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Alarm Firing Device by Scartazzi-Opessi
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Abstract - Little is known of how the Alarm Firing Device by Scartazzi-Opessi1 originated, developed and worked. Here, an attempt is made at supplementing the meagre news available. At the same time... leggi tutto
Proposta di modifica dello Statuto del CIFI
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Integrated approach for the road traffic greenhouse gas emissions calculation in a life-cycle perspective
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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... leggi tutto
Multi-criteria selection of urban guided transport systems: a sustainable mobility approach
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Summary - Today, more than ever, decision-makers are at the lookout for solutions aimed at dissuading private car use and promoting public transportation; unsurprisingly, urban guided transport... leggi tutto
The importance of HMI interfacing in business processes – The RFI Application Case: a new way of testing the On-Board Subsystem ERTMS
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Summary - The Driver Interface System (DIS) is an automatic robotic system developed by RFI with the goal of automating the execution of test sequences aimed at demonstrating the compliance of ERTMS... leggi tutto
The stable crossing of the Strait of Messina. Elements of reflection for the design of the multi-span bridge
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Summary - On 27 August 2020 the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT) appointed a Working Group (WG) composed of high-profile technical-institutional professionals to provide the elements... leggi tutto
Evaluating market attractiveness of railway car repair companies based on expert analysis
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IntroductionThe article considers the economic attractiveness evaluation methodology of railway car repair companies. The main stages of this methodology include determining evaluation criteria, each... leggi tutto
Effects of ships’ dimension on emissions of container and cruise fleets
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Summary - The paper approaches freight and passengers fleets, affected by naval gigantism, to investigate its energetic and environmental effects. Among the emerging trends, we encounter the increase... leggi tutto
Long and heavy freight trains in operation: analysis on the strength of couplings and test evidences on thermal effects during braking
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Summary - The so-called heavy freight trains (over 1600 t), sometimes even long (740-750 m), are now among the leaders of the future of rail transport of goods. The aim of this paper is to analyse,... leggi tutto
Migration to ERTMS for dense traffic lines: investigation methodologies and application to the Stockholm Citybanan case study
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Summary - Capacity of infrastructure in Railway depends on several factors, between them Control Command and Signalling (CCS) systems aim at providing improved operation by keeping constant safety... leggi tutto

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Results of a heuristic model to evaluate perceived quality of railway travels
2016
Num. 10
Summary - The aim of this research is to identify the relationships and decisive variables linking service im- provement and demand generated in the field of regional railway services. The results... read all
Experimental study on the evolution of geometric characteristics of switches and crossings: application of the new RFI standard directives
2016
Num. 9
Summary - The article provides an overview of the results of a thesis about the application of the new regu- latory framework introduced by RFI on the control of the geometric characteristics of... read all
HS/HC Lines Italy L2 ERTMS/ETCS at Speeds over 300 km/h: project, analysis and trials for a test with ETR 1000 train on the Turin-Milan HS/HC line
2016
Num. 6
Summary - The article describes the design and realiza- tion of the amendments to the L2 (level 2) ERTMS /ETCS (European Rail Traffic Management System /European Train Control System) Control Command... read all
Interactions between hydrogeological instability and railway system: analysis proposal with synthetic approach
2016
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Summary - This paper aims at contributing to the analysis of the interaction between the status of hydrogeo- logical instability and rail transport.To this end a descriptive statistical summary... read all
Effect of hot-dip galvanization on the fatigue behavior of notched and welded structural steel
2016
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Summary - This paper investigates the effect of a gal- vanizing coating on the fatigue strength of S355 structural steel. While in literature some results from fatigue tests made on unnotched... read all
Optical sensors for the analysis of pantograph-catenary interaction
2016
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Summary - In the present paper, the advantages of the use of optical sensors, and in particular sensors based on FBG (Fibre Bragg Grating), for the analysis of dynamical interaction between... read all
Vulnerability and accessibility of open rail routes for emergency rescue
2016
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  Summary - This paper [1] examines the vulnerability and accessibility of railway networks in emergency condi- tions using the road system with particular reference to open air routes.The goal... read all
Capacity versus punctuality assessment procedures and accessibility measures for rail networks
2015
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Summary - The article provides a review and a practi- cal comparison of capacity and punctuality assessment methodologies; it also identifies and evaluates a manage- able and streamlined approach to... read all
Automated People Movers with rope traction: engineering and modelling an innovative hybrid solution to optimise energy use
2015
Num. 11
Summary - At the beginning of the 21st century, several scientific studies drew attention to the unsustainability of the massive use of fossil fuels as the main global source of energy and this led... read all
Scheduling algorithms for rail operations and the automatic generation of timetables: application for railway capacity and perturbation evaluation
2015
Num. 10
Summary - The paper presents a tool for the assessment of the capacity of railway networks. This tool includes a first definition level that can be considered as microscopic, which permits train-runs... read all

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