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JTTs is an international refereed journal dedicated to the latest advancements in transportation technologies. The goal of this journal is to provide a forum for scientists and academicians worldwide to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and perspectives in diverse areas of transportation technologies, and…
Kangni Liu
Flow in high-speed rail (HSR) hubs serves as a “barometer” for factor mobility within urban agglomerations, and its accurate forecasting is crucial for capacity allocation and emergency management. This paper focuses on two core aspects: passenger flow charac…
Adriana Fernandez-Balderrama, Daphne Espejel-Garcia, Alejandro Villalobos-Aragon, Vanessa Veronica Espejel-Garcia
Vehicular transportation systems comprise three key components: vehicles, roads, and parking facilities. Parking lots’ performance and operation must be continuously assessed to avoid saturation. Due to its current overcrowding, the student parking lot at the…
Lei Jia, Jee Wong Park, Ming Zhu, Yingtao Jiang, Lihao Qiu, Hualiang Teng
Internal rail defects present significant safety risks. Acoustic Emission (AE) technology has emerged as a promising technique for detecting these defects. The goal of this research is to investigate the characteristics of AE signals from internal rail defect…
Myles W. Overall, Justin Mukai, Rahul Suryakant Sakhare, Jairaj Desai, Deborah Horton, Darcy M. Bullock
Transportation agencies manage hundreds of active work zones, often spread across large geographic regions. Traditionally, verifying compliance with maintenance of traffic (MOT) plans has required in-person inspections by staff or contractors which is time-co…
Arman Ali Mohammadi, Zhiyong Wang, Hualiang Teng
The constant wear and tear experienced by rail surfaces due to continuous loading necessitates repairs for maintaining optimal performance within railway networks. Traditional repair methods are not only time-consuming but also costly, motivating the explorat…
Zhubin Najafi, Hualiang Teng
Traffic incidents significantly disrupt freeway operations, causing delays, congestion, fuel waste, and economic losses. Effective incident management requires not only rapid detection and clearance but also accurate real-time prediction of incident duration,…
Ming Zhu, Jiawei Fan, Yingtao Jiang, Hualiang Teng
Partial discharge (PD) incidents in high-speed rail systems, such as transformers and switchgears, arise from insulation defects under electric stress, leading to potential flashovers, breakdowns, downtime, and safety risks. PD emits radio frequency (RF) sign…
Sajith Udayanga, Aya Kojima, Hisashi Kubota
The rapid growth of electric-assisted child-carrying bicycles in urban areas marks the need to evaluate passenger comfort when traversing traffic-calming devices. This study compares vibration exposure on sinusoidal speed humps and conventional speed bumps in…
Sajith Udayanga, Toma Masatani, Aya Kojima, Hisashi Kubota
Managing vehicle speeds and ensuring road safety in residential neighborhoods have led to the widespread adoption of various traffic calming strategies, with speed humps being among the most implemented solutions. However, their implementation has raised sign…
Hildane Fafadji Donouvossi, Amanda Nkulu, Abdulrahman Atallah S. Alkhamisi, Goudja Saleh Hamid, Rupsana Lama
Purpose : This study prioritizes supply chain disruption risks at the Port of Cotonou, Benin, to support strategic decision-making and enhance port resilience in a developing country context. Design/ Methodology / Approach : A hybrid risk evaluation framework…
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