The effect of attitudes toward cars and public transportation on behavioral intention in commuting mode choice—A comparison across six Asian countries

This study investigated the contribution of psychological factors in explaining the choice of transportation mode in six Asian countries. Data were collected from 1118 respondents in Japan, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The dependent variable was the intention to use one of three modes for work travel after getting a job: car, public transit, or other modes. The explanatory variables were three attitude factors taken from a previous study, including: 1/symbolic affective, reflecting affective motives of travel mode use; 2/instrumental, referring to functional attributes of travel modes; and 3/social orderliness which represents for environmental friendliness, safety, altruism, quietness et cetera. Several logit model estimates were made using the samples from the six countries separately and together. We obtained three main findings. First, attitude variables about the car were all significant determinants for the entire sample from Asian countries. Second, the social orderliness aspect of public transit was a common concern of respondents from developing countries in selecting this mode for work trips. Third, in countries in which the intent to use a car was not very high, attitude factors about the car were found to be significant determinants of the behavioral intention to commute by car but were less significant in countries in which the desire to use a car was high.     

To fully automate or not? Investigating demands and willingness to pay for autonomous vehicles based on automation levels

We review the literature on the motivators of consumers’ purchasing decisions regarding autonomous vehicles (AVs), focusing on environmental awareness, vehicle types, concerns about accidents, and merits. The willingness to buy (WTB) and willingness to pay (WTP) for AVs have been extensively studied. However, it is imperative to broaden the outlook and consolidate the existing knowledge base. Although the WTB and WTP for AVs have been studied, automation-level preferences have been underresearched. Based on more than 150,000 observations, we construct a choice model and calculate the WTP for each level of automation. Our results show that there is a disparity between people's WTB and WTP according to the automation level. In particular, we find that the coefficients regarding FAVs’ benefits and accidents significantly exceed those related to environmental concerns. Such results indicate that practical benefits and concerns influence AV demand and WTP to a greater extent than environmental awareness. Our model results indicate a disparity between WTB and WTP for AVs that mostly derives from the different types of environmental concerns, concerns about accidents, and perceived benefits from these automobiles. Our results urge policies according to which governments and companies closely examine consumers who exhibit WTB-WTP disparities. Issues relating to demand patterns, WTP, and a suitable policy framework are discussed.     

基于VISSIM仿真的主干道支路接入控制方式研究

选取VISSIM交通仿真软件,根据实测的主干道交通数据,对软件的交通模型参数进行标定及验证,在此条件下以主路延误及支路延误为控制指标,以双向六车道中央分隔带主干道为对象,可得出在不同流量条件下支路接入的最佳控制方式。     

石太客运专线列车开行方式改变降低电费方案

根据石太客运专线列车开行方案变化,引起牵引变压器容量需求减小情况,提出几种降低电费的方案,可供相关线路参考借鉴。     

泥岩边坡的病害特征及破坏模式研究

高边坡问题在基础建设的发展过程中不断出现,尤其是泥岩边坡问题。文中通过分析泥岩边坡6种病害坡体结构:顺倾层状结构、反倾层状结构、陡倾层状结构、基座式上软下硬结构、交叉式楔形结构,得出了泥岩边坡在不同坡体结构下可能的破坏方式;最终归纳总结出了5种典型的泥岩边坡破坏模式:风化剥落、楔体破坏、倾倒破坏、滑移-拉裂破坏、牵引式滑动破坏。     

基于柔刚体模型的高速车轮振动辐射噪声研究

随着轨道车辆速度的不断提升,其运行噪声已成为城市噪声的主要来源之一,在传统的动力学模型基础上,引入了柔性轮对模块,将车轮辐射噪声与模态结合起来,并对车轮结构进行优化设计,以期为低噪声车轮的研究提供参考依据。     

船舶中压电力系统中性点接地方式研究

对船舶中压电力系统的几种中性点接地方式,作了较为详细地分析.对于适用于船舶中压电力系统的不接地系统和经高阻接地系统各自的优缺点作了比较.从而得出当系统对地电容电流大于一定的值后,采用中性点经高阻接地系统较为合适.这样可以大大降低电流的等级,在大大降低配电板成本的同时,也节约了大量的电缆,提高系统的安全可靠性.     

出行链视角下城市轨道交通接驳方式联合选择模型

以城市轨道交通出行方式链为例,针对城市轨道交通两端的接驳方式,构建基于交叉巢式Logit(CNL)模型的城市轨道交通出行链联合选择模型。模型从出行全过程角度,将轨道交通两端的接驳方式纳入一个模型里进行联合选择。模型选取出行者社会经济特征,发生端出行特征,到达端出行特征三类特征变量,建立联合概率模型,对特征变量进行标定。模型结论显示:(1)以到达客流为主的城市轨道交通站点对于交通接驳便捷程度的敏感性更高;(2)公交接驳方式转化为小汽车接驳的可能性更高。对于揭示城轨接驳规律,优化轨道接驳系统具有实际意义。     

A general scaled model design method of stiffened plate subjected to combined longitudinal compression and lateral pressure considering the ultimate strength and collapse modes

A general and efficient scaled method for stiffened plates subjected to combined longitudinal compression and lateral pressure is proposed based on slenderness, simply by adjusting the number of stiffeners. The design method makes it easier to determine the dimensions of the scaled model for a given scale ratio compared with the previously proposed method. The emphasis is on the influence of the plate slenderness, the column slenderness, and the non-dimensional parameter of the lateral pressure on the ultimate strength. By maintaining the consistency of the plate slenderness and column slenderness, the proposed method is applicable for designing scaled models with materials of different yield stresses and Young's moduli. A similar effect of the lateral pressure on the ultimate strength of the prototype and scaled models is achieved by maintaining the non-dimensional parameter. In addition, the applicability of the scaled method to the initial deflection is considered, which provides a reference for similar models. The similitude of the scaled method is verified for several typical buckling modes, including the beam–column, tripping, web and overall collapse modes. Given the numerical results, the proposed general and fast scaled method can provide reasonable dimensions of scaled stiffened plates subjected to combined loads.     

自锚式悬索桥车桥振动分析

提出了基于ANSYS正则振型的汽车、自锚式悬索桥空间振动的有限单元模型,以佛山平胜大桥车桥系统振动为研究对象,运用自编程序计算了不同车辆数目、车辆间距、不同路况以及不同车速时车流通过桥梁时车桥动力响应及冲击系数,所得结果可供自锚式悬索桥设计参考。