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Low energy transverse sand bars at el Trabucador beach, Ebro delta: a preliminary study
(2017)
Conference report
Open AccessThe complex rhythmic morphology of the inner side of the Trabucador barrier beach is investigated. This system fea-tures transverse bars along with shoreline undulations. From visual inspection, the typical spacing between ... -
Ship-weather routing applied to short sea distances: study of the feasibility of SIMROUTEv2 algorithm
(2017)
Conference lecture
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Evaluating air emission inventories and indicators from ferry vessels at ports
(CRC Press/Balkema, 2017)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper provides an estimation of exhaust emissions released by passenger ferries at the port-level. The methodology is based on the “full bottom-up” approach and starts by evaluating the fuel con-sumed by marine diesel ... -
Driver feedback mobile app: a tool for road safety improvement
(Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2017)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper faces the human factor in driving and its consequences for road safety. It presents the concepts behind the development of a smartphone app capable of evaluating drivers’ performance. The app provides feedback ... -
Headway adherence: detection and reduction of the bus bunching effect
(2016)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyWe propose a work on detection and reduction of the bus bunching effect, which appears when two or more buses run one after the other and causes inefficiency, decrease in transport capacity and a loss of service quality. -
An evaluation of urban consolidation centers through continuous analysis with non-equal market share companies
(2015)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper analyzes the logistic cost savings caused by the implementation of Urban Consolidation Centers (UCC) in a dense area of a city. In these urban terminals, freight flows from interurban carriers are consolidated ... -
Enhancement of Maritime Safety and Economic Benefits of Short Sea Shipping Ship Routing
(2016)
Conference report
Open AccessThe relevance of ship routing system is increasing according to the mitigation of carbon emissions and enhance the maritime safety. New generation of high-resolution meteo-oceanographic predictions provides useful tools ... -
Measuring traffic flow and lane changing from semi-automatic video processing
(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016)
Conference report
Open AccessComprehensive databases are needed in order to extend our knowledge on the behavior of vehicular traffic. Nevertheless data coming from common traffic detectors is incomplete. Detectors only provide vehicle count, detector ... -
Driver feedback mobile app
(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper faces the human factor in driving and its consequences for road safety. It presents the concepts behind the development of a smartphone app capable of evaluating drivers’ performance. The app provides feedback ... -
Highway travel time information system based on cumulative count curves and new tracking technologies
(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016)
Conference report
Open AccessTravel time is probably the most important indicator of the level of service of a highway, and it is also the most appreciated information for its users. Administrations and private companies make increasing efforts to ... -
Effect of illegal on-street parking on travel times in urban environment
(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016)
Conference report
Open AccessThe aim of this paper is to evaluate the effect of the on-street illegal parking on the commercial travel time of the vehicles in the area. The effect of the illegal parking in the travel time of the vehicles in the zone ... -
Stage of historical evolution of private vehicle ownership in the city of Barcelona
(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016)
Conference report
Open AccessTransport demand and private motor vehicle ownership (cars and motorcycles) are generally related to the socio-economic development, increasing urbanization, public policies and rising per capita income. Private motor ...
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