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Impact of Electric Motor Selection on the Efficiency and Reliability of Level Crossing Gate Drives in Polish Railway Infrastructure

Energies
Railway barrier drives are key components of railway infrastructure and have a direct impact on traffic safety. Many of the commonly used drives are mechanical EEG-type barrier drives.
Zbigniew Goryca, Paweł Strączyński, Sebastian Różowicz, Karol Suchenia, Bartosz Woszczyna   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Survey-based Impact of Influencing Parameters on Level Crossings Safety

Promet (Zagreb), 2016
Level crossing (LC) accidents are a significant safety challenge worldwide and for that reason they have been subject of numerous research activities. Joint conclusion is that human behaviour is the main cause of accidents. This study examines how and to
Martin Starčević, Danijela Barić, Hrvoje Pilko   +2 more
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Notable Impact of Paleotectonic Stress on Gold Mineralisation in the West Qinling Orogen

Geological Journal, EarlyView.
By applying fuzzy clustering and multiple inverse methods, we systematically processed the data of vein and fault slip in this ore deposit to reveal the transition of orogenic geological environment and paleotectonic stress field. Our research results show two different stress states: the northwest–southeast extensional stress field and the northeast ...
Hongyan Wang, Aibing Chen, Jian Yang, Yuan Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rethinking a positive‐sum game: US FDI location decisions in the presence of Chinese FDI

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary This study examines how rising Chinese outbound foreign direct investment (OFDI) in third‐country markets shapes US MNEs' foreign direct investment location decisions amid escalating US–China geopolitical rivalry. US firms initially benefit from complementary co‐location dynamics, as Chinese OFDI—particularly in infrastructure—
Injae Jeon, Jon Jungbien Moon
wiley   +1 more source

How safe is safe enough? : a socio-technical view of low-cost level crossing safety [PDF]

, 2013
Low-cost level crossings are often criticized as being unsafe. Does a SIL (safety integrity level) rating make the railway crossing any safer? This paper discusses how a supporting argument might be made for low-cost level crossing warning devices with ...
Nikandros, George, Nelson-Furnell, Peter, Wullems, Christian   +2 more
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Where Projects Fail: Geospatial Evidence of Delays and Cancellations in Chinese Development Finance

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Delays and cancellations can severely undermine the effectiveness of development finance. Yet, little systematic evidence exists on where and why these disruptions occur within the rapidly expanding portfolio of Chinese‐financed development projects in Africa.
Leoni Mendler‐Krakau
wiley   +1 more source

Advanced Radars for Railway Crossing Area Safety Improvement

, 2016
Level crossings are critical elements of railway networks where a large number of accidents take place every year. With the recent enforcement of new and higher-safety standards for railway transportation systems, dedicated and reliable technologies ...
DARDARI, DAVIDE, VITUCCI, ENRICO MARIA, GOVONI, MARCO, GUIDI, FRANCESCO, DEGLI ESPOSTI, VITTORIO, TARTARINI, GIOVANNI   +5 more
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Advanced Stochastic Modeling of Railway Track Irregularities

Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2013
As an important interference source of railway vibration, track irregularity is studied in this paper. It is presented that irregularities in the vertical profile and alignment can be modeled as a Gaussian random process. The power spectral density (PSD)
Mengyi Zhu, Xiaohui Cheng, Lixin Miao, Xinya Sun, Shuai Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Applicability of synthetic fibre reinforced concrete for railway sleepers

, 2019
Currently, the railway industry is forced to implement innovative sleeper materials due to the premature failure of conventional sleepers and the associated cost incurred in their replacement.
Mirza, Olivia (R13978), Kirkland, Brendan (R18590), Kahagala Hewage, Dayani (S34553), Clarke, Todd, Camille, Christophe (R20962), Mashiri, Fidelis R. (R12397)   +5 more
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Annual and Seasonal Rainfall Variability in Mozambique During the Nineteenth Century

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
This paper presents the first annually and seasonally resolved reconstructions of nineteenth‐century rainfall variability for Mozambique derived from the analysis of extensive documentary evidence. It reveals spatially heterogeneous rainfall patterns with recurrent multi‐year droughts, episodic extreme wet events, and a strong coherence between ...
David J. Nash, Matthew J. Hannaford, Bárbara Direito   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source