NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY DESIGN GUIDELINES. MATERIALS INSPECTION-1

This volume contains an overall picture of the function, structure, and operation of the Materials Inspection Division. Included in this volume are the following: Functions of the materials inspection division; Inspections - general information; Introduction - testing laboratories; Physical testing laboratory; Chemical testing laboratory; Cement testing laboratory; Soils testing laboratory; Radiography - testing; Metallography - testing; Construction and road materials - sampling, inspection and testing; Steel and allied materials - sampling, inspection and testing; Procedures for inspection of special track work and truck frames for rapid transit cars.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Tri-State Regional Planning Commission, New York. Paper copy also available in set of 12 reports as PB-251 641-SET, PC$70.00.
• Corporate Authors:

  New York City Transit Authority

  370 Jay Street
  Brooklyn, NY  United States  11201

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  Office of Research, Development and Demonstration
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Tri-State Transportation Commission

  100 Church Street
  New York, NY  United States  10007
• Publication Date: 1975-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 318 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building materials; Cement; Chemical analysis; Chemical composition; Construction projects; Equipment tests; Guidelines; Handbooks; Inspection; Materials; Metallography; Metals; Pavement subgrade; Quality control; Radiography; Railroad tracks; Railroad transportation; Rapid transit; Rapid transit cars; Sampling; Soil tests; Specifications; Standards; Steel; Test facilities; Tests
• Identifier Terms: New York City Transit Authority
• Geographic Terms: New York (State)
• Old TRIS Terms: Rapid transit railways; Test equipment
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Materials; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00133296
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Tech. Rpt., UMTA-IT-09-0014-75-11
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 23 1981 12:00AM