Economics of Concrete and Wood Tie Track Structures

White, D. W.; Arnlund, R. C.; Prause, R. H.

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Economics of Concrete and Wood Tie Track Structures

1978-08-01
By White, D. W. ; Arnlund, R. C. ; Prause, R. H.

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Creators:

White, D. W. ; Arnlund, R. C. ; Prause, R. H.
Corporate Creators:

Battelle Memorial Institute. Columbus Laboratories ; Bechtel Group
Corporate Contributors:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

Concrete Concrete Ties Cost Analysis Costs Economic Analysis Maintenance Of Way Railroad Ties Railroad Tracks Traffic Density Wood Ties
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-TSC-FRA-78-2 ; FRA/ORD-78/2
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Abstract:

This report presents results from an evaluation of the economic benefits of concrete- versus wood-tie track. The analysis includes the life-cycle capital, maintenance, and renewal costs for concrete- and wood-tie track for four specific test cases and traffic ranges from 15 to 40 annual million gross tons (MGT). The sensitivity of the justifiable first cost of concrete ties as a function of parametric changes in service and maintenance variables has also been determined.
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PDF
Funding:

DOT-TSC-1044
Collection(s):

Volpe Center
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:8b8a8e710eeb20745d208a1faade3365754dd9145596b094b8ada002561a056a
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10439/dot_10439_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 2.01 MB ]

File Language:

English

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