Evaluation of pedestrian crosswalk level of service (LOS) in perspective of type of land-use

In India pedestrians usually cross the road at mid-block crosswalks due to ease of access to their destination or the development of adjacent land use types such as shopping, business areas, school and residential areas. The behaviour of pedestrian will change with respect to different land use type and this change in behaviour of pedestrian further reflects change in perceived level of service (LOS). So, it is important to evaluate the quality of service of such crossing facilities with respect to different land-use type under mixed traffic conditions. In this framework, pedestrian perceived LOS were collected with respect to different land-use type such as shopping, residential and business areas. The ordered probit (OP) model was developed by using NLOGIT software package, with number of vehicles encountered, road crossing difficulty as well as safety considered as primary factors along with pedestrian individual factors (gender and age), land-use type and roadway geometry. From the model results, it has been concluded that perceived safety, crossing difficulty, land-use condition, number of vehicles encountered, median width and number of lanes have significant effect on pedestrian perceived LOS at unprotected (un-signalized) mid-block crosswalks in mixed traffic scenario. The inferences of these results highlights the importance of land use planning in designing a new set of pedestrian access facilities for unprotected mid-block crosswalks under mixed traffic conditions. Also the study results would be useful for evaluating pedestrian accessibility taking into account different land-use type and planning required degree of segregation with vehicular movement at unprotected mid-block crosswalk locations.     

Understanding the impacts of a combination of service improvement strategies on bus running time and passenger’s perception

Transit agencies implement many strategies in order to provide an attractive transportation service. This article aims to evaluate the impacts of implementing a combination of strategies, designed to improve the bus transit service, on running time and passenger satisfaction. These strategies include using smart card fare collection, introducing limited-stop bus service, implementing reserved bus lanes, using articulated buses, and implementing transit signal priority (TSP). This study uses stop-level data collected from the Société de transport de Montréal (STM)’s automatic vehicle location (AVL) and automatic passenger count (APC) systems, in Montréal, Canada. The combination of these strategies has lead to a 10.5% decline in running time along the limited stop service compared to the regular service. The regular route running time has increased by 1% on average compared to the initial time period. The study also shows that riders are generally satisfied with the service improvements. They tend to overestimate the savings associated with the implementation of this combination of strategies by 3.5-6.0 min and by 2.5-4.1 min for both the regular route and the limited stop service, respectively. This study helps transit planners and policy makers to better understand the effects of implementing a combination of strategies to improve running time and passenger’s perception of these changes in service.     

An operational activity-based method to estimate CO2 emissions from container shipping considering empty container repositioning

This paper develops an operational activity-based method to estimate CO₂ emissions from container shipping in contrasts to the traditional aggregated activity-based method. Two case studies investigate the impacts of empty container repositioning policies and port handling capacity on CO₂ emission index. The results show that the aggregated method could well overestimate CO₂ emissions and the operational activity-based method is more appropriate. The paper also demonstrates that high port-handling capacity and efficient empty container repositioning could reduce CO₂ emissions in seaborne container transportation.     

船舶操纵模拟器上海洋山港港区三维视景仿真

针对船舶操纵模拟中的三维视景仿真的特点,开展船舶操纵模拟器中关于上海洋山港港区三维视景仿真的研究。以Google Earth提供的电子地形图像为基础,经过等高线和矢量化方法的处理,生成数字高程模型(Digital Elevation Model,DEM),并利用Multigen Creator建立直观的上海洋山港港区三维地形模型,再利用Vega的三维视景渲染功能对其进行渲染和驱动。根据该方法建立的上海洋山港港区三维视景模型库在模型精细度、逼真度和实时运算等方面,都能满足船员实操练习所需的条件。     

梯级电站变动回水区设计最低通航水位确定方法

梯级电站变动回水区受上游电站下泄流量与下游坝前水位双重影响,设计最低通航水位的确定十分复杂。传统的设计最低通航水位保证率主要对流量进行统计,指标不够全面;而且设计最低通航水位计算工况组合的选取具有一定的偶然性,实际设计过程中可操作性不强。提出入库流量与坝前水位组合保证率计算方法,该方法综合考虑了入库流量与坝前水位遭遇组合的概率。利用该方法可合理确定梯级电站变动回水区设计最低通航水位,同时结合电站调度方案,在电站可接受的调度方式下,投入最少的资金对航道进行整治,以达到最优的效果。     

跨海大桥桥区航道智能助航系统研发

跨海大桥桥区航道是典型的船舶航行受限水域,船桥碰撞安全风险大,桥区航道智能助航技术有助于提高桥区航道安全保障水平。分析了桥区航道通航风险因素以及水文气象分布规律,按通航规则将水域划分为预警、警戒、航道等不同区块,构建了桥区航行的船舶动态领域风险辨识模型。研发了自主检测船舶动态并向其播发防撞预警信息的装置,以及自动管理和运行软硬件设施的桥区航道船舶避碰智能助航系统。该系统已应用在福建省平潭海峡大桥桥区航道,有效改善了桥区水域的航道通航安全形势。     

自升式平台运行工况对危险区域设备选型的影响

分析和总结了大连中远海运重工建造并交付的Super 116E系列自升式钻井平台的危险区域部分设备选型问题;重点讲述了钻井平台危险区划分,危险区域内设备选型与平台设计运行工况之间的相互关联,可为后续海工钻井平台项目的危险区划分及设备选型工作提供参考和借鉴。     

Using on-board logging devices to study the longer-term impact of an eco-driving course

In this paper the long-term impact of an eco-driving training course is evaluated by monitoring driving behavior and fuel consumption for several months before and after the course. Cars were equipped with an on-board logging device that records the position and speed of the vehicle using GPS tracking as well as real time as electronic engine data extracted from the controller area network. The data includes mileage, number of revolutions per minute, position of the accelerator pedal, and instantaneous fuel consumption. It was gathered over a period of 10 months for 10 drivers during real-life conditions thus enabling an individual drive style analysis. The average fuel consumption four months after the course fell by 5.8%. Most drivers showed an immediate improvement in fuel consumption that was stable over time, but some tended to fall back into their original driving habits.     

西部地区公路地质灾害监测预报技术研究

“西部地区公路地质灾害监测预报技术研究”项目针对西部地区公路地质灾害危险性区划、滑坡、崩塌与泥石流监测预报及地质灾害安全管理等关键技术问题进行深入系统研究,形成了公路滑坡、崩塌与泥石流监测预报成套技术,建立了公路地质灾害数据标准,构建了“基于GIS的公路地质灾害监测预报信息系统”平台,实现了公路地质灾害监测实时分析处理和动态预报,为地质灾害综合管理提供技术支撑。     

瓦村枢纽下游引航道通航水流条件试验研究

为保证船闸口门区有利于通航的良好水流条件,采用整体定床物理模型对瓦村枢纽船闸下引航道及口门区通航水流条件进行研究。试验结果表明:受电站下泄尾水扩散及尾水渠出口右岸边坡挑流的影响,下引航道口门区水流流态较差,纵横向流速明显超标,不满足船舶安全航行要求。探讨了延长导航墙长度、扩挖尾水出口右岸边坡、增设隔流墩等措施对水流条件的影响,经模型方案比选及优化,确定了下引航道布置推荐方案,较好地解决了口门区横流较大的问题,使下引航道及口门区的水流条件满足船舶安全通航要求。