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Infrastructure, transport and productivity [PDF]

open access: yes
This information sheet reviews trends in Australian productivity with a focus on the transport sector. Well targeted investments in transport infrastructure result in productivity increases that benefit many other industries.

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Review of fares elasticities in Great Britain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
INTRODUCTION Empirical analysis of the behavioural impact of a wide range of travel variables has been conducted extensively in Britain over the past forty years or so.
Shires, J.D., Wardman, M.
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Experimental study on burning rate and flame geometry in construction tunnel fires under high geothermal conditions

open access: yesDeep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
Abstract As tunnel construction advances in lengths and depths, the construction of tunnels in high geothermal environments has become increasingly common, raising significant fire risks. In this study, a 1:20 scale model tunnel test platform was constructed to investigate the effects of a high geothermal environment on fire behavior in tunnels during ...
Xiaoxian Fei   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Transport Market Theoretical Analysis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
1.The Institute for Transport Studies (ITS) was commissioned by the Department of Transport (DoT), the Association of Metropolitan Authorities (AMA) and the Passenger Transport Executive Group (PTEG) to undertake this project in November 1992.
Nash, C.A., Preston, J.M., Toner, J.P.
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Motion planning and control of an installation robot for attitude adjustment of arc parts in underground shield tunneling

open access: yesDeep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
Inspired by spiders, the multilegged walk‐through assembling robot for arc parts achieves high‐precision synchronous control under heavy loads through dual‐layer hydraulic pose dynamics modeling and hierarchical pressure optimization, significantly enhancing shield tunneling assembly efficiency and precision.
Quan Xiao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Going beyond social savings: how would the British economy have developed in the absence of the railways?: a case study of Brunner Mond 1882-1914 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This paper confirms the conclusion of the social savings methodology that industrial development was not dependent on the railways. However, it finds that there would have been a significant change in the distribution of industry without rail, a point ...
Longinotti, Edward
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Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

open access: yesDeep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal Accessibility of Rail Transport Systems in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area and Its Implications on Economic Equity

open access: yesLand
Reducing inequality and fostering economic growth is the tenth global goal of the United Nations for sustainable development. Rail transport significantly influences spatial structures, industrial distributions, and is vital for regional economic ...
Shishu Ouyang, Pengjun Zhao, Zhaoya Gong
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers to and enablers for European rail freight transport for integrated door-to-door logistics service. Part 2: Enablers for multimodal rail freight transport [PDF]

open access: yesTransport Problems, 2014
The objective of this paper is to examine and identify barriers to and enablers for the European rail freight transport services as a transport chain partner along the supply chains in the changing market scenario.
Dewan Md Zahurul ISLAM
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