A bi-objective bi-level signal control policy for transport of hazardous materials in urban road networks

A bi-objective bi-level signal control optimization for hazardous material (hazmat) transport is considered to assess trade-offs between travel cost and environment impacts such as public risk exposure. A least maxi-sum risk model with explicit signal delay is presented to determine generalized travel cost for hazmat carriers. Since the bi-level signal control problem is generally a non-convex program, a bundle method using generalized gradients is proposed. A bounding strategy is developed to stabilize solutions of the bi-level program and reduce relative gaps between iterations. Numerical comparisons are made with other risk-averse models. The results indicate that the proposed bi-objective bi-level model becomes even amiable to signal control policy makers since provides flexible solutions whilst is acceptable to carriers since takes account of travel delay at signal-controlled junctions. Moreover, the trade-offs between public risk and generalized travel costs are empirically investigated among different risk models with a variety of weights. As a result, the proposed model consistently exhibits highly considerable advantage on mitigation of public risk whilst incurred less cost loss as compared to other alternatives.     

美国海军复合材料修复技术

复合材料上舰应用的关键之一是能够对复合材料结构进行有效、快速地修复,避免由于材料结构受到损伤而对装备性能造成无法恢复的影响.本文研究了美国海军复合材料的修复技术和修复方法,介绍了美国海军提出的复合材料结构损伤分级概念,总结了渗湿对复合材料性能的影响,梳理了复合材料修复补丁设计,最后对美国海军水面舰艇复合材料推进轴套的具体修复方法进行了介绍.     

Infrastructure based approach for roadway departure risk assessment

This paper presents a warning device to prevent the roadway departure of light vehicles while cornering. The proposed risk assessment methodology is based on recent works from the authors (Rey et al., 2011b,a; Rey, 2010). Given the random variability arising from the driver, the vehicle and the infrastructure at the entrance to the curve, a probabilistic strategy is adopted to assess the roadway departure risk. The infrastructure-based methodology enables the real curve characteristics to be considered and an alarm triggering decision to be made. Two safety criteria are tested and the potential safety benefits of the proposed warning device are evaluated. Contrary to existing roadway departure warning systems, the proposed approach does not require extra equipment for vehicles; it only requires that the measuring and warning devices be part of the road infrastructure, which is a great advantage in terms of economic cost.     

Establishment of a Dredged Material Disposal Site in the Exclusive Economic Zone: New Zealand

Disposal options for muddy dredged material, especially if lightly contaminated, is an issue facing many countries, particularly if environmental protection and adherence to the Protocols of the London Dumping Convention is a regulatory requirement. For the case of the oceanic islands of New Zealand, disposal of muddy dredged material has become an issue for the prime city of Auckland. Accordingly, it has been necessary to investigate a suitable marine disposal site outside of the territorial seas in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Ideal properties for such a disposal site include a near flat surface on the continental shelf, with sediments of similar textural characteristics to the material being disposed, a site of non-critical benthic ecology, water depths sufficient to enable the disposal site to be monitored (as required under the London Dumping Convention), a site experiencing low shelf currents, not affected by significant wave agitation, and a site not of cultural significance. The approach for site establishment and gaining consent for disposal activities is reviewed. Preliminary investigations supporting a proposed site on the continental shelf in the EEZ are presented.     

大管轮适任评估中的增压器实操分析——以IHI-VTR161-2增压器为例

为达到实操教学效果,满足海事局的评估要求,针对大管轮动力设备拆装适任评估中,增压器的拆装、检查、测量中经常出现的问题,在调研的基础上,结合实际工作经验,以IHI-VTR161-2增压器为例总结归纳增压器拆装评估项目拆装检查要点及注意事项。     

内蒙古自治区沥青路面技术状况评定优化及验证

从路面损坏类型、病害分类判定、技术状况指标计算等方面入手,充分结合内蒙古自治区的气候、环境及路面特点,对内蒙古自治区沥青路面技术状况评定进行优化。结果表明:现行标准未考虑西北高寒地区裂缝的普遍性,建议降低横向裂缝、修补的破损计算权重,以缝宽5 mm作为横向裂缝轻、重的判别;现行标准未考虑内蒙古特殊的拱胀病害,建议在损坏类型中增加拱胀,并按拱胀隆起高度不同分为轻、重2个等级;针对现行标准对PQI进行加权均一化处理的不足,建议针对高速公路、一级公路PQI各指标权重系数采用浮动算法,突出路面破损的影响,避免病害平均化。     

基于属性数学的铁路重载运输安全评价

铁路重载运输设施设备要求高,确保其安全运行意义重大。属性数学理论主要研究和解决定性描述的度量和不同的定性描述之间的关系问题,基于此,从人员、设备、环境及管理4个方面建立包含3层级28项指标的铁路重载运输安全综合评价指标体系;采用德尔菲法和模糊统计法得到指标初始权值,并通过灰色关联法判断指标权值的合理性。建立铁路重载运输安全综合评价模型,重点利用属性集和属性测度理论研究并制定单指标等级划分标准,采取正规模糊子集以及置信度准则等方法构造属性测度函数以及属性识别准则。以呼和浩特铁路局大包线重载运输为例,应用所建模型评价其安全等级,评价结果符合呼和浩特铁路局实际情况,表明所建模型能较好适用于铁路重载运输安全综合评价。     

Comparing Fisher Interviews,Logbooks, and Catch Landings Estimates of Extraction Rates in a Small-Scale Fishery

Researchers are turning to alternative data sources (e.g., resource user knowledge) to provide information required for wildlife management. Little is known about the reliability of data elicited from resource users relative to data obtained from user-independent approaches (e.g., observations of fish catches). We test for consensus among three methods that quantify past (1996 to 2007) seahorse catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) for a small-scale, data-poor fishery in the Philippines: interviews with fishers about good, bad, and typical catch; fisher logbooks; and observations of catch landings. Interviews and logbooks indicated no trends in CPUE through time, consistent with results from the fisher-independent metric, catch landings. Although interview estimates of “typical” CPUE greatly exceeded “typical” observed catches and logbook estimates, interview estimates of “bad” CPUE were comparable. Catch landings estimates for a fisher in a particular year were uncorrelated to what he reported during retrospective interviews. Interviews should be used cautiously to inform specific catch targets (e.g., total allowable catches), although including interview questions about a range of catch experiences (e.g., good, bad and typical), may improve interview-derived data. Logbooks are particularly useful for capturing information about fishing expeditions that produce no fish, which are largely missed by other methods.     

船舶防污染作业等级评定量化研究

文章应用模糊数学评估方法,建立船舶防污染作业等级评定模型,为量化研究船舶防污染作业单位安全状况提供了具体的方法和依据。最后结合辖区实际进行了验证。     

瓦斯爆炸隧道内冲击波特征及衬砌损伤机制数值研究

为探究隧道瓦斯爆炸致灾机制,以成都洛带古镇隧道瓦斯爆炸为工程背景,基于等效爆能理论对隧道内积聚瓦斯进行量化研究,采用LS-DYNA中ALE技术建立与隧道几何结构一致的流固耦合数值模型,以RHT模型模拟衬砌并修正关键参数,研究隧道内冲击波特征并与经验解析式计算结果对比,同时将衬砌损伤特征的数值模拟结果与现场调研情况进行对比。结果表明： 1)流固耦合模型可以再现隧道内的爆炸过程; 2)受衬砌约束,爆炸冲击波在隧道内发生反复、无规则反射,致使其强度剧增、衰减缓慢且流场复杂,曲边墙脚处的反射效应最强; 3)爆心距5 m范围内的衬砌在冲击波剧烈冲压作用下完全破坏,5~10 m的衬砌在较高压、拉应力共同作用下严重受损,10 m外的衬砌主要在较高拉应力下形成损伤裂缝。经对比,衬砌损伤的数值模拟结果与现场情况基本一致。