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Digital Port Exposure in China's Maritime Connectivity

Pacific Focus, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT China's maritime infrastructure expansion is usually analyzed through finance, ownership, location, and dual‐use potential. This article shifts attention to the digital systems through which ports now operate. It develops the concept of digital port exposure to describe how foreign‐linked digital systems become embedded in port operations ...
Matthew Rochat
wiley   +1 more source

Transverse and vertical cracking behavior of railway rails due to geometrical imperfections and bending. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Karalar M, Motameni A, Buyuk M, Gürbüz R.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Refinancing Federal Loans to Support Transportation Infrastructure: Lessons From the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic exposed critical vulnerabilities in U.S. transportation infrastructure, resulting in widespread project delays, suspensions, and cancellations. In response, borrowers turned to refinancing to mitigate revenue shortfalls and benefit from historically low interest rates. This paper analyzes the surge in refinancing activity
Muhammet Mustafa Sever, Jonathan L. Gifford, Carter B. Casady   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated 3D modeling of train-induced ground vibrations considering track irregularities and wave impeding barrier performance under different subgrade stiffness conditions. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Hussein HH, Mhanna M.
europepmc   +1 more source

When Public Budgets Break Bad: Administrative Fines as Hidden Taxation Under Fiscal Pressure

Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract Do fiscally stressed governments turn administrative fines into hidden taxation? After the 2021 collapse of land‐transfer revenue removed local budgets' own‐source income, we compare Chinese cities with differing exposure to this common shock, using 20 million penalty records processed with a fine‐tuned language model.
Shenghua Lu, Hui Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Non-Destructive Testing Technology for Shallow Subsurface Defects in Rails: A Review with Focus on Ultrasonic Surface Wave Methods. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Song T, Peng L, Huang S, Huang Z, Feng Q, Sun H.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effect of Change of Rail Profile on Rolling Contact Fatigue at Wheel-Rail Interface

Effect of Change of Rail Profile on Rolling Contact Fatigue at Wheel-Rail ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Bret/BRAT

Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Nicholas Smart
wiley   +1 more source

Radical Innovation Validation: Delivering Value in Radical Innovation Development

R&D Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Radical innovation (RI) offers significant benefits, but the challenges encountered during its implementation can be formidable. Recent literature suggests the use of practices such as prototyping, experimentation, piloting, and demonstration to address these challenges through small‐scale, iterative approaches.
Ruxin Zhang, Jun Lin, Antonio Capaldo, Ying Cai   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A General Finite Beam on Tensionless Foundation Model for Rail Track Characterization and Evaluation. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Alshallaqi HH, Story BA.
europepmc   +1 more source