RESEARCH PROGRAM PLAN FOR MEETING TOMORROW'S NEEDS IN TUNNELING AND EXCAVATION. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This report presents the summary of a study performed by Bechtel Corporation for the National Science Foundation, Research Applied to National Needs (RANN). The purpose of the study is to develop a recommended long range research program plan in tunneling and excavation. The results of the study, which are delineated in the main report and accompanying appendices, contain supporting evaluations.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-242 777.
• Corporate Authors:

  Bechtel Corporation

  50 Beale Street
  San Francisco, CA  United States  94119

  National Science Foundation

  Division of Advanced Technology Applications
  Washington, DC  United States  20550
• Publication Date: 1974-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 34 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Construction; Construction equipment; Construction management; Construction projects; Development; Economics; Excavation and tunneling; Excavations; Improvements; Research; Research management; Research projects; Subways; Technology; Tunneling; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development
• Old TRIS Terms: Subway construction
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Economics; Highways; Public Transportation; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00092597
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NSF/RA/T-74-086
• Contract Numbers: NSF-C841
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 5 1981 12:00AM