TRANSPORTATION TUNNELING DEMAND, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Currently, the two major types of transportation tunnels being constructed are highway and rail transit. The technological and institutional improvements which are needed in order to reduce capital construction costs can be achieved by an effective Federal research and development program which is responsive to the industry needs. A responsive R&D program should be based on clearly defined cost benefit ratios; hence demand forecasting is an integral part of the R&D activity. Demand studies can also provide guidance to policy makers in all sectors of the tunneling industry, such as the needed capacity of the industry to meet projected construction. How much the increase in tunneling might be through the 1980's is the subject of the paper.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Presented at the 3rd Rapid Excavation & Tunneling Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, 14-17 June 1976.
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Corporate Authors:
American Institute of Mining, Mettalurgy & Petroleum Engineers
345 East 47th Street
New York, NY United States 10017 -
Authors:
- Butler, G L
- Wilkes, W
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1976
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 774-793
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Construction; Costs; Demand; Development; Economic forecasting; Forecasting; Governments; Planning; Reduction (Chemistry); Research; Subways; Technological forecasting; Transportation; Tunneling
- Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs; Research and development
- Old TRIS Terms: Government planning; Reduction; Subway construction; Tunnels and tunneling
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Construction; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Transportation (General);
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00152812
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 31 1981 12:00AM