Minimum acceptable time for turning off idling engines: Evidence from Taiwan

This paper examines the influence of different factors on motorist willingness to comply with idling stop regulations, as determined using stated preference analysis. Motorists were surveyed at urban roadsides in Taiwan, and the results obtained were analyzed using a partially adaptive model. The analysis showed that the standing time and turnoff idling engine while parking are both significant variables, and arise from risk aversion behavior. Environmental perceptions and convenience of use are the most influential factors, according to elasticity analysis. The study also verifies that a partially adaptive model is an appropriate model to consider censored data in a Triple-Bounded Dichotomous Choice analysis. These results will be useful as a reference for improving implementation of idling reduction regulations.     

具有值机功能的轨道交通机场线车站布局方案

近年来,随着国内机场客流量的高速增长及城市轨道交通建设步伐的加快,各大、中城市也开启了轨道交通机场线的建设。结合国内外机场提前值机的概念,以西安北客站至咸阳国际机场的轨道交通机场线为例,分析了值机客流的特征,研究了具备提前值机功能的轨道交通机场线车站布局的3个可行性方案,并指出了实现机场功能外移所存在的问题。     

Have tropical marine protected areas worked? An initial analysis of their success

A multinomial choice framework was used to analyze data from hypothetical storm forecast scenarios administered via mail survey to a random sample of U.S. Gulf Coast residents. Results indicate that the issuance of a mandatory evacuation notice and the presence of higher wind speeds had the largest influence on increasing the likelihood of evacuation. Age, race, disability, distance, and education were significant in explaining one's decision to wait relative to choosing to evacuate. Blacks and disabled individuals were strictly less likely to wait and more likely to make an immediate evacuation decision. Hurricane Katrina evacuees and those with an evacuation destination identified were also more likely to decide to evacuate, but were also more likely to wait before deciding. Results indicate that residents of mobile homes were more likely to either evacuate or wait before making a decision, but strictly less likely not to evacuate. Respondents very confident in being rescued were strictly more likely not to evacuate. Results indicate that not having an evacuation destination identified was the most influential factor regarding the likelihood of not knowing what choice to make.     

Prediction of the interaction between a simple moving vehicle and an infinite periodically supported rail – Green's functions approach

This paper herein describes the interaction between a simple moving vehicle and an infinite periodically supported rail, in order to signalise the basic features of the vehicle/track vibration behaviour in general, and wheel/rail vibration, in particular. The rail is modelled as an infinite Timoshenko beam resting on semi-sleepers via three-directional rail pads and ballast. The time-domain analysis was performed applying Green's matrix of the track method. This method allows taking into account the nonlinearities of the wheel/rail contact and the Doppler effect. The numerical analysis is dedicated to the wheel/rail response due to two types of excitation: the steady-state interaction and rail irregularities. The study points out to certain aspects regarding the parametric resonance, the amplitude-modulated vibration due to corrugation and the Doppler effect.     

Origin软件在隧道监控量测数据处理中的应用

介绍Origin软件的基本功能及其应用。利用Origin软件实现了对量测数据的绘图、非线性拟合等处理,获得可靠的参数及直观的图形。以石龙山隧道施工监控中量测数据处理的实例,并据此指导了隧道的开挖作业和支护结构的设计与施工。     

桥梁超重荷载与限载标准的确定

为了分析公路运营中超重荷载对桥梁的影响，以陕西省府谷-店塔公路上运煤超载车辆为调查对象，根据车辆装载特点和轴型分布特征，将超载车辆分为9种类型，分析了9种车型的超载、超限情况；利用线性回归，得出超载与超限的函数关系。利用等代荷载方法，与公路-Ⅰ级荷载相比较，确定出9种车型的限载系数和限载标准，评价了限载后车辆荷载特性，认为车辆限载后宜使用多轮、多轴运营车型。     

Theoretical analysis of natural frequency of externally prestressed concrete beam based on rigidity correction

A dynamic test on externally prestressed simply supported concrete beams separately with three typical types of tendon distributions was conducted. The results show that the natural frequencies of the beams increase with the increase in the prestressing force at,the tensioning stage, and the natural frequencies decrease after the cracks occur in the beams. Following the calculation formula of natural frequency of externally prestressed beam, which was reported in a literature, the natural frequencies of the experimental beams are calculated, and big errors are found between the test results and the calculated ones of natural frequency values. As a result, this paper has tried to adopt two methods to correct the rigidity parameter of the concrete beam in the formula for natural frequency calculation, and to use the corrected formula to calculate the frequencies of the experimental beams. The calculation results indicate a good consistency with the experimental ones, which verifies the feasibility of the corrected formula.     

On the security of multivariate hash functions

Multivariate hash functions are a type of hash functions whose compression function is explicitly defined as a sequence of multivariate equations. Billet et al designed the hash function MQ-HASH and Ding et al proposed a similar construction. In this paper, we analyze the security of multivariate hash functions and conclude that low degree multivariate functions such as MQ-HASH are neither pseudo-random nor unpredictable. There may be trivial collisions and fixed point attacks if the parameters of the compression ftmction have been chosen. And they are also not computation-resistance, which makes MAC forgery easily.     

美国交通运输机构及职能简介

从4个层次分别介绍美国联邦政府运输机构、美国联邦独立运输管理机构、美国地方交通运输机构及美国道路交通管理机构的职能分工，侧重于其在道路交通管理方面的职能。     

英语比喻修辞方法的巧用初探

在英语语言中,英语比喻修辞方法应用范围极为广泛。我们在深入学习英美文学和西方文化时,应特别注意对此加以研究,以便提高对英语语言背景的理解能力,指导英美文学赏析。本文从妙用英语比喻修辞方法的语言技巧入手,结合实例,探讨比喻方法的多元功能。