Japanese perspective of driver information systems

A perspective view of of Japanese R&D activities of Driver Information Systems is given from the standpoint of developing joint projects by public and private sectors. First, a brief history of the R&D activities is illustrated from above mentioned standpoint. Then, two major projects, AMTICS and RACS, and the social backgrounds of these projects are explained. In order to give a clear idea of both projects some technical details are treated.Based on the history and the present status of the developments, the basic design conceptions of Japanese Driver Information Systems are explained and several factors or reasons which have influenced to the design conception are discussed. Then, the promoting systems of the R&D activities are generally explained and present status of the projects and future problems in developing more advanced systems are also handled. A brief discussion on the establishment of international standard is also mentioned as a final comment.     

Using longitudinal methods for analysis of a short-term transportation demonstration project

This paper documents an application of panel, or longitudinal data collection in the evaluation of a TSM (Transportation Systems Management) demonstration project. The project was a four-week demonstration of staggered work hours in downtown Honolulu during February–March 1988. The 4 wave panel survey elicited commuting experiences of approximately 2,000 downtown employees at two week intervals before and during the project. The sample involved both employees who participated in the project by shifting their work hours, and those who did not. The panel survey was augmented by floating-car observations of travel times on major routes into downtown Honolulu on the same four dates.The purpose of the analysis was to determine whether employee commute times were affected, and if so, how these changes were distributed among various employee segments. Two methods were used. First, travel time changes were estimated using paired t-tests. Second, regression equations were used to estimate project time savings as a function of trip length, route, and location of residence. Results show that travel time savings due to the project were typically small, less than ten percent. Nonparticipants experienced greater savings than participants, and some segments of participants experienced longer travel times during the project. The panel method proved to be an effective way to measure project travel time impacts and shows that the method is appropriate in short time applications.Presented at the Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, January 7–11. 1990, Washington, D.C.     

公路投标价编制技巧与报价策略

就企业如何进行投标价的编制与报价 ,以及如何提高报价决策技巧来赢取工程任务并取得最佳经济效益进行了探讨。     

浅谈西姚互通匝道桥现浇预应力钢筋混凝土箱梁施工

介绍了现浇式预应力钢筋混凝土西姚互通匝道桥箱梁施工,提出了在施工中应当注意的一些问题,并以自己多年的技术工作经验,提出了具体的技术对策,可供技术同行参考。     

太白蓼的生药学研究

作者对陕西特有民间药太白蓼(Polygonum taipaishanense Kung.)从来源、药材性状、显微组织结构、粉末特征和理化鉴定等方面进行了系统的生药学研究,同时进行了鞣质定性及含量测定,为太白蓼的鉴别、品质评价、质量标准的制定及进一步的开发利用提供了科学依据。     

全站仪测微倾角法在大跨度桥梁墩台沉降观测中的应用

墩台沉降及位移观测是新建特大桥投入运营初期的重点观测项目 ,结合芜湖长江大桥正桥桥跨长、观测条件限制多的特点 ,在测量中采用全站仪测微倾角法 ,使问题得到很好地解决 ,为大桥的安全运输提供了翔实的数据保障     

Aggregate expenditure elasticity for transport and communication in Australia

For the purpose of estimating Engel elasticity, one needs to find the best functional form among various alternatives. In this paper, a new function, which is called the double semi-log Engel function turns out to be the best functional form for the transport and communication items in Australia on the basis of the distance function (D²) criterion, and the non-nested hypothesis testing procedure. This function is then used to estimate total expenditure elasticity, and the percentage change in consumer demand due to changes in total expenditure and total expenditure inequalities; using the 1975–76 Household Expenditure Survey data. The results of the analyses demonstrate that transport and communication is a necessary item in Australia on the basis of two criteria, viz., its elasticity is not significantly greater than unity, and the percentage change in demand increases with a decrease of the total expenditure inequality [emphasised by Iyengar (I960)]. Policy implication of the analyses has also been discussed.     

现代军用通信设备造型设计探讨

由于多方面的原因，我国军用通信设备的外观造型总的来说显得单调、呆板，不够简洁明快，色彩不够协调，缺乏时代感和自己的风格；国外的同类设备在外观造型上则构思新颖，精致轻巧，轮廓清晰，线条明快，色调柔和，且注意整机、面板及其他单元模块的协调安排，布局合理，形成了良好的整体效果。对我国军用通信设备造型设计的现状和差距进行了分析，讨论了造型设计的基本概念、美学法则在造型设计中的具体运用以及军用通信设备具体的造型设计方法，并给出了造型设计实例。     

公路桥头跳车原因分析及防治措施

从设计、施工、材料三个方面系统地分析了以往引发公路跳车的原因，并针对产生跳车的原因在省道宝平公路工程中提出了相应的设计、施工、材料三个方面的防治措施。