The train platforming problem: The infrastructure management company perspective

If railway companies ask for station capacity numbers, their underlying question is in fact one about the platformability of extra trains. Train platformability depends not only on the infrastructure, buffer times, and the desired departure and arrival times of the trains, but also on route durations, which depend on train speeds and lengths, as well as on conflicts between routes at any given time. We consider all these factors in this paper. We assume a current train set and a future one, where the second is based on the expected traffic increase through the station considered. The platforming problem is about assigning a platform to each train, together with suitable in- and out-routes. Route choices lead to different route durations and imply different in-route-begin and out-route-end times. Our module platforms the maximum possible weighted sum of trains in the current and future train set. The resulting number of trains can be seen as the realistic capacity consumption of the schedule. Our goal function allows for current trains to be preferably allocated to their current platforms.Our module is able to deal with real stations and train sets in a few seconds and has been fully integrated by Infrabel, the Belgian Infrastructure Management Company, in their application called Ocapi, which is now used to platform existing and projected train sets and to determine the capacity consumption.     

Roads in transition: Integrated modeling of a manufacturer-traveler-infrastructure system in a mixed autonomous/human driving environment

This paper develops an integrated model to characterize the market penetration of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in urban transportation networks. The model explicitly accounts for the interplay among the AV manufacturer, travelers with heterogeneous values of travel time (VOTT), and road infrastructure capacity. By making in-vehicle time use more leisurely or productive, AVs reduce travelers’ VOTT. In addition, AVs can move closer together than human-driven vehicles because of shorter safe reaction time, which leads to increased road capacity. On the other hand, the use of AV technologies means added manufacturing cost and higher price. Thus, traveler adoption of AVs will trade VOTT savings with additional out-of-pocket cost. The model is structured as a leader (AV manufacturer)-follower (traveler) game. Given the cost of producing AVs, the AV manufacturer sets AV price to maximize profit while anticipating AV market penetration. Given an AV price, the vehicle and routing choice of heterogeneous travelers are modeled by combining a multinomial logit model with multi-modal multi-class user equilibrium (UE). The overall problem is formulated as a mathematical program with complementarity constraints (MPCC), which is challenging to solve. We propose a solution approach based on piecewise linearization of the MPCC as a mixed-integer linear program (MILP) and solving the MILP to global optimality. Non-uniform distribution of breakpoints that delimit piecewise intervals and feasibility-based domain reduction are further employed to reduce the approximation error brought by linearization. The model is implemented in a simplified Singapore network with extensive sensitivity analyses and the Sioux Falls network. Computational results demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the solution approach and yield valuable insights about transportation system performance in a mixed autonomous/human driving environment.     

水平荷载作用下钢管支架的弹塑性极限承载力分析

通过考虑桩土相互作用以及材料和几何非线形，对钢管支架在水平荷栽作用下的极限承载力及其影响因素进行了分析，从而对钢管支架的安全度作出合理的评价。     

高城镇化水平地区高、快速路复合通道研究

通过对复合通道相关研究的综述,总结了高、快速路复合通道的积极意义,提出复合通道建设的难点主要为通道走廊的选择与布局模式的选取、降低节点复杂程度、解决各系统间的转换需求以及施工组织复杂.并以佛山市广佛新干线复合通道为例简要介绍了上述几个难点的处理思路,最后分析了复合通道建设存在的几个要点问题,为该类型道路的建设提供一定的基础.     

倾斜 PHC 管桩的处理方法及剩余承载力研究

已完成施打的PHC管桩,由于疏于保护等因素,使桩承受了非能预见的水平荷载,桩身通常会出现一定程度的倾斜,它会使PHC管桩桩身产生裂缝、断裂、弯曲或倾斜,使PHC管桩承载力降低或者失效,对工程质量及安全产生重大的影响.通过某工程的PHC管桩受基坑滑坡影响造成倾斜处理实例,从现有理论分析成果出发,结合工程实际处理的对策,得出对于工程实际中具有指导意义的结论,为类似工程缺陷桩的处理提供一个有效的方案.     

高黎贡山隧道1号竖井设计及分析

为了满足高黎贡山隧道竖井施工任务要求，综合隧道所处环境及竖井能力需求，按照竖井井口、井筒、井下3方面统筹考虑的总体设计思路，提出高黎贡山隧道1号竖井设计关键问题的解决方案： 1）根据井口地形、地貌条件及提升设备、井口车场布置要求，合理布置井口场坪； 2）根据竖井功能定位，竖井宜采用主副井模式； 3）根据井下施工的出渣量、材料数量、人员进出量等综合考虑竖井断面尺寸； 4）当地质条件、水文地质条件允许时，竖井宜采用短段掘砌混合作业法施工，设置模筑混凝土井壁； 5）竖井提升设备宜按井下施工期间的要求考虑，建井期间各设备之间能力应匹配； 6）竖井施工能力应满足井下施工期间出渣、进料要求，并留有富余； 7）井底车场应结合运输方式及进料、出渣等功能要求确定； 8）竖井安全保障应首要解决地下水问题。目前高黎贡山隧道1号竖井主井已完成建井，结果表明铁路隧道竖井按照以上设计方法及思路是可行的。     

成都市宜居水岸工程市级示范段生态化河堤行洪能力分析

成都市宜居水岸工程市级示范段主要涉及由中心城区南河、浣花溪、干河、西郊河四条河道组成的区域水网,汇流条件复杂。通过建立数学模型,模拟河岸生态化改造后的河道行洪情况。经分析表明,示范段生态化河堤行洪能力总体上可满足相应防洪标准,并对河堤生态化改造提出针对性意见。     

大粒径碎石桩在桥头软基处理中的应用

大粒径碎石桩能克服由于地基强度较低而难以成桩的问题，它是超软弱淤泥地基土加固处理方法之一。实测资料得到，碎石桩复合地基承载力标准值比天然地基提高了2、8倍左右。实测沉降量比相邻段用砂井加l土工布处理，沉降量减少约30％。地基加固效果显著。实测沉降速率表明，只要大粒径碎石桩施工质量得到保证，路堤填筑期基本上可以不考虑填土速率问题。从桥头相邻两种地基处理方式沉降与沉降速率比较分析得到，碎石桩可起到缓冲过渡区的作用，可减轻桥头跳车问题。介绍了大粒径碎石桩在京珠高速公路广珠段某桥头软基处理中的应用。     

挤扩支盘灌注桩承载特性试验研究

挤扩支盘灌注桩是一种具有高承载力和低沉降量特性的新型桩。本文在采用自平衡法静载荷试验的基础上,分别对浙江嘉兴和湖州两个工程中的同一场地挤扩支盘灌注桩与普通直孔灌注桩进行对比试验研究。结果表明,在同等工程地质条件下挤扩支盘桩提高承载力可达75.3%,并能减少沉降和缩短桩长,具有良好的经济效益。此外,对挤扩支盘桩的承载力公式进行讨论并提出建议,对该新型桩在工程上的应用提供了理论依据和参考。     

冻土层上限下移对桥梁桩基轴向承载性能的影响分析

在气候变暖和人类活动的共同作用下,多年冻土层上限逐渐下移.现依托青海某高速公路上的一座中桥,在不同冻土层上限位置方案下对其桩基轴向承载性能进行数值模拟,通过将模拟计算出的桩基轴向承载性能指标进行对比分析,得到多年冻土区桥梁桩基轴向承载性能指标随冻土层上限下移的变化规律.其成果可为多年冻土区桥梁桩基的设计、施工与加固处理提供一定参考.