Estimating economic and resilience consequences of potential navigation infrastructure failures: A case study of the Monongahela River

The paper examines the potential effects of failure of heavily used, outdated locks and dams on the Monongahela River in southwestern Pennsylvania. Catastrophic failure would result in lengthy outage of barge traffic. The displaced volume of coal shipments from mines to power plants is estimated using Energy Information Administration survey data. The resilience of the impacted facilities, the viability of their shipping alternatives, and their ability to re-organize into new markets is assessed. Lost revenues are estimated for facilities that close due to an inability to adapt, as well as the replacement cost of towboats and barges trapped by a catastrophic and sudden failure. The aggregate costs to these facilities as a result of a year-long closure are estimated at $0.56-1.7 billion.     

铁路电务专业系统绩效考核机制建设的探索与实践

从分析传统考核机制存在的问题入手,探索建立一套以月度专项检查考核、季度综合管理评价考核、半年度管理诊断评价考核、年度安全评估为主线的绩效考核机制;通过与传统的电务绩效考核机制进行对比,阐述新时期电务绩效考核机制建设的主要特点,并对其实施效果和体会进行了分析。     

农村公路资金渠道配置评价的相对标度法

为评判农村公路资金渠道配置的相对合理性,在分析中国农村公路建设和养护资金渠道基础上,提出资金渠道配置评价的相对标度法。利用相对标度计算各资金渠道的重要度(权重),定义一个"标准"地区,确定标志值,估计反映各渠道配置相对合理性的匹配系数并求和,给出中国农村公路建设和养护资金主要渠道的权重参考值。实例计算结果表明:该方法简单、实用,且具有很强的灵活性,可用来优化农村公路资金渠道配置。     

延长导热油使用寿命的方法分析

通过了解导热油的特性,分析导热油结焦的过程和老化原因,提出防止或减少导热油结焦是提高运行效率、运行安全和延长导热油使用寿命的关键。结合理论和实践经验,介绍了导热油在使用过程中应注意的问题及解决方法,从而达到延长导热油使用寿命、降低生产成本和安全运行的目的。     

城市燃气管道第三方损坏的评价方法

第三方损坏评价是指对由于各种外力作用而使管道受损的可能性进行分级.根据影响第三方损坏因素的情况,采用故障树分析法和模糊综合评判法相结合的数学模型进行评价.通过故障树分析,得到引起第三方损坏的各种因素的重要度.再将之作为模糊综合评判法的权重向量,求得第三方损坏的综合评判向量,最后按照最大隶属度原则确定各管段第三方损坏可能性的等级.     

西部地区高速公路发展规划生态环境影响评价——指标体系构建及评价方法探讨

在探讨战略环境评价意义的基础上，按照战略环境评价指标体系构建的一般步骤，针对高速公路规划自然生态环境的影响因素，建立了公路交通发展的战略性生态环境评价的可选指标集，并根据指标的特点给出了一种基于GIS技术的评价方法。这种构建指标体系的方法简单易行，评价要素明确，层次分明，构建的可选指标集可为西部地区高速公路发展规划生态环境评价提供参考。     

车辆随机动态荷载的多层次分析

根据影响车辆随机动态荷载的主要因素，在设定的多层次指标体系的基础上，将层次分析法（AHP）用于随机动态荷载的评定中。该方法将复杂的车辆随机动态荷载问题分解成若干层次，在各层次上对随机动态荷载进行定量分析。根据分析结果,建立了随机动态荷载的分级标准，为合理荷载模型的确定提供了依据。     

运营公路隧道安全评估

通过对某运营公路隧道的衬砌和路面状况、衬砌厚度与其背后回填状况、衬砌混凝土强度、隧道净空断面、风道吊杆和吊顶板、隧道路面横坡及抗滑性能等的调查与检测,对其安全性进行了评估,结果表明下行隧道病害严重,已达到“2A”级,需要尽早对隧道衬砌背后的空洞、隧道衬砌裂缝和渗漏水等问题进行全面综合整治。文章介绍了该隧道安全评估的检测项目、方法及频率。     

三效催化剂快速老化方法与劣化强度的相关性研究

基于催化剂高温失活机理，分析了不同快速老化方法对催化剂劣化强度的影响，并在发动机台架上，分别利用国内外最常用的两种老化方法－－断油方法和ARL－102方法，对Pt-Rh三郊催化剂进行了１００h的快速老化试验，通过每老化２５h后的测试，考察了催化剂性能随老化时间的变化特性。文中还提出了考察三效催化剂劣化强度的评价指标。     

Extensive study on the design loads used for strength assessment of tanker and bulk carrier structures

ClassNK has undertaken wide-ranging basic research covering many aspects related to the safety of ship structures, including design loads, structural analysis, strength assessment of buckling, collapse, and fatigue, and rational corrosion margins to develop new design standards which have transparency and consistency. Among the wide-ranging basic research, this article summarizes the results of extensive work on the design loads used for strength assessments of tanker and bulk carrier structures. The main aim of the research was to develop practical estimation methods of design loads with rational technical backgrounds relating to the actual loads acting on the primary structural members of tankers and bulk carriers. During this study, we proposed the following methodology. Design sea states that closely resemble the actual sea states which are considered to be the most severe for hull structures. Find practical estimation methods for the design sea states by parametric studies using the results of series calculations on representative tankers and bulk carriers. Find practical estimation methods for design regular waves which will result in the same level of stresses as those induced in irregular waves under the design sea states. We also briefly introduced some practical estimation methods for the design loads, such as ship motions, accelerations, hull-girder bending moments, and hydrodynamic pressures that are induced under design regular waves. The findings in this study have been summarized and implemented in the new design standards for tanker and bulk carrier structures.Updated from the Japanese original which won the 2003 SNAJ prize (J Soc Nav Archit Jpn 2002; 191:195–207; 2002; 191:208–220; and 2002; 192:723–733)