| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| PREFACE | 第9-16页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第16-25页 |
| 1.1 BACKGROUND | 第16-17页 |
| 1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT/ MOTIVATION | 第17-19页 |
| 1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY | 第19页 |
| 1.4 SCOPE | 第19-20页 |
| 1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH | 第20-21页 |
| 1.6 STUDY AREA DESCRIPTION | 第21-22页 |
| 1.6.1 Rwandan Transport demand in the East African Community (EAC) | 第21页 |
| 1.6.2 Road Freight Constraints in Rwanda | 第21-22页 |
| 1.6.3 Rail Network Current realities in Rwanda | 第22页 |
| 1.6.4 Future external rail traffic demand in Rwanda | 第22页 |
| 1.7 STRUCTURE OF THE STUDY | 第22-23页 |
| 1.8 METHODOLOGY | 第23-25页 |
| CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW | 第25-53页 |
| 2.1 RAILROAD YARDS BACKGROUND | 第25页 |
| 2.2 BASIC CONCEPTS | 第25-30页 |
| 2.2.1 Definitions of different terms | 第25-27页 |
| 2.2.2 Yard function | 第27-28页 |
| 2.2.3 Rail freight transport | 第28页 |
| 2.2.4 Problem of Yards capacity and Utilization | 第28-30页 |
| 2.3 TYPES OF YARD | 第30-34页 |
| 2.3.1 Flat-Shunted Yards or Flat Yards | 第30页 |
| 2.3.2 Hump yards | 第30-31页 |
| 2.3.3 Gravity Yards | 第31-32页 |
| 2.3.4 Comparison between Rail Freight Yards | 第32-34页 |
| 2.4 THE PROPER LOCATION OR POSITION FOR RAILROAD YARDS | 第34-37页 |
| 2.4.1 Where yards must be located? | 第34-35页 |
| 2.4.2 The location choice of freight yard | 第35-37页 |
| 2.5 YARD CAPACITY | 第37-38页 |
| 2.6 YARD DESIGN STRATEGIES AND CONDITIONS | 第38-51页 |
| 2.6.1 Yard layout | 第39-48页 |
| 2.6.2 Yard limits | 第48页 |
| 2.6.3 Yard design possibilities | 第48-51页 |
| 2.7 STATE OF THE ART'S SUMMARY AND DESCRIPTION | 第51-53页 |
| CHAPTER 3 MODEL DESCRIPTION,DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION | 第53-66页 |
| 3.1 MODEL DESCRIPTION | 第53-57页 |
| 3.1.1 The whole system architecture | 第53-54页 |
| 3.1.2 Process show in hump yard | 第54-56页 |
| 3.1.3 Yard's element from which our model have been developed | 第56-57页 |
| 3.1.4 Role of yard capacity model in this thesis | 第57页 |
| 3.2 DEVELOPMENT OF MODEL AND VALIDATION | 第57-66页 |
| 3.2.1 Variables selection process and development | 第57-61页 |
| 3.2.2 Testing the validity of the model | 第61-66页 |
| CHAPTER 4 APPLICATION IN OUR CASE STUDY RWANDA | 第66-94页 |
| 4.1 DATA COLLECTION | 第66-70页 |
| 4.1.1 Data related to Rail line expectation | 第66-67页 |
| 4.1.2 Data related to Rail yard location expectation | 第67-70页 |
| 4.2 YARD LOCATION DETERMINATION | 第70-83页 |
| 4.2.1 By proximity to market (freight demand) | 第70-71页 |
| 4.2.2 By Travel time | 第71-72页 |
| 4.2.3 By Availability and quality of infrastructure | 第72-75页 |
| 4.2.4 By Region Land attractiveness(Topography) | 第75-77页 |
| 4.2.5 Workforce attractiveness | 第77-78页 |
| 4.2.6 Regional incentives | 第78-79页 |
| 4.2.7 Quality of life | 第79-83页 |
| 4.3 APPLICATION OF MODEL DEVELOPED FOR FREIGHT YARD CAPACITY ESTIMATION IN RWANDA | 第83-93页 |
| 4.3.1 Analysis of volume and Rolling stock in Rwanda | 第83-88页 |
| 4.3.2 Yard track geometry calculation | 第88-93页 |
| 4.4 YARD DESIGN STRATEGY IN RWANDA | 第93-94页 |
| 4.4.1 Rwanda Freight Yard layout | 第93-94页 |
| CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION | 第94-96页 |
| RECOMMENDATION | 第96-97页 |
| THE WAY FORWARD | 第97-98页 |
| REFERENCES: | 第98-100页 |
| APPENDIX A DATA USED IN MODEL DEVELOPMENT | 第100-103页 |
| APPENDIX B | 第103-104页 |
| INDEX | 第104-106页 |
| OUTPUT PLOTS | 第104-106页 |
| AUTHOR PROFILE AND RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS OBTAINED DURING THE STUDY FOR AMASTERS DEGREE | 第106-108页 |
| DATASET TABLE | 第108页 |
