Planning and Evaluation of Passenger Ferry Service in Hong Kong

A predominant observation in Hong Kong is the continuous loss in ferry patronage. There are two main reasons for this: poor level-of-service and better competitors. New roads, bridges, and tunnels are serving the buses, and to some extent the railways; whereas the investment in ferry terminals is relatively at a lower level. On the one hand, there is no need to promote the ferries in a free market environment; but on the other hand, the ferries have the best safety record, can only relieve some traffic congestion and need water access that is one of the characteristics of Hong Kong. The goal of this paper is to design a planning approach combined with an evaluation procedure on how to make the best use of the existing water and pier resources in Hong Kong through the provision of commercially viable ferry services. The approach used covers the impact of future developments planning up to 2006 comprising all public transport modes in Hong Kong (heavy rail, metro, bus, and ferry). The planning tool is based on a newly developed multi-objective evaluation method in order to assess the ferry routes with scientific, practical, and simplified analyses for future use. This assessment is applied to the existing ferry routes and candidate routes and can also be carried out on an individual route basis or on a given set of routes. The objective functions set forth analytically in the evaluation method take into account the interests of the three participants: the passengers, the operators and the government. The proposed ferry network design formulation and the suggested new ferry routes will have a positive impact on changing the ferry system’s image in Hong Kong.     

铁路无梁板连续刚构桥技术设计

结合张家口市下广公铁立交桥工程实例,阐述铁路无梁板钢筋混凝土连续刚构桥的技术设计特点及有关问题的处理方式,连续刚构桥具有跨越能力大、与同跨度的连续梁和简支梁比较其梁高最低的优点,该工程的顺利建成通车,为类似桥梁设计提供了一定的借鉴经验。     

贵州水柏铁路北盘江大桥钢管拱转体施工技术

北盘江大桥是第一座单线铁路上承式钢管拱桥，跨度为236m。介绍钢管拱工厂单元制造、工地拼装焊接，钢管拱桥的转体结构、线形控制，以及半拱万吨单铰转体合龙的施工技术。     

国产电力机车“十五”展望

阐述了国外电力机车的发展趋势及我国电力机车生产的现状，指出电力机车制造企业要占领市场，就必须具备良好的技术实力，大力提升工艺水平。     

140客位沿海单体高速客船

阐述了１４０客位沿海单体高速客船的主要要素,主要技术性能,型线特征,结构特点,总布置等,并论述了本船设计特点。     

An integrated assessment of alternative land-based passenger transport policies: A case study in Tenerife

Over recent decades, there have been numerous cases of land-based transport policies that have lacked clear and coherent strategies. This has not only hampered the resolution of issues like road congestion, but has also created new ones (e.g. strong social opposition to new train infrastructures). The absence of such strategies highlights the need for long-term transport policies with a wider vision of the issues, since land-based transport cannot be considered from just a technical perspective.The main objective of this article is to implement a participatory integrated approach to facilitate the understanding of land-based passenger transport governance issues on Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Relevant policy issues and alternatives are identified by the stakeholders involved. The inclusion of stakeholders in the assessment process is crucial to frame transport governance issues appropriately and to define and assess plausible policy alternatives. This assessment process even included a final step of validation of the results by stakeholders to foster discussion among them about transport issues and policy alternatives.Finally, due to the obstructive role played by some stakeholders in influencing past transport policies, an analysis of possible coalitions among stakeholders is also discussed.     

基于数据融合的公交客流规模测算方法

公交客流规模测算往往存在调查成本受限和准确度要求较高的矛盾.提出基于公交IC卡历史数据与人工补充调查数据的数据融合测算方法,以准确推算公交客流规模.首先根据公交线路的基本属性,采用聚类分析方法划分线路类型,从每一类中选择具有代表性的线路.基于IC卡数据分析公交客流时变特征,运用有序样本聚类Fisher算法将线路小时刷卡量进行聚类分析.划分刷卡量相似时段,进而采用优化方法确定调查抽样率,确定相应的调查车辆进行人工补充调查,最终经过数据融合计算获得公交客流规模.基于上海市某辖区IC卡数据进行案例分析,测算得到三类公交线路的日均客流量.     

高速铁路开行160km/h普速列车信号系统适应性研究与应用

针对目前160 km/h普速列车上线高速铁路运行的需求,进行技术方案可行性分析,从普速列车运行到动车组安全防护、过走防护进行研究。最后以兰新第二双线为例,提出适应实际工程的普速列车上线运行的技术方案。     

混合动力旅游客车整车轻量化设计

介绍一款典型的12m非插电式混合动力旅游客车整车轻量化设计方法,并重点详细论述车身轻量化研发设计的过程。     

跨既有线连续梁支架的施工组织

以兰新铁路乌鲁木齐河特大桥跨既有铁路连续梁的施工为例,阐述了支架法分段现浇施工方案及其施工组织,并详细介绍支架的设计方案、施工方法、应急预案等。通过理论分析以及现场应用的成功证明,施工过程安全可靠、可控,采用支架法分段现浇施工技术完成混凝土连续梁桥的施工,技术可行,可为同类工程的施工组织提供参考。