Conformity: How VMT-speed distributions can affect mobile emission inventories

Transportation conformity is a US regulatory process that requires that transportation modeling be integrated with air quality modeling. Consequently, every change to either modeling process is undertaken with great scrutiny by the regional governments, who have to use the models for demonstrating conformity. This paper explores the "trip versus link debate," which stems from the fact that the standard travel demand models used by most metropolitan planning organizations are primarily link oriented, while the air quality models have been primarily trip oriented. Using the Sacramento region we examine the effects on mobile source emissions inventories when speed-VMT distributions are constructed using the trip and link-based philosophies. The results of our study indicate that trip-based VMT-speed distributions produce consistently lower emissions estimates than the link-based distributions. We use the results to assert that deciding between a trip-based or link-based conformity modeling process involves more than the technical difficulty of changesto the models or the potential political ramifications, it involves assessing which method will provide the most accurate estimates of regional motor vehicle emissions. We also examine ways to think about constructing mobile source emission inventories.     

大跨度CFRP缆索和钢缆索悬索桥经济性能对比研究

为了分析CFRP缆索和钢缆索悬索桥在经济性能方面的优劣,首先推导了悬索桥各个构件的材料用量和造价公式,然后对主跨为1000～5000 m的CFRP缆索和钢缆索悬索桥的造价进行参数影响性研究,考虑的参数有主跨跨径、材料价格、桥跨布置方式、矢跨比和边中跨比。结果表明：跨径较小时钢缆索悬索桥占优,当跨径不断增大,CFRP缆索悬索桥的优势方能逐步体现;随着CFRP材料制造工艺的成熟、价格的不断下降,CFRP缆索悬索桥的竞争力越来越明显;桥跨布置方式对两者的经济性能影响较小;相对于钢缆索悬索桥,CFRP缆索悬索桥的总造价对矢跨比敏感程度较低,其选择范围也更广;边中跨比为0．2～0．3时,CFRP缆索悬索桥的总造价最低。     

Daily activity and travel sequences of students,faculty and staff at a large Canadian university

This paper examines the activity engagement, sequencing and timing of activities for student, faculty and staff commuter groups at the largest university in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. The daily activity patterns of all university community groups are modeled using the classification and regression tree classifier algorithm. The data used for this study are derived from the Environmentally Aware Travel Diary Survey (EnACT) conducted in spring 2016 at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia. Results show that there are significant differences in activity and travel behavior between university population segments and the general population in the region, and between campus groups. For example, students participate in more recreation activities compared to faculty and staff. They also take more trips to and from campus, and are more flexible in their scheduling of trips. The insights gained from this study will provide helpful information for promoting sustainability across university campuses, and for development of campus-based travel demand management strategies.     

Much Ado about Nothing? - An analysis of economic impacts and ecologic effects of the EU-emission trading scheme in the aviation industry

From 2012 on, all CO₂ emissions from flights departing from or arriving at airports within the European Union have to be offset. We analyze the economic and ecological impacts that are caused by an inclusion of the aviation industry into the proposed emissions trading scheme (ETS). Building on the now fixed system design we employ a simulation model to estimate the impacts of the scheme. Our results indicate that financial impacts are highly dependant on external settings, such as allowance prices and demand growth. We show that the financial burden on the aviation industry will be rather modest in the first years after the introduction of the system and therefore induce only low competition distortions. Likewise, emission reductions within air transportation will be comparably low. While aviation will induce a decline of emissions in other sectors, significant absolute reductions within air transportation can only be reached by a more restrictive system design.     

A parameterized consideration set model for airport choice: an application to the San Francisco Bay Area

Airport choice is an important air travel-related decision in multiple airport regions. This paper proposes the use of a probabilistic choice set multinomial logit (PCMNL) model for airport choice that generalizes the multinomial logit model used in all earlier airport choice studies. The paper discusses the properties of the PCMNL model, and applies it to examine airport choice of business travelers residing in the San Francisco Bay Area. Substantive policy implications of the results are discussed. Overall, the results indicate that it is important to analyze the choice (consideration) set formation of travelers. Failure to recognize consideration effects of air travelers can lead to biased model parameters, misleading evaluation of the effects of policy action, and a diminished data fit.     

基于键合图的车用蓄电池建模与仿真

按照键合图的规则,分别建立了蓄电池等效电路的键合图模型和冷却系统的键合图模型,然后将电系统和热系统耦合在一起,实现了蓄电池系统的键合图模型,最后建立了蓄电池的数学模型和仿真模型,并实现了动态仿真。     

激光焊接夹层板结构设计程序开发

基于U-I型、U-IV型、V-I型、V-IV型4种夹层板结构形式,利用PCL(Patran Command Language)语言对MSC.Patran进行二次开发,设计开发出折叠式夹层板结构设计程序(FEA-LASCOR)。该程序仅需设计者在用户界面简单操作即能够实现夹层板板格快速建模、屈服强度分析、结果处理等功能。验算分析表明FEALASCOR程序具有与传统数值仿真分析一样的精度,并缩短了繁琐的建模工作,显著提高设计分析效率,为夹层板船体结构设计高效、快捷的分析工具。     

长冲隧道进口段开挖方法的优化分析

根据隧址区工程地质特征,建立了长冲隧道进口段的有限元模型;模拟了台阶分部法和CD工法开挖隧道的过程,通过对围岩的位移和应力特征、屈服接近度和支护结构受力特征的分析,从施工工序和施工力学角度对两种开挖方法进行了比较,结果表明设计推荐采用的CD工法较台阶分部法没有明显的优势。     

基于特征的高速列车铝合金车体断面参数化建模

针对高速列车铝合金车体断面结构复杂、设计周期长和建模效率低等特点,提出了一种基于特征的高速列车铝合金车体断面参数的建模方法.引入特征概念,定义车体断面型材的特征及其拓扑关系,采用CATIA系统中CAA二次开发技术,对车体断面的轮廓和车体断面型材的特征进行参数化建模,建立车体断面型材的特征库,通过车体断面的骨架进行自动装配设计;最后以某型车铝合金车体断面参数化建模为例验证该方法的正确性和有效性.     

某重型钢水罐车车架结构的有限元分析及优化

以某车架为研究对象,采用参数化有限元分析方法,进行了弯曲工况下应力和应变的计算。通过电测量验证了有限元模型的正确性,进而以车架的体积为目标,对车架进行了参数化模型的结构优化,得到了满足结构强度的最佳方案。