The best of times and the worst of times: A new best–worst measure of attitudes toward public transport experiences

Attitudes play an important role in determining individual transit behaviour and the measurement of attitudes is relied on by public transit authorities’ world over. Given their role in behaviour and policy making, the accurate measurement of attitudes is of critical importance. Traditional satisfaction scales are prone to bias and on their own they are only a partial measure of attitudes. Given that satisfaction scales have been used to assist with large scale transport infrastructure investment decisions, to aid policy makers examining reactions to alternative policy changes and reform, and to measure the success of new initiatives, deriving robust satisfaction scales should be of critical importance. This paper introduces a dual version of best–worst scaling as an alternative measure of satisfaction. Best–worst scaling is free of the biases inherent in traditional response scales and is ideal for handling the comparative evaluation of large amount of attributes, particularly those which are inherently qualitative. The paper makes a further innovative contribution by proposing a model structure for the joint estimation of satisfaction and importance. Our model shows a better delineation between the attributes used to measure attitudes towards bus use and a more detailed understanding of the relationship between importance and satisfaction; enabling transport operators to better understand what counts most and assess their performance.     

列控联锁一体化系统设计方案探讨

结合列控联锁一体化设计经验和发展现状，从系统处理能力、输入输出控制、轨道电路编码和统一接口等方面，对列控联锁一体化系统的设计方案提出建议供探讨。     

宁波市钟包立交工程建设管理的经验与思考

该文从建设单位的角度,对宁波市钟包立交工程建设的特点和难点进行分析,介绍了该项目的建设管理经验和质量、安全保证措施,并对工程建设管理的一些关键问题进行了思考,为类似工程的建设管理提供了参考。     

ECDIS强制配备的港口国监督

文中依据国际公约的有关要求和PSC检查实务,详细阐述了ECDIS的港口国监督检查流程及相应的缺陷处理建议。     

基于隧道断面面积变化的围岩稳定性判别

随着新奥法施工技术的广泛应用,围岩的动态变形越来越受到人们的关注。目前,我国主要是通过监测典型节点的位移来判断围岩变形的稳定性。典型节点的变形并不能代表整个围岩断面的变形状况,该方法存在一定的缺陷,因此提出采用隧道断面面积变化的方法来评价围岩变形的稳定性。采用突变理论数学方法计算Ⅳ级和Ⅴ级围岩在不同埋深条件下断面面积的变化值,得出面积变化的极限值,最终以此极限值作为判定围岩变形稳定的判据。     

论水泥混凝土路面早期破坏因素与质量控制

在水泥混凝土路面的施工过程中，常常出现路面面板早期破坏的现象。早期破坏与路面原料、施工、管理等多方面因素有关。质量控制主要包括路面原材料质量控制和施工控制。     

谈航行数据记录仪的港口国监督检查

文中在分析航行数据记录仪主要组成及功能的基础上,以IMO海上安全委员会通过的航行数据记录仪的相关决议为检查依据,结合港口国监督检查实践经验总结出航行数据记录仪检查要点及方法,结合检查实例进行阐述,以期能给同行提供一些有益的参考。     

高温条件下梁体预制混凝土施工质量控制措施

结合工程项目实例，对炎热夏季高温条件下混凝土的施工特点进行了分析，制定了有针对性的梁体预制混凝土施工的质量控制措施，并通过实施取得了较好的效果。     

Observer-based clutch disengagement control during gear shift process of automated manual transmission

A clutch disengagement strategy is proposed for the shift control of automated manual transmissions. The control strategy is based on a drive shaft torque observer. With the estimated drive shaft torque, the clutch can be disengaged as fast as possible without large driveline oscillations, which contributes to the reduction of total shift time and shift shock. The proposed control strategy is tested on a complete powertrain simulation model. It is verified that the system is robust to the variations of driving conditions, such as vehicle mass and road grade. It is also demonstrated that the revised system with switched gain can provide satisfactory performance even under large estimation error of the engine torque.     

激光技术在船舶维修中的应用

文章通过近几年来工厂在船舶维修业上的发展，阐述了激光技术在船舶维修中的应用，使船舶维修质量得到了进一步提高。在海军装备维修保障及民船维修工程中，大量广泛地运用先进的科学技术，进行检验、确认、检测，必将使海军装备保障与民用船舶维修质量更加提高，修船业必将快速、稳定地发展。