Essays about: "High-speed rail"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 essays containing the words High-speed rail.

  1. 1. Feasibility of Increasing Major Airlines’ Hub Connectivity through Electric Aircrafts

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Cosimo Masotti Guerra; Giovanni Meggiato; [2023-07-03]
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    Abstract : In a constantly developing European economy, people are also starting to grow their sustainability consciousness. As a result, European citizens are accordingly adapting their lifestyle to a more environmentally friendly way of traveling. READ MORE

  3. 2. Alternative traction system for road-rail vehicles

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Jakob Runevad; [2023]
    Keywords : Product development; electric traction; construction equipment; road-rail vehicles.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Excavators have traditionally been diesel driven with hydraulic actuators, but with the ongoing electrification of vehicles, smaller electric excavators are getting more common. Larger electrical excavators are still in a prototyping or early production stage but can be expected to grow. READ MORE

  4. 3. Reliability-Based Sensitivity Analysis of the Dynamic Response of Railway Bridges

    University essay from KTH/Bro- och stålbyggnad

    Author : Hasan Al-Zubaidi; [2022]
    Keywords : Railway bridges; High-speed trains; Simply supported beam; Global sensitivity analysis; Uncertainty quantification; Reliability; Ballast instability; Running safety; Passenger comfort;

    Abstract : In response to the planned increase in operational speeds and axle loads of passengertrains that may lead to resonance-induced excessive vibrations in railway bridges,recent studies examined the reliability of bridges concerning train running safety andpassenger comfort limit states. In this respect, valuable information regarding theimportance of input variables can be obtained by conducting Sensitivity Analysis (SA). READ MORE

  5. 4. Rail-air transport competition : A discrete choice analysis along with an international empirical investigation

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

    Author : Evgeny Nikolaev; [2022]
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    Abstract : There is an increasing interest among many nations to decrease CO2 emissions.Promoting more sustainable modes of transportation is one particular area that has roomfor improvement. For instance, short and medium distance flights can bepotentially substituted by high-speed rail (HSR). READ MORE

  6. 5. High-speed rail corridor selection in Ethiopia : A two-step screening-multicriteria decision-making approach

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

    Author : Biruk Hailu; [2022]
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    Abstract : Transport systems can bring enormous benefits to society by providing access, mobility, and economic growth that are essential for growing and modern societies. The way of harnessing this benefit for an emerging economy as well as modern society has relied mainly on a cutting edge and state of the art transportation systems such as high-speed rail. READ MORE