircraft should fly and for how long, and which grounded aircraft should perform maintenance operations, in a group of aircraft that comprise a combat unit. The objective is to achieve maximum availability of the unit over the planning horizon. We develop a multiobjective optimization model for this problem, and we illustrate its application and solution on a real life instance drawn from the Hellenic Air Force. We also propose two heuristic approaches for solving large scale instances of the problem. We conclude with a discussion that gives insight into the behavior of the model and of the heuristics, based on the analysis of the results obtained.     

沟埋式钢波纹管涵顶部垂直土压力计算模型研究

管涵周围土压力的分布规律对管涵结构的设计具有重要的参考价值,然而采用传统M-S理论计算管涵顶部垂直土压力存在一定的局限性。针对这一问题,以沟埋式管涵为研究对象,首先运用理论分析的方法对土体在沟槽摩擦作用下形成的小主应力拱展开了研究,并据此对矩形沟槽管涵的侧压力系数和顶部垂直土压力计算公式加以推导。然后以具体工程为例,对公式的合理性进行了探讨和分析,并对管涵的设计提出了一些合理性建议。     

对加快农村汽车客运站建设及运营管理的分析

农村汽车客运站是农村道路运输的重要公益性基础设施，是整个道路运输市场体系的重要组成部分。农村汽车客运站的建设对改善农民群众出行条件、提升乡镇公共服务水平、推动农村经济发展、服务“三农”、建设社会主义新农村具有重要意义。文章针对当前农村汽车客运站建设及运营管理存在的问题，提出整改思路。     

时速160km以下双层集装箱运输铁路有砟轨道隧道内轮廓研究

目前运营时速160 km以下(双箱运输)有砟轨道隧道内轮廓难以满足大型养护机械(特别是大型清筛机)作业空间需求,通过对新建时速160 km以下电气化铁路(双箱运输)有砟轨道隧道的建筑限界、接触网悬挂方式及布置、大型养护机械空间需求、轨道结构形式、侧沟及电缆槽设置等内轮廓影响因素进行综合分析,确定单双线铁路有砟轨道隧道内轮廓控制性尺寸、拟定内轮廓方案,通过对各型内轮廓方案的结构安全性、经济性及施工便利性比较,给出推荐方案,为通用图编制和纳入规范奠定基础。     

Prediction of wheel wear in urban railway transport: comparison of existing models

One of the most important maintenance costs in tramway transport comes from wear of wheel profiles. In the highly competitive railway market, the prediction of wear is then a major concern of the constructors. In this article, we present and compare four models well adapted to tramway conditions, involving contacts on the rolling tread and on the flange with very different sliding and pressure conditions. Moreover, all models can be implemented from the natural outputs of the railway simulation packages classically used in industry for the dynamics design of the vehicles. The first one, proposed by Jendel, is based on the well-known Archard's wear model. Enblom continues Jendel's approach by taking into account the contribution of wheel deformation on the sliding velocity. The last two models, developed by Zobory, and Pearce and Sherratt, determine the wear from the energy dissipation in the contact area. The models are first compared on a theoretical basis and, for that purpose, are rewritten in a common form. Two cases are distinguished: mild wear as arising on the rolling tread and severe wear as arising on the flange. The models are also compared in the practical case of an urban transport vehicle running on circular tracks with different curve radii. Although the models show equivalent trends according to the theoretical study, important discrepancies appear between estimated wear depths. All models are actually dependent on experimental coefficients and it is likely that they were estimated in different conditions. On the other hand, a reasonable agreement can be found in some particular conditions. As an example, Zobory's, Enblom's and Jendel's models are very close to each other in severe wear conditions. This work shows that a general and reliable model could probably be developed from all positive aspects of the existing ones.     

轨道交通综合枢纽规划探讨

结合上海、昆明、深圳等城市的轨道交通综合枢纽工程,对总平面布置、各种交通方式的衔接及客流组织等内容进行了探讨,特别对城市轨道交通车站与铁路站房的衔接进行了讨论,并对福田轨道交通枢纽设计案例进行了分析。     

港口与城市环境及资源的协调发展度研究

随着我国港口和城市建设的不断发展,在生态环境和资源利用方面港城间的矛盾日益明显,如何协调两者之间的发展已成为目前迫切需要解决的课题。为此,以大连市为例,从建立港城协调发展度模型入手,对港口与环境及资源之间协调的程度进行评判,从而为指导港口和城市的可持续发展提供了决策依据。     

浅谈铁路客运自动化

为旅客提供高效、优质的服务是铁路客运服务的最终目标。客运自动化系统具有及时、安全、资源共享和管控一体等优势,已成为车站客运信息系统的建设方向。分析了我国铁路客运信息系统的现状,阐述了铁路车站客运自动化建设的意义、目标和系统组成等。