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Comparison of Efficiency by Span in Various Railway Bridge Types (철도교량형식의 경간에 따른 효율성 비교연구)

  • Lee, Tae-Gyu
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.14 no.7
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    • pp.511-517
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    • 2014
  • The superstructure type of the railway bridge in our country, is mainly classified into the box girder and the I-type girder. The box girder is widely used in the high speed railway bridge because of the safety due to dynamic behavior. The I-type girder is used in the conventional railway bridge, and is also divided into the general type and the composite type, and the newly modified types have been developed. According to the current railway bridge design code, the girder design by the span length in various railway bridge types are performed in this study. The suitable girder height by the span length are analyzed, and the comparative analysis of the structural efficiency and the economical efficiency is carried out. From this study, the composite type girder is appeared the good result in respect of the structural efficiency. However, in the economical aspect, the general I-type girder is required less cost than the other types.

Design of Wireless Power Transfer System for Railway Application

  • Hwang, Kiwon;Kim, Seonghwan;Kim, Seongkyu;Chun, Yangbae;Ahn, Seungyoung
    • International Journal of Railway
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.167-174
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    • 2012
  • As wireless power transfer (WPT) technologies emerge in a wide range of applications including public transportation, many expect that applying the technology to the current railway systems will bring positive effects to current railway systems. In this paper, we introduce design methodology of a WPT system for railway application. Fundamental principles of magnetic fields and a WPT circuit are first analyzed, and advantages and efficiency of a possible train system are discussed. It then examines other significant factors such as performance requirements and EMC criteria to design a wireless train system.

A Study on the Investment Strategy that improves the Rail-infrastructure Investment Efficiency (철도투자 효율성 향상을 위한 투자전략에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Seong;Lee, Jong-Gug;Kim, Yoon-Yang
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2008.06a
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    • pp.1574-1586
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    • 2008
  • Railway is the most effective transportation than any other traffic. But due to the its expensive maintenance fee and various components like roadbed, rail, rollingstock, electric and signal etc, the construction cost of the railway is usually higher than highway. Such a reason, a lot of cost and period are needed to complete the railway project. In addition that considering the decreasing of the SOC budget, the investment in the railway industry is getting hard than ever. This study analyzed the cost, term of work, freight & passenger transportation demand of the wide area railway electrification project and main line improvement project. And it compared the estimation value and real value of the projects like cost and period etc. And this study surveyed the economic feasibility including factors which are not considered in the feasibility study guide. With those results, This study suggest the project management and evaluation method to enlarge the efficiency of the railway construction project.

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A Simulation of the Railway Signal System Using Pattern Control Technique to Upgrade the Railway Efficiency (선로효율 향상을 위한 열차 패턴제어방식의 신호보안시스템 시뮬레이션)

  • 강규현;김희식
    • Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.125-136
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    • 1998
  • To upgrade railway traffic density without any change of signal block length between stations on existing railway lines, a new signalling system of train control "the pattern control technique" is suggested. It needs very little change to computerize the cab signal using transponders. A computer simulation system is developed to experiment the new control method. The new signalling system shows much increase of the railway traffic efficiency. The train head-way time by the fixed signalling system and the new pattern control system is analyzed. The pattern control technique shows 35% increasement of trair operation under same condition of railway and trains.nd trains.

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Transport Efficiency Analysis of the Lines of Urban Railway using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA를 활용한 도시철도 노선별 수송효율성 분석)

  • Kim, Soo Hyun;Jung, Hun Young;Lee, Won Gyu
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.34 no.2
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    • pp.605-616
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze transport efficiency of each of the 17 urban railway lines being operated by national public agencies using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and to seek strategies for improving efficiency of the urban railway system. The study identified the economies of scale derived from these values of efficiency and examined the effects on cost for free ride loss and profit of transport by the fare system as the external factor. At the time, Transport profits are estimated by two production factors such as the number of vehicles and service frequency derived from multiple regression. Finally, the measures to improve the efficiency were presented in terms of profitability in the national urban railway line by applying the values of efficiency derived from DEA to multidimensional scaling (MDS).

A Study of Optimum Section of PSC Girder Railway Bridge according to Variation of Span Length (지간장 변화에 따른 프리스트레스트 콘크리트 거더 철도교의 최적단면에 관한 연구)

  • Cho Sun-Kyu;Kim Su-Hyun;Lee Jong-Min;Lee Tae-Gyun
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.1209-1214
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    • 2005
  • Prestressed concrete girder(PSC girder) bridges have been used widely at the railway as well as highway because they are great in the functional and economical efficiency. Also they have the advantage of convenience of design and construction. Generally, the PSC girder railway bridges with span length 25m are adopted in the country and it could be easily verified that the section of PSC girder using railway bridge is excessive design, which has much redundancy against design loads. Thus, in this paper the optimum design for PSC girder railway bridge with span length 30m is performed. And from the results of analysis it is suggested to denote the optimum section which satisfies the structural safety and economical efficiency all together.

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A study on development of measuring index about railway electrification effectiveness (철도전철화 효과 계량지표 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jae-Hee;Park, Yong-Gul;Yang, Keun-Yul;Jung, Ho-Sung
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2006.11b
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    • pp.1575-1580
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    • 2006
  • High speed and large transfer capability of railroad has been an important issue in Korean since KTX opening at 2004. Improvement projects for railway electrification are progressed in the conventional line as well as high speed line because various operation plan is performed such as interaction between high speed line and conventional line and operation of tilting train etc. Especially, railway electrification has many advantages which are cost effective and eco-friendly. But it also has some problems such as construction costs and accidents due to electrification. Therefore this paper developed measuring index of electrification railway benefit. By comparing between diesel and electrical locomotive, the operations of before and after the electrification and measurements quantitative index such as energy efficiency, enlargement of transfer capability, environmental pollution and maintenance and efficiency of operation is presented. In the future, Overall benefit and cost of railway electrification will be analyzed.

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The effect of nanoparticles on the economics study of railway logistics transport based on mathematical model

  • Yanlong Zhao;Mohsen Nasihatgozar;F. Ming
    • Advances in nano research
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.521-529
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    • 2024
  • The integration of nanoparticles into various industries has spurred interest in understanding their impact on logistics and transportation systems. In this study, we investigate the effect of nanoparticles on the economic aspects of railway logistics transport using a mathematical model. By incorporating factors such as transportation costs, time efficiency, and environmental considerations, we aim to assess the overall economic feasibility of integrating nanoparticles into railway logistics operations. Through mathematical modeling and analysis, we explore how the introduction of nanoparticles affects cost-benefit analyses, resource allocation, and decision-making processes within railway logistics. Our findings provide valuable insights into the economic implications of nanoparticle integration in railway transport, offering potential strategies for optimizing logistics operations and enhancing overall efficiency and sustainability.

An Analysis of Efficiency and Productivity of Metropolitan Urban Railway Corporation (광역도시권 철도운영기관의 효율성 및 생산성 분석 연구)

  • Kim, Haegon;Lee, Jinsun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.397-407
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    • 2016
  • This study analyzed the efficiency change and the factors affecting productivity change for the six railway operation corporations that are local public enterprises; study was performed with the DEA-CCR Model and Malmquist Productivity Index, using data collected from 2010 to 2014. Since it was not feasible to collect data on the operating expenses and the number of employees of each of the lines, the efficiencies of each operation corporation were analyzed by integrating the operation corporations, and the Malmquist Productivity Index was used to investigate the trend of the periodical productivity change. Average efficiency for urban railway operation corporations was found to be higher in the case of the bigger corporations. In 2014, the Seoul Metro and the Daejeon Metropolitan Express Transit Corporations were analyzed and found to be the most efficient operation corporations. The Malmquist Productivity Index was used to determine the periodical change; the average MPI was 1.06, with a continuous increase of productivity. The analysis showed that changes of technology were generally more obvious than change of technology efficiency for all six operation corporations.

A Study of Noise Elect for Selecting Eco-friendly Railways (철도노선 선정에 미치는 소음에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Byung-Eun;Kim, Myeong-Gyu;Han, Sung-Woo;Kim, Dong-Gi;Park, Kwang-Heyun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.244-247
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    • 2006
  • Railway is superior to the other land transportation systems in aspects of energy efficiency and environmental problems. Energy efficiency and environmental problems are not considered during a preliminary feasibility study. Investment for railway is low because of low B/C in the economical efficiency analysis during the preliminary feasibility study. The body of this paper studies the data which can reflect environmental problems an assessment of environmental impact. Investment for railway would be higher when main environmental elements are considered before the choice of the railway lines.

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