THE USE OF LOW-COST COMPUTER TERMINALS IN ROADWAY DESIGN

A procedure for computer aided roadway design using a low cost design office computer terminal aided by a computer program entitled roadial is described. Section 1 introduces the subject of computer terminals and describes how the roadial program may be used. Section 2 contains a detailed description of how a terminal-roadial system may be used with the computer installation at trinity college, Dublin. Section 3 is a catalogue of currently available low cost terminals. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  An Foras Forbartha

  St Martin's House, Waterloo Road
  Dublin 4,   Ireland 
• Authors:
  • Borland, P
• Publication Date: 1976-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 521 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication terminals; Computer programs; Costs; Highway design; Highways; Information processing
• Geographic Terms: Ireland
• ITRD Terms: 2755: Highway; 2855: Highway design; 8049: Ireland; 8645: Software
• Subject Areas: Design; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00152825
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: An Foras Forbartha
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1977 12:00AM