Browsing by Subject "Transportation"
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A combined and robust modal-split/traffic assignment model for rail and road freight transport
(2022-03-10)
Article
Open AccessSearching for achieving an ambitious reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, the EU has set as a goal a modal shift in freight transport of 30% by rail for the near future. In this context, it is vital to use modal choice ... -
A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Single-Use Fibre Drums Versus Reusable Steel Drums
(2009)
Article
Open AccessThis paper deals with a comparative analysis of two different packaging and transport scenarios, which exemplifies the implications of choosing between single-use and reusable packaging. In particular, transport of a batch ... -
A study of the transition of energy in Germany focusing on the trends and needs of the transportation industry
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-01-09)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionThe transition of energy from fossil fuels to renewables has been winning importance in the last years due to environmental issues such as climate change. The transportation sector has contributed to that transition by ... -
A traffic simulation tool for assessing smart city policies (CitScale)
(2019-09-28)
Article
Open AccessOver the last century, cities have developed as a function of increased usage of automobiles as the standard transport mode. The number of cars increased along with the population as highways and parking spots became ... -
Adoption-Driven Data Science for Transportation Planning: Methodology, Case Study, and Lessons Learned †
(MDPI, 2020)
Article
Open AccessThe rising availability of digital traces provides a fertile ground for data-driven solutions to problems in cities. However, even though a massive data set analyzed with data science methods may provide a powerful and ... -
Air taxi transportation infrastructures in Barcelona
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-10-23)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessThe current thesis aims at determining whether or not Barcelona is a suitable city for the urban air mobility project based on autonomous evtol drone type vehicles. The legality of the project, alongside the drone taxis ... -
Aplicación de la auditoría de carreteras de EuroRAP en la red de carreteras de Francia
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2010-07-02)
Minor thesis
Open AccessDes de fa molt de temps la seguretat vial ha estat i segueix sent un aspecte molt important a tenir en compte en el disseny i la construcció de les infraestructures viàries que formen part del territori. L’estudi dels ... -
Asignación de frecuencias a líneas auxiliares de transporte público en situaciones de elevada demanda
(2010)
Conference report
Open AccessDurante las operaciones diarias de una red densa de cercanías diversos incidentes pueden ocasionar que el tráfico de pasajeros tenga que desviarse de sus rutas habituales. Una práctica común para aliviar el efecto de estas ... -
Assessing the value of travel time reductions in (sub)urban freight transportation
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-02)
Master thesis
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BIGSEA: A big data analytics platform for public transportation information
(Elsevier, 2019-07)
Article
Open AccessAnalysis of public transportation data in large cities is a challenging problem. Managing data ingestion, data storage, data quality enhancement, modelling and analysis requires intensive computing and a non-trivial amount ... -
BMS design process standardization for transport infrastructures
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-06)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionIn this final thesis the idea of Building Management System (BMS) is implanted where its description will be treated, the different types that we can find and the communication protocols. A BMS design standardization will ... -
Caracterització CFD del procés d’injecció i combustió en un MCI Heavy Duty
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-01-28)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessEl combustible dièsel representa un gran percentatge d’ús en els vehicles degut a la òptima relació d’eficiència-cost. Les característiques d’aquest fuel el fan especialment atractiu per a transports de llarga distància i ... -
Conditional probabilities of post-release events for hazardous materials pipelines
(2016-11-01)
Article
Open AccessPipelines are commonly considered a safe alternative for the transportation of hazardous materials. However, in case of failure, pipelines still pose major risks to the environment and to the population potentially exposed. ... -
Diseño de una red de plataformas logísticas para un transporte eficiente de mercancías
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2010-05-08)
Master thesis
Open AccessHoy en día, los costes asociados al transporte de mercancías representan una gran parte del coste final de un producto. La globalización ha provocado que haya un flujo creciente demercancías, a lo largo de todo el mundo. ... -
Dynamic origin-destination matrix estimation with ICT traffic measurements using SPSA
(2021)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe estimation of Origin to Destination (OD) matrices is still object of continuous research interest, but the complexity of the problem, the many alternatives that it offers and the role that mobility patterns represented ... -
Energy conscious lifestyle
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-06-18)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decision
Covenantee: Politechnika ŁódzkaIn this project we dealt with energy consciousness in everyday life and we tried to give advice how to save the most energy in micro environment. It means that we focused on households and transportation to know where and ... -
Estudi de l'estalvi energètic i econòmic en trens de camions autònoms per al transport de mercaderies
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-06-21)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionEl present Treball de Fi de Grau pretén calcular els potencials beneficis ambientals, energètics i econòmics que s’assoleixen amb la formació de combois de camions. Els camions aprofiten la reducció de resistència aerodinàmica ... -
Estudio de los costes totales, incluyendo externalidades, del AVE: aplicación al caso Barcelona-Madrid y comparación con otros modos de transporte
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2010-05)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open AccessEl principal objetivo de este estudio es comparar el tren de alta velocidad con otros medios de transporte. Por consiguiente, va a ser estudiado con detalle el coste del tren de alta velocidad, por ejemplo el impacto sobre ... -
Estudio sobre la mejora de la mobilidad urbana mediante la modificación de las infraestructuras de tránsito para el uso de vehículos autónomos
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-02-26)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionThis project will study the importance of telecommunication models in smart cities of the future, specifically focusing on the transport network. Firstly, the different challenges posed by mobility and transport will be ... -
Evaluación de la influencia de la velocidad del transporte en el bienestar y en el desarrollo de la sociedad
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-10)
Minor thesis
Open Access
