ISUFT 2008
was organised in Arlington, Texas (USA) on March 20-22, 2008
By the
University of Texas
ISUFT Technical Program
Research on Air Drag of the Underground Freight Transportation System CargoCap,
Martin Schmitt and Dr. Gerhard Wagner, Ruhr-University, Germany
Joint-Use Buried Pipeline for Utility Cables & Freight
Transportation,
Dr. Larry Slavin, Outside Plant Consulting
Services and Dr. Mohammad Najafi, The
University of Texas at Arlington
A Strategic Approach to the Public Acceptance in The
Netherlands of Underground Freight Transport by Means of a Pipeliner
Master
Course,
Dr. Ir Gerard Kruisman, Pipeliner
Foundation, Netherlands
CargoCap: Distance
Control and Platooning,
Peter Knuepfer and Dr. Gerhard Wagner,
Ruhr-University, Germany
The Economic Spin-off and Technology Spill-overs
of Underground Freight Transport,
Dr. Johan Visser, Delft University of
Technology, Netherlands
A New Choice for Yangshan Deep-water Seaport
Container Distribution --Underground Container Transportation System(UCTS),
Dr. Guo Dongjun, Dr. Yu Mingjian, Dr. Chen Zhilong, PlA University of
Science Technology, China
Case Study: Evaluation of Construction Cost of Underground Tunnels for
Large Diameter Capsule Pipelines,
Yu Lou, Dr. Mohammad Najafi, and Dr. Henry
Liu, U.S.A.
Sizing the Prize – Presenting the Case for Freight Pipelines,
Dr. Roger Miles and Bill Loose, Mole Solutions Ltd., United Kingdom
The Status Quo and Outlook of the Underground
Logistics System (ULS) Development in China,
Dr. Qian Qihu,
Chinese Academy of Engineering
Stator Section Control of a Linear Induction
Propulsion Motor for a Pneumatic Capsule Pipeline System,
Dr. Robert M. O’Connell and Dr. Tosaporn Prabripoo, University of Missouri-Columbia
Underground Freight Transportation in Urban
Areas,
Evasio Lavagno and Laura Schranz, Energy
Department, Polytechnic di Torino, Italy
Redressing the balance between demand for
mobility and supply of transport by means of new modes of transportation,
Dr. Willy Winkelmans, University of Antwerp,
ITMMA, Belgium
Innovation in the Transport Through
High Rate Small Volume Payloads,
Dr. Franco Cotana, Federico Rossi, and Amantini, University of Perugia, Italy
Traffic Tunnels and Its Construction
Technologies in Soft Ground of Shanghai,
Dr. Zhu He-hua and Dr. Yan Zhi-guo,
University of Tongji, China
zhuhehua@mail.tongji.edu.cn
Use of Flowable Fill
for Underground Freight Pipeline Construction,
Dr. Raja Sekhar Madhyannapu,
Dr. Mohammad Najafi, and Dr. Anand
Puppala,
The University of Texas at Arlington
Pipeline Safety Considerations for Underground
Freight Transportation,
Pamela Salvador and Dr. Mohammad Najafi, The University of Texas at Arlington
Renewal of Buried Large Diameter Pressure
Pipelines and Conduit Systems Using Fiber Reinforced
Polymers,
Shah Rahman, Vice President, Fibrwrap Construction Inc.
Preliminary Design of Underground Vacuum
Pipeline Transportation,
Dr. Baosong Ma and Cong Zeng,
China University of Geosciences -- Wuhan