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Abstract

An estuarine sanctuary is a store of public values due to the ecological, cultural, recreational, aesthetic, historic, and economic services provided by the preserve. These values may be expected to increase over time because of (1) growth in the population demanding estuarine services, (2) growth in the willingness to pay for such services, and (3) growth in the actual quality and quantity of services which are provided by a protected natural system. Thus an estuarine sanctuary will be more valuable to future generations than to current generations. When weighing the cost and benefits of a preservation or development decision, a preservation decision which seems currently undesirable may in fact be socially beneficial when growth in the value of estuarine services is included.     

浅谈公路工程估算编制的新规则

新的《公路工程基本建设项目投资估算编制办法》和《公路工程估算指标》自2012年1月1日正式实施。取代1996编办和指标,针对估算编制的新规则,分析总结新旧差异,为以后估算编制工作提供指导。     

二灰稳定钢渣路用性能试验研究

运用填充理论进行钢渣的级配和石灰、粉煤灰最佳比例的研究,通过对不同级配、不同二灰掺配比例的混合料路用性能比较,提出了一种最佳比例的二灰稳定钢渣混合料,其钢渣构成承重骨架,二灰密实地填充于其空隙中并裹覆其表面.用电镜等手段对其进行了微观分析；用抗压强度和回弹模量评价其力学性能.此项研究对利用钢渣铺路具有一定的借鉴作用.     

Evolution of the household vehicle fleet: Anticipating fleet composition, PHEV adoption and GHG emissions in Austin, Texas

In today’s world of volatile fuel prices and climate concerns, there is little study on the relationship between vehicle ownership patterns and attitudes toward vehicle cost (including fuel prices and feebates) and vehicle technologies. This work provides new data on ownership decisions and owner preferences under various scenarios, coupled with calibrated models to microsimulate Austin’s personal-fleet evolution.Opinion survey results suggest that most Austinites (63%, population-corrected share) support a feebate policy to favor more fuel efficient vehicles. Top purchase criteria are price, type/class, and fuel economy. Most (56%) respondents also indicated that they would consider purchasing a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) if it were to cost $6000 more than its conventional, gasoline-powered counterpart. And many respond strongly to signals on the external (health and climate) costs of a vehicle’s emissions, more strongly than they respond to information on fuel cost savings.Twenty five-year simulations of Austin’s household vehicle fleet suggest that, under all scenarios modeled, Austin’s vehicle usage levels (measured in total vehicle miles traveled or VMT) are predicted to increase overall, along with average vehicle ownership levels (both per household and per capita). Under a feebate, HEVs, PHEVs and Smart Cars are estimated to represent 25% of the fleet’s VMT by simulation year 25; this scenario is predicted to raise total regional VMT slightly (just 2.32%, by simulation year 25), relative to the trend scenario, while reducing CO₂ emissions only slightly (by 5.62%, relative to trend). Doubling the trend-case gas price to $5/gallon is simulated to reduce the year-25 vehicle use levels by 24% and CO₂ emissions by 30% (relative to trend).Two- and three-vehicle households are simulated to be the highest adopters of HEVs and PHEVs across all scenarios. The combined share of vans, pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and cross-over utility vehicles (CUVs) is lowest under the feebate scenario, at 35% (versus 47% in Austin’s current household fleet). Feebate-policy receipts are forecasted to exceed rebates in each simulation year.In the longer term, gas price dynamics, tax incentives, feebates and purchase prices along with new technologies, government-industry partnerships, and more accurate information on range and recharging times (which increase customer confidence in EV technologies) should have added effects on energy dependence and greenhouse gas emissions.     

交叉口协调感应信号控制

介绍了传统的感应控制方法,着重对协调感应信号控制的基本原理,控制过程等进行了分析,并提出了解决问题的方法。分析了定时信号控制和感应信号控制的优缺点,对感应信号控制的进一步研究提出了几点看法。     

级配碎石回弹变形特性

级配碎石具有非线性的应力-应变特性,回弹模量是有效描述这一特性的参数,通过室内动三轴试验能够得到较好的模拟级配碎石回弹模量的模型。分析了影响级配碎石回弹变形特性的各种因素,并进行了试验验证。通过数据拟合发现,Uzan模型能更好地反映级配碎石的非线性回弹变形特性,且模型中的回归参数与级配中小于0.075mm筛孔的质量分数有一定的关联性。并针对影响级配碎石回弹模量的两个重要参数：级配中小于0.075mm筛孔的质量分数和含水质量分数,提出相应的取值范围建议。     

特大跨悬索桥动力特性及参数分析

鉴于当前对影响悬索桥动力特性的一些关键参数少有系统研究的现状,采用有限元法分析了四渡河悬索桥的动力性能,并从中央扣的设置与否,主缆、吊索、加劲梁和索塔的刚度变化以及边界条件变化等方面进行了自振特性的参数影响分析,得出了若干结论,为悬索桥的优化设计提供理论依据。     

大跨斜拉桥扁平钢箱梁损伤定位指标的噪声鲁棒性比较研究

以润扬大桥斜拉桥的扁平钢箱梁结构为分析对象,采用子结构方法将扁平钢箱梁结构的整体尺度动力特性和细节尺度构件损伤相互衔接实现多尺度损伤分析。在此基础上对模态曲率、模态应变能、模态柔度和斜拉索索力等4类结构损伤定位指标的抗噪声干扰能力进行了对比分析。分析结果表明,模态应变能和模态柔度对于扁平钢箱梁结构损伤定位具有较好的互补性,将其相结合对扁平钢箱梁主跨和边跨的损伤识别具有较好的抗噪声干扰能力。     

抛石层灌注桩施工新工艺的应用

抛石层灌注桩施工工艺的应用填补了国内灌注桩施工的一项空白,它具有操作简便、确保成孔质量、设备简单、工期短、成本低等特点。取芯注浆是该工艺的核心工序。它的应用为今后同类地质条件下的灌注桩施工提供了经验。     

边坡稳定分析及其设计中的有关问题探讨

从工程角度出发对边坡稳定分析方法的实质及选用、强度参数的取值问题、雨水对边坡稳定的影响等进行了探讨,提出了公路边坡稳定与防护的措施。