Solving a discrete multimodal transportation network design problem

This paper investigates the multimodal network design problem (MMNDP) that optimizes the auto network expansion scheme and bus network design scheme in an integrated manner. The problem is formulated as a single-level mathematical program with complementarity constraints (MPCC). The decision variables, including the expanded capacity of auto links, the layout of bus routes, the fare levels and the route frequencies, are transformed into multiple sets of binary variables. The layout of transit routes is explicitly modeled using an alternative approach by introducing a set of complementarity constraints. The congestion interaction among different travel modes is captured by an asymmetric multimodal user equilibrium problem (MUE). An active-set algorithm is employed to deal with the MPCC, by sequentially solving a relaxed MMNDP and a scheme updating problem. Numerical tests on nine-node and Sioux Falls networks are performed to demonstrate the proposed model and algorithm.     

全寿命成本分析法在钢桥疲劳检测与维修决策中的应用

疲劳是影响桥梁钢结构的耐久性的重要因素,疲劳的检测与维修是保证钢桥正常运营的重要措施.文中基于全寿命成本分析法的基本原理,将全寿命成本分析法用于钢桥的疲劳检测与维修决策中,综合考虑了检测成本、维修成本、用户成本与失效成本,并以某钢箱梁为例提出了钢桥疲劳检修的方案的全寿命成本计算方法.     

预防性养护措施费用效益分析中的用户费用

根据运用费用效益分析的原理,对沥青路面预防性养护技术进行研究;总结了预防性养护技术的费用效益分析过程和方法,对费用效益分析中的业主费用和用户费用的计算方法、用户费用组成及其影响因素进行探讨.     

綠色節能最佳化運輸路徑之規劃

隨著經濟發展,自然環境惡化程度持續加深,肇因為小客車數量日益增加,於是近年來綠色交通概念被大力提倡,如能以最佳節能路徑為運輸進行改造,將能為綠色環保盡一份心力。以最短路徑演算法（Dijkastra＇s Algorithm）為基礎,撰寫出最佳節能路徑之演算法,即每台車皆能以最低油耗知目標行駛,並將其與最短距離和最少旅行之路徑進行結果比較,結果發現該最佳節能路徑相較另兩條目標路徑時最能節省燃油消耗,此成果可提供小客車車主進行最佳節能路徑之規劃。另外也以路網均衡之概念進行交通量指派,使用者均衡和系統均衡分別於時間成本和油耗成本目標下之比較。     

基于时刻表的公交网络随机用户均衡配流算法研究

提高公共交通规划管理及信息化水平,需要制定科学的公交规划管理策略,公交客流分配是公交规划与管理的核心内容之一。为促进公交配流理论研究,提高公交客流分配结果科学性,分析了国内外公交配流研究现状,对于城市广义公交网络,结合公交时刻表,定义了公交连接、连接片段以及吸引连接集合,建立了容量限制下基于时刻表的公交网络随机用户均衡配流算法（VRT-SUE）,对算法原理和求解步骤进行了探讨。构建实例公交网络进行分析测试,配流结果显示该模型能够很好的反映出出发时间、到达时间、换乘次数及费用等对乘客公交出行的影响,算法是合理和有效的。     

Robust Wardrop’s user equilibrium assignment under stochastic demand and supply: Expected residual minimization approach

Various models of traffic assignment under stochastic environment have been proposed recently, mainly by assuming different travelers’ behavior against uncertainties. This paper focuses on the expected residual minimization (ERM) model to provide a robust traffic assignment with an emphasis on the planner’s perspective. The model is further extended to obtain a stochastic prediction of the traffic volumes by the technique of path choice approach. We show theoretically the existence and the robustness of the ERM solution. In addition, we employ an improved solution algorithm for solving the ERM model. Numerical experiments are carried out to illustrate the characteristics of the proposed model, by comparing with other existing models.     

Multiple equilibria in a dynamic traffic network

This study provides an example in which the dynamic user equilibrium (DUE) assignment of a congested road network with bottlenecks is non-unique. In previous studies, the uniqueness of DUE assignments with the bottleneck model has been shown in limited cases such as single-origin and single-destination networks. Consequently, it is still an important issue whether or not uniqueness is a general property of DUE assignments. The present study describes a network in which multiple patterns of link travel time are found, thus providing a negative answer to this question. The network has a loopy structure with multiple bottlenecks and multiple origin-destination (OD) pairs. Given a certain demand pattern of departure times for vehicles leaving their origins, a non-convex set of equilibria with a non-unique pattern of link travel times is shown to exist.     

Reliability-based network flow estimation with day-to-day variation: A model validation on real large-scale urban networks

Day-to-day variation in the travel times of congested urban transportation networks is a frustrating phenomenon to the users of these networks. These users look pessimistically at the path travel times, and learn to spend additional time to safeguard against serious penalties that await late arrivals at the destinations. These additional expenses are charges similar to the tolls in system equilibrium flow problem, but may not be collected. With this conjecture, the user equilibrium (UE) formulation of congested network flow problem would lack some necessary factors in addressing appropriate path choices. This study, following a previous work proposing pessimistic UE (PUE) flow, aims to show how to measure this additional travel cost for a link, and investigates how different is PUE from UE, and when such differences are pronounced. Data are collected from the peak-hour travel times for the links of paths in the city of Tehran, to estimate the variance of travel times for typical links. Deterministic functions are obtained by calibrating the standard deviation of the daily variations of link travel times, and probabilistic functions by the technique of copula. UE and PUE traffic assignment models are built and applied to three large cities of Mashhad, Shiraz, and Tehran in Iran. The results show that the estimated flows by PUE model replicate the observed flows in screen lines much better than the UE model, particularly for longer trips. Since PUE is computationally equivalent to UE, this improvement is attained virtually at no cost.     

基于顾客价值的高速公路市场营销模式

以广州北环高速公路为研究对象，对其高速公路市场营销模式进行分析研究。通过分析，得出该公司成功的最大原因是基于顾客价值链，在高速公路出人口周边经济带中有意识培育关联产业，有针对性地开发高盈利能力的顾客，最大限度吸引和稳住自己的盈利顾客群体，从而培育了自己的核心竞争能力，确保了收入和效益的稳定增长。