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Cosa si può fare affinché una misura sia sempre più utile?
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Num. 10
Summary - The evolution of electronics technology in the field of sensors has led to an incredible increase of data from measurements in all sectors. One problem that has arisen is that these... leggi tutto
Aerodynamic analysis of a high-speed train using computational fluid dynamics technique
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Num. 9
Summary - A flow field analysis was conducted using CFD simulation to improve the aerodynamic performance and reduce drag coefficient of high-speed trains. A comparison of two different front shapes... leggi tutto
SEMOR: Safety Enhancement of Maintenance Operators in Railway worksite
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Num. 9
Summary - Safety on railway working sites is a crucial issue in ensuring that sentinels are not put at risk during the construction and maintenance of railway infrastructure. The SEMOR system... leggi tutto
Analysis of a radio mobile communication network availability with reference to railway applications
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Num. 8
Summary - RFI and the University of Rome Tor Vergata launched in 2018 a research on the mobile radio system that could replace the GSM-R. At the start of the study, LTE was a strong candidate for... leggi tutto
Study of the thermo-mechanical damage in steels for shoe-braked railway wheels using innovative small-scale tests
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Num. 8
Summary - The behavior of three railway wheel steels (HYPERLOS®, ER-TEN, and SUPERLOS®) coupled with two brake block materials (cast iron and organic composite) and R260 rail steel was studied by... leggi tutto
Analysing London Gateway using event-based simulation modelling
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Num. 6
Summary – The scope of this paper is to give an insight into one of the main deep-sea ports in the United Kingdom, the London Gateway, which is a part of the Thames Gateway project and to indicate... leggi tutto
Advanced constitutive laws for nonlinear static analyses of a railway masonry bridge
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Num. 6
Summary - In recent years, the use of static non-linear analysis, the so-called pushover analysis, is increasingly common when dealing with seismic vulnerability assessment and mitigation of existing... leggi tutto
The tram in Oslo: renewal and modernization
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Num. 5
Summary - Oslo will be the first world capital with a fully electric public transport system by 2030. In this context, the so-called “Tram program” was started in 2013, which includes:– supply of 87... leggi tutto
Assessing the speed of an electric multiple-unit freight train on high-speed lines
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Num. 5
Summary - This paper aims at establishing the most appropriate maximum cruising speed for a freight electric multiple unit (F-EMU), i.e., a concept of a new-generation freight train with distributed... leggi tutto
Pantograph-rigid overhead interaction: a simplified method of analysis
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Num. 4
Summary - The study defines a simplified method of kinematic and dynamic analysis of the interaction between a pantograph and a rigid overhead contact line. The difficulty in finding specific... leggi tutto

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Regulatory, technological and operational innovations in cableway transport
2023
Num. 2
Summary - With reference to cableway transport systems and in particular to aerial ones, this work presents a critical analysis of the regulatory, technological and operational innovations that have... read all
A Multi-Criteria based Approach for Safety Assessment and Improvement of Railway Level Crossings (RLCs)
2023
Num. 2
Summary - The present paper develops a “decision tool” that helps railway infrastructure managers decide the interventions to make at a given railway level crossing of the network in order to improve... read all
Valutazione della fattibilità della chiusura dei passaggi a livello ferroviario a basso traffico – Un quadro per i gestori dell’infrastruttura ferroviaria per assistere il processo decisionale efficace
2022
Num. 11
Summary - This research paper develops and presents a framework allowing railway infrastructure managers to effectively assess which railway level crossing of their network may be critically reviewed... read all
Ecologia delle Infrastrutture Viarie a tutela dell’ambiente: concetti e criteri per una ricerca allargata alle discipline trasportistiche
2022
Num. 10
Summary - The paper moves from the scientific literature on Road Ecology and Railway Ecology to merge related concepts and criteria under a single definition: Ecology of Transportation Infrastructure... read all
From “advertising boards” ... to “signage system” History, design, planning and fixed message signage standards in Italian railway stations
2022
Num. 9
Summary - This article aims to offer an “overview” of the design and methodological criteria with which RFI, and before that FS, have addressed the issue of fixed message signage in railway stations... read all
The evolution of national and international railway passenger services in european reality
2022
Num. 8
Summary - The European disciplines launched in the last decade of the 1900s to introduce competition into railway transport system, guarantee access to the infrastructure without discrimination and... read all
CEI EN 50119:2021-01 The new edition of the reference standard for the overhead contact lines
2022
Num. 8
Summary - The scope of this paper is to describe the new edition of CEI EN 50119, which is the reference standard for the overhead contact lines, focusing on its innovative aspects in comparison with... read all
Trackwork-systems: design requirements setting and verification by a preliminary quantitative engineering model
2022
Num. 6
Summary - The design Setting-out and Verification Process are key pillars in the current railway context, trackwork- systems included. During typical activities, it is common to verify, in some... read all
Improving train accessibility: lessons learned from the CARBODIN project
2022
Num. 5
Summary - This work, carried out within the CARBODIN EU-funded project, aims to study the impacts of a new train boarding device conceived as an innovative solution that improves train accessibility... read all
Integrated approach for the road traffic greenhouse gas emissions calculation in a life-cycle perspective
2022
Num. 4
Summary - This research aims at defining a model to assess the Greenhouse Gases emissions of an entire vehicle fleet, from a life cycle perspective, based on the results of specific traffic... read all

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