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Track design handbook for light rail transit /

TCRP report 155 provides guidelines and descriptions for the design of various common types of light rail transit (LRT) track. The track structure types include ballasted track, direct fixation ("ballastless") track, and embedded track. The report considers the characteristics and interfac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board, Transit Cooperative Research Program, United States. Federal Transit Administration, Transit Development Corporation, Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade & Douglas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Transportation Research Board, 2012.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:Report (Transit Cooperative Research Program) ; 155.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:TCRP report 155 provides guidelines and descriptions for the design of various common types of light rail transit (LRT) track. The track structure types include ballasted track, direct fixation ("ballastless") track, and embedded track. The report considers the characteristics and interfaces of vehicle wheels and rail, tracks and wheel gauges, rail sections, alignments, speeds, and track moduli. The report includes chapters on vehicles, alignment, track structures, track components, special track work, aerial structures/bridges, corrosion control, noise and vibration, signals, traction power, and the integration of LRT track into urban streets.
Notas:At head of title: Transit Cooperative Research Program.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781621982838
1621982831
ISSN:1073-4872 ;