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Sebastian Seriani, Pablo Guzman y Taku Fujiyama Abstract The objective of this study is to analyze the occupied space of passengers with reduced mobility when boarding or alighting a train through an experimental approach based on a virtual tracking tool system to obtain their exact position. The designed experiments considered... read more →

Natalia Nieto, Alondra Chamorro, Tomás Echaveguren, Cristián Escauriaza Abstract Studies of recent decades have shown thousands of kilometers of transportation networks that have presented damage or failure from different types of flows, causing important traffic disruptions. Debris flows running adjacent (or in parallel) to river channels often explain the structural... read more →

Gerardo Ortiz-Morales; Tomás Echaveguren, Ph.D.; Pablo Cartes; and Alicia Rivas-Medina, Ph.D. Abstract In existing roads, the geometrical parameters of the alignment are the primary input for safety or geometrical improvement studies. However, the as-built drawings are not always available to obtain geometrical parameters, whereby they must be back-calculated from surveying... read more →

Juan P. Cavada, Cristián E. Cortés, Gustavo Henríquez & Pablo A. Rey Abstract A mixed integer linear programming model is presented for personnel planning of ground handling crews at Santiago International Airport in Chile. The model generates employee shift rosters for an entire month assuming heterogeneous workers (to reflect different... read more →

Cristián E. Cortés y Bruno Stefoni AbstractEmergency services play an important role in the life of a city and are subject to constant public scrutiny. The efficient dispatch of emergency vehicles (EMVs) requires realistic shortest-path algorithms involving the movement of EMVs within an urban network under emergency conditions. Trip-time estimates... read more →

by Giovanni Vecchio, Bryan Castillo, Rodrigo Villegas , Carolina Rojas Quezada, Stefan Steiniger y Juan Antonio Carrasco Street markets can contribute to food security, since they are a source of fresh food and comparably inexpensive goods, being very relevant for low-income groups. Their relevance is even higher when considering older... read more →

Lake Sagaris, Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken IntroductionUnderstanding of social sustainability has deepened as concepts of transport justice, mobility and access highlight the importance of health, safety, security, but also human agency, rights and civic competence as strategic within the social determinants of health. Gender helps to assess progress towards social justice. How... read more →