Essays about: "railway transportation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 88 essays containing the words railway transportation.

  1. 1. Safety analysis of Railway Transportation of Dangerous goods

    University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

    Author : Hengxu Liu; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In the past decade, the demand for dangerous goods (DG) that can be used forindustrial, farming, mining, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical products has surgedwith the rapid development of industrialization. Almost 55,000 billion tonnekilometersof Dangerous Goods (DG) are transported annually by the railroad,accounting for approximately 51% of the total DG traffic volume in Europe. READ MORE

  3. 2. Transportation Study of Release from a Space Elevator to Cislunar Space

    University essay from KTH/Lättkonstruktioner, marina system, flyg- och rymdteknik, rörelsemekanik

    Author : Daniel Griffin; [2023]
    Keywords : Space Elevator; Cislunar Space; Mass Transportation; Astronaut Safety; Apex Anchor; Rymdhiss; Cislunar-rymden; Masstransport; Astronautsäkerhet; Apex-ankaret;

    Abstract : To leave Earth’s gravity well and ascend into Cislunar space takes ingenuity, and the engineering feats of many. Now to propel humanity further into space, rockets will need assistance to provide the large requirements of mass to be used for space structures. READ MORE

  4. 3. Predicting Short-term Absences of a Railway Crew using Historical Data

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Agnes Björnfot; Sandra Fjelkestam; [2023]
    Keywords : statistics; machine learning; absence prediction; random forest; XGBoost; quantile regression; statistik; maskininlärning; frånvaroprognoser; random forest; XGBoost; kvantilregression;

    Abstract : Transportation via train is considered the most environmentally friendly way of traveling and is widely seen as the future of transportation. Canceled and delayed trains worsen customer satisfaction; thus, punctual trains are crucial for railway companies. READ MORE

  5. 4. Ribersborgs strandstråk : hållbar upprustning av urbana stråk utifrån besökares olika hastigheter

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Frida Westberg Ekerljung; [2023]
    Keywords : social hållbarhet; shared space; trafikintegrering; trafikseparering; gång- och cykelstråk;

    Abstract : På obebyggd mark finns potential att utveckla städer. Här konkurrerar grönområdens attraktivitet med behovet av bostäder. På områden mellan husen tenderar efterfrågan på fler funktioner öka liksom variationen av trafikslag som ska samsas där. READ MORE

  6. 5. From Manual to Robotic -Assessing the Potential Benefits of Automation in Railway Inspections and Maintenance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Trafik och väg

    Author : Benjamin Furberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Railway; Inspections; Maintenance; Robotics; Automation; Turnouts; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The railway industry plays a crucial role in the global freight transport and passenger mobility market, providing an efficient and low-emitting mode of transportation. However, to compete with other modes of transportation, the railway must improve its reliability. READ MORE