ENGINEERING EVALUATION OF THE TRACKED AIR CUSHION RESEARCH VEHICLE (TACRV)

Exceptionally high bid prices were received on the first contract to construct the initial portion of a proposed 22-mile guideway test facility for the TACRV. As a result, production-cost studies were conducted on the guideway construction to determine the factors contributed to the high cost, and a design review was made to determine if an alternate design of lower cost was feasible. (Modified author abstract)

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Research and Development Demonstration Projects Division
  Arlington, VA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Bernard, D A
  • Houser, C R
• Publication Date: 1973-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 29 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air cushion vehicles; Analysis; Concrete construction; Construction; Contract administration; Costs; Design; Estimates; Experimental vehicles; Guideways; Intelligent transportation systems; Labor market; Materials; Rapid transit; Tracked air cushion vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs; Cost analysis; Design criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Mechanical guides; Rapid transit railways; Tacrv tracked air cushion research vehicles; Tracked air cushion research vehicles
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Design; Finance; Materials; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00047261
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RDDP-PC-400 Final Rpt
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 27 1981 12:00AM