QR (Quarterly Report of RTRI)

PERSPECTIVES

• Application of Simulation Technologies in the Transport Information Field

  Shigeto HIRAGURIP1

• Recent Trends in Research and Development into Materials Technology for Railways

  Yasutomo SONEP5

• Recent Trends in Research and Development on Environmental Engineering

  Masanobu IIDAP10

PAPERS

• Method for Identifying "Bottleneck" Stations on Inter-regional Public Transport Networks

  Takuya WATANABE, Munenori SHIBATA, Takamasa SUZUKIP15

• Evaluation of Facility Improvement for Turn-back Operations from a Passenger Service Viewpoint

  Taketoshi KUNIMATSU, Takashi SAKAGUCHI, Yusuke ISHIHARAP22

• A Study on Passengers' Train Choice Model in Urban Railways

  Noriko FUKASAWA, Munenori SHIBATAP29

• Water Penetrability into Concrete Surface and Interface between Concrete and Repair Materials

  Hiroshi UEDA, Hiroaki SUZUKIP36

• Prevention of Electrical Pitting on Rolling Bearings by Electrically Conductive Grease

  Junichi SUZUMURAP42

• Influence of Temperature on Vibration Reduction Performances of Elastic Track Materials

  Daigo SATO, Masanori HANASAKA, Minoru SUZUKI, Shogo MAMADAP48

• Field Tests and Wind Tunnel Tests on Aerodynamic Characteristics of Train/Vehicles under Crosswinds

  Minoru SUZUKI, Yu HIBINOP55

• Evaluation Method for Aerodynamic Noise Generated from the Lower Part of Cars in Consideration of the Characteristics of Under-floor Flows on Shinkansen Trains

  Nobuhiro YAMAZAKI, Toshiki KITAGAWA, Toki UDA, Kiyoshi NAGAKURA, Makoto IWASAKI, Yusuke WAKABAYASHIP61