RESEARCH NEEDS RELATED TO THE NATION'S INFRASTRUCTURE

The engineering community, which designs and constructs infrastructure facilities, must look for innovative ways to do a more efficient job. Although some research has focused on problems related to the design and construction of new facilities, the need to repair, retrofit and rehabilitate existing facilities must also be given new attention. This workshop itemizes the research needs related to revitalizing and maintaining the physical facilities basic to the efficient and effective support of our civilized society (infrastructure). Results are divided into three discipline-oriented categories-transportation, water supply and wastewater disposal, and highways, streets and bridges and the following two policy and issue related areas-incentives and institutional mechanisms for effective research; and methods of implementing the research results, and approaches to stimulating the research effort.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the Workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Science Foundation

  1800 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20550

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Kippel, E A
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Pagination: 47 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver rehabilitation; Economic efficiency; Engineering; Facilities; Infrastructure; Needs assessment; Repairing; Research; Retrofitting
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Rehabilitation; Repairs
• Subject Areas: Economics; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451447
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Publications Information
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM