Exploring the perceived influence of safety management practices on project performance in the construction industry

Although safety management is known to be vital to construction projects, very few studies have solicited views from construction practitioners about their perceptions of which safety management practices (SMPs) are important to construction projects and related to project performance. An empirical study was undertaken in Hong Kong in order to shed more light on this topic. In the study, the importance levels of 15 popular SMPs and five project performance criteria were rated by 232 respondents. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted, and three SMP categories - information, process, and committees - were extracted. Of these three categories, safety management process was perceived by the construction practitioners as being the most important, followed by safety management information and committees. Moreover, the effect of the three SMP categories on a composite project performance variable was tested using hierarchical regression analysis. Results indicate that the “information” and “committees” categories were associated with project performance positively and significantly. One of the major conclusions of the study is that the construction industry has paid relatively less attention to safety management committees, which were empirically analyzed as having a strong perceived impact on project performance. In order to improve project performance, construction companies should promote the criticality of safety management committees.     

Quantitative indicator of homeostatic risk perception in car following

Driving behavior is largely affected by the risk perception of drivers. On the basis of risk homeostasis theory, we regard that drivers may adjust car movement according to the perceived risks fluctuating around a target level. However, the manner by which risk perception is quantified remains unclear. We propose assumptions on the quantitative indicators of risk perception and identify a suitable quantitative indicator of risk perception in car-following process. Three risk indicators are discussed, i.e. time-to-collision (TTC), time headway (TH), and safety margin (SM). Using homeostatic features as bases, we found that SM more suitably quantifies homeostatic risk perception than TTC or TH does. Data collected from video drive recorders installed in taxis operating in Beijing are used to analyze the target risk level of SM (desired SM, or DSM) of professional drivers during the car-following process. The data collected by Ahn et al. (2004) to verify Newell’s model are converted into DSM data to further analyze the target risk level of general drivers. The DSM histogram of professional drivers shows that the standard deviation of the DSM value is 0.115, with a mean value of 0.862 and a total distribution close to the normal distribution. For a general driver, the mean value of DSM is 0.896, which is higher than that of professional drivers. This research may shed lights on the understanding of driving behavior.     

Study on Distribution and Content of Nickel in Dry Batteries

在实验室条件下,对国产50个品牌80种废干电池中镍的分布及含量进行了研究.结果表明,95％的废干电池含有金属镍,其中碱性废干电池的镍主要分布在外皮(壳)和外底片,碳性废干电池主要分布在金属帽中,钮扣式废干电池分布在正极壳和负极盖.废干电池中镍的质量分数在1％～8.4％之间,平均质量分数为2.4％.废干电池的碳粉中不含镍.     

浮顶储罐弹簧式机械密封装置雷击危险性分析

针对大型浮顶储罐经常采用的弹性机械密封装置进行雷击危险性的理论分析和实验验证,明确此类弹性机械密封在雷击发生时存在的安全隐患,提出了建议措施,为大型浮顶储罐防雷击安全运行提供指导意义。     

[HPMo][OTAC]2/SiO2的制备及其催化柴油氧化脱硫的研究

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备不同负载量的[HPMo][OTAC]2/SiO2,通过红外光谱、比表面积和孔结构分析对[HPMo][OTAC]2/SiO2进行表征,考察负载量、催化剂用量、氧化剂用量、反应温度和反应时间对模拟柴油脱硫效果的影响。结果表明,掺杂后的催化剂保持了Keggin结构,[HPMo][OTAC]2/SiO2在最佳反应条件下,苯并噻吩的脱除率达到48.3%,二苯并噻吩的脱除率达到67.2%。     

循环经济在安钢焦化生产中的实践

焦化厂是高能耗、高污染化工企业,从管理、工艺技术、设备装备三方面进行创新,建立余热、废旧设备、水资源和污染物的回收循环使用,从而实现经济效益、产品质量、资源能源利用效率、环境质量水平的总体提高。     

一种验证可变速电梯变速功能安全性的检验方法

在分析可变速电梯原理的基础上,研究了可变速电梯变速功能安全性对其正常运行产生的影响,提出了验证可变速电梯变速功能安全性的检验内容与检验方法。试验采用了普通累积法作为测量数据的处理方法,完成了对称重系统的误差评定。试验证明,该检验方法可以有效地反映可变速电梯变速功能的安全状态。     

煤层透气性系数的优化和简化计算方法

煤层透气性系数是用以考察保护层开采效果和设计瓦斯抽采系统的重要参数之一,钻孔径向流量法是求取该系数最常用的算法。利用理论推导和图形分析方法,探讨流量准数、时间准数、煤层透气性系数与参数A,B间的关系。在此基础上,针对科研工作和现场管理的实际情况,提出求解透气性系数的2种新算法及其算法流程,并对时间准数-参数A,B函数关系中的间断点问题进行讨论和分析,解决此区间内求解透气性系数相应计算公式等问题。理论和实例分析表明:算法1在不更改最终计算公式和结果的前提下,省去了繁琐的试算过程,既保证了可靠性也优化了计算流程;算法2以稍减精度的代价对计算流程进行进一步的简化,其结果仍有较高精度。     

健康风险暴露评价研究进展

综述了国内外健康风险暴露评价的最新研究进展,重点讨论了对人体进行直接监测的生物监测技术和对环境中污染因子进行间接监测并利用数学模型进行暴露剂量计算的间接方法。生物监测方法通过测定人体生理介质(如血液、尿液)中的污染物质及其代谢产物含量确定人体对环境污染物的暴露情况,监测结果反映了风险因子通过所有暴露途径进入人体的总暴露剂量。为了利用生物监测结果评价人体暴露安全性,近几年建立了生物监测等效值的概念,推导确定化学物质的生物监测等效值发展迅速。环境监测和数学模型间接方法通过对不同暴露媒介中风险因子的浓度监测和特定暴露途径的量化研究,同时利用精确的暴露计算模型(如空气分散模型、地下水扩散模型)计算人体对污染物的暴露剂量。生物监测和环境监测技术及数学模型的发展使健康风险评价和管理的暴露参数更加精确,降低了风险评价的不确定性。还介绍了利用数学模拟和剂量重建等方法插补历史空白暴露数据的方法。     

瞬态径向热流法测定松散煤体变导热系数

松散煤体的导热系数是指在单位梯度作用下,松散煤体单位时间内通过单位面积的热量,表征了松散煤体导热性能的强弱,是研究煤自燃的重要参数。目前,使用最广泛的热线法,测试结果易受电阻升温变化影响。针对当前测试方法的不足,本文在二维径向导热模型的基础上,设计了瞬态径向热流法测定松散煤体变导热系数测试装置,并建立了相应的导热系数解算模型。通过测定不同煤样随温度变化的变导热系数。结果表明,随着温度的升高,松散煤体的导热系数不断上升,两者之间基本成线性关系,测试结果符合松散煤体的导热特性。