Random parameter models for accident prediction on two-lane undivided highways in India

Introduction

Generalized linear modeling (GLM), with the assumption of Poisson or negative binomial error structure, has been widely employed in road accident modeling. A number of explanatory variables related to traffic, road geometry, and environment that contribute to accident occurrence have been identified and accident prediction models have been proposed. The accident prediction models reported in literature largely employ the fixed parameter modeling approach, where the magnitude of influence of an explanatory variable is considered to be fixed for any observation in the population. Similar models have been proposed for Indian highways too, which include additional variables representing traffic composition. The mixed traffic on Indian highways comes with a lot of variability within, ranging from difference in vehicle types to variability in driver behavior. This could result in variability in the effect of explanatory variables on accidents across locations. Random parameter models, which can capture some of such variability, are expected to be more appropriate for the Indian situation.

Method

The present study is an attempt to employ random parameter modeling for accident prediction on two-lane undivided rural highways in India. Three years of accident history, from nearly 200 km of highway segments, is used to calibrate and validate the models.

Results

The results of the analysis suggest that the model coefficients for traffic volume, proportion of cars, motorized two-wheelers and trucks in traffic, and driveway density and horizontal and vertical curvatures are randomly distributed across locations.

Conclusions

The paper is concluded with a discussion on modeling results and the limitations of the present study.     

Highlights of LNG risk technology

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基于化学损耗矫正的青岛胶州市环境VOCs来源解析

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我国林地土壤有效态镉的影响因素及拟合模型

选取全国13个具有代表性的不同气候带和植被类型的森林土壤,通过外源添加重金属镉（Cd）,比较分析土壤Cd的固-液分配系数（K_d）和有效态Cd的分布特征,探讨了土壤/土壤溶液性质对K_d及土壤有效态Cd的影响,并建立了土壤K_d及有效态Cd的拟合模型.结果表明,在不同浓度Cd处理的土壤中,其K_d值的变化范围为0.91~623.66L/kg,平均值为53.11L/kg,最大值和最小值的差异达到684.37倍;土壤孔隙水中Cd浓度（PW-Cd）的变化范围为0.309~104.450mg/L,其最大值与最小值的差异为338;DTPA提取态Cd含量（DTPA-Cd）从未添加Cd处理的本底土壤C0至最大添加量128mg/kg,其最大值与最小值的差异分别为9和1.4倍.土壤溶液pH值与lgK_d呈显著正相关（R²=0.49,P<0.001）,其与PW-Cd含量呈显著负相关（R²=0.41,P<0.05）;单一的土壤溶液Mg²⁺可解释46%的DTPA-Cd的变异.在对土壤性质的回归分析中,并未发现有单一的主控土壤性质影响Cd的固液分配,当回归方程中加入其它土壤或溶液性质时,可在一定程度上提高拟合模型的预测能力.总之,土壤溶液pH值和Mg²⁺对K_d和有效态Cd含量的影响比较显著.     

过硫酸钠缓释胶囊反应带修复苯胺污染地下水

针对有机污染地下水原位化学氧化修复中普遍存在的氧化剂过量使用、污染物反弹和二次污染问题,以苯胺（AN）为特征污染物,以活化过硫酸盐为氧化剂,采用硬脂酸为胶结剂,制备过硫酸钠（PS）和硫酸亚铁（FeSO₄）缓释胶囊,构建基于PS和FeSO₄缓释胶囊的可渗透反应屏障（PS-FeSO₄-PRB）,考查了缓释胶囊组分、地下水流速对PRB中活性物质释放和AN去除的影响.结果表明,当缓释胶囊中活性物质/硬脂酸为1/2,地下水流速为0.1mL/min时,48h后PRB中PS和Fe²⁺累计释放率分别为43.18%和14.98%.当PRB中FeSO₄/PS为1/9时,AN累计去除率达到95.37%,TOC累计去除率为57.07%.采用砂柱模拟AN污染地下水,比较了直接注射PS和FeSO₄与PS-FeSO₄-PRB两种处理方式的修复性能,4d内两者的AN累计去除率分别为35.22%和69.74%,TOC累计去除率分别为15.83%与14.88%.PS-FeSO₄-PRB修复效果明显高于直接注射处理.GC/MS分析表明,处理后产生了对苯醌、偶氮苯以及长链烷烃等产物,导致AN矿化率不高.pH值和Eh连续记录结果表明,PS-FeSO₄-PRB处理能够保持反应体系氧化还原电位和酸碱性的相对稳定.相比直接注射氧化剂,基于PS和FeSO₄-缓释胶囊的PRB处理中地下水的急性毒性更低,二次污染风险更小.     

Review of Urban Stormwater Quality Models: Deterministic,Stochastic, and Hybrid Approaches1

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基于层次分析法的电网建设承(分)包商安全施工承载力评估

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