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CONSTRUCTION, PERFORMANCE AND MAINTENANCE OF ROLLER COMPACTED AND OF POURED CONCRETE IN INTERMODAL YARDS AT THE PORT OF TACOMA

Curtis L. Ratcliffe

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The Port of Tacoma has a North and a South intermodal rail yard. The South yard was constructed in 1985 and was made exclusively of Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC). It covers about 13 acres, was constructed in 120 calendar days, and cost $2 million. The North intermodal yard covers 23 acres and cost $4 million. It has both RCC and cast-in-place surfaces that have performed well. The two yards are operated differently. The South yard uses top picks and the North yard uses straddle carriers. This paper compares the two yards with regard to their method of construction, performance, and maintenance.

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The Port of Tacoma has a North and a South intermodal rail yard. The South yard was constructed in 1985 and was made exclusively of Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC). It covers about 13 acres, was constructed in 120 calendar days, and cost $2 million. The North intermodal yard covers 23 acres and cost $4 million. It has both RCC and cast-in-place surfaces that have performed well. The two yards are operated differently. The South yard uses top picks and the North yard uses straddle carriers. This paper compares the two yards with regard to their method of construction, performance, and maintenance.

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The Port of Tacoma has a North and a South intermodal rail yard. The South yard was constructed in 1985 and was made exclusively of Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC). It covers about 13 acres, was constructed in 120 calendar days, and cost $2 million. The North intermodal yard covers 23 acres and cost $4 million. It has both RCC and cast-in-place surfaces that have performed well. The two yards are operated differently. The South yard uses top picks and the North yard uses straddle carriers. This paper compares the two yards with regard to their method of construction, performance, and maintenance.

Key concepts: Yard, Port (circuit theory), Straddle, Engineering, Civil engineering, Transport engineering, Business, Finance

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