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Issues Of Regulation Of Train Locomotives Of The Railway Section Chukursay-Saryagash, M.N. Masharipov, Sh.M. Suyunbaev, M.M. Rasulmukhamedov

Journal of Tashkent Institute of Railway Engineers

The successive arrival of freight trains to the station performing border control of trains leads to a glut of adjacent sections by trains, mainly due to the employment of border guard brigades. Without the use of operational solutions in such conditions, the reserve of bandwidth is reduced and the need for locomotives is increased due to hot downtimes when the train station is not accepted for border control. This article has developed a methodology for regulating train locomotives, which allows to increase the useful work of train locomotives. The developed methodology will assist engineers and technicians in the connection of …

The Method Of Calculating The Middle Simple Locomotive And The Train Composition In The Turnover Point Based On The Modeling In The Conditions Of A Pair Traffic Of Trains, M.N. Masharipov

Journal of Tashkent Institute of Railway Engineers

The article developed a method for calculating the average downtime of a locomotive and the composition of a train at a turnaround point based on modeling in a pair train schedule. As a result of this, it is scientifically substantiated that strict adherence to the principle “trains do not expect a locomotive” will lead to a significant increase in the cost of locomotive hours at the point of turnover

Method Of Upgrading A Cargo Transport Units, Avaz Mirsultanovich Merganov

Journal of Tashkent Institute of Railway Engineers

The costs associated with handling and transport- warehousing operations reaching about half of the total costs of the transportation process. In this regard, it is necessary to study the issues of consolidation of cargo units, as this will increase productivity and minimize logistics costs. This article describes the search algorithm for the consolidation of cargo units. The study also provides mathematical models of the relationship between the parameters of a piece load, container and a standard pallet. The practical significance is to increase the utilization rate of the standard pallet, besides the proposed method will allow you to choose the …

Mathematical Model Of Determining The Optimal Period Of Technical Maintenance Of The Special Self-Propelled Rolling Stock, Z.G. Mukhamedova

Journal of Tashkent Institute of Railway Engineers

The article covers the mathematical model for determining the optimum periodicity of maintenance, separately for mechanical, electrical and hydraulic equipment for emergency recovery vehicles

A Study Of The Implementation Of Standards-Time Of Wagons At Sorting Station, D.B. Butunov

Journal of Tashkent Institute of Railway Engineers

The implementation of the established norms of the time spent by cars at the sorting station is investigated. The methods of statistical data processing and comparison of the time spent at the station with the established scheduled tasks were used. The structure of the time spent by transit cars with processing at the sorting station is analyzed. An element-by-element analysis of the time of transit cars with processing is carried out. The average daily savings and unproductive loss of time on the elements are determined. The costs of processing cars at the station, falling on each element of the time …

Geometric Formation Of Schemes Of Technical Objects In Automated Design Systems, M.A. Khadzhimuhametova

Journal of Tashkent Institute of Railway Engineers

This paper discusses the issues of mathematical support for the formation of various schemes of complex technical objects for a computer-aided design subsystem. Information is given on the description of the station diagram using finite element methods. On the one hand, it is required that the mathematical model be as universal as possible (cover all types of de-signed schemes), accurate, algorithmically reliable. On the other hand, it is required to ensure the minimum cost of the required memory of com-puter time. These contradictions are eliminated by creating a bank of models. Models are planned from separate modules of structural and …

Development Of Production Technology Of Foreign Resource-Saving Induction Motors, S.N. Kayumov

Journal of Tashkent Institute of Railway Engineers

In the paper of work on the topic "Of Ethnology construction and work of asynchronous engines", in the laboratory class, the control task, conclusions and annexes. In accordance with the curriculum in the discipline "Electric and basis electronics", the fundamentals of the theory of asynchronous squirrel-cage rotors are developed ethnologic. A training module is developed, and a method for performing laboratory work, innovations and foreign experience, in the same place, a brief description of the curriculum of the program, in the laboratory class, the control task, conclusions and annexes.

Efficient Frequency Control System Of Asynchronous Motor, U.T. Berdiyev, A. Norboyev

Journal of Tashkent Institute of Railway Engineers

This paper discusses efficient frequency control systems that are widely used in the motion of production mechanisms of asynchronous motors with short-circuited rotor. From these systems, the functional circuit of the scalar frequency control system was analyzed

Iron-Based Soft Magnetic Materials Used In Electrical Engineering, G.A. Govor, A.K. Vecher, U.T. Berdiyev, N.B. Pyrmatov

Journal of Tashkent Institute of Railway Engineers

This article discusses the characteristics and ways of obtaining soft magnetic materials on iron bases for manufacturing separate parts of magnetic cores of electrical machines. Soft magnetic materials shall have high initial and maximum magnetic permeability and low coercive force, and they shall have little loss of eddy current remagnetization, have a small hysteresis loop area and have relatively high electrical resistance. The production of electrical machine parts by powder metallurgy, compared to the magnetic metal products currently used, offers great advantages, reduced weight and size of parts, wider frequency range of materials operation, smaller vortex and magnetic losses and …

Plots Of Pojected Sorting Selection Hill’S The Uncertainty In The Formulas Of The Peak Constructive And Technological, Shuxrat Umarxodjayevich Saidivaliev

Journal of Tashkent Institute of Railway Engineers

In the article, on the basis of theorems on the change of kinetic energy for a non-free material point in the final form of theoretical mechanics, formulas for determining the braking path of the car in the braking zone of the sorting hill are derived. With a known value of the acceleration during the braking of the car the path of the car braking section can also be determined by the formula of the path of elementary physics. In the article on the basis of the theorem on the change of kinetic energy for a non-free material point in the …

Preventive Monitoring Railway Reinforced Concrete Bridges, I.G. Ganiev

Journal of Tashkent Institute of Railway Engineers

One of the main tasks of the railway industry of Uzbekistan, directly related to the development of the national economy, is the radical improvement of the condition of railways and structures on them. Therefore, the aim of this work is to develop practical preventive monitoring to increase the efficiency of the operational process. To achieve this goal, methods of scientific analysis, probability theory and stock theory, the principles of interaction, as well as experimental-static methods of compiling models were used. Using the developed preventive monitoring, it can be correctly organized preventive monitoring to ensure the required operational reliability of existing …

Critical Path For Project Development, Steven Douglas Kreis, Bryan Gibson, Jeff Jasper, Christopher W. Van Dyke, Candice Y. Wallace, Rachel Catchings, Sarah M. Mccormack

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Overseeing the delivery of highway projects at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) requires the successful coordination of activities and inputs from multiple external agencies and members of the agency’s Project Development team, who have varied disciplinary backgrounds. Despite the complexity of project delivery, the Cabinet presently does not estimate hours and project milestone dates until after it has selected a design consultant. Moving forward KYTC should explore requiring consultants to develop a critical path method (CPM) schedule. To facilitate this process, this report describes a methodology for producing CPMs for design contracts/projects based on procedures outlined in A Guide to …

Participatory Sensing-Based Geospatial Localization Of Distant Objects For Disaster Preparedness In Urban Built Environments, Hongjo Kim, Youngjib Ham

Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Faculty Publications

Although the benefit of participatory sensing for collecting local data over large areas has long been recognized, it has not been widely used for various applications such as disaster preparation due to a lack of geospatial localization capability with respect to a distant object. In such applications, objects of interest need to be ro- bustly localized and documented for supporting data-driven decision-making in site inspection and resource mobilization. However, participatory sensing is inappropriate to localize a distant object due to the absence of ranging sensors in citizens' mobile devices; thus, the localization accuracy varies to a large extent. To address …

Moving From Walkability? Evaluation Traditional And Merging Data Sources For Evaluating Changes In Campus-Generated Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Troy Kawahara, Bo Liu, Anurag Pande, Calvin Thigpen, Carole Turley Voulgaris

Mineta Transportation Institute

Universities are increasingly committing to reduce campus-generated greenhouse gas emissions, whether voluntarily or in response to a legal mandate. As an initial step to keeping these commitments, universities need an accounting of baseline greenhouse gas emissions levels and means of monitoring changes in campus-generated greenhouse gas emissions over time. Commute-generated greenhouse gas emissions from travel to and from campus by students and employees are among the most difficult to quantify. This report examines some of the challenges associated with estimating campus-generated greenhouse gas emissions and evaluates ways to address those challenges. The purpose of this study is to identify changes …

Spatio-Temporal Analysis Of Highway Congestion And Accidents: A Case Study Of Interstate 285 In Georgia, Melodi Zhan-Moodie

Master of Science in Civil Engineering Theses

Road traffic crashes threaten thousands of drivers every day and significant efforts have been put forth to reduce the number of traffic crashes and their impact. Traffic congestion could be both a result of and a contributing factor to traffic crashes. The aim of this study is to investigate spatio-temporal traffic congestion and crash patterns to gain a better understanding of the causation of congestion and accidents, and their interaction. The Interstate 285 (I-285) in Georgia was used as a case study. With the aid of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), spatial clustering and densities of accidents were performed by following …

Effect Of Light Activated Self-Healing Polymers On The Performance Of Asphalt Pavement Containing Recycled Asphalt Materials (Rap/Ras), Sharareh Shirzad

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

A new generation of Ultraviolet (UV) light-induced self-healing polymers was introduced for the asphalt pavement application with the aim to enhance pavements durability while increasing its service life. The developed self-healing polymer was mixed with asphalt binder using two different methods, passive and reactive. For the passive method, the cured self-healing polymer was ground to smaller particle size and then it was mixed with asphalt binder using a high shear stirrer and at a high temperature. For the reactive method, self-healing polyurethane pre-polymer was added to the asphalt binder at a lower temperature and lower shear rate compare to the …

Incorporating Travel Time Reliability In Predicting The Likelihood Of Severe Crashes On Arterial Highways Using Non-Parametric Random-Effect Regression, Emmanuel Kidando, Ren Moses, Eren Erman Ozguven, Thobias Sando

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

© 2019 The Authors Travel time reliability (TTR) modeling has gain attention among researchers' due to its ability to represent road user satisfaction as well as providing a predictability of a trip travel time. Despite this significant effort, its impact on the severity of a crash is not well explored. This study analyzes the effect of TTR and other variables on the probability of the crash severity occurring on arterial roads. To address the unobserved heterogeneity problem, two random-effect regressions were applied; the Dirichlet random-effect (DRE) and the traditional random-effect (TRE) logistic regression. The difference between the two models is …

Strategic Implications For The United States Of The Belt And Road Initiative In Africa, Alec Monnie

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

The belt and road initiative is one of the most significant developments of the twenty-first century, which the United States will need to learn to adapt to. Much of the academic literature regarding the belt and road initiative mentions that Africa is a significant participant in this policy development, but fail to elaborate as to why that is, or what the implications for this are for the United States. This article expands upon the strategic significance of the African continent, and explains the implications thereof for the United States and China. This article argues that the belt and road initiative …

Generalized Relay Network Design And Collaborative Dispatching In Truckload Transportation, Amin Ziaeifar

Operations Research and Engineering Management Theses and Dissertations

The truckload industry faces a serious problem of high driver shortage and turnover rate which is typically around 100\%. Among the major causes of this problem are extended on-the-road times where drivers handle several truckload pickup and deliveries successively; non-regular schedules and get-home rates; and low utilization of drivers dedicated time. These are by-and-large consequences of the driver-to-load dispatching method, which is based on point-to-point dispatching or direct shipment from origin-to-destination, commonly employed in the industry. In this dissertation, we consider an alternative dispatching method that necessitates careful design of an underlying network. In this scheme, a truckload on its …

Soil-Recycled Aggregate-Geopolymer Road Base/Subbase Mixtures: Steps Towards Sustainability, Mohammad Khattak, Daniel Odion

Data

Corresponding data set for Tran-SET Project No. 18GTLSU10. Abstract of the final report is stated below for reference:

"This study deals with the development of Soil-Geopolymer mixtures using flyash, alkali activator and recycled aggregates (RAG) including recycled concrete (RCA) and reclaimed asphalt (RAP) as an alternative to soil-cement for pavement base and subbase layers. Several mix constituents were varied such as flyash type and content, RCA and RAP content and ratio of sodium silicate and sodium hydroxide. Experiment design was established and mechanical and durability characteristics of Soil-RAG-Geopolymer mixtures were evaluated and then compared to the conventional soil-cement mixtures. The …

The Impact Of Hurricane Harvey On Pavement Structures In The South East Texas And South West Louisiana, Stefan Romanoschi

Data

Corresponding data set for Tran-SET Project No. 18PUTA02. Abstract of the final report is stated below for reference:

"This study developed a methodology to estimate the damage caused by flooding, such that caused by Hurricane Harvey, on a road or street network. The flooded street or pavement sections are identified using GIS flood maps with street GIS maps used for pavement management systems (PMS) by cities or state authorities. Then the damage caused by flooding directly through the increase moisture in foundation layers or indirectly due to the increase heavy traffic during the relief effort is estimated. An example Excel …

Identification Of Bridges With Fracture-Prone Details, Theodore Hopwood Ii, Rick Younce, Sudhir Palle

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Welded steel girder bridges can contain details that can high welding and service stresses and are termed constraintinduced fractures (CIF). The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has steel bridges with weld details known to cause CIFs whose girders have experienced fracture events. The Cabinet’s bridge inventory was reviewed and additional candidate bridges with potential CIF details were identified. A review of bridge plans and pictures along with followup field investigations pinpointed bridges with CIF details that warrant up-close (i.e., arm’s length) inspections. Several uninspected bridges were identified as candidates for inspection to determine if they contain CIF details. Guidance is provided to …

Access Management Best Practices, Adam Kirk, Chris Van Dyke

Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report

Research has persistently demonstrated that adopting a systematic access management framework improves highway operations and bolsters safety. Many state transportation agencies have adopted formal access management programs to systematize the application of access management techniques, however, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) been unable to institute such a program due to institutional, regulatory, and political constraints. Recognizing the benefits of judicious access management, the Cabinet asked researchers at the Kentucky Transportation Center (KTC) to identify access management best practices that are effective, can be easily implemented, and are compatible with existing statutes and regulations. After reviewing national-level and state-level guidance on …

Simulation Of The Impact Of Connected And Automated Vehicles At A Signalized Intersection, Hamad Bader Almobayedh, Deogratias Eustace, Philip Appiah-Kubi

Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Faculty Publications

Intersections are locations with higher likelihood of crash occurences and sources of traffic congestion as they act as bottlenecks compared with other parts of the roadway networks. Consequently, connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) can help to improve the efficiency of the roadways by reducing traffic congestion and traffic delays. Since CAVs are expected to take control from drivers (human control) in making many important decisions, thus they are expected to minimize driver (human) errors in driving tasks. Therefore, CAVs potential benefits of eliminating driver error include an increase in safety (crash reduction), smooth vehicle flow to reduce emissions, and reduce …

A Framework For Integrating Transportation Into Smart Cities, Susan Shaheen, Adam Cohen, Mark K. Dowd, Richard Davis

Mineta Transportation Institute

In recent years, economic, environmental, and political forces have quickly given rise to “Smart Cities” -- an array of strategies that can transform transportation in cities. Using a multi-method approach to research and develop a framework for smart cities, this study provides a framework that can be employed to:

1. Understand what a smart city is and how to replicate smart city successes;
2. The role of pilot projects, metrics, and evaluations to test, implement, and replicate strategies; and
3. Understand the role of shared micromobility, big data, and other key issues impacting communities.

This research provides recommendations for policy and professional practice …

Predicting Acceptable Wait Times For Patrons At Transit Bus Stops By Time Of Day, Stephen Arhin

Mineta Transportation Institute

The time spent waiting by bus patrons at bus stops is a primary measure for assessing the reliability of transit services. Uncertainty associated with waiting affects bus patrons’ perception of quality of the service provided. Consequently, this study aimed to determine patrons’ maximum and minimum acceptable wait times at bus stops in Washington, DC and to develop prediction models to provide decision-makers with additional tools for improving patronage.

The data used in this study was obtained by surveying 3,388 bus patrons at 71 selected bus stops in Washington, D.C. over an eight-month period. Data obtained from patrons included their ethnicity, …

Temporal-Spatial Analysis Of Emergency Evacuation Traffic, Lorraine Margot Acevedo Loreto

Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses

Mass evacuations, particularly those at a statewide level, represent the largest single-event traffic movements that exist. These complex events can last several days, cover thousands of miles of roadway, and include hundreds of thousands of people and vehicles. Often, they are also marked by enormous delay and congestion and are nearly always criticized for their inefficiency and lack of management. However, there are no standardized methods by which to systematically quantify traffic characteristics at the proper scale. This paper describes research to develop and apply an analytical method to measure and describe statewide mass-evacuations in a practical, cost-effective manner. The …

Soil-Recycled Aggregate-Geopolymer Road Base/Subbase Mixtures: Steps Towards Sustainability, Mohammad Khattak, Daniel Odion

Publications

This study deals with the development of Soil-Geopolymer mixtures using flyash, alkali activator and recycled aggregates (RAG) including recycled concrete (RCA) and reclaimed asphalt (RAP) as an alternative to soil-cement for pavement base and subbase layers. Several mix constituents were varied such as flyash type and content, RCA and RAP content and ratio of sodium silicate and sodium hydroxide. Experiment design was established and mechanical and durability characteristics of Soil-RAG-Geopolymer mixtures were evaluated and then compared to the conventional soil-cement mixtures. The results of the testing showed that for the selected Soil-RAG-Geopolymer mixtures the strength, stiffness, permanent deformation, and durability …

The Impact Of Hurricane Harvey On Pavement Structures In The South East Texas And South West Louisiana, Stefan Romanoschi

Publications

This study developed a methodology to estimate the damage caused by flooding, such that caused by Hurricane Harvey, on a road or street network. The flooded street or pavement sections are identified using GIS flood maps with street GIS maps used for pavement management systems (PMS) by cities or state authorities. Then the damage caused by flooding directly through the increase moisture in foundation layers or indirectly due to the increase heavy traffic during the relief effort is estimated. An example Excel macro was created to illustrate the estimation process. The methodology estimates the increase in rehabilitation costs since the …

18-01 Sustainable And Smart-Growth City Ranking: Multifaceted Transportation Performance Measures In Smart Cities, Jun-Seok Oh, Valerian Kwigizile, Ahmad Feizi

Transportation Research Center Reports

The concept of smart city is fast becoming a key instrument in transforming living environments in a way better to enhance operational efficiency of a transportation system. This study identifies a framework to assess transportation performance measures and smart-growth of cities around the U.S. The proposed assessment framework is comprised of the evaluation of individual criterion and the assessment of comprehensive results. The criteria are categorized into four groups including network performance, traffic safety, environmental impact, and physical activity. This study provides a multifaceted approach to integrate the criteria’s performance measures. As a case example, the proposed performance measures were …