Essays about: "high speed-rail"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words high speed-rail.
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1. Feasibility of Increasing Major Airlines’ Hub Connectivity through Electric Aircrafts
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : 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
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2. Rail-air transport competition : A discrete choice analysis along with an international empirical investigation
University essay from KTH/TransportplaneringAbstract : 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
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3. High-speed rail corridor selection in Ethiopia : A two-step screening-multicriteria decision-making approach
University essay from KTH/TransportplaneringAbstract : 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
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4. Fault diagnosis of axlebox roller bearings of high speed rail vehicles based on empirical mode decomposition and machine learning
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Axlebox bearings are one of the most critical components of a rail vehicle with regard to safety. An axlebox bearing that breaks during operation can be dangerous for the passengers and expensive for the operator. In-service failure of axlebox bearings has been the cause of many catastrophic accidents. READ MORE
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5. Location investigation of a high-speed rail using cost surface analysis: Case study Hässleholm-Lund
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : The urge for more sustainable and environmental-friendly transportation has never been as high as it is today. The demand will probably continue to increase as the knowledge about climate change continues to widen and as the expectations, of mitigation and adaptation measures, intensifies. READ MORE
