TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT. VOLUME II

The second volume of the transportation technology for development study contains sections on: Aerial tramway transportation systems; beltway (endless moving belt) transportation systems; monorail transportation systems; air cushion (or ground effect, surface effect) vehicle transportation systems; hydrofoil transportation systems; special purpose vehicles (i.e., those capable of moving over terrain away from established route networks); new power sources and their effect on transportation technology; external technological factors (food production, water supply, mining and mineral processing, petroleum production, power generation) and their influence on transportation needs.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 1, MRIS #041269.
• Corporate Authors:

  Battelle Memorial Institute

  505 King Avenue
  Columbus, OH  United States  43201
• Authors:
  • Cheaney, E S
  • Leis, R D
  • Landreman, D M
• Publication Date: 1968-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 265 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight handling; Freight transportation; Intermodal transportation; Network analysis (Planning); Systems analysis; Technology; Transportation; Transportation planning
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo transportation; Transportation system analysis; Transportation technology
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00040902
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TA/OST-AN-68-2-2
• Contract Numbers: AID/csd-762
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 14 1974 12:00AM