ELEVATED GUIDEWAY COST-RIDE QUALITY STUDIES

Automated transit system simple and continuous span concrete elevated guideway structures are analyzed to determine the influence of structural design properties and construction tolerances on vehicle ride-quality and guideway cost. Ride quality has been determined as a function of guideway rigidity, span surface roughness, span vertical misalignment, span camber and pier misalignment as well as vehicle speed and suspension properties. Guideway costs have been computed as a function of span length, cross-section shape, method of construction, degree of continuity and overall construction tolerances.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Second Annu ASCE Eng Mech Div Spec Conf. Adv in Civ Eng Through Eng Mech, N.C. State Univ, Raleigh, May 23-25, 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Wormley, D N
  • Hedrick, J Karl
  • Eglitis, L
  • Costanza, D W
• Conference:
  • Second Annu ASCE Eng Mech Div Spec Conf. Adv in Civ Eng Through Eng Mech, N.C. State Univ, Raleigh, May 23-25, 1977.
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 150-153

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Automated guideway transit; Costs; Elevated guideways; Guideways; Ride quality; Roughness
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
• Old TRIS Terms: Automated guideway systems; Guideway roughness; Guideway systems
• Subject Areas: Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167937
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1982 12:00AM