Evaluation of pedestrian crosswalk level of service (LOS) in perspective of type of land-use

In India pedestrians usually cross the road at mid-block crosswalks due to ease of access to their destination or the development of adjacent land use types such as shopping, business areas, school and residential areas. The behaviour of pedestrian will change with respect to different land use type and this change in behaviour of pedestrian further reflects change in perceived level of service (LOS). So, it is important to evaluate the quality of service of such crossing facilities with respect to different land-use type under mixed traffic conditions. In this framework, pedestrian perceived LOS were collected with respect to different land-use type such as shopping, residential and business areas. The ordered probit (OP) model was developed by using NLOGIT software package, with number of vehicles encountered, road crossing difficulty as well as safety considered as primary factors along with pedestrian individual factors (gender and age), land-use type and roadway geometry. From the model results, it has been concluded that perceived safety, crossing difficulty, land-use condition, number of vehicles encountered, median width and number of lanes have significant effect on pedestrian perceived LOS at unprotected (un-signalized) mid-block crosswalks in mixed traffic scenario. The inferences of these results highlights the importance of land use planning in designing a new set of pedestrian access facilities for unprotected mid-block crosswalks under mixed traffic conditions. Also the study results would be useful for evaluating pedestrian accessibility taking into account different land-use type and planning required degree of segregation with vehicular movement at unprotected mid-block crosswalk locations.     

Instantaneous communication throughputs of vehicular ad hoc networks

Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) formed by connected vehicles in a traffic stream could be applied to improve safety, mobility, and environmental impacts of a transportation system. In this paper, we present analytical models for the instantaneous communication throughputs of VANETs to measure the efficiency of information propagation under various traffic conditions at a time instant. In particular, we define broadcast and unicast communication throughputs by the wireless channel bandwith multiplied by the average probabilities that one vehicle is a successful receiver and sender in a VAENT, respectively. With a protocol communication model, we derive formulas to determine the probabilities for an equipped vehicle to be a successful broadcast receiver and a successful unicast receiver/sender, and obtain broadcast and unicast throughputs along discrete and continuous traffic streams. We further examine the impacts on communication throughputs of the transmission range and the interference range of dedicated short range communication devices as well as the market penetration rate of equipped vehicles and the percentage of senders. Finally, we investigate the influence of shock waves on communication throughputs.     

天然气车辆推广应用政策措施研究

天然气车辆因其能源结构调整效益和节能减排效益,在道路运输行业应用日趋广泛。但同时,其后期应用过程中的问题也随之显现,为引导道路运输企业更加科学合理的应用天然气汽车,本文通过对当前天然气车辆应用现状的分析,总结应用过程中的问题,对天然气车辆开展成本效益分析,最终提出适合天然气车辆推广应用的政策建议。     

基于城市文化生态下的交通系统规划设计思考

本文主要是通过分析城市不同功能的模块的内在属性,探究城市交通系统如何在适应城市文化生态系统的情况下,通过合理的规划设计,实现自身功能的最大化,其次详细的阐述了为何要将城市的文化生态系统融合于如今城市快速发展建设中融合,最后针对城市不同功能模块提出了相应有效的交通规划设计思路。     

液化天然气(LNG)汽车日常检查方法及维护技术综述

天然气是一种优质的替代燃料,具有污染小、安全系数高、运行费用低等优点。天然气已经成为城市公共交通领域应用最为成功和广泛的车辆替代燃料技术,为推动交通运输行业的节能减排做出了显著的贡献。液化天然气汽车,作为天然气汽车的一种类型,与传统汽柴油车相比,液化天然气汽车安装了包括液化天然气气瓶、气管路及各种控制阀门和仪表在内的专用装置,在对液化天然气汽车进行日常检查时需要针对液化天然气汽车的专用装置进行重点检查。本文则针对液化天然气汽车的特点,对液化天然气汽车的正确使用方法、日常检查方法及维护技术要求、以及相关注意事项三个方面进行了解读,为指导液化天然气汽车进行日常检查与定期维护提供了技术参考。     

甩挂运输半挂车电子标识技术研究

针对现阶段的道路运输远程监控体系中无法识别半挂车的身份与特征信息的问题,通过对甩挂运输企业、站(场)、整车生产企业进行广泛调研,文中提出了基于RFID无线射频技术的甩挂运输半挂车身份电子标识技术要求,分析了电子标识具体技术参数的限值范围,为规范甩挂运输半挂车身份电子标识的发展提供了技术支撑。     

船舶在狭水道中运用GPS、ARPA、ECDIS定位技术研究

船舶在狭水道或进出港航道航行时,为确保船舶航行在预定的航迹线上,传统的定位与导航方法大多是利用助航标志。本文基于GPS、船用雷达(ARPA)和电子海图(ECDIS)等航海仪器与设备功能特点,就船舶运用GPS、船用雷达和电子海图以确定船舶在狭水道航行的航迹线方法作了研究,并就方法的运用提出了相应的注意事项。     

金鸡滩二线船闸工程原型观测方法

水利枢纽船闸改扩建是内河航道整治工程中的控制性工程,以右江金鸡滩水利枢纽二线船闸工程原型观测实践为例,对船闸改扩建原型观测的方法进行分析和总结,主要包括比降观测、表面流速流向测量、断面流量和流速流向观测、泥沙测验和底质取样等5个观测方法。通过现场实践生产,在枢纽上下游多维度同步观测和采样,并对观测成果进行统计、分析和研究,为枢纽船闸改扩建的规划、设计和施工等建设技术方案提供水文基础资料,为模型试验、航道整治工程提供准确的工程实施数据,值得类似项目借鉴和应用。     

精轧螺纹吊底平台在大体积高桩墩台中的应用与创新

从工程实际出发,对墩台施工水上作业平台工艺进行对比分析,介绍精轧螺纹吊底平台的工艺特点、原理、流程及操作要点。结合全直桩基墩台结构特点,对桩基与上部结构连接方式的设计进行创新,在钢管桩外侧设置4块扇形钢板,并围焊成环形,与精轧螺纹吊底平台共同形成一种新型组合支承结构,提高吊底和底模的周转率,加快工程进度,确保大体积高桩墩台施工的安全和质量,经济和技术效益明显。可为类似墩台施工、钢管桩与上部结构连接方式设计提供参考。     

山路行驶的柴油车污染物排放特性试验

在山路和平路上,进行了不同载荷下国V柴油车的实际道路行驶排放(RDE)试验.采集车速、海拔、氮氧化物(Nox)和颗粒物数量(PN)排放浓度等数据,分析了道路坡度、车辆载荷与输出功率对排放的影响.研究发现:测试柴油车辆,在平均坡度约6％山路行驶时Nox排放因子高于平路20％以上,PN低于平路20％以上.道路坡度自0增大到...