Multi-agent simulation of individual mobility behavior in carpooling

Carpooling is an emerging alternative transportation mode that is eco-friendly and sustainable as it enables commuters to save time, travel resource, reduce emission and traffic congestion. The procedure of carpooling consists of a number of steps namely; (i) create a motive to carpool, (ii) communicate this motive with other agents, (iii) negotiate a plan with the interested agents, (iv) execute the agreed plans, and (v) provide a feedback to all concerned agents. In this paper, we present a conceptual design of an agent-based model (ABM) for the carpooling a that serves as a proof of concept. Our model for the carpooling application is a computational model that is used for simulating the interactions of autonomous agents and to analyze the effects of change in factors related to the infrastructure, behavior and cost. In our carpooling application, we use agent profiles and social networks to initiate our agent communication model and then employ a route matching algorithm, and a utility function to trigger the negotiation process between agents. We developed a prototype of our agent-based carpooling application based on the work presented in this paper and carried out a validation study of our results with real data collected in Flanders, Belgium.     

海洋救助拖船救助功能与配置研究

海洋救助拖船是对海上遇险人员和船舶实施有效救助的专用船舶.为对接我国海洋战略发展需求,要适应在深远海大风浪恶劣海况条件下对海上遇险人员和船舶的有效救助.针对海洋救助拖船适应深远海救助需求的基本功能设置,就船舶救助和人命救生的拖曳救助作业、对外消防灭火、海面人命救生、海面搜救、获救人员救治及保障等主要设备及设施配置作技术探讨.     

常规起重船外海无掩护安装大型沉箱施工组织与控制

在常规情况下,大型沉箱外海无掩护安装须采用大型起重船组,才能克服恶劣海况,确保施工安全,但是,大型起重船组台班费高,船源少,进度与成本难于控制。以福建鸿山热电厂煤码头及引堤工程沉箱安装为实例,总结常规起重船在外海无掩护条件下成功完成大型沉箱安装的施工组织与措施,对类似外海工程沉箱安装具有一定的借鉴作用。     

路堑环境协调性评价指标体系与评价方法

为了评价路堑与环境的协调性,构建了路堑协调性评价指标体系。由视觉环境协调、生态环境协调、交通环境协调构成了准则层,线形等8项内容构成子准则层,公路线形与地形的协调程度等22个指标构成指标层,利用层次分析法给出了各级指标的权重,利用多级模糊综合评价获得了路堑协调性评价的结果,并给出了基于层次分析法的多级模糊综合评价方法算例。     

Examining quick delivery at an affordable cost by the NSR/SCR-combined shipping in the age of Mega-ships

ABSTRACT

The Mega-ships, the maximum containerships represented by 20,000TEU-class (LOA:400m, Breadth: 60m, Draft: 16m) which are able to transit both the Malacca Strait and the Suez Canal, have emerged in 2013, aiming at lower shipping cost by economy of scale. At the same time, they inevitably increased port calls in a rotation to collect more cargo demand, resulting in the longer transit time than ever before. Taking this trend into account, the authors proposed the quick delivery scenario between East Asia and Northwest Europe by the NSR (Northern Sea Route)/SCR (Suez Canal Route)-combined shipping, of which 4,000 TEU ice-class containership transits the NSR during the summer season and the SCR in the wintertime, based on a year-round scheduled operation. The quick delivery scenario gives the shorter transit time at an affordable shipping cost depending on the NSR navigable season length. However, the quick delivery scenario cannot avoid uncertainties in navigation especially via the NSR in the summer season, due to rough weather, sea ice, low visibility and icing in the icy water section of the NSR. The authors preliminarily concluded that a year-round scheduled operation of the NSR/SCR-combined shipping will be secured, if the practical navigation schedule is appropriately prepared.     

Opportunities for increased profit and reduced cost and emissions by service differentiation within container liner shipping

This paper investigates opportunities for increased profit and reduced emissions and cost by service differentiation within container shipping. Traditionally the strategy among the container lines has been profit maximization by utilizing economies of scale through the building of larger and faster vessels. In 2008, the financial crisis in combination with higher fuel prices put an end to this progress and in today’s market operators are basically trying to survive by providing standardized services at the lowest possible cost. This study investigates alternative strategies and the results indicate that container lines should provide two different services instead of one standardized service. A fast service to be more competitive versus air freight for fast-moving goods and a slow service to be more competitive versus traditional shipping types for transport of minor bulk, break bulk, liquid bulk and project cargo.     

外海岛礁地形大型泊位平面设计要点

对于外海岛礁地形水域下的大型泊位工程,其水域平面设计要点包括平面形态、泊位前沿线位置、泊位长度、 码头高程等。提出应重点研究复杂水动力条件,以顺应流态、归顺流场、提高水域掩护条件为主要目的,同时应综合考虑 泊稳、靠离泊、工艺、船型组合、造价等因素,运用多因素动态分析法来确定最优码头平面方案。     

独立板凳平台在无覆盖层海域灌注桩施工中的应用

为了便利在不良地质的海域进行海洋工程,创建了独立板凳平台。以菲律宾某电站码头为背景,结合无覆盖层海域的实际地质情况,分别介绍板凳平台的设计、制作、起吊和运输、安装和应用。该板凳平台具有诸多优点,可供类似工程参考。     

Well-being and Transport: Taking Stock and Looking Forward

ABSTRACT

It is only recently that researchers have attempted to directly link transport to models of well-being and in turn try to map transport's linkages to well-being outcomes. This paper seeks to add to this new literature by introducing a dynamic model of well-being, which highlights the different domains that make up well-being, and in turn — through providing one of the most holistic and comprehensive discussions of the current well-being literature — provide an evaluation of our current understanding of transport's relationship to well-being. The paper also seeks to highlight the different dimensions and complexities of seeking to monitor and improve well-being through transport policy. It will in turn be argued that the varied and complex sets of outcomes that arise from transport policy interventions, and the multiple ways in which they affect well-being, make a well-being approach (that measures policy outcomes in terms of units of well-being) of particular value for policy-makers. However, due to the complexities in comparing positive well-being outcomes, it is argued that the best use of well-being evidence for the transport sector may be to try to minimise the negative effects on well-being caused by policy outcomes.     

高速公路施工监理中应注意的环保问题

随着高速公路修建规模的扩大和数量的增多,其对环境的影响日益变得严重.鉴于此,通过分析高速公路施工对环境的影响,讨论了监理在高速公路施工环保中的作用,并从道路施工、取弃土场作业、场地处理等角度出发,提出了具体的优化措施,以保护高速公路周边环境.