Needs Assessment for Advancing Timber Utilization in Mainline and Shortline Railroad Applications

The primary objective of this project is to identify, describe, and prioritize a list of research needs that will serve as a basis for developing and funding research related to the use of timber by both mainline and shortline railroads. Thus, this research needs study will guide research that should re-establish wood as a more significant construction material in the railroad industry and significantly influence research related to wood transportation structures over the next six years. The expected outcomes will be a series of proposed research projects that would address the identified research needs areas. It is anticipated that research needs will be classified as short-term (high-priority), medium-term (medium priority), and long-term (low-priority) such that research resources can be most efficiently allocated.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Department of Agriculture

  Independence Avenue, Between 12th and 14th Streets, SW
  Washington, DC    20250
• Performing Organizations:

  Midwest Transportation Consortium

  Iowa State University
  Ames, IA  United States  50010-8664
• Principal Investigators:

  Phares, Brent

• Start Date: 20050615
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 11918

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Materials; Railroads; Research projects; Short line railroads; Timber construction; Wood structures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Railroads; Research; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01458432
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 12:42PM