声明
Acknowledgement
Abstract
摘要
Preface
Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Acronyms／Abbreviations
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1．1 Background
1．2 Problem statement／Motivation
1．3 Objectives of the study
1．4 Scope
1．5 Significance of the Research
1．6 Study area description
1．6．1 Rwandan Transport demand in the East African Community(EAC)
1．6．2 Road Freight Constraints in Rwanda
1．6．3 Rail Network Current realities in Rwanda
1．6．4 Future external rail traffic demand in Rwanda
1．7 Structure of the Study
1．8 Methodology
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
2．1 Railroad yards background
2．2 Basic Concepts
2．2．1 Definitions of different terms
2．2．2 Yard function
2．2．3 Rail freight transport
2．2．4 Problem of Yards capacity and Utilization
2．3 Types of yard
2．3．2 Hump yards
2．3．3 Gravity Yards
2．3．4 Comparison between Rail Freight Yards
2．4 Theproper location or position for railroad yards
2．4．1 Where yards must be located?
2．4．2 The location choice of freight yard
2．5 Yard capacity
2．6 Yard design strategies and conditions
2．6．1 Yard layout
2．6．2 Yard limits
2．6．3 Yard design possibilities
2．7 State of the Art’s Summary and description
CHAPTER 3 MODEL DESCRIPTION，DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION
3．1 Model Description
3．1．1 The whole system architecture
3．1．2 Process show in hump yard
3．1．3 Yard’s element from which our model have been developed
3．1．4 Role of yard capacity model in this thesis
3．2 Development of Model and Validation
3．2．1 Variables selection process and development
3．2．2 Testing the validity of the model
CHAPTER 4 APPLICATION IN OUR CASE STUDY RWANDA
4．1 Data Collection
4．1．1 Data related to Rail line expectation
4．1．2 Data related to Rail yard location expectation
4．2 Yard Location determination
4．2．1 By proximity to market(freight demand)
4．2．2 By Travel time
4．2．3 By Availability and quality of infrastructure
4．2．4 By Region Land attractiveness(Topography)
4．2．5 Work force attractiveness
4．2．6 Regional incentives
4．2．7 Quality of life
4．3 Application of Model developed for freight yard capacity estimation in Rwanda
4．3．1 Analysis of volume and Rolling stock in Rwanda
4．3．2 Yard track geometry calculation
4．4 Yard design strategy in Rwanda
4．4．1 Rwanda Freight Yard layout
Chapter 5 Conclusion
Recommendation
The way forward
References
Appendix
Index
Output plots
Author Profile and Research Achievements Obtained during the Study for A Master’s Degree
Dataset Table
