A Numerical Study of Railway Ballast Subjected to Direct Shearing Using the Discrete Element Method by Hongyi Zhao, Jing Chen

“…Railway ballast is a coarse granular material used to carry train loads and provide drainage for the rail tracks. This study presents numerical explorations of the mechanical performance of ballast aggregates subjected to direct shear tests. …”
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Optimal Integrated Model for Feeder Transit Route Design and Frequency-Setting Problem with Stop Selection by Ming Wei, Tao Liu, Bo Sun, Binbin Jing

“…This study proposed a mathematical model for designing a feeder transit service for improving the service quality and accessibility of transportation hubs (such as airport and rail station). The proposed model featured an integrated framework, which simultaneously guided passengers to reach their nearest stops to get on and off the bus, designed routes to transport passengers from these selected pick-up stops to the transportation hubs, and calculated their departure frequencies. …”
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Decarbonizing transport: The role of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles in reducing emissions by Popa Vasile

“…The research results show an increase in HFCEV sales recently (but far below the level of battery electric vehicles), concerns about the introduction of hydrogen in all transport sectors (road, rail, sea or air), still limited distribution of the infrastructure refuelling, and high production costs. …”
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Effect of Cement Asphalt Mortar Debonding on Dynamic Properties of CRTS II Slab Ballastless Track by Ping Wang, Hao Xu, Rong Chen

“…In order to analyze the influence of mortar debonding on the dynamic properties of CRTS II slab ballastless track, a vertical coupling vibration model for a vehicle-track-subgrade system was established on the base of wheel/rail coupling dynamics theory. The effects of different debonding lengths on dynamic response of vehicle and track system were analyzed by using the finite element software. …”
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Numerical Analysis of a Train-Bridge System Subjected to Earthquake and Running Safety Evaluation of Moving Train by Xun Yang, Huanhuan Wang, Xianlong Jin

“…Taking a long span cable-stayed bridge across the Huangpu River as an example, a full three-dimensional finite element model of the train-bridge system was established, in which the soil-bridge and rail-train interactions were considered. Parallel computing based on contact balance was utilized to deal with this large-scale numerical simulation problem. …”
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STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF THE STRUCTURE PARAMETERS OF THE WOUND CYLINDRICAL HONEYCOMB ON THE ENERGY ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS by JIANG ShiHong, WANG ChengQiang, JIN Hui, WANG Lei, SUN WenYue, LI ZhiFei

“…This paper has done a more detailed study on the three parameters that affect the strength of the cylindrical honeycomb, which provides new ideas and theoretical support for the energy-absorbing components of the passive safety protection of rail transit.…”
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Study on Deformation Law of Subway Construction under Passing Existing Line in Short Distance by Cong-Shuang Luo, Yi-Hong Cheng, Zhe Bai, Tong Shen, Xu-Yang Wu, Qing-Guo Wang

“…With the large-scale development and utilization of underground space projects, the subway-led Rail Transit Project is developing vigorously, and the safety and stability of subway under passing existing projects have become a key issue for the future. …”
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A Probabilistic Assessment Model for Train-Bridge Systems: Special Attention on Track Irregularities by Dejun Liu, Lifeng Xin, Xiaozhen Li, Jiaxin Zhang

“…In this paper, a probabilistic model devoted to investigating the dynamic behaviors of train-bridge systems subjected to random track irregularities is presented, in which a train-ballasted track-bridge coupled model with nonlinear wheel-rail contacts is introduced, and then a new approach for simulating a random field of track irregularities is developed; moreover, the probability density evolution method is used to describe the probability transmission from excitation inputs to response outputs; finally, extended analysis from three aspects, that is, stochastic analysis, reliability analysis, and correlation analysis, are conducted on the evaluation and application of the proposed model. …”
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Dynamical behavior analysis and control of time-varying lifting system based on fuzzy adaptive back-stepping controller by Wang Lei, Cao Guohua

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Berço manuelino from the wreck of Santiago by Pawel Kardasz

“… The breech-loading rail guns appeared in Europe in the 15th century, and in the next century they were widely used as light naval artillery. …”
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Study of Complex Helical Drill with a “S” Type Chisel Edge Tip Orient to Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics by Yu He, Xiaolong Zhou, Ping Zou, Kun Liu

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Documentaire et fiction dans Norteado de Rigoberto Perezcano by Marie-Pierre Ramouche

“…From the 1950s and continuing to today, numerous cinematographers have railed against the tragic fate of these thousands of migrants. …”
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Analysis and Control of Abnormal Vibration of End Wall on High-Speed Electric Multiple Units by Dan Wang

“…The corresponding peak value at 40 Hz of the vehicle body end wall vibration spectrum is reduced by 85%, and the peak noise is reduced by 12%, The correctness of the mechanism analysis of abnormal vibration in the headwall area is verified, which provides a reference basis for guiding the structural optimization and operation and maintenance of rail vehicles.…”
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Mesoscopic Characteristics on Cracks of Three-Point Bending RC Beam with Corroded Reinforcement by Nan Wu, Hao Jin, Qingrong Tian, Zheng Li

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Stability Analysis of the New Traffic Flow Lattice Model considering Taillight Effect and Speed Deviation by Zhicheng Li, Changxi Ma

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Compression Algorithm of Road Traffic Spatial Data Based on LZW Encoding by Dong-wei Xu, Yong-dong Wang, Li-min Jia, Gui-jun Zhang, Hai-feng Guo

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I know better: Self-esteem, egocentrism, and policy learning in the liberalization of Belgian network industries by Stéphane Moyson

“…., their tendency to confuse their subjective perceptions with objective reality and to disqualify the perceptions of others.Based on regression analyses of a 2012 survey of 255 Belgian policy actors who had been involved in the European liberalization process of the rail and electricity sectors, the findings suggest that policy actors who score higher on self-esteem or egocentrism feel that they “know better”: they align their policy preferences to new policy information less than policy actors who score lower. …”
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Carbon-tax implementation in Indonesia: a social accounting matrix analysis by Luthfiana Rahma, Djoni Hartono, Sasmita Hastri Hastuti

“…Using the Indonesian Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) 2015, as well as the price-multiplier matrix in the simulations, the results show that, of all production sectors, the carbon tax had the most substantial impact on the electricity sector, followed by energy-intensive sectors and rail transportation. We found that the impact of the carbon tax is more detrimental to urban households than rural households. …”
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Development of a Relationship between Pavement Condition Index and International Roughness Index in Rural Road Network by Sasan Adeli, Vahid Najafi moghaddam Gilani, Mohammad Kashani Novin, Ehsan Motesharei, Reza Salehfard

“…Furthermore, two failures of rail R.C. and rutting were rarely observed in the studied roads. …”
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Estimation of Wheelset Natural Vibration Characteristics Based on Transfer Matrix Method with Various Elastic Beam Models by Pengfei Liu, Hongjun Liu, Qing Wu

“…The elastic vibration of the wheelset is a potential factor inducing wheel-rail defects. It is important to understand the natural vibration characteristics of the flexible wheelset for slowing down the defect growth. …”
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