Optimal bus fleet management strategy for emissions reduction

Transportation is a major cause for environmental degradation via exhaust emissions. For many transit-oriented metropolitan areas, bus trips often constitute a sizeable mode share. Managing the bus fleet, in particular updating buses to comply with the newer emissions standards, therefore, can have a substantial impact on transportation-induced air quality. This paper presents the approach of remaining life additional benefit–cost (RLABC) analysis for maximising the total net benefit by either early-retiring or retrofitting the current bus fleet within their lifespans. By referring to the net benefits for different bus types estimated by RLABC analysis, the most beneficial management scheme for the current bus fleet can be identified. Optimal bus fleet management (BFM) models based on the RLABC analysis for the operator and the government are developed. Then a government subsidy plan is produced to achieve win–win solutions, which will offer efficient and flexible management schemes. To illustrate the approach, the largest bus company in Hong Kong, which carries more than 23% of the total trips in Hong Kong, is taken as a case study example. Instead of adopting a fixed retirement plan, such as replacing buses at the age of 17 as is currently practised, the proposed method develops an optimal BFM scheme that progressively phases out buses or retrofits them. This study produces promising results to demonstrate the large benefit of this approach for optimal bus fleet management.     

Socially optimal electric driving range of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles

This study determines the optimal electric driving range of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) that minimizes the daily cost borne by the society when using this technology. An optimization framework is developed and applied to datasets representing the US market. Results indicate that the optimal range is 16 miles with an average social cost of $3.19 per day when exclusively charging at home, compared to $3.27 per day of driving a conventional vehicle. The optimal range is found to be sensitive to the cost of battery packs and the price of gasoline. When workplace charging is available, the optimal electric driving range surprisingly increases from 16 to 22 miles, as larger batteries would allow drivers to better take advantage of the charging opportunities to achieve longer electrified travel distances, yielding social cost savings. If workplace charging is available, the optimal density is to deploy a workplace charger for every 3.66 vehicles. Moreover, the diversification of the battery size, i.e., introducing a pair and triple of electric driving ranges to the market, could further decrease the average societal cost per PHEV by 7.45% and 11.5% respectively.     

STAAD/CHINA在搭架设计及强度校核中的应用

搭架作业是船舶修造日常工作中比较普通、常见的工程,合理、快速地设计和校验脚手架的强度,直接影响生产施工的安全性、经济性和效率。文章介绍了如何使用有限元软件STAAD/CHINA对搭架方案进行建模计算及校验,计算结果接近实际,提高了强度校验的效率。     

电子车辆识别技术的性能、安全性和成本分析及应用

电子车辆识别(EVI)是利用电子信号对车辆进行自动识别和监测的技术.随着RFID技术的不断发展,EVI应用的领域和范围不断扩大,这对EVI的性能、安全性和成本提出了更高的要求.     

递进式项目化教学在公路工程造价课程中的应用

文章通过对现在高职教育改革状况的的分析,论证了道路桥梁技术专业改革的迫切性,主要介绍了递进式项目化教学在公路工程造价课程中的应用。     

项目施工企业成本控制

责任成本控制是企业内部一个完整的工程项目,通过确定优化的施工组织设计方案,划定收入与支出配比责任层次,编制各层次的责任成本,各责任层次的责任中心制定控制措施,对各项工作进行过失奖惩,从而提高项目整体经济效益的一种管理行为。     

公路工程项目成本控制现状分析

结合工程实践,通过对公路施工企业成本管理客观及主观现状分析,论述了成本管理的具体内容,抓住成本管理的关键环节并采取相应的措施,实施有效的公路工程项目成本管理,以指导公路施工企业项目成本管理并提高企业竞争能力。     

价值工程在客车研发中的应用

简要介绍价值工程的原理及价值工程在客车成本控制方面的实际应用。     

浅谈设备大修与更新阶段的成本控制

在设备日常管理中应该以主动维护代替大修,尽量降低修理级别,并将设备大修及技术改造与设备更新结合起来,充分发挥设备效能,降低综合管理成本,实现企业利润最大化.     

基于BIM的数字建造工业化平台中业务管理的多源数据集成关键技术研究

随着BIM技术的不断发展,BIM平台在施工全过程的应用逐渐丰富。集成整合平台背后全生命周期的工程数据,并将数据传递至工程建造各个环节当中进行应用,是BIM平台发挥作用的本质。如何在工程的全生命周期收集和整理工程数据库,并传递至各个工作流程中发挥作用,是开展BIM平台建设的重点。以乌鲁木齐市东进场高架道路工程为实例,重点研究BIM平台中工程数据库的建立,分析如何在项目的设计阶段和施工过程中采集工程数据,并将工程数据库应用于项目管理。