Use of combinatorial auctions in the railway industry: Can the “invisible hand” draw the railway timetable?

Rail capacity is currently administratively allocated in Europe, whereas the economic literature has often contemplated the opportunity of introducing market mechanisms, auctions in particular, into this industry. This article tries to fill the gap between practice and theory. It first describes the properties of rail capacity (rigidity and non-homogeneity) and shows that because of its very nature, this capacity must be allocated through combinatorial auctions. As identified by the economic literature, using combinatorial auctions introduces a lot of complexity (winner determination and information burden) into the allocation process. To deal with this complexity, some form of centralized planning is necessary to design the right market mechanisms and to allocate capacity. This could have strong consequences on the current deregulation process.     

厦漳大桥北汊主桥通航孔通航能力分析

厦漳大桥北汊主桥通航孔的通航能力与其上游及桥区附近的码头建设规模密切相关.以调研数据为基础,分析北汊主桥通航孔的特点及碍航性,提出通航净空高度是制约其通航能力的主要因素,通过实船数据的统计分析,论证北汊主桥通航孔的通航能力.其结论对该桥区通航安全管理及桥区上游和附近码头建设规模的确定具有参考价值.     

高速公路客运发展研究

近年来,高速公路客运随着高速公路的快速增长而迅速发展,其拥有安全、快捷、舒适、优质服务等特点,但也面临着客运站建设落后、运力结构不合理、运力与运量不平衡等问题,研究高速公路客运的发展措施对于指导实际工作有一定的意义。     

船舶下舵承间隙及结构问题分析与对策

结合船舶下舵承在设计、安装和船舶营运过程中面临的问题,根据船级社相应规范和标准对船舶下舵承的规定,分析舵承间隙及结构,提出相应的解决方案。实践证明该方案可行。     

Trade-offs between mobility and equity maximization under environmental capacity constraints: A case study of an integrated multi-objective model

This paper investigates the performance of a policy decision tool proposed for multi-objective decision under different policy interventions. This tool deals with the trade-off between mobility and equity maximization under environmental capacity constraints. Two system objectives, maximization of mobility and equity, are formulated in terms of the sum of total car ownership and number of trips, and the differences in accessibility between zones. Environmental capacities are based on production efficiency theory in which the frontier emission under maximum system efficiency is taken as environmental capacity. To examine the performance of the proposed model, three types of hypothetical policies (network improvement, population increase and urban sprawl) are formulated. Effects are simulated using data pertaining to Dalian City, China. Results show that the proposed model is capable of representing the trade-offs between mobility and equity based on different policy interventions. Compared with two extreme cases with the single objective of mobility maximization or equity maximization, the Pareto-optimal solutions provide more interesting practical options for decision makers. Taking the solution based on the maximum equity as an example, the policy of urban sprawl yields the most significant improvement in both emission and accessibility of the three scenarios.     

某特大桥的单梁破坏性试验研究

利用反力框架装置,对某特大桥的拆除旧梁进行破坏性试验,得出各项参数,在此基础上对试验梁进行极限承载能力以及变形能力评价,可供同行参考。     

高桥墩桩基础的优化设计及因素分析

在高桥墩桩基屈曲能量法分析的基础上,提出兼顾结构稳定、强度和经济性的优化模型,并应用优化算法中非线性序列二次规划法,进行优化设计探讨,同时给出优化设计算法流程图,编制了相应的优化计算程序;为了解桥墩高度、轴向荷载、地基比例系数和混凝土弹性模量对于高桥墩桩基屈曲的影响,结合优化设计模型进行了因素分析,探讨了参数变量对目标函数最优值的影响规律和程度,比较结果说明,在进行高桥墩桩基的屈曲受力分析时,高桥墩的大变形影响不容忽视;而一般在工程设计中,可考虑将桩周土体和混凝土弹性模量的增强作用作为设计的安全储备。     

填料性能对预应力锚拉式桩板墙影响的数值分析

预应力锚拉式桩板墙是一种得到广泛应用的新型支挡结构,本文通过建立耦合分析数值模型对桩板墙的受力特征进行了有限元分析。通过分析了解填料的力学参数(变形模量、摩擦角、粘聚力)对桩板墙位移、弯矩、土压力以及锚固端接触应力和自由段轴力的变化。揭示填料力学性能对预应力锚拉式桩板墙的影响,为类似工程的设计提供参考。     

大跨度钢管混凝土劲性骨架拱桥极限承载力分析

针对大跨度钢管混凝土劲性骨架拱桥在变形、失稳破坏期间产生的材料和几何非线性特性,对这种桥型的非线性分析理论和分析方法进行了研究,并以宜万线上某大桥为例,进行了静力荷载作用下的极限承载力分析;此外,对该桥的刚度问题、设计荷载下的应力控制区域等问题进行了研究。研究结果表明,钢管混凝土肋拱具有较好的弹塑性性能和较高的承载能力。