Browsing 10th International Scientific Conference “Transbaltica 2017" by Faculty "Transporto inžinerijos fakultetas / Faculty of Transport Engineering"
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10th International Scientific Conference “Transbaltica 2017"
(2017)International scientific conference "Transbaltica" is a continuing traditional event of the Faculty of Transport Engineering in Vilnius Gediminas Technical University and is organized in cooperation with partners since ... -
“3PL” service improvement opportunities in transport companies
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The article reports the results of investigation of “3PL” areas, which has to be improve. The goal of this article is to present the results of research of “3PL” influence for company and to select key factors, which they ... -
Air restrictor and turbocharger influence for the formula student engine performance
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Paper presents the investigation of Formula Student car engine performance when different air inlet restrictors are applied. AVL BOOST numerical simulation model is created according to real engine parameters. The research ... -
Analysis of application management theories and methods for developing railway transport
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)It is important to take into account the application of management theories and models for development of rail transport. During the examination of the management science, it is necessary to take into account various ... -
Assessment of transport specialists’ competencies in transport/logistics companies
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Constantly changing and globalized labour market is a new challenges for transport/logistics companies. Human resources become particularly important in organizations’ competitive battle. Employees’ knowledge and company's ... -
Comparison of rail freight transportation markets in Lithuania and Poland
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The objective of the article is to compare rail freight markets in Lithuania and Poland. The comparison is mainly focused on rail and road transport competition in various freight segments – oil, fertilizers, grain, coal ... -
Compensation of reactive power of AC catenary system
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The article analyses the theoretic and practical solutions of appearance of reactive power and compensation of it in the 25 kV, 50 Hz supply system of a contact network. The article proposes the theoretic (by using formulas, ... -
Efficient and ecological indicators of CI engine fuelled with different diesel and LPG mixtures
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The effect of additionally fed LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) on the energy and environmental performance of a compression ignition (CI) engine that operates of diesel fuel and the combustion process in it has been examined. ... -
Estimated economics of operation mobile screens in dry screening process production of final aggregates for hot-mix asphalt
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The last important production step in hot-mix asphalt aggregates production is a final screening (classifying) of secondary or tertiary crushed materials, which has to ensure high quality screening curves of end-products ... -
Examination of vertical dynamics of passenger car with wheel flat considering suspension parameters
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)This paper describes the analysis of the vertical dynamics of the passenger car motion considering the vertical forces of wheel/rail interaction. The aim of this study is the assessment of the smoothness of passenger car ... -
Fuzzy logic analysis of parameters of dimples of ductile tearing on the digital image of fracture surface
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)An automated method for analyzing shapes and sizes of dimples resulting from fracture of titanium alloy VT 23, which can be used in technical diagnostics systems, is proposed. The developed approaches to the analysis of ... -
Hydrogen addition influence for the efficient and ecological parameters of heavy-duty natural gas SI engine
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The paper presents the experimental research results of heavy-duty vehicle (public transport bus), fuelled with natural gas and hydrogen fuel mixtures. Spark ignition six cylinder engine tested with different hydrogen ... -
Impact of gas hydrates and long-term operation on fatigue characteristics of pipeline steels
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Fatigue tests of specimens from pipe steel 17GS and steel 20 after exposure to gas hydrates are performed. A decrease in lifetime was found to be from 15 to 25%, and given the degradation of the material it was 2.5 times ... -
The impact of human resource management on the competitiveness of transport companies
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The article analyzes the human resource management impact of competitiveness of transport companies. According to the scientific literature article discusses human resource management, Competitive advantage and competitive ... -
Improvement of warehouse operations management by considering competencies of human resources
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Clients generally require logistics services package from organizations engaged in the provision of warehouse logistics services. Successful performance of employees in organizations depend on their ability to adapt to ... -
Investigation of priority directions of Rail Baltica extension from Warsaw
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Issues of the significance of Rail Baltica and its distribution for respective countries have been sufficiently investigated in literature sources. Some of literature references on this topic have been overviewed in this ... -
Investigation of traffic light switching period affect for traffic flow dynamic processes using discrete model of traffic flow
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)The properly adjust traffic lights have a significant impact on traffic flow dynamics. At the same time the traffic flows have a significant impact on the environment and especially significant is the noise. This article ... -
Logistics situation in Lithuania – changes during 10 years
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)In 2007 and 2016 Vilnius Gediminas Technical University performed surveys of logistics situation in Lithuania. These surveys discovered mostly relevant problems in logistics: costs policy, logistics competences, personnel ... -
Magic formula tyre model application for a tyre-ice interaction
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)Magic Formula (MF) tyre model is widely used for the analysis of tyre behavior in different driving situations. The model is mostly used to fit the simulation and experimental data slip curves. As there are many modifications ... -
Modelling of snow cover thickness influence on the railway construction temperature regime under variable weather conditions
(Procedia Engineering, 2017)This article presents results of the modelling of temperature regimes of railway construction layers in application of the SV HEAT software. In one case, ambient air temperature affects the railway construction in presence ...